GTP Engineers

Steve Gaddy, P.E., founded WSG Engineering (renamed GTP Consulting Engineers) in 2002 as owner and senior electrical engineer. Prior to that, he worked as a senior electrical engineer at Bolden Engineers, where he handled electrical project design and the review of all electrical drawings produced by the company. He has also worked as a project engineer at both Pond & Company and CDH Partner. His responsibilities at those firms ranged from electrical project design to budgeting and design-studio forecasting.

Mr. Gaddy's design and project management experience includes retail spaces, office buildings, educational facilities, fueling systems, hospitality facilities, places of assembly, hotels, medical facilities, and mission-critical facilities. He has handled both renovation and new construction design in a variety of procurement formats.

In 2000, Mr. Gaddy received his professional engineering license in Georgia. He is currently a registered professional engineer in six states. He graduated with honors from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in electrical engineering.

			* indicates experience with a previous firm
			– Kool Smiles—Macon, Georgia Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design services for a 9,600 sq. ft. dental office – Atlanta Journal & Constitution Offices, C Level Phase I and II—Atlanta, GA Electrical design services for a 19,000 sq. ft. office space renovation – Global Business Center—Atlanta, GA Electrical design services for a 10,000 sq. ft. office building – McKendree Church Road Tract 2—Norcross, GA Electrical design services for an 8,400 sq. ft. office space – Rollins Call Center—Covington, GA Electrical design services for a 20,000 sq. ft. mission-critical call center, including a UPS for critical loads and an emergency generator to back up the entire facility – BellSouth Chastain Project—Woodstock, GA* 72,000 sq. ft. fast-track renovation of an existing office building to reconfigure rooms, lighting, and communications and to provide backup electrical generation to meet the company's standards (Project electrical engineer) – Athens Regional Medical Center Doctor's Building—Athens, GA* 4,500 sq. ft. renovation of an existing doctor's building (Project electrical engineer)
			– First Intercontinental Bank—Gwinnett County, Georgia Electrical design services for a branch banking outlet within an existing retail center – Akbar Restaurant—Lilburn, Georgia Electrical design services for a 4,500 sq. ft. restaurant – Glenwood Park Coffee Shop—Atlanta, GA Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design services for a 1,500 sq. ft. coffee shop tenant buildout – Carter Barnes Hair Salon—Atlanta, GA Electrical design services for a 6,500 sq. ft. hair salon located in Phipps Plaza mall – Crabapple Place Shopping Center—Roswell, GA Electrical design services for a 9,000 sq. ft. retail center – Defoor Center—Atlanta, GA Electrical design services for a 2,000 sq. ft. retail center – Highway 29 Plaza—Lilburn, GA Electrical design services for a 7,500 sq. ft. retail center – Stylin Kids Design—Alpharetta, GA Electrical design services for a 3,100 sq. ft. hair salon – Smith House Inn & Suites—Dahlonega, GA Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection for a 10,000 sq. ft. renovation of the retail and restaurant portion of the Smith House
			Steve has designed hotels totaling over 1,600 rooms. Below are some typical examples along with some other types of housing projects. – Holiday Inn, Ocala—Ocala, FL Electrical design services for a six-story, 120-room, full-service atrium hotel with a natural gas turbine, energy recovery system, full commercial kitchen, and restaurant – Holiday Inn, Stockbridge—Stockbridge, GA Electrical design services for a five-story, 112-room, full-service atrium hotel with a full commercial kitchen – Comfort Suites, Savannah—Savannah, GA Electrical design services for a three-story, 80-room hotel – Country Inn & Suites, Cobb County—Cobb County, GA Electrical design services for a four-story, 68-room hotel – Fairfield Inn, Cordele—Cordele, GA Electrical design services for a three-story, 69-room hotel – Fairfield Inn, Hinesville—Hinesville, GA Electrical design services for a three-story, 81-room hotel – Holiday Inn Express, Bremen—Bremen, GA Electrical design services for a three-story, 60-room hotel – Holiday Inn Express, Covington—Covington, GA Electrical design services for a four-story, 65-room atrium hotel – Holiday Inn Express, Grandview—Grandview, MO Electrical design services for a four-story, 73-room hotel – La Quinta Inn & Suites, Dublin—Dublin, GA Electrical design services for a three-story, 73-room hotel – Sleep Inn, Cartersville—Cartersville, GA Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection design services for a three-story, 55-room hotel – Town Homes at the Preserves—Athens, GA Electrical design services for a 