About Us

James Quill was educated at Northeastern University in Boston, Mass., with a Graduate Degree in Civil Structural Geotechnical Engineering, along with a BSCE from Lowell Tecnological Institue. Before founding the Quill Group, Jim was developing Corporate Properties and construction projects for Pitney Bowes after spending 5 years in the engineering and consulting field.

Following his work with Pitney Bowes, he became the Principal for both Atlantic Consulting & Engineering and Fairfield Testing Labs in 1993. He has supervised and designed for these multi-disciplined firms in HVAC, geotechnical, mechanical, electrical and civil projects as well as the testing and inspection of soil, concrete, masonry, structural steel and various other subsurface and environmental projects.

In 2003 he added the Fuller Engineering & Land Surveying Firm in addition to Land Engineering and Surveying to The Quill Group to provide start-to-finish one stop shopping project engineering for his clients. James is registered as a professional engineer in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carloina, Vermont and Georgia.

He belongs to the following organizations:

• American Society of Civil Engineers
• Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers
• American Arbitration Association
• Construction Specifications Institute
• Connecticut Construction Inspectors Association

Dennis is a Civil Engineering Graduate from Northeastern University and since he started with FTL 8 years ago grew wtih the knowledge of Construction Material Testing Inspections. In 2010, after receiving certifications from the American Concrete Institute for:

• Concrete Field Testing Tech - Level
• Concrete Strength Tech - Level 1
• Aggregate Testing Tech - Level 
• Concrete Laboratory Tech - Level 1
• Nuclear Density RSO Officer
• OSHA 10 Certification & Numerous Other Class Training 
• Certified Welding Inspector CWI

Dennis was promoted to Field & Laboratory manager for FTL. He has recieved The Quill Group "Extra Mile Award" for going over and above for the sucess of the company. His experience in the field and in the office has expanded his knowledge of the construction materials testing industry which in turn insures 100% customer satisfaction.  Registered PE in Connecticut.

Brian Zafe, educated in the Philipines with a structural engineering degree from Sillman University, has been in engineering practice for over 15 years. His past experience in steel and precast construction as a detail engineer and fabrication established his ground structural design field. He was involved on various construction and utility (CONED) upgrades in New York City for over five years prior to joining Atlantic Consulting & Engineering. He is responsible for all aspects of structural engineering from site inspection, investigation and survey, construction management, design and drafting, etc. in the structural department of Atlantic Consulting.

Thomas has over 25 years in architectural design. With his knowledge and skills in creating plans and details for engineering and construction, Atlantic Consulting has become one of the most versatile engineering firms in the State of Connecticut and surrounding areas. 

Douglas Reich graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Landscape Architecture.  He currently maintains registration as a licensed landscape architect in Connecticut.

During his 34-year career, Doug has managed and produced site designs for a wide range of projects ranging from high-end residential to large scale corporate clients such as UBS, Timex, Purdue Pharma, and Cummins Engines.

His responsibilities include small and large-scale site design and civil engineering for private and corporate clients, production and presentation of applications for agency approvals, construction and specification documentation, project management of Fuller Engineering and Land Surveying, and management of the Quill Group office computer system.

Maria has served in the materials testing industry as an administrative assistant for over 16 years. She serves Fairfield Testing in various aspects from scheduling, report processing and distribution, to customer service and satisfaction. Her knowledge of the New York Department of Buildings has propelled Fairfield Testing into the New York City Market for materials testing and special inspections. 

Wilda has been in the engineering and land surveying industry for over 20 years as an administrative assistant. She is responsible for maintaining all project contracts and related work for Atlantic, Fuller and Land Engineering.