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VOLUME 7 ISSUE 2 2010
In This Issue
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STV Will Provide Construction
Management Services for a
New Police Academy in NYC
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Designing New and
Improved Facilities
for the USDA
A Look Back at the
Past Century of STV
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VOLUME 7 | ISSUE 2 | 2010
STV Group
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Editorial Board
Dominick M. Serevdio, P.E.
Chairman &
Chief Executive Officer
Milo E. Riverso, Ph.D., P.E.
President
Linda Rosenberg
Senior Vice President
Marketing & Communications
Richard M. Amodei
Senior Vice President
Thomas J. Madison
Vice President
Director of
Transportation Policy
Bruce D. Eisenberg
AIA, LEED® AP
Vice President
Director of
Architectural Studios
Managing Editors
Debra Trace
Jill Bonamusa
Editor
Mark Ginocchio
Contributors
Nancy Benecki
Jennifer Callahan
Rachel Spevack
Graphic Design
Whitney Plant
Front cover photo:
© Sebastian Kaulitzki/Shutterstock
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Prioritizing Safety
A large portion of STV’s project portfolio
not only focuses on improving public
services, but also prioritizing enhanced
public safety.
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Empire State Peace of Mind:
STV Will Provide Construction
Management Services for a New Police
Academy in New York City
A new state-of-the-art training facility
for the New York City Police
Department is underway, and STV
will provide construction management
services in a joint venture to see the
project to completion.
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Greening the Big Apple
Patricia Zander is working to
make the new Police Academy meet
greener standards.
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Time is of the Essence on
BRAC Projects:
Collaborating on Five Design-Build
BRAC Projects
By providing design services for five
design-build facilities for the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, STV is playing a
key role with the Base Realignment and
Closure program.
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Let There Be Life Sciences:
Designing New and Improved Facilities
for the USDA
STV has a long history designing new
facilities and upgrading current ones for the
United States Department of Agriculture.
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Preparing Pennsylvania:
New BSL-3 Lab in the Keystone State
A new veterinary laboratory designed by
STV has opened in Pennsylvania.

Prioritizing Safety
The public’s right to safety is an ideal that can be traced back for
centuries. Even the Constitution of the United States lists “safety”
as an unalienable right. A large portion of STV’s project portfolio
not only focuses on improving public services, but also prioritizing
enhanced public safety.
In the past decade, there has been a renewed commitment by
the U.S. government to enhance the nation’s safety and defense.
Billions of dollars have been dedicated towards providing modernized
facilities and technology that not only enhances the country’s
physical strength, but also ensures more protection for the nation’s
food supply and better peace of mind for users of mass transit. STV
continues to work closely with our clients to help breathe life into
these critical initiatives.
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Keeping Railroads on a
Positive Route
A federal mandate to upgrade the
safety systems on the nation’s railroad
network has brought STV and the
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation
Authority together.
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Security for Amtrak
On Track
STV is providing security design services at
shops, stations and other Amtrak facilities
across the country.
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Simulation Observations:
STV’s California, MD, Office Provides
Critical Research and Development
for the Military
STV has played a historically pivotal role in
protecting U.S. Naval aircrew personnel.
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Jet Test:
One of the Few Firms to Design
Jet Engine Test Facilities
Jet engine test cells are complicated
facilities, but STV is one of the few firms
that specializes in designing them.
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A Place in History:
A Look Back at the Past Century of STV
STV’s roots in defense and safety work go
back nearly 70 years.
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STV Gives Back:
A Look at STV and the Communities
We Serve
STV’s experienced architects, engineers
and construction managers mentor the
industry’s next generation.
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In Remembrance of
Maher Labib
Maher Labib, executive vice president
and chief operating officer of the firm’s
Buildings & Facilities Division, passes
away at 67.
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What’s New at STV
STV welcomes Civil Structures Inc., is
recognized in three states by the American
Council of Engineering Companies, opens
a new office in Orlando, FL, and more.
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Empire State Peace of Mind
STV Will Provide Construction Management Services for a
New Police Academy in New York City
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As the largest police force in the United States, the New York City
Police Department (NYPD) has the enormous responsibility of
keeping the Big Apple safe. So, it’s only fitting that New York’s
finest should get a new state-of-the-art training facility to help
prepare them for their always-evolving duty to serve and protect.