150-unit residential town home development – Southern Plantation Nursing Home—Loganville, GA Electrical design services for a 5,500 sq. ft. assisted-living center – The Oaks Plantation—Griffin, GA Electrical design services for a 62,500 sq. ft. assisted-living center – Wallace Residence—Alpharetta, GA* 40,000 sq. ft. residence with geothermal heating, standby electrical generation, and whole-house lighting control (Project electrical engineer) – Pavilion of Wesley Woods—Newnan, GA* 45,000 sq. ft. nursing home with all required emergency and communications systems (Project electrical engineer) – Brightmoor Nursing Home—Griffin, GA* 50,000 sq. ft. nursing home with all required emergency and communications systems (Project electrical engineer)
			– Department of Corrections Office—Gainesville, GA Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design services for a 4,200 sq. ft. office space – Fort Huachuca Lighting Renovations—Fort Huachuca, AZ Electrical design services for a site lighting security upgrade for the bulk-fuels storage facility – 191 Lawrence St—Marietta, GA* 75,000 sq. ft. complete electrical renovation of an existing office building, including power, lighting, and communications for the Cobb County government (Project electrical engineer) – Fort Rucker Loading Scully Addition—Fort Rucker, AL Electrical design services for new bulk-fuel loading facilities for commercial and military vehicles, including design of new truck grounding verification and overfill protection units – Beale Air Force Base—Beale AFB, CA Electrical design services for the addition of 600 gpm truck off-loading skids – Buckley Air Force Base—Buckley AFB, CO Engineering analysis of an existing fueling control system to find inoperable electrical systems (control and power) and to point out any code deficiencies – Davis Monthan Air Force Base—Tucson, AZ Electrical design services for the installation of refueler tank grounding verification and overfill protection units – Fort Hood—Fort Hood, TX Electrical design services for a modified type-III pressurized hydrant fueling system – Fort Riley—Fort Riley, KS Electrical design services to increase fuel flow capacities at an existing truck loading facility – Tinker Air Force Base—Oklahoma City, OK Electrical design services for a new Type-III pressurized hydrant fuel system – Happy Valley Fuel Farm—Guantanamo Bay, Cuba* Design of entire controls system for the POL bulk fuel storage facility, including relays to monitor tank levels, flow rates, and valve (Project electrical engineer) – Repair/Replace Fuel Farm—Quantico, VA* Design of new power, controls, grounding, and lightning protection for a fuel farm/fueling facility consisting of ten tanks, eleven fueling pumps, two loading/offloading fillstands, and a control building (Project electrical engineer) – Leeward Fillstands—Guantanamo Bay, Cuba* Design of new military fueling fillstand and associated pumps/controls for fueling to military R11 fueling trucks (Project electrical engineer)
			– Glenridge Highlands Two Electrical Assessment—Atlanta, GA Assessed an existing electrical system to determine causes of nuisance tripping – Glenridge Highlands Generators—Atlanta, GA Assessed multiple options for providing emergency power to two new tenants – Relera—5 individual sites* Performed site investigations and construction quality management to ensure the construction process followed the engineering construction documents
			Steve has designed over 2 million square feet of industrial warehouse and manufacturing space. Below are some typical examples of the types of projects. – American Valley Aviation—Jacksonville, FL Electrical design services for a 40,000 sq. ft. distribution warehouse with a 12,000 sq. ft. office within an existing industrial building – Capital Lighting—Oakwood, GA Electrical design services for a 166,000 sq. ft. distribution warehouse with a 10,000 sq. ft. office – Hillman Group—Jacksonville, FL Electrical design services for a 96,000 sq. ft. distribution warehouse with a 4,000 sq. ft. office – Major Wood—Oakwood, GA Electrical design services for a 72,000 sq. ft. distribution warehouse with a 3,500 sq. ft. office – Old Dominion Freight Line—Jefferson, GA Electrical design services for a 32,000 sq. ft. freight transfer facility with a 5,600 sq. ft. office – Reckit Benckiser—Jefferson, GA Electrical design services for a 396,000 sq. ft. distribution warehouse with 13,000 sq. ft. of offices and support space – SEDCO—Pendergrass, GA Electrical design services for an 80,000 sq. ft. warehouse with 10,000 sq. ft. of offices – Southeastern Aluminum—Jacksonville, FL Electrical design services for a 163,000 sq. ft. warehouse with 16,000 sq. ft. of offices – United Rental—Atlanta, GA Electrical design services for a 6,000 sq. ft. equipment maintenance facility – Volvo North America—Jacksonville, FL Electrical design services for a 176,000 sq. ft. warehouse