Pamanita Hopkins
MEET THE TEAM
As president and CEO of Darnell Technical Services, Pamanita Hopkins has more than 27 years in civil and structural CADD management for federal, state, county and local municipality projects. Her extensive professional track record has been instrumental in positioning the company as a leader in the engineering design and technical resources industries.
With her specialized expertise and financial experience, Pamanita has guided Darnell Technical Services toward clients and projects that have become long-term business partners. She provides the vision and direction for Darnell Technical Services, Inc.
As a resident of Orange County Pamanita is actively involved in business and community outreach projects in the Orange County area.
Mark DeSisto
As Recruiting Manager of Darnell Technical Services, Mark DeSisto brings over 20 years of engineering recruiting and sales experience, thriving in both corporate and staffing agency environments. Mark joined Darnell Technical Services in 2016, marking a wonderful reunion between himself and the late, great Rodney Hopkins, as Rodney hired Mark into his first recruiting role in 1996.
Mark truly enjoys introducing motivated candidates to flourishing companies that are working on groundbreaking civil engineering and construction projects that shape the world we live in.
Born and raised in the Greater Boston area, Mark has an Economics Degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Mark currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada and will be bringing his expertise from Southern California across the desert to the Las Vegas Valley in 2020.
Andre Pirl
An Orange County California native, Andre has over a decade of experience servicing clients in the fields of Construction, Engineering, and Legal. Previously he’s worked as a recruiter on both West and East Coast, as well as the Midwest. He attended Indiana University in Bloomington Indiana, where he studied Criminal Justice. Andre combines his personal touch with an unyielding persistence; whether it’s research, analysis, or his quest to fully understand and successfully achieve the best results possible.
Jim Bowman
An association that began in 2009, Jim Bowman joined Darnell Technical Services to utilize his business leadership and management expertise. With 28 years of sales, risk management and marketing experience for such notable companies as US Steel, The Home Depot, Lowes and Alcoa, Jim’s focus is on business development and talent identification for Darnell.
With an extensive sales and management background, coupled with his connections and presence in the business community, Jim provides key leadership when partnering with architectural, engineering and construction clients.
Jim has an advanced degree in business administration from Argosy University and a bachelor’s degree in Biology from South Carolina State University. Prior to his career in the private sector, he served in the military as an air defense missile unit commander. Jim lives with his family in Anaheim Hills.
Lorna Carter’s professional resume features over 20 years of human resources and management experience, enhancing her role as a technical resource specialist at Darnell Technical Services. With a background that also includes business administration, accounting and sales, Lorna is passionate about providing solutions to her clients’ technical resource needs.
Her management experience coupled with her connections in architectural, engineering and construction projects make Lorna uniquely qualified to place candidates into private firms, and federal, state and local government projects.
A native of Orange County, Lorna has strong ties in the area and she is deeply committed to fulfilling her professional motto, “Helping America get to work one person at a time.”
Lorna Carter
Specializing in business development activities for Darnell Technical Services, Pati Freund’s background features a strong resume of sales and marketing experience for area sports teams in Southern California.
With senior account executive and management positions with the Los Angeles Sparks, the Ducks of Anaheim, and the Galaxy, Pati’s more than 10 years of networking and professional connections has translated well to her clients in architectural, engineering and construction projects.
Pati graduated from California State University, Northridge, and is passionate about her philanthropic work. She has served as a board member for the Lorraine Anderson Foundation, among other activities. Pati lives in Anaheim Hills with her family.
Pati Freund
A key member of Darnell Technical Services’ engineering team, Naveed Hasan brings more than eight years of experience to pipeline design, finite element analysis, and computer-aided drafting and pressure vessel and storage tank design.
With an advanced degree in mechanical engineering from California State University, Long Beach, Naveed’s expertise landed him among other major projects in the position of assisting on the Pipeline Design and Gas Standards department at the Southern California Gas Company.
As a dynamic engineering design professional, Naveed delivers innovative solutions to design problems and on deadline. He lives in Los Angeles with his family.
Naveed Hasan
As an on-site coordinator for Darnell Technical Services clients in the architectural, engineering and construction industries, Michel Rivera has a unique client perspective that enables him to closely identify the challenges and needs of the client. He is a key liaison and direct contact for large, established companies in the renewable energy, manufacturing, engineering and construction industries.
Michel’s position as a sourcer-recruiter for Darnell, coupled with his management experience enables him to turn a short-term placement into a long-term business relationship. In addition, with California’s increasingly diverse business climate, Michel’s fluency in both Spanish and French plus his certification as a foreign language interpreter benefit Darnell’s clients.
A graduate in business administration from California State University, San Bernardino, and a former administrator for the Orange County Courts System, Michel lives in San Diego County with his family.
Michel Rivera