Athans Enterprises, Inc, was founded October, 1976, and has been continuously engaged in the practice of consulting electrical engineering related to the building industry. Its predecessor firms date back to Jerry C. Athans & Associates which was founded by Jerry C. Athans in early 1956. Jerry C. Athans was previously an Electrical Engineer in San Francisco for Pacific Gas and Electric from 1936 to 1940, and from 1941, in the Los Angeles area for a number of large Architectural/Engineering firms. Jerry B. Athans and George A. Athans are President and Vice-President, respectively, of Athans Enterprises, Inc They are the second generation in the consulting electrical engineering business. Jerry B. Athans, has been associated with an "Athans" Consulting Electrical Engineering Firm since the late fifties and George A. Athans since the early sixties. The firms principals together, currently hold licenses as consulting electrical engineers as well as Contractors Licenses in the classifications of C10; Electrical (General) and B; General Building Contractor. The principals extended experience over several decades in the professional application of consulting electrical engineering and their practical experience in electrical installations for buildings, parks, manufactured housing communities and other facilities, in the field, provide a comprehensive background and experience for the performance of professional consulting electrical engineering services for building and related electrical; illuminance, lighting control, power, stand-by power generation, communications, electrical life safety and other building related electrical systems. Their experience includes hundreds of large, medium and small new projects plus hundreds of remodel projects, among which are preservation and adaptive use of historically significant buildings and sites.