Vicente Barandino, Jr., joined SDTDC in 2008 as a civil engineer. In 1984, Vicente received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of the East in Manila, Philippines. After college, he began a career at the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage Systems, Manila. Vicente rose from a project inspector to principal engineer, where he led a design and survey team for a multimillion dollar water supply rehabilitation project before joining his family in the United States in November 1992.

Vicente worked 13 years for Motorola in Schaumburg, IL, where he was quality release program manager of wireless broadband projects before heading the quality management system (ISO9001) of the North America-design and development engineering department. In 2006, he became a transportation planner for the Allegheny National Forest. Vicente has a master's certificate in project management from George Washington University.

Carlos E. Garcia joined SDTDC in February of 2008 as a civil engineer. He helps develop new or improved equipment, systems, materials, processes, techniques, and procedures for more efficient management of forested lands. Carlos started with the Forest Service in 2005 as the assistant forest engineer for the Plumas National Forest, working primarily on partnership development. He spent a summer working in the National Partnership Office on a Washington Office detail.

Carlos was born and raised in southern California, received an associate of arts degree in architecture from San Bernardino Valley College, and a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. From 1982 to 2005 he worked as a civil/structural engineer for the Navy, where he was a national expert in construction specifications serving at the Seabee Construction Battalion Center.

Ken Olson joined MTDC in 2008 as an electronics technician. He builds components and prototype circuits for center projects and studies electronics at the University of Montana-College of Technology. Born in Ramsey, MT, and raised in Missoula, Ken studied anthropology at the University of Montana. He worked in electronics while in the U.S. Army.