Process Design for Complex, Regulated Operations

Complex processes, resource limitations, and strict regulatory expectations challenge even the most advanced operations.

GFT supports your team with process equipment engineering and process architectural design and expertise informed by industry standards, proven methodologies, and real-world project experience. You guide the priorities; we reinforce them with credible insight, validated solutions, and technical leadership that help your facilities operate more efficiently, safely, and reliably.

Designing for People, Performance & the Future

Our GFT team supports regulated facilities with process design expertise that makes compliance easier and operations more efficient.

Master Planning
The GFT team helps owners make early, high-impact decisions by aligning operational goals, regulatory requirements, and long-term growth with facility and infrastructure planning. Drawing on deep experience in regulated environments, we define scalable process strategies, evaluate options, and phase investments with confidence. The result is a clear, actionable roadmap that reduces risk, supports compliance, and positions facilities for future adaptability.
Process Flow
We design how people, materials, equipment, and information move through regulated facilities to improve efficiency, safety, and performance. Using proven process design methodologies and real-world operational insight, the GFT team identifies bottlenecks, validates assumptions, and optimizes sequencing. These process flows directly inform layouts and system integration, helping clients achieve predictable, compliant operations that support throughput, resilience, and long-term success.

Process Equipment Engineering
We engineer the process equipment systems that enable critical, regulated operations, from selection and specification through full facility integration. The GFT team brings technical authority across architectural, structural, and controls disciplines, as well as mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems, to ensure equipment performs as intended. The outcome is reliable, maintainable, and compliant facilities that minimize downtime and operate safely from day one.

Featured Projects

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Modernizing WMATA’s Backup Operations Control Center 

Landover, MD

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High-Availability Data Center and Security Operations Control Center Design

Landover, MD

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Domino Sugar Silos

Baltimore, Md.

Commercial Bakery Wastewater Pretreatment Systems

U.S. and Canada

Charlotte’s Web Cannabinoid Production Facility

Louisville, Colo.

R. Steven Biggs Regional Wastewater Pretreatment Facility

Clayton, N.C.

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Leadership Team

Our leadership combines many decades of industry experience in program management with a hands-on approach to deliver exceptional outcomes.

Meet The Team

James "Jimmy" Sodano

Vice President, Southeast Market Leader, Life Sciences/Industrial

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Stephen Lis, AIA, CID

Vice President, Director of Regional Operations, Architecture

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Eric Schrader, PE, PMP

Vice President, Process Engineering

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Amanda Olenijnzcak

Project Manager, Process

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Giuseppe “Joe” Tulumello

Division President, Buildings & Places

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Frequently Asked Questions

Learn how GFT’s experienced consulting process engineers apply industry standards, proven methodologies, and innovative thinking to support high-performing, future-ready facilities.

What industries rely on process engineering support?
Industries such as life sciences, food and beverage, and advanced manufacturing rely on process engineers to optimize systems, enhance product quality, integrate new technologies, and comply with stringent regulatory requirements
What problems can a consulting process engineer help solve?
Consulting process engineers address capacity constraints, troubleshoot production challenges, guide technology decisions, and develop compliant system designs for complex manufacturing environments.
What does a consulting process engineer do?
A consulting process engineer brings specialized expertise, applying industry standards, new technologies, and proven engineering methods to help organizations improve performance. They support long-term initiatives, reduce operational strain, and deliver reliable, compliant solutions across complex manufacturing environments.

How does a consulting process engineer support my operations?
A consulting process engineer strengthens operations by taking on long-term engineering tasks, freeing in-house teams to focus on daily production. This balance minimizes downtime, accelerates project delivery, and ensures regulatory-aligned process improvements.
What is the difference between a process architect and a general architect?
A process architect focuses on industrial and life sciences facilities, designing layouts around process flows, materials, and production goals to increase efficiency, reduce waste, and support compliance.