Theodore von Rosenvinge, P.E.

Mr. von Rosenvinge has over twenty-five years of geotechnical engineering and construction experience, from engineer to principal in the responsible charge of hundreds of projects involving foundation engineering, earthwork construction, soil mechanics, field and lab testing, geotechnical instrumentation and geoenvironmental engineering. Project experience includes buildings, dams, marine facilities, forensic/expert witness, transportation facilities, landfills, and environmental assessment and restoration.

Areas of Specialization
•  Geotechnical Engineering
•  Constructibility Review
•  Foundation Engineering
•  Soil and Rock Mechanics
•  Geo-environmental Projects

Education
• M.B.A., 1993, University of Connecticut

Harvard Program on Negotiation for Senior Executives - Fall 1992
• M.S., 1980, Civil Engineering (geotechnical specialization), Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• B.S., 1978, Civil Engineering, Northeastern University
• Liberal Arts Studies, 1970-1971,philosophy American University , Washington , DC


Professional Registration
•  Connecticut
•  Massachusetts
•  Maine
•  New York

Professional Activities
•  American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
       Fellow
       American Council of Engineering Companies (CT)
       President 1999/2000
       Chairman Strategic Planning Committee
       Chairman Government Affairs Committee
       National Director 2001/2002
•  National Society of Professional Engineers and New York Society of Professional Engineers, Westchester     Chapter
•  International Conference of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
•  American Rock Mechanics Association
•  Society for Marketing Professional Services
•  Department of Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts , Amherst
       Advisory Board


Ulrich LaFosse, P.E.

Mr. LaFosse has over 20 years experience as a geotechnical engineer. He has had prime technical and administrative responsibility for projects covering all phases of geotechnical engineering and environmental site restoration. He has extensive experience in the areas of subsurface evaluations, foundation engineering, site restoration design, design and construction of deep foundations, soil structure interaction, lateral support systems, groundwater control, groundwater modeling, seismic analyses, earth dams, and highway projects.

Areas of Specialization
•  Geotechnical Engineering
•  Deep Foundations
•  Environmental Site Restoration
•  Ground Modification
•  Dam Engineering
•  Blasting Evaluations
•  Seismic Engineering

Education
•  M.S., 1982, Civil Engineering (geotechnical specialization), University of Connecticut
•  B.S., 1980, Civil Engineering (structural specialization), University of Connecticut

Professional Registration
•  Connecticut
•  Massachusetts
•  New York

Professional Activities
•  International Society of Explosives Engineers (ISEE)
•  Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS)
•  ASFE (Association of Engineering Firms Practicing in the Geosciences)
        Northeast Regional Chair of the Membership Services Committee


John E. Lens, P.E.  

Mr. Lens has over 22 years of geotechnical and construction experience. His responsibilities as project manager and principal on major projects have included planning and directing field exploration programs; in situ and laboratory soil and rock testing programs; engineering analyses for bridges, embankments and fills over soft ground, and tunnels; preparation of construction documents; and construction monitoring, including geotechnical instrumentation programs. He has also worked closely with owner's field personnel during construction in providing regular on-site evaluations, review of monitoring data, review of contractor submittals, and addressing special construction issues.

 

Mr. Lens is also an active participant in the Vermont engineering community serving as board member on two professional organizations, and on the advisory board to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Vermont .

Areas of Specialization
•  Geotechnical Engineering

•  Geoenvironmental Engineering

•  Marine Engineering

•  Geotechnical Instrumentation

•  Geosynthetics

•  Construction Engineering


Education
•  M.S., 1983 Civil Engineering (geotechnical specialization), University of California at Berkeley

•  B.S., 1979 Civil Engineering, University of Vermont

•  A.S., 1976 Civil Engineering, Springfield (MA) Technical Community College

Professional Registration
•  Vermont

•  New Hampshire

•  New York
 

Professional Activities
•  Association of State Dam Safety Officials
•  North American Geotextile Society
•  American Consulting Engineers Council/Vermont
•  American Society of Civil Engineers
•  Vermont Society of Engineers (1991-2001)
       Director

•  Boston Society of Civil Engineers (BSCE) Section
•  International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
•  Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society
•  Boston Society of Civil Engineers (BSCE)
       Secretary, Waterways Technical Group
       Chairman, Construction Technical Group
       Member, Nominating Committee

       Member, Membership Committee

       Participant, Younger Members Outreach Program
•  Transportation Research Board Committee A2K03
       Friend

•  ACEC/VT Engineering Excellence Awards Competition

       Chair


Timothy F. Carr, L.E.P.

Mr. Carr is Manager of Environmental Services for GeoDesign and responsible for the implementation of environmental site investigations of commercial and industrial facilities. He is a Connecticut Licensed Environmental Professional in accordance with Section 22a-133v of the Connecticut General Statutes. His experience includes evaluating environmental risks associated with historic land uses, developing site information from interviews, implementing subsurface exploration and analysis programs, oversight of underground tank removals, field analytical techniques, and designing and performing environmental remediation. These skills have been successfully combined with the reuse and redevelopment of contaminated properties.

