June 2011 - Parsons Brinckerhoff

Roundtable
need to make that journey quicker. We need to take an integrated look at the world of
challenges that we face and question what solutions are necessary to help push us in
the right direction. It’s never easy to pick the right answer. We need to be a company
that aggressively questions what needs to be done and is innovative in coming up
with solutions.
Caroline Holmstrom
I’ll add that it is imperative to know where you want to be. Whether it’s for a project,
a company, however you want to apply it, it is important to have a vision of where
you want to be so people know where it is that you’re trying to get. I think the
solutions will always be slightly different, and they should be, but if you’ve got a
clear idea of where you’re going then at least you’re all working towards the same
end. •
North American Participants
Peter Halsall is President of Halsall, PB’s Canadian operating company, which comprises Halsall
Associates Limited (providing engineering services), Pivotal Projects (providing advisory and project
management services) and Loop Initiatives (providing sustainability consulting services). He has had an
oversight role on a wide variety of structural design, cladding engineering, building restoration, green
planning and design, and building evaluation projects, and heads PB’s corporate sustainability initiatives
and green design services.
phalsall@halsall.com
Dr. Gary McVoy is PB’s Practice Leader for transportation/sustainability. He has been a transportation
leader and innovator in environment, maintenance, and operations, and as such has led projects and
policy in transportation/sustainability, asset management, traveler information, emergency response,
environmental stewardship, and environmental assessment and streamlining. Dr. McVoy previously
served as Director of New York State Department of Transportation Operations Division, overseeing the
activities of more than 5,600 employees.
mcvoygr@pbworld.com
Dr. Michael D. Meyer holds the Frederick R. Dickerson Chair, is Director of the Georgia Transportation
Institute, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and former Chair of the School of Civil
and Environmental Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Meyer previously served
as Director of Transportation Planning and Development for Massachusetts, and in 2006 was named
Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Transportation Research Board. He currently works with PB
on many of its sustainability engagements.
michael.meyer@ce.gatech.edu
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