About Us
Welch Comer has been consistently providing engineering services to the Northwest for over 40 years. We’ve grown from a two person firm in 1979 to 30 employees with offices in both Coeur d’Alene and Spokane Valley. We’ve intentionally remained small in size to ensure our clients receive the tailored service they deserve.
Our primary focus is to serve the public by providing engineering services to municipal, state, federal, and select private clients. We are an employee owned company that owes our success to providing excellent service to our clients as well as a commitment to providing our employees with a stable, positive, and rewarding place to work.
The Team

Philip Boyd, P.E.
President

Necia Maiani, P.E.
Vice President

Matthew Gillis, P.E.
Vice President

Steve Cordes, P.E.
Principal

Melanie Schmidt, CPA
Director of Finance and Operations

Michael Hathaway, P.L.S.
Survey Manager

Ashely Williams, P.E.
Project Manager/GIS Manager

Melissa Cleveland, P.E.
Project Manager

Adam Dorsey, P.E.
Project Engineer

Nathan Wright, P.E.
Project Engineer

Jack Griffing, E.I.T.
Design Engineer

Derek Huff, E.I.T.
Design Engineer

Cody Hodgson, E.I.T.
Design Engineer

Lyddie Austin, E.I.T.
Design Engineer

Jordan Tillett, E.I.T.
Design Engineer

Sandra Sonnen
Senior CAD Drafter

Julie Lockhart
Senior CAD Drafter

Jonathan Yaude
CAD Technician

Michael Dobler
CAD Technician

Greg George
Senior Survey Technician

Ron Rojas
Survey Crew Chief

Thomas Tucker
Survey Party Chief

Danielle Dugdale
Bookkeeper

Lina Turner
Project Administrator

Lindsay Spencer
Administrative Assistant

Dakota Straine
Administrative Assistant

Courtney Kramer
Public Involvement Specialist

James Tucker
Resident Project Representative

Eric Durpos
Resident Project Representative
Pat Dingman
Resident Project Representative
(208) 664-5946