Meet Our Team

Expert Engineers

Our team combines decades of civil engineering experience with specialized expertise in land development, structural design, and project management. Each team member brings unique skills and knowledge to deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Simon

Simon, PE Principal Engineer

Education

M.S. Civil Engineering, The Ohio State University

B.S. Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai China

Professional Experience

With over 14 years of experience in both public and private sectors, Mr. Zhang has established himself as a leading expert in civil engineering. His extensive background includes significant work in infrastructure rehabilitation, seismic retrofitting, and structural improvements. His expertise in project delivery and leadership has earned recognition from various public agencies. In 2018, he founded ZEM Engineers Inc. with a commitment to providing high-quality engineering services to clients of all sizes, ensuring projects are delivered on schedule and within budget.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Grading and Drainage Plans
  • Off-site Improvement Plans
  • Drainage Studies and Analysis
  • Storm Water Control C3 Requirements
  • Infrastructure Design
  • Project Management

Fanny, EIT Land Development Consultant

Education

M.S. Civil Engineering, The Ohio State University

B.S. Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai China

Professional Experience

Fanny is a graduate of Tongji University Shanghai where she received BS in Civil Engineering. She continued her education at the Ohio State University in Civil Engineering. She is experienced in land development process and project management and has years of experience in successful management and delivery of multi-million dollar land development projects.

Areas of Expertise:

  • Due Diligence Study
  • SB9 Lot Split
  • Preliminary Study
  • Land Subdivision & Development
  • Planned Development
  • Rezoning
  • Condo Conversion
  • Land Use Consultation
  • Architectural Design
Fanny

Marina, SE, PE Structural Engineer

Education

M.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering in Structure, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA

Professional Experience

Ms. Ge joined ZEM Engineers Inc. in 2019. She is a licensed structural Engineer in the State of California and State of Hawaii. She has worked on many projects, diverse both in scale and type, such as high-rise and mid-rise commercial and residential, institution structural and multi-family house. She has rich experience on working with architects, builder, developer, and consultants to find economical and appropriate solutions to structural problem for both new and rehabilitation projects.

Notable Projects:

  • Irvine, CA - Four-story type V wood-framed multifamily apartment community with 306 units plus amenity area (total 515,000 sq. ft)
  • Honolulu, Hawaii - 43-stories Residential tower over podium/pool/recreation deck over parking, 75,270sf
  • Palo Alto, CA - Two-story steel building with 96,629 GSF of office space and a below-grade parking garage for 200 vehicles
  • Santa Clara, CA - 6 levels above grade and 1 level below grade parking garage totalling 557,684 SF with 1,777 stalls
  • Mountain View, CA - Four-story office and retail steel building and three story mixed-use residential wood building on the podium level with three levels of subterranean parking
  • Hawaii - 19 two-story light-gage buildings, 150 units; two types of single-family light-gage house
  • Honolulu, Hawaii - 17-stories residential tower, 30,000 sf
Marina
Jen

Jen, PE, QSD Land Development Civil Engineer

Education

B.S. Civil Engineering, University of California at Berkeley

Professional Experience

Jen has a very strong background in civil engineering and land development. Coming from both private and public sector, she is well versed in big and small residential and commercial land development projects.

Notable Projects:

  • Hayward - Large-scale residential development with 64 single-family homes, including comprehensive site design, permitting, grading, drainage, utility plans, and stormwater management C3 calculations
  • Fremont - Medium-sized residential development with 54 single-family homes and off-site street improvements, including Vesting Tentative Maps, preliminary site and grading plans, drainage and utility plans, and stormwater management C3 calculations
  • Fremont - Small-scale residential development with 20 single-family homes and off-site street improvements, including Planned Unit Development Plans, Vesting Tentative Maps, improvement plans, and construction support
  • Newark - Mixed-use residential development with 84 single-family homes and 80 multi-family units, including improvement plan review and construction support
  • Pleasanton - Large-scale mixed residential development with 97 single-family units and 9 multi-family buildings, including comprehensive site plans, grading, drainage, utility plans, stormwater management C3 calculations, and ongoing construction support