LEADERSHIP TEAM
Glenn Birket
President & CEO
Glenn’s attractions career began in Operations at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, while an engineering student at the University of Central Florida. Glenn would later become Walt Disney Imagineering’s Electronic Engineering Ride Group Leader, leaving WDI after the opening of EPCOT to found Birket Engineering in 1984.
Steve Birket
Vice President
Steve has worked in the themed entertainment industry continuously since high school, first as a performer and lead at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, and later as a project manager for Universal Creative and Walt Disney Imagineering. Steve enjoys connecting Birket Engineering to new projects and opportunities.
Marcial Godoy
VP, Creative Design
Possibly the world’s most experienced attraction control system hardware engineer, Marcial has been with Birket Engineering from the beginning. His designs and practical solutions continue to influence every project.
Ed Sabis
VP, Chief Financial Officer
Ed supervises all financial management and administrative operations for Birket and has overseen the company’s expansion for almost twenty-five years. His previous positions have been with ITT, TOLD Corporation and Universal Creative. Ed holds a BS from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and has earned the Certified Management Accountant designation.
Jerry Birket
VP, Director of Projects
Jerry is responsible for portfolio management of Birket Engineering’s worldwide projects. Sharing his time between the company’s US and Asia offices, Jerry maintains continuity and consistency of company processes and communication. Jerry provides leadership to the project teams at a strategic level, while overseeing management decisions to ensure Birket projects succeed on time and within budget.
Brian Kuhar
VP, Engineering
Brian is a veteran leader of multiple simultaneous international controls design and integration projects for the world’s best-known attractions. Brian directs and manages the engineering process from proposal to implementation through to warranty support.
Ray Ormachea
Director of Production Services
Ray has led domestic and international projects management, resulting in successful, profitable new product launches, on time and within budget. He has hands-on management experience with notable contributions as an operations leader, production leader and program leader.