OUR TEAM
James J. Blum, PE
James has been a Partner in Joseph K. Blum Co. for over 30 years, with experience in all aspects of the repair and maintenance of multi-family residential, commercial, and institutional buildings. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New York, and a third-generation mechanical engineer, succeeding his father and uncle - Donald Blum, PE and Roger Blum, PE - in the business founded by their father, Joseph K. Blum, PE.
Email: james@jkblum.com
Dane A. Barnes, PE
Dane is a Partner with over 15 years of experience in engineering, architecture, and the construction industry, with graduate degrees in both engineering and architecture. He has consulted extensively with cooperative and condominium Boards to advise on capital repair projects, apartment alterations, and long-term capital repair planning. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New York, and was featured in the June 2020 issue of Habitat Magazine.
Email: dane@jkblum.com
Patrick Hussey
Patrick is a Partner with over 30 years of experience in facade restoration and FISP planning for multi-family residential, commercial, and religious buildings. He has been with our firm for 8 years.
Email: pat@jkblum.com
Boris Simkhayev
Boris has been with our firm for 5 years as an Associate, and has significant experience in project management, facade restoration, and FISP planning.
Email: boris@jkblum.com
Bojan Djordjevic
Bojan has been with our firm for 1 year as an Associate, and has gained experience in project management, drafting, facade restoration, and FISP planning.
Email: bojan@jkblum.com
Eduardo Pereira
Eduardo recently joined our firm as an Associate, and has experience in managing multiple repair projects, facade restoration, and FISP planning.
Email: eduardo@jkblum.com
Eddie Morales
Eddie has been with our firm for 22 years as a draftsmen, and has extensive experience in the production of drawings for filing with the New York City Department of Buildings.
Email: emorales@jkblum.com
Seeta Sewpaul
Seeta has been with our firm for 28 years as our office manager.
Email: seeta@jkblum.com