PM Engineer

Bob Miodonski

Bob Miodonski is group publisher of PM Engineer, joining the staff in August 2007. Previously, he was publisher and editorial director of Contractor Magazine since 2002, and chief editor since 1994.

At points in his journalistic career, Miodonski served as Supply House Times’ managing editor and then editorial director. He worked with George Zebrowski, Jim Olsztynski and Scott Franz at the former Horton Publishing Co., where both Supply House Times and Plumbing & Mechanical were started.

Miodonski is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. He also holds a master’s degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where he served on the graduate school faculty as a part-time instructor.

Bob Miodonski
Group Publisher & Editor
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4007
Fax: 248/502-1023
E-mail: miodonskib@bnpmedia.com

Mike Miazga

Senior Editor Mike Miazga joined the PM Engineer staff in February 2010. A 17-year veteran of the publishing industry, Miazga is an accomplished editor, feature writer, news reporter and columnist. His experience includes daily newspapers, sports magazines, public/media relations and related e-media such as Web sites and e-newsletters.

Miazga, also a former high school baseball and golf coach, most recently was the editor of two niche sports magazines from 2003-2009.

Miazga handles new products, news and features for the magazine. He is also senior editor of sister publication Plumbing & Mechanical.

Mike Miazga
Senior Editor/New Products Editor
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4362
Fax: 248/502-9001
E-mail: miazgam@bnpmedia.com

Julius Ballanco, P.E., CPD, F-ASPE

Julius Ballanco, P.E., is Editorial Director of PM Engineer and president of J.B. Engineering and Code Consulting, P.C. in Munster, IN. Prior to starting J.B. Engineering, he served as head of plumbing and mechanical engineering for Building Officials and Code Administrators International, one of the organizations that formed the International Code Council (ICC). His engineering consulting work includes the design of plumbing, mechanical and fire-protection systems; forensic engineering; training; and serving numerous manufacturers in different capacities. In addition, Ballanco is the current president of ASPE and a member of both ICC and IAPMO.

Editorial Director
Phone: 630/616-0200
E-mail: jbengineer@aol.com

Jim Olsztynski

Jim Olsztynski is the consulting editor of PM Engineer, as well as the winner of numerous awards for editorial excellence. He has been associated with the plumbing industry since 1977 and is a tireless crusader for the interests of plumbing contractors

He is also the founding editor and editorial director of Plumbing & Mechanical and editor of Supply House Times.

Jim Olsztynski
Editorial Director
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4006
Fax: 248/502-1007
E-mail: olsztynskij@bnpmedia.com

Suzette Rubio

Suzette Rubio is the online editor for PM Engineer. She also works on Plumbing & Mechanical, Supply House Times, Radiant & Hydronics and Bath & Kitchen Pro, keeping the magazines' Web sites updated with daily news, Web exclusives and digital editions, as well as monthly issue items. She joined the staff in the summer of 2005 as Supply House Times' associate editor.

Her experience includes a stint as assistant editor at Mintel International, as well as working on In the Field, a publication of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

Suzette Rubio
Plumbing Group Online Editor & New Products Editor
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4394
Fax: 248/502-1000
E-mail: rubios@bnpmedia.com

John Siegenthaler, P.E.

Hydronics Editor
Phone: 315/865-8903
E-mail: john@hydronicpros.com

Stephanie Armstrong

Stephanie Armstrong is the art director for PM Engineer and Plumbing & Mechanical. She was previously art director of Modern Woodworking, formerly owned by BNP Media.

Armstrong has a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from Central Michigan University, as well as several years of design experience, including a stint at an advertising agency.

Stephanie Armstrong
Art Director
3810 Falls River Ave.
Raleigh, NC 27614
Phone: 919/449-0676
Fax: 248/502-1084
E-mail: armstrongs@bnpmedia.com

Lisa Rahimpour

Lisa Rahimpour is the senior production manager for PM Engineer, as well as sister publications, Plumbing & Mechanical and Supply House Times. She previously worked as the production manager for Service & Contracting, also published by BNP Media. She has been with BNP since 1991.