Rendering: Perkins + Will * Michael Fieldman Architects
“The new academy will vastly improve
the officer training that goes into
making the NYPD the world’s greatest
and most advanced police department
by providing a state-of-the-art facility
that can serve the department’s 21st
century needs,” New York City Mayor
Michael R. Bloomberg said at the
groundbreaking ceremony.
STV/Turner, a joint venture of STV
and Turner Construction Company,
is providing pre-construction, construction
and post-construction services,
which includes procuring contracts, and
New Police Academy view from 28th Avenue
looking Southwest
managing and supervising all construction
work. The joint venture partners
will also provide all construction
management services for the inspection,
supervision, management, coordination
and administration of the project.
Because the project is phased, and there
are various sensitivities involved in
building a new police academy, STV/
Turner is providing guidance on the
design documents and creating a phasing
plan so schedules work as effectively
and efficiently as possible.
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New York City officials
break ground at the site of
the police academy.
Training and education for officers
has long been a priority for the NYPD.
Officer recruits undergo a rigorous
and comprehensive six-month training
program to become one of New York
City’s “Finest,” and active officers
must receive additional training on
a regular basis.
The rigors of this regimen have put
a strain on the department’s existing
facilities. An assessment of the NYPD’s
current training sites revealed aging,
outdated spaces scattered across the city
that would be adequate for a department
half the size of the current force.
The need for a new, world-class NYPD
training facility was becoming more
evident every day.
The new 70,000-square-foot facility will
consolidate all of the NYPD’s training
functions in one location, and will
house up to 2,000 recruits at a time for
training. The first phase will include a
physical training building, with a 1/8-
mile running track and special tactical
gymnasium, and an academic building
with classroom space for more than 300
recruits, library space, administrative
and faculty offices, and mock environment
rooms for immersion training.
Subsequent phases will include a new
firing range, a tactical training village
and a vehicle training course.
Immersion and scenario-based training
is the way the NYPD will conduct
much of its future training, according
Rendering: Perkins + Will * Michael Fieldman Architects
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to Michael Plottel, AIA, project executive
for the DDC and project manager
for the entire police academy project.
“Scenario-based and immersion
training gives the NYPD another
level of realism,” Plottel said. “It is very
effective in duplicating the various
situations officers will encounter on
the streets, and sessions can be videotaped
so recruits can get feedback
on their reactions.”
Situations that the NYPD will be
able to simulate as the new police
academy progresses include traffic
stops, various neighborhood settings,
subway stations and more.
And the integrated project office in
Manhattan, which houses employees
from STV and Turner, the DDC and
NYPD, has been heralded as a plus
for the project.
“It’s a transformative way to how this
project is being developed,” Plottel
said. “Milestones are being blurred
because of the benefits of having
construction management, owners,
architects and engineers in the same
office. We can look at information in
real time. Old mindsets are definitely
starting to change.”
Daniel Reddan, STV vice president
and project executive for the police
academy, agrees that the project office
is having a positive effect.
“Everyone working on the project is
right here,” Reddan said. “If we ask
a question, we get quick responses.
Everyone is working well together.”
Aerial rendering
of the new NYPD
Police Academy.
Greening the
Big Apple
Patricia Zander, P.E., LEED® AP, is working towards making a
greener New York City. She is a project manager with STV and the
LEED compliance officer for the firm’s work on the state-of-theart
police academy for the New York City Police Department. In
2008, she was selected by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)
to participate on the New York City Green Codes Task Force. The
group conducted a comprehensive review of the city’s building
and construction codes and made more than 100 recommendations
to boost their sustainability.
The NYC Green Codes Task Force was created by New York City
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine
Quinn as part of PlaNYC, a sweeping initiative to improve the city’s
waterways, provide cleaner and more reliable power, improve air
quality, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Zander sits on the task force’s Site and Site Storm Water Technical
Committee, which has a total of 11 people. One issue she examined
was green roofs and blue roofs, particularly the benefits and costs
of each kind of roof, as well as potential structural concerns. Blue
roofs store water, particularly rain water, where it can be reused for
irrigation, recreational purposes, or to cool a building. Green roofs
feature plant life and can serve as a habitat for wildlife.
As for her work on the police academy, Zander said the facility is
being built on a former landfill that was paved over and used for
parking. She is looking to perform an environmentally-responsible
cleanup at the site.
