LISA DONLON

PRESIDENT

Profile

  • Born and raised in Delaware, graduated from St. Mark’s HS
  • Graduated from the University of Delaware in 1993 with a BSCE
  • Licensed Professional Engineer in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland
  • Over 30-years of civil engineering experience working on land development projects
  • Early career centered on residential developments in the southeast region of PA
  • Joined V&L in 2010 as a project manager
  • Currently specializes in institutional and commercial land development projects 
  • Heads our Municipal Engineering Team
  • Became partner and Vice President at V&L in 2020
  • Elected President of V&L at the end of 2022
  • Board Member for Chester County Water Resources Authority since 2008, current Chair
  • Mentor and Board Member for ACE Mentoring of Delaware since 2011
  • DSCC Board of Governor’s since 2023
  • Delaware Today’s Women in Business Honoree in 2023
  • Currently lives in Landenberg, PA with her husband Michael
  • Has one son, Nicholas, who is following in her footsteps as a civil engineer with V&L

Contact at ldonlon@vdleng.com or 302 351-1902

DOUG EITELMAN

VP- CIVIL ENGINEERING

Profile

Mr. Eitelman began working as a civil engineer after graduation from college in 2003. As an Engineer for VanDemark & Lynch, he has worked on projects for industrial, institutional, commercial, and private clients, assessing site requirements and preparing plans for site improvements. Mr. Eitelman has significant experience in the design of storm drainage, stormwater quality and quantity management, erosion and sediment control, site layout, grading, streets, parking, water and various other utilities.

As a VP Mr. Eitelman leads a team of engineers and technicians that prepare site assessments, site plans and engineering reports and works closely with review agencies to meet municipal, county, State, and Federal design requirements. Projects include institutional, residential, industrial and commercial development. His experience includes review and analysis of existing properties, collection of field data, and the use of computer assisted models to develop improvement plans individually focused on each site.

Contact at deitelman@vdleng.com or 302 351-1904

DARRYL JONES

VP - STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Profile

  • Born & raised in the Washington, DC area
  • Lives in Garnet Valley, PA with his wife and two children Ryan and Liana
  • Graduated from the University of Delaware in 1996
  • Joined Steinle Construction Engineers in 1996
  • 8 years of engineering experience in Structural and Building Design
  • New Castle County 3rd party Building code reviewer for 24 years
  • Joined VanDemark & Lynch, Inc. in 2012
  • Licensed in DE
  • ICC Certified Building Plans Examiner
  • Delaware Valley Association of Structural Engineers (DVASE)
  • American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)
  • ICC Member
  • Member of Delaware Association of Professional Engineers (DAPE) Law Enforcement / Ethics Committee (LEE).

Contact at djones@vdleng.com or 302 351-1908

THOR LUNDIN

DIRECTOR OF SURVEY & MAPPING

Profile

  • Born in NJ and raised in NJ and Delaware, graduated from Newark (DE) HS.

  • Attended the University of Delaware part-time in the late 80’s and early 90’s

  • Almost 40 years of surveying, construction, and drafting experience

  • Started at V&L in 1984 as a rodman

  • Was trained in AutoCAD and brought into the office in 1988

  • Left V&L in 1992 – worked in landscaping and construction for 8+ years

  • Returned to V&L in 2001 as a CAD Technician and Field Technician

  • Completed the Certified Survey Technician Program Level IV in 2015

  • Passed NCEES Fundamentals of Surveying Exam in 2016

  • Completed 4-year Survey Internship in 2020

  • Passed NCEES Principles and Practices Exam in 2020

  • Passed Delaware Drainage and Jurisprudence Exam in 2021

  • Acquired Delaware Professional Surveyor’s License in 2021

  • Promoted to Director of Survey and Mapping at V&L in 2022

  • Member of Delaware Contractors’ Association

  • Member of Delaware Association of Surveyors

  • Lives in Newark, DE with two sons, Russell and Kevin

Contact at tlundin@vdleng.com

CHRIS O’KEEFE

VP- CIVIL ENGINEERING

Profile

  • Born and raised in Pennsylvania, graduated from Springfield HS
  • Graduated from Drexel University 1984 with a BSCE
  • Licensed Professional Engineer in Delaware and Pennsylvania
  • Nearly 40-years of civil engineering experience working on water resource, transportation and land development projects
  • Started career at Department of Environmental Resources and centered on drainage abatement and flood control projects across the State
  • Joined V&L in 1996 as a project manager
  • Currently specializes in infrastructure and land development projects
  • Member of American Society of Engineers
  • Member of CIRC (Commercial-Industrial Reality Council)
  • Former member of the Delaware Governor’s Clean Water Advisory Council
  • Currently lives in Bellefonte, DE