Rahimpour attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C.

Lisa Rahimpour
Senior Production Manager
8495 Elkrun Dr.
Clarkston, MI 48348
Phone: 248/620-4180
Fax: 248/244-3910
E-mail: rahimpourl@bnpmedia.com

George Zebrowski

George Zebrowski is a 30+-year veteran of the plumbing-heating industry trade press and is the publisher of Plumbing & Mechanical.

He handles advertising sales for the Northeast, including Western New York and Western Pennsylvania, for all three plumbing books.

George Zebrowski
Publisher
Northeast Advertising Sales
P.O. Box 157
Windsor, MA 01270
Phone: 413/684-1447
Fax: 248/502-2119
E-mail: zebrowskig@bnpmedia.com

Paul DeGrandis

Paul DeGrandis is an advertising sales representative covering the West, Southwest and Western Canada for Plumbing & Mechanical, Supply House Times and PM Engineer.

Paul DeGrandis
Advertising Sales Representative
West, Southwest & Western Canada
1213 Wilmette Ave., Suite 210
Wilmette, IL 60091
Phone: 847/920-9510
Fax: 847/920-9206
E-mail: pauld@accelmediasolutions.com

Jean Eslick

Jean Eslickis the regional sales manager handling Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Western Michigan and Eastern Canada for Plumbing & Mechanical, Supply House Times and PM Engineer.

After receiving a bachelor’s degree from Elmhurst College, Eslick started her career at MTI Graphics, an advertising agency that specialized in industrial accounts. She was an account manager and media buyer for more than five years.

She had been a regional sales manager for METAL CENTER NEWS magazine — a monthly trade publication that reaches the metal service industry — for 10 years.

Jean Eslick
Regional Sales Manager
AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MS, Southeast, Western MI & Eastern Canada
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4008
Fax: 248/786-1386
E-mail: eslickj@bnpmedia.com

Scott Franz

Scott Franz is the regional sales manager for Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia, plus Eastern Michigan. He is also publisher of sister publication Supply House Times.

He is a 24-year veteran of the magazine business and has worked with Supply House Times for 18 years. He began his career in 1983 working for United Color Press, former printer of Supply House Times.

Scott Franz
Regional Sales Manager
KY, MN, MO, ND, OH, TN, WV & Eastern MI
275 N. Main St., Suite G
Springboro, OH 45066
Phone: 937/748-9975
Fax: 248/502-2083
E-mail: franzs@bnpmedia.com

Roy Wagner Jr.

Roy Wagner Jr. is an advertising sales representative covering Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia for Plumbing & Mechanical, Supply House Times and PM Engineer.

Roy Wagner Jr.
Advertising Sales Representative
Mid-Atlantic
42 Port Circle
Warwick, RI 02889
Phone: 401/737-7871
Fax: 401/738-0086
E-mail: jrrl19@aol.com

Debora Reda

Debora Reda is the national sales manager for classified ads and reprints for Plumbing & Mechanical, PM Engineer and Supply House Times. She also handles marketing and promotions for BNP’s Plumbing Group.

Debora Reda
Classified & Reprints Manager
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4389
Fax: 248/786-1382
E-mail: redad@bnpmedia.com

Beth Shor

Beth Shor is the display sales assistant for Plumbing & Mechanical, PM Engineer and Supply House Times. She also assists in marketing and promotions for BNP’s Plumbing Group.

Shor, a long-time proofreader, has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Beth Shor
Display Sales Assistant
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4383
Fax: 248/502-1028
E-mail: shorb@bnpmedia.com

Kristine Wyatt

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Kristine Wyatt
Audience Development Coordinator
Phone: 248/786-1656
Fax: 248/283-6554
E-mail: wyattk@bnpmedia.com

Michelle Maki
Market Research
Phone: 630/694-4017
Fax: 248/502-2130
E-mail: makim@bnpmedia.com