Meet Our Coaches

Tom Bacus brings over 25 years in the transportation, land development, and sustainability fields. He has extensive experience in business development, operations, project delivery, program management, training, leadership development and strategic planning.

Tom currently serves as California Regional Operations Manager for HW Lochner, a national consulting engineering firm. Over his career, Tom has managed projects at all scales from $10K planning studies.

Tom has held various leadership roles throughout his career, including office and market leadership, executive leadership, and companywide operations, and is particularly skilled at developing business strategy, opening new markets and geographies, and implementing business processes.

Bill Hinsley brings more than 16 years of experience in the AEC industry to leading PSMJ AEC Fundamentals Bootcamp. Previously serving as the Associate Vice President of renowned international firms ARCADIS and Atkins, Bill has spearheaded projects ranging from $1 million to $11 billion. With PSMJ, Bill has trained over 8,000 AEC PMs across the globe. With extensive project management experience in the planning, engineering, procurement, and management of large civil works projects, Bill has served as Senior Project Manager, Principal PM, and Principal-in-Charge. As someone who has successfully led projects both as a PM and Principal, Bill intimately knows the challenges of both positions, giving him keen insight into the challenges and rewards of each role.

Jonathan Wilson has 17 years of experience managing challenging projects from both sides of the table. Jonathan hired and led numerous AEC management project teams to fulfill a multi-million-dollar aviation capital program. First as a client-side project manager and then as a program manager, Jonathan organized and led diverse teams of planning, civil engineering, structural engineering, MEP engineering, architecture, landscape architecture, survey, and construction management professionals on individual projects beyond $10 million. Jonathan later founded the aviation division inside of KPG, an established 120-person Seattle-based interdisciplinary professional services firm. Over the years, Jonathan and his project teams completed numerous planning, survey, civil engineering, architecture, and landscape architecture projects for both airport owners and private aviation businesses, including two Fortune 50 companies.

Duane Lindner, P.E., brings over 25 years of experience in the consulting engineering industry, currently serving as a Senior Project Manager with Associated Engineering in Ontario, Canada, where he successfully built a new branch office before transitioning to focus on his passion for project delivery. He has led numerous civil engineering projects across public infrastructure and commercial and residential development, earning two Consulting Engineers of Ontario Awards of Excellence for Project Management. Throughout his career, Duane has combined technical expertise with strong leadership, helping grow a firm from 40 to over 200 employees as Executive Vice President, implementing project management and cost accounting systems, and developing internal training programs. A dedicated advocate for sustainable design and climate resilience, he holds a civil engineering degree from the University of Waterloo, is a certified Envision Sustainability Professional, and is an accomplished speaker and facilitator.