Michaels’ Energy Efficiency Division Hires New Engineer

La Crosse, WI – August 30, 2006 – Michaels Engineering would like to announce the addition of a new team member, Ryan Kroll.

Kroll is currently finishing a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University. At ISU, he worked as part of the NASA combustion research team. Prior to returning to school to obtain his master’s degree, Kroll was a project engineer at ZMI/Portec Chemical Processing Group in Sibley, Iowa. His duties there consisted of structural analysis of chemical storage and process facilities. Kroll also worked on new product development in the field of chemical slurry processing for water treatment facilities. Kroll received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Ryan can be contacted via e-mail at rmk@michaelsenergy.com.

The Energy Efficiency Division, as well as the entire Michaels’ staff, would like to welcome Ryan to our team. His knowledge and professionalism will make him an outstanding asset to our organization.