“This is not a pristine site. This site saw some controlled and uncontrolled
land filling operations in the past,” she said. “It’s typical urban
redevelopment. We need to think about incorporating options to
minimize the environmental footprint of cleanup actions, which is
a priority of PlaNYC.”
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Time is of the Essence on
Projects
Collaborating on Five Design-Build BRAC Projects
Deadlines are tight and the scope is huge for the U.S. Army’s
Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) program. STV is playing a
key role in this major initiative, which will allow the U.S. Department
of Defense (DOD) to operate and maintain its facilities more
efficiently while improving fighting capabilities and the quality of
life for military forces.
As the design partner for five design-build BRAC projects, STV is keenly
aware of the strict schedules and deadlines the program entails. “Each
project has a very specific schedule that is monitored closely by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the user groups,” said Senior Vice
President James Vilbert, P.E., LEED® AP, director of operations, for the
central and branch offices for STV’s Buildings & Facilities Division. “In
the case of the Armed Forces Reserve Centers (AFRCs), the users are the
United States Army Reserve (USAR) and National Guard units who will
utilize these facilities for training.”
In some instances, the USACE is requiring these facilities to be
completed and occupied in less than two years — which includes
design, permitting, construction, commissioning and start-up. “That’s
aggressive,” Vilbert said.
And with more contractors turning towards the federal government
for work in a down economy, the competition for
BRAC projects is very intense. “We’ve been doing this for
over four years and have an established group of experienced
build partners that provides us with a competitive advantage
while pursuing design-build work in this sector,”
Vilbert said.
Armed Forces Reserve Center, Newark, DE
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The purpose of the BRAC program is to close excess
military installations and realign those assets with current
and new installations in an effort to reduce costs. The
most current round of BRAC closings and installations
was authorized by the U.S. Congress in 2005.
As part of the 2005 program, STV is providing design
services as a subcontractor for three AFRCs located in
Lewisburg, PA, Scranton, PA, and Newark, DE. STV
work includes all architectural design and engineering
services, such as interior design, civil, structural, mechanical,
electrical, plumbing and fire protection.
“These projects are very important in providing stateof-the
art training facilities for the U.S. Army Reserve
and National Guard units,” said STV Federal Programs
Manager Cindy Manning, P.E., LEED® AP.
Completing these facilities by the mandated September
15, 2011, deadline requires constant communication and
collaboration among the USACE, the users, the designbuild
partner and STV, Manning added.
STV has also been charged with the delicate balance of
designing buildings that meet the requirements set by the
U.S. military, while also fitting in with the surrounding
environment. “Since these are standalone facilities, the
AFRCs have to conform to the local community and
permitting requirements, and still maintain all of the
antiterrorism force protection requirements,” Vilbert
said. “You have to make the new complex fit into the
local community so it’s an asset to the community and
not a detriment. The USACE might dictate the basic
materials, but it’s up to the architect to turn that into
an attractive architectural design.”
In addition to the AFRC projects, STV is providing
full architectural-engineering design services for the
new United States Military Academy Preparatory
School campus at West Point, NY. As part of the
BRAC program, the existing preparatory school in Fort
Monmouth, NJ, is being closed. The new campus at
West Point has to be completed prior to the closing
of the existing school, said STV Project Manager Price
Jepsen, AIA, LEED® AP. The 256,000-square-foot
campus will encompass 20 acres. STV designed the
various facilities to meet the requirements for LEED
(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
Gold certification. In a two-phased construction
process, barracks for housing, a dining facility and one
of the gymnasiums will be built during the first phase,
and an academic building, an indoor athletic facility,
and additional outdoor sports fields will be built
during the second.
Senior Vice President Thomas Anderson, P.E., R.A.,
principal-in-charge of the preparatory school campus
project, said “the BRAC funding has set the aggressive
schedule. The project is being funded by BRAC for the
first phase of construction and regular DOD funding
for the second phase.”
The fifth design-build project that is currently part
of STV’s BRAC portfolio is a 109,000-square-foot
munition and explosive ordnance disposal training
facility and a one-story 11,200-square-foot robotics
training building in Fort Lee, VA. STV is the
architect and engineer-of-record for the project,
which began in October and is scheduled to be
completed in February 2011.
Armed Forces Reserve Center, Lewisburg, PA (left)
Training Facility, Fort Lee, VA (right)
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Let There Be
Life Sciences
Designing New and Improved
Facilities for the USDA
Photo © Dale Photography Inc.
