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Wausau promotes Chris Bushman to engineering manager
and grows its structural engineering team
Wausau, Wis. (March 2014) -- Wausau Window and Wall Systems has named Chris Bushman as an
engineering manager, Michael Opela, P.E., as a structural engineering manager, and Greg Guillickson,
P.E., as a structural engineer. They will work closely with one another and with Wausau’s project
management team to ensure compliant, quality and value-engineered/value-added systems.
Chris Bushman, Engineering Manager
For nearly 16 years, Bushman has contributed to Wausau’s
engineering team. He began as a designer assisting with customers’
submission drawings, details and elevations. He was promoted to
applications engineer where he expanded upon his previous
responsibilities taking leadership of customers’ submission package
materials, and in training his colleagues on AutoCAD and other
engineering programs’ functions.
Bushman was promoted to design engineer where he continued to demonstrate his leadership by
supporting customers with design charettes, mock-up installations pre-bid details. He was involved with
such notable projects as the California’s Anaheim Convention Center, Santa Clara Valley Medical
Center, University of California-Berkeley’s New Biosciences Building, University of Colorado
Hospital’s new inpatient tower at the Anschutz Medical Campus, and the high-security, energy-efficient
modernization of Federal Office Building 8 in D.C.
Bushman remains actively involved with Wausau’s professional development and continuous
improvement programs. He successfully completed Lean/Six Sigma Greenbelt training and has
participated in several significant value stream optimization projects.
Michael Opela, P.E., Structural Engineering Manager
Opela manages the structural engineering function at Wausau, and its
designing and testing of structural components, products and
systems. Prior to joining the company, he and his wife owned and
operated a design firm and structural engineering firm with offices in
Minnesota and Arizona.
A member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the
Structural Engineers Association, Opela is registered as a structural engineer in Arizona and as a
professional engineer in Wisconsin and Washington. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Minnesota
State University in Mankato, Minn.
In addition to his professional leadership, Opela is active with the Boy Scouts of America as a local den
leader and a district-level unit commissioner. He shares his skills with Scout councils in Wisconsin that
have structural projects and challenges.
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Greg Guillickson, P.E., Structural Engineer
Licensed as a professional engineer in the state of Wisconsin,
Guillickson is responsible for analyzing Wausau’s windows and
wall systems to ensure they can withstand all anticipated loadings.
He collaborates with the project managers to provide costeffective designs that are safe and maintain the company’s high
quality standards.
He previously worked as a structural engineer on commercial and
residential projects for Architectural Engineering Consultants and
for Morton Buildings. Prior to this, he was a general civil engineer for Point of Beginning. Some of his
most memorable projects in Wisconsin have included the Osceola Athletic Facilities renovation,
Lacrosse Candlewood Suites, Luther Hospital parking ramp, Stoney River Assisted Living facilities,
and PreventionGenetics’ testing laboratories.
Beyond his professional design experience, Guillickson has a lifetime of appreciation for the construction
industry. At a very young age, he assisted his grandfather with house plans and small surveying projects.
This led to working for a homebuilder during high school, and for a commercial contractor during
college. He earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Iowa State University.
Nationally recognized for its innovative expertise, Wausau Window and Wall Systems is an industry leader in
engineering window and curtainwall systems for commercial and institutional construction applications. For
more than 55 years, Wausau has worked closely with architects, building owners and contractors to realize their
vision for aesthetic beauty, sustainability and lasting value, while striving to maintain the highest level of
customer service, communication and overall satisfaction. Wausau is a part of Apogee Enterprises, Inc., a
publicly held, U.S. corporation.
Wausau and its staff are members of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), the American
Institute of Architects (AIA), the APPA – Leadership in Educational Facilities, the Construction Specifications
Institute (CSI), the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA), the Glass Association of North America (GANA),
the National Fenestration Ratings Council (NFRC) and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).
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