O U R T E A M
Jeff Acton, PE
Jeff Acton has over twenty years of experience in the engineering and construction industries. His specialties include new construction peer review, detail development, litigation consulting, and large-scale assessment and repair design. Jeff enjoys designing constructible, water-tight and air-tight solutions for complex architectural details, configurations, and interfaces. A significant part of his work involves assessment and testing of building enclosure-related issues, such as air and water leakage, cladding distress, and material failures.
Erika Bonfanti, PE
Erika Bonfanti has over fifteen years of practical experience in building enclosure design and construction, including condition assessments, building forensics, leakage investigations, and evaluation of material distress on new, existing, and historic structures. She applies her background knowledge of failures to her consulting and design peer review work with the intent of improving the hygrothermal and functional performance of enclosure systems.
Arden Etts
Arden Etts has over eight years of experience in the construction industry. She has acted as the Project Engineer and Quality Manager on construction management teams for new builds in both New York City and Austin and has worked with Acton on diagnostics and repair design on a wide range of enclosure issues. She uses her background in construction management and sequencing to assist in identifying and correcting failures on a variety of project types.
Erica Arena
Erica Arena has a year of experience in the field of construction and has worked with Acton Partners on field assessments and construction period consulting as well as managing administrative tasks for the office. She uses her background in enterprise and software contract management to engage with project teams to provide effective insight for field questions, reporting, and client communication.
Aileen Castillo
Ailene Castillo has three years of experience in the field of engineering and has worked with Acton Partners on field assessments and construction period consulting across a variety of projects. She uses her background in building systems and materials to assist in evaluating enclosures, ensuring they meet both functional and performance requirements