Early in his career, Mr. Carr worked as a field inspector for the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection Hazardous Waste Management Section conducting investigations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Transfer Act for Hazardous Waste Establishments, and other environmental statutes. The combination of environmental agency and consulting experience makes him especially well-suited to identify environmental issues and providing effective solutions.

Areas of Specialization
•  Environmental Site Investigation

•  Remediation and Closure

•  Regulatory Compliance

•  Permitting

Education

•  Post-Graduate Chemistry and other course work
•  B.S., 1983, Biological Sciences, University of Connecticut

Professional Registration
•  Connecticut Licensed Environmental Professional (Lic. No. 118)

•  OSHA 40-hour Health and Safety Rraining and OSHA 8-hour Supervisor

•  Confined Space Entry Supervisor


William J. Frank, P.E.

Mr. Frank has over 20 years experience in the design and construction of bridges, highways, buildings and special structures, ranging from engineer-in-training to principal, including resident engineer. Mr. Frank has been in responsible charge of numerous public and private projects beginning in design and continuing through construction completion, as well as providing independent constructability reviews on large bridge projects in the northeast.

Areas of Specialization

•  Structural Engineering

•  Foundation Engineering

•  Value Engineering

•  Constructibility Reviews

Education

•  M.B.A., 1995, Corporate Finance, Pace University
•  M.S.C.E., 1983, Lehigh University
•  B.E.C.E., 1981, Manhattan College

Professional Registration

•  New York

•  New Jersey

•  Connecticut

•  Maryland

•  Florida

Professional Activities
•  American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
       Vice President Mid-Hudson Section
•  National Society of Professional Engineers and New York Society of Professional Engineers, Westchester     Chapter.


Michael P. Taylor, P.E.

Mr. Taylor has more than 20 years of geotechnical, geoenvironmental and construction experience. He has been in responsible charge of the planning and management of investigations, analysis, design, and construction of geotechnical, transportation, water resources, waterfront, coastal, dredging, civil works and geoenvironmental projects for federal, municipal, industrial and private clients. He has extensive experience in the performance and evaluation of geotechnical, geologic, and hydrogeologic investigations, foundation analysis and design, soil mechanics, rock mechanics, dam engineering, construction period services, and forensic evaluations.

Areas of Specialization

•  Geotechnical Engineering

•  Dam Engineering

•  Soil and Rock Mechanics

•  Geoenvironmental Projects

•  Construction Engineering

Education

•  U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Risk Assessment Methodology for Dams (RAM-D SM) Nov. 2002
•  B.S.C.E., Civil Engineering, Clarkson University, 1986

•  B.S.C.E., Geology, State University of New York at Oneonta, 1984

Professional Registration

•  New York


Professional Activities
•  American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
•  Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO)
•  United States Society on Dams (USSD)
•  Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Honor Society



Alfred N. Kovalik, P.E., LEP.

Mr. Kovalik is a Vice President for GeoDesign and responsible for the implementation of environmental site investigations of commercial and industrial facilities. He is a Connecticut Licensed Environmental Professional in accordance with Section 22a-133v of the Connecticut General Statutes and a licensed Professional Engineer in eight states.  He has been a consulting engineer since 1992 specializing in the investigation and remediation of contaminated properties.  He also has experience in storm water control and treatment systems.  His experience includes developing and executing environmental assessment and remediation strategies at Superfund sites, Brownfield sites, sites in Connecticut’s Transfer Act and Voluntary Remediation programs, Leaking Underground Storage Tank sites, and commercial/industrial properties contaminated with petroleum compounds, solvents, PCBs and metals.


Areas of Specialization
• Environmental Assessments
• Soil and Groundwater Remediation
• Regulatory Compliance and Permitting

Education
• Graduate of Leadership Greater Bridgeport, 2004, Bridgeport Regional Business Council
• MS, Environmental Engineering, 1996, University of New Haven
• BS, Civil Engineering, 1992, University of Connecticut

Professional Registration
• Professional Engineer in Connecticut
• Professional Engineer in New York
• Professional Engineer in Vermont
• Professional Engineer in New Jersey
• Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania
• Professional Engineer in Rhode Island
• Professional Engineer in New Hampshire
• Professional Engineer in Ohio
• Connecticut Licensed Environmental Professional (License No. 387)
• OSHA 40-hour health and safety training and OSHA 8-hour Supervisor

Professional Activities
• National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and Connecticut Society of Professional Engineers (CSPE)
       CSPE President 2003/2004
       CSPE Board of Directors
• American Council of Engineering Companies, Connecticut (ACEC-CT)
       Professional Engineers in Private Practice (PEPP) Chairman
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• American Water Works Association (AWWA)
• Environmental Professionals of Connecticut (EPOC)
• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut
       Advisory Board
• Groundwork Bridgeport - Brownfield’s Non-profit
       Chairman 2003-2007
       Board of Directors