BIOGRAPHIES

  
   

Richard D. Ellison, CEO and President

  • B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, CMU.

  • P.E. in 25 States.

  • Corporate Development Principal for International CE Engineering firm during growth of 25 to 650 employees.

  • Founder of start-up CE Consulting firm with growth to $30 million in 10 years.

  • CEO of national CE firm with growth from $70 to $300 million in 5 year period.

 

 John F. (Fred) Graham, Principal Mid-Atlantic Region

  • B.S. Civil Engineering, CMU.

  • Chief Engineer Allegheny County and Pennsylvania Turnpike

  • General Manager design and construction of the $800 million Pittsburgh International Airport.

  • P. E. and Distinguished Member of ASCE

  • Only person ever to be twice honored as the Engineer of the Year by the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers.

Roy Imbsen, Principal West Coast Region

  • Dr. Civil Engineering, UC, Berkeley.

  • P.E., in several States.

  • Developer of Seismic Design Manuals for FHWA and ASSHTO from 1997 to 2007.

  • Lead Bridge Engineer, Caltrans.

  • Founder of Major Bridge Engineering design firm.

  • Adjunct Professor, UC Davis

Fruma Narov, Principal Northeast Region

  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Israel Institute of Technology.

  • P.E in 11 states.

  • 30 years of design, management and administration of major Structural Engineering projects.

  • Associate Professor, Pratt Institute.

  • Designer of SHM monitoring systems for bridges, tunnels, historic buildings, and construction sites since 2003.

John Richers, Principal Gulf Coast Region

  • B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas A&M

  • With Dow Chemical for 30 years, 10 as worldwide Manager of Engineering and Construction.

  • Co-founded ECON Environmental Consulting Services in Houston, Texas.

  • 24 years as elected Freeport Port Commissioner-- the 12th largest deep-water port in the U.S.

 

Donald E. Shaw, Senior Vice President-Technical Services

  • M.S., Engineering Mechanics, Case Institute of Technology B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati
  • P.E., Structural Engineering
  • 40 years of engineering experience, past 25 in private consulting practice.
  • Consultant to the following government agencies: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; U.S. Office of Reclamation and Enforcement; U.S. Bureau of Mines; U.S. Department of Energy; and U.S. Corps of Engineers.
  • Management consultant to industry and government for the past 10 years in the areas of: Predictive and Condition-based Maintenance; Reliability Centered Maintenance; Computer Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS); and Enterprise Asset Management Systems (EAMS).
  • 30 years experience in Seismic Analysis and Design, Blasting Vibration Effects on Structures, Structural Dynamics and Vibration Signature Analysis.
  • Co-authored more than 40 research papers and articles.