Leadership Team
Donald E. Kinser
PE, MBA,
Chairman, President & CEO
Don earned a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1983 and an MBA from Georgia State University in 1993. He is a registered Professional Engineer and currently maintains Professional Engineering status in six states and a NCEES National Council Record. He founded what is now EDI, Ltd. in 1986 at the age of 27 and has led EDI’s transformation from a mechanical consulting engineering firm into one of the nation’s leading data/voice, security, audio-visual, and network technology consulting and engineering firms.
He was elected President of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of Georgia for 1999-2000 and served as the National Director for Georgia in 2000-2003. He was proclaimed Georgia’s Engineer of the Year in 2001. Don has served ASHE as a member of several national committees including: Emerging Trends Committee in 2005, NFPA 99 Task Force in 2006, and Technologies/Clinical Engineering Committee in 2008 and 2009. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Chapter of Healthcare Information Services Society (HIMSS) since 2007 and as Chapter President for 2009-2010. Don was one of three primary authors for the new communications section of the 2010 FGI Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities. He is a frequent guest lecturer in the Health System program at Georgia Tech’s College of Industrial Engineering.
Don is an avid outdoorsman, whitewater canoeist and kayaker, and mountaineer. He is an active volunteer for American Whitewater and the Boy Scouts of America. He has served on American Whitewater’s Board of Directors since 2003 and is their current President. Don is married to Nanci, his wife of 25 years, and they have 3 children.
Jim P. Harrison
RCDD,
Sr. Vice President
Jim has been with EDI, Ltd. since 1991 and currently serves as a Principal, Project Manager, and Atlanta’s Managing Director. His expertise focus is information technology systems and data centers.
Jim helps clients understand their options and works with them to develop effective IS and communication systems. His extensive knowledge of technologies processes and procedures, combined with his knowledge of construction methods, means new systems and projects are put in place and brought on-line trouble free and on time. He has completed over 1,000 design and construction projects in corporate offices, government facilities, hospitals, colleges and universities, and data centers, including some of the largest projects completed in the southeast.
His experience includes evaluations and needs analyses, cost comparison studies, contract evaluations, materials specifications, and construction project management. Jim designs structured cabling, security, data centers, voice, and wireless systems.
T. Jerry McDonell
PE,
Vice President
Jerry is a Principal with EDI and has been with the firm since 1990. He has logged over 3 decades in the design and project management of building systems. His expertise includes planning, programming, designing, and oversight of procurement and construction. Jerry’s extensive experience benefits a project's organization in the programming and schematic design phases and provides an experienced interface to other construction trades throughout the project. He also has significant experience in contract and construction management.
Vice President
Prior to joining EDI, Rob co-founded a successful data center engineering, procurement, and construction company. He was also the CEO and President of a technology service provider specializing in data center construction, communications cabling and IP telephony systems.
Rob leads EDI's first-class Data Center Services Team with competencies in solutions development, mechanical and electrical design, and engineering and data center construction management. Rob coaches and develops the team to attain consistent, highly effective performance, enabling them to meet the ongoing challenges of EDI as the company matures and grows.
Rob is unique in his understanding of the data center and contracting foundations of EDI, as well as his vision into areas in which EDI continues to expand and grow, such as data center colocation, healthcare IT, and commissioning.
Jan Stuchlik
PE, CCNA,
Vice President
Jan has been with EDI since 1992 and currently serves as a Project Director. In this role, his primary responsibility is the successful project delivery in terms of customer service, quality, and profitability. Jan helps by defining the customer’s project objectives and specific requirements through a consultative approach, educating the customer on technologies and options that will address the project objectives and requirements. Jan also provides implementation phase services, such as reviewing shop drawings, answering RFIs, periodic site observations, contractor pay application review, and change order review and management. As an experienced and competent engineer, Jan’s expertise includes design of data centers, low-voltage building systems, networks, and telephony.
Cynthia L. Cates
CPA,
Secretary & Treasurer
Cynthia, a licensed CPA and member of the Georgia Society of CPAs, joined EDI 3 years ago. She graduated from Oglethorpe University in Atlanta with a BBA in Accounting and is currently finishing her Masters of International Business at Georgia State University.
During her career, Cynthia has directed or performed all aspects of finance and accounting, and has been instrumental in performing compliance, operational, and internal financial audits, writing and revising audit programs, and conducting internal fraud investigations.
Recently, Cynthia spearheaded the conversion of all EDI accounting, project management, and marketing/sales information into Deltek Vision, a fully-integrated project based enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution. A daunting and ongoing effort on Cynthia’s part, Vision now allows EDI to facilitate better decision-making by delivering mission critical information at the click of a mouse.