with 8,600 sq. ft. of offices – Swift Transportation Company—Decatur, GA* Electrical design services for a 20,000 sq. ft. maintenance facility addition (Project electrical engineer) – Advance Storage Products—Smyrna, GA* Electrical design services for a 125,000 sq. ft. manufacturing and warehousing facility (Project electrical engineer) – Vopak—Gwinnett County, GA* Electrical design services for a 45,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility (Project electrical engineer) – Alpla—McDonough, GA* Electrical design services for a 100,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility (Project electrical engineer) – Caterpillar—Griffin, GA* Electrical design services for a 2,000 sq. ft. working UPS system showcase and sales/multimedia presentation room, including paralleling switchgear, UPS, and backup generator (Project electrical engineer) – Decoma International, Inc.* Electrical design services for a 220,000 sq. ft. manufacturing/warehouse facility utilizing extensive medium-voltage secondary unit substations and multiple utility feeds (Project electrical engineer)
			– Eatonton Auditorium—Eatonton, GA Electrical design services for an adaptive reuse of a 1913 schoolhouse to a 500-seat multi-use auditorium plus a county welcome center, chamber of commerce offices, and a museum – Church of the Apostles Sanctuary—Atlanta, GA* Electrical design for a 60,000 sq. ft. sanctuary and office building, including extensive use of theatrical and general lighting as well as the infrastructure to support video broadcasting (Project electrical engineer) – Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church Sanctuary—Alpharetta, GA* Electrical design for a 130,000 sq. ft. sanctuary and office building, including extensive use of theatrical and general lighting as well as the infrastructure to support video broadcasting (Project electrical engineer) – John's Creek Baptist Church—Alpharetta, GA* Electrical design for a 45,000 sq. ft. church sanctuary containing theatrical lighting and sound system (Project electrical engineer) – Cumming United Methodist Church—Cumming, GA* Electrical design for a 45,000 sq. ft. church sanctuary addition containing general power as well as general, ambient, and theatrical lighting (Project electrical engineer)
			– Athens Regional Medical Center, 4th Floor Support—Athens, GA* 5,000 sq. ft. renovation to all electrical systems in the hospital (Project electrical engineer) – Fayette Community Hospital MRI Addition—Fayetteville, GA* 7,500 sq. ft. addition to the existing hospital containing a new state-of-the-art open MRI facility (Project electrical engineer)
			– John F. Kennedy Middle School—Atlanta, GA* 220,000 sq. ft. school requiring backup generation, communications systems (public address, CCTV, intercom), and gymnasium lighting (Project electrical engineer) – Perimeter Church Classroom Addition—Alpharetta, GA* 90,000 sq. ft. classroom building containing general classrooms, group meeting rooms, and offices (Project electrical engineer) – White County Elementary School—White County, GA* 78,000 sq. ft. school requiring backup generation, communications systems (public address, CCTV, intercom), and gymnasium lighting (Project electrical engineer) – Wheeler High School Technology Center—Marietta, GA* 40,000 sq. ft. technology classroom building housing science and computer classrooms to be used as Cobb County's prototype (Project electrical engineer)
			– BellSouth Head-End Broadcast Uplink Center—Dunwoody, GA* 125,000 sq. ft. data center/broadcast facility housing electronics and satellite equipment for receiving and rebroadcasting satellite TV signals along with 40,000 sq. ft. of office space (Project electrical engineer) – Inflow—Miami, FL* 150,000 sq. ft. data center/office designed to house communications equipment (including redundant electrical generators and UPS systems) for an internet service provider (Project electrical engineer) – Inflow—Birmingham, AL* 100,000 sq. ft. data center/office designed to house communications equipment (including redundant electrical generators and UPS systems) for an internet service provider (Project electrical engineer) – Covington 911 Facility—Covington, GA* 5,000 sq. ft. 911 emergency response facility and call center requiring extensive grounding, lightning protection, communications, and security systems (Project electrical engineer)
			– Champions for Children—Athens, GA Electrical design services for an 11,000 sq. ft. daycare facility – Maddox Road Clubhouse—Gwinnett County, GA Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design services for a 3,000 sq. ft. neighborhood clubhouse – Ruby T Development Day Care—Covington, GA* Electrical design for a 25,000 sq. ft. daycare center (Project electrical engineer) – Koinonia Early Learning Center—Decatur, GA* Electrical design for a 35,000 sq. ft. daycare center (Project electrical engineer)