Hart Design Group Leadership

Benjamin interned at Hart Engineering for (5) summers working on a variety of projects during his tenure at the University of Rhode Island. In 2011, upon graduation, Benjamin joined Hart Engineering’s staff as an Assistant Project Manager and soon transitioned seamlessly over to Hart Design. He has extensive on-site experience and has participated in the management of several projects ranging from $100,000.00 to $60,000,000.00.

Mark has over 33 years of experience as a Project Manager in both the design and construction of many varied projects in the Pharmaceutical, Bulk Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Fine Chemical and Environmental sectors. Representative projects have included new exterior envelope systems on existing framing systems, manufacturing processes, manufacturing facility retrofits, laboratories, office environments, hazardous waste containment facilities, water and wastewater treatment facilities and conventional manufacturing facilities.

Bob joined Hart as a Senior Project Manager and brings over 20 years of experience in both senior level engineering and management positions. He has significant management experience of individual complex projects as well as having managed teams of project managers for multiple projects. His experience has included both domestic and international projects in the biotech, pharmaceutical, chemical, pulp & paper, oil & gas, metals, mining and water/wastewater treatment industries. And his primary technical experience is process automation systems in a variety of applications.

Mark is a Mechanical and Project Engineer with over 25 years of experience in the design and engineering of HVAC, utility and complex mechanical systems for the pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical/plastics industries. His projects have included large scale HVAC systems, clean room design, the complete range of pharmaceutical utility systems and a wide array of unit operations and machinery (i.e. coaters, extruders). Mark combines his considerable hands on field and plant experience with a high level design expertise.

Bob is a Chief Designer, with a strong management, engineering and design background extending over twenty five years. His vast experience includes the layout and construction of biopharmaceutical and multi-product batch pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. Bob has extensive project design lead and process design team supervision experience, from the development of overall conceptual / preliminary design scope definition through design development. Additionally he excels in BIM coordination, shop drawing review, equipment FAT, construction document detailing, construction support and qualification testing. Also, he is highly skilled in the field of flexible design, modular plant supply. Bob is detail oriented with focused attention on inter-discipline coordination and general arrangement with an emphasis on fabrication constructability, operability, cleanability, and aesthetics. He also has high level knowledge of cGMPs, ASME BPE Standard and the ISPE Baseline Guides.

Mike is an accomplished engineer with a proven ability to design and implement electrical systems that support operational and financial objectives. He is experienced in the operation of both nuclear and fossil powered power stations, the design of medium and low-voltage power distribution systems, and the design of electrical systems in support of pharmaceutical laboratory and production facilities.

Domenic joined Hart as an Architect bringing over 20 years’ experience in Architectural Design and Project Administration. For 15 years, he served as State Architect for RI, where he was responsible for the design and repurposing of State properties including his national award winning restoration of the Rhode Island State House. He was also responsible for Building Code reviews and analysis, as well as Code Enforcement for State-owned properties. Domenic was also the primary responsible agent for many major state projects including over $100 M in expansions to correctional facilities.

Mr. Merriman is an experienced structural engineer with over 10 years of industry experience. He is well versed at designing new structures and modifying existing structures for new applications. He has prepared numerous designs within pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical facilities.