Mike Pohlman, PE

Principal Owner, CEO

With Pickering since 1979

Mike Pohlman graduated from Christian Brothers College in 1979 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. That same year he began working for Pickering and has not looked back. Today, Mike is CEO/President of the firm. He and wife, Catherine, have 4 children and 3 grandchildren.

 What makes Pickering special to you?

This firm is my second home & family.  I grew up here and honed my non-engineering skills.

I came to Pickering as a wide-eyed engineering “Summa cum lucky” graduate who didn’t have a clue as to what a career in the engineering consulting profession would look like. Luckily, I was afforded the opportunity to be thrown in the frying pan and “figure it out” with the mentoring help of some seasoned engineers and part time business leaders.  I started out as an energy engineer providing studies and simple HVAC retrofit designs, to being a HVAC design engineer, to getting in the project management side of the business, which seemed to be my forte since I obviously wasn’t as talented as  the rest of the mechanical engineers on staff at performing more complex HVAC designs – there, I said it!   

The opportunities I was given during my project management days were abundant and very challenging, learning about every puzzle piece involved in bringing an owner’s dream into a reality from project financing, site selection, all disciplines of design, construction phasing, construction administration / inspection, to contract close out and handing over the keys to a successfully completed facility. A very daunting task, but very doable when backed by a talented group of surveyors, engineers and architects who all understand and live a mission of Service and Good Work.