Our Team

Credible, Capable, and Talented

Mel Cohen

Melvin Cohen, P.E., President, CEO

Electrical Engineer
Education: University of Illinois, B.S./1953/Electrical Engineer Registered Professional Engineer: Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin. Member Illinois Society of Professional Engineers; Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. He has Won 49 awards for National and International Society & Publications for Design. Published articles in Illuminating Engineering Society; Electrical Construction and Maintenance and Consulting Engineering Over 60 years of experience, 50 years with this firm.

 

Ron Cohen

Ron Cohen, P.E., General Manager

Electrical Engineer
Education:  University of Illinois, B.S./1979/Electrical Engineer
Registered Professional Engineer:  Florida, Illinois
Member of Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
Over 33 years of experience, 30 years with this firm.

 

JDV

John Nowakowski, P.E.

Chief Mechanical Engineer
Education: Purdue University, B.S./1990/Mechanical Engineer
Registered Professional Engineer: Illinois
Member of American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) and American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) Over 29 years of experience.

 

Jeff Cohen

Jeff Cohen, Treasurer, Secretary

Electrical Engineer
Education:  University of Arizona, B.S./1983/Electrical Engineer
30 years of experience, 30 years with this firm.

 

Om Gupta

Om P. Gupta, P.E.

Mechanical Engineer
Education:  University of Toronto, 1970/Master of Science/Mechanical Engineering
Registered Professional Engineer:  Illinois
Member:  American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (ASHRAE) Engineers
Over 47 years of experience, 9 years with current firm.

 

Farida Khzakia

Farida Khzakia

Mechanical Engineer
Education:  University of Technology, Baghdad-Iraq 1981/B.S./
Northeastern University 2003/M.S./Computer Science
Over 27 years of experience; 13 years with this firm

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Larisa Goldin

Larisa Goldin, CPD

Plumbing and Fire Protection Project Engineer
Education:  Moscow College of Technology, MBE; University of Moscow-USSR
Member of ASPE; Certified Plumbing Designer -  State of Illinois
Over 45 years of experience, 13 years with current firm.

 

Larisa Goldin

Kamal Taj, P.E., LEED AP, HBDP

 Technical Director
Mechanical Engineer
Education: Northwestern University, M.S./1980/Mechanical Engineering Registered Professional Engineer: Illinois Life Member of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning) Over 40 years of experience, 5 years with this firm.

 


About Us

EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE INDUSTRY

Melvin Cohen and Associates has been awarded over 50 design awards over the course of its history, and is among the most competitively priced firms in the industry.

We have completed over 4500 projects during our history.