Contact at cokeefe@vdleng.com

MARK RUSSO

SENIOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT

Profile

  • Born and raised in Western Pennsylvania, graduated from Bishop McCort HS
  • Graduated from the Pennsylvania State University in 1988 with a BS in Landscape Architecture
  • Licensed Professional Landscape Architect in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland
  • Over 35-years of Landscape Architecture and Civil Engineering experience
  • Early career spent in the Washington DC Metropolitan area
  • Followed the girl and moved to the First State in 1996
  • Joined V&L in 2010 as a Senior Landscape Architect and Project Manager
  • Currently specializes in Landscape Design and Land Development projects
  • Attended Landscape Design Courses at Longwood Gardens
  • Member of the Delaware Section of the ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architecture)
  • Member of CIRC (Commercial-Industrial Realty Council)
  • • Currently lives in Wilmington, DE with his wife Lisa (the girl he followed)
  • Has one son, Ryan, who followed in his footsteps as a Penn State Student, but is following his mother’s career path. That’s still a win - win!

Contact at mrusso@vdleng.com

ALAN STEINLE

VP- STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Profile

  • Born and raised in Wilmington, DE and graduated from PS DuPont HS
  • Graduated University of Delaware with BS Civil Engineering and Commission as a 2nd Lt in US Army Corps of Engineers, 1970.
  • Active duty in US Army Corps of Engineers from 1971 – 1973 stationed in Ft Belvoir, VA and Ft Benning Ga.
  • After returning from active duty, worked as a project engineer for a General Contractor and then became the Port Engineer at the Port of Wilmington, DE from 1973 to 1982.
  • Served as a Captain and Commander of the 249th Engineer Detachment in the Delaware Army National Guard, part-time in the late 80’s and early 90’s
  • Worked for a large Steel Fabrication and Erection Company in Wilmington, overseeing the erection of the Port of Wilmington’s first container crane and the construction of the Hercules Building in Wilmington, Delaware
  • In 1982 he became a Partner and Sr Structural Engineer for a local geotechnical engineering company
  • In the mid 1980’s he was the American Consulting Engineers Council’s representative that published the CAD LAYER GUIDELINES along with the American Association of Architects (AIA), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the International Facility Management Association
  • In 1988 he was named the Outstanding Young Principal by the Consulting Engineers Council of Delaware
  • In 1993 he established Steinle Construction Engineers, Inc. performing Structural and MEP Engineering Services and in 2011 SCE was acquired by VanDemark & Lynch, Inc. as the Steinle Construction Engineers Division preparing structural designs and specifications for renovation, new construction, repairs and improvements for commercial, institutional, residential, industrial and governmental clients and performing Building Code Review and Code Enforcement Services
  • Alan was presented the prestigious James M. Delahay Award by the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) in 2013
  • Served as a member of the International Residential Code (IRC) Development Committee from 2006 through 2015
  • In 2019 Alan was named the 2019 Engineer of the Year by the Delaware Engineering Society at its annual Engineers Week Banquet
  • Alan continues to practice as a consulting structural engineer with VanDemark & Lynch, Inc. and is licensed as a professional engineer in 5 states
  • Alan has one daughter and son-in-law along with 3 grandchildren living in South Carolina

Contact at asteinle@vdleng.com

VanDemark & Lynch is a friendly and diverse company. Most of our employees have been with V&L for much of their careers. V&L is the type of company you establish roots with, because we take care of our people and will make you part of our family. There is an opportunity for success for anyone willing to learn. Our team approach provides a chance to grow professionally, explore new processes and ways of thinking, and create new approaches to solving problems.