Photo courtesy of the USDA
Photo courtesy of the USDA
For nearly two decades, STV
has played an instrumental role
supporting the United States
Department of Agriculture’s
(USDA) mission protecting the
nation’s plant and animal supply from
disease and infestation.
STV has provided a full range of
architectural, engineering and
construction oversight services across
the United States, including Hawaii,
for the USDA’s Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Services
(APHIS) and Agricultural Research
Service (ARS) divisions.
Both organizations provide vital services
that impact the health of all Americans,
as well as the country’s natural environment.
ARS facilities help promote the
nation’s agricultural health, defending
against potential outbreaks of devastating
diseases like foot-and-mouth
disease and avian influenza. APHIS
facilities focus on more than a thousand
research projects dealing with human
nutrition, food safety, crop production,
invasive pest control and bioenergy, as
well as other topics.
STV’s work has varied in size and scope,
from small repairs and renovations to
new construction of very large facilities.
Design services have been for a wide
range of facility types, including administrative
spaces, waste pretreatment
centers, and Biosafety Level (BSL) 2, 3
and 3-Ag laboratories. The BSL-3 and
3-Ag labs house potentially dangerous
and exotic agents.
These STV-designed facilities have
helped USDA with their research on
such vital projects as the potential
extinction of the honey bee population,
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Preparing Pennsylvania
New BSL-3 Lab in the Keystone State
A new BSL-3 Veterinary Laboratory for the Pennsylvania
Department of General Services recently opened to rave
reviews from the client.
STV conducted a study for the site to determine the
most feasible location and orientation for the addition as
well as the number of floor levels and connection points to
the existing building. The firm also provided design services
for the 15,000-square-foot facility, which features BSL-3
and BSL-2 labs, along with a BSL-3 necropsy space that
includes alkaline thermal technology for the disposal of
potentially hazardous waste.
“Your efforts in support of the BSL-3 facility were critical
to Pennsylvania having this expanded and enhanced
capability to protect our animal agriculture industry and
STV project manager Robert Darlington (center) was
acknowledged by the Pennsylvania DGS during a dedication
ceremony for the BSL-3 Veterinary Laboratory.
our citizens,” said Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
secretary Russell Redding in a letter to STV. STV project
manager Robert Darlington, AIA, was also acknowledged
at a recent dedication ceremony for the facility.
Staff at the Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory tests for
and investigates the causes of suspected agents in animals
to enhance preparedness against diseases and threats that
could affect the state’s food supply and public health. The
new lab annex enhances the state’s capability for testing
and support in the event of an outbreak.
and the eradication of the boll weevil
population, which is affecting cotton
crops in the United States.
“We are providing our services for
facilities that research organisms
ranging from bugs to bison and elk
and beyond,” said James Bannon, P.E.,
LEED® AP, STV senior vice president
and principal-in-charge for the ARS
projects. “Because we are a full-service
firm, we assist the USDA and their
mission in a number of ways utilizing
our architectural, engineering, planning
and estimating expertise.”
Assisting APHIS
During the past nine years, STV has
provided architectural and engineering
services for APHIS as part of two
back-to-back indefinite-delivery/
indefinite quantity contracts. Project
work includes complete architectural
design and engineering for the
preparation of studies, design drawings,
cost estimates, permitting and other
associated services.
The firm’s most recent APHIS work is
supporting the USDA National Plant
Germplasm Quarantine Center in
Beltsville, MD, the New York Animal
Import Center in Rock Tavern, NY,
and the Hawaii Fruit Fly Production
Facility in Waimanalo, HI.
“The USDA needs to maintain these
inspection and research sites in order to
evaluate and combat diseases and pests
before they’re released for entry into our
ecosystem,” said Gregory Matzuk, P.E.,
LEED® AP, senior project manager for
the APHIS work.
Photos on opposite page,
clockwise from top left:
A USDA scientist grafts sweet potato
germplasm onto a virus-sensitive
indicator plant at the Beltsville
plant quarantine facility.
As part of the USDA’s $435 million
modernization of their Ames, IA,
complex, STV prepared the program
of requirements for a 100,000-squarefoot,
BSL-2 large animal facility used
to conduct research for diseases in
animals ranging from chickens to
cattle and elk.
STV is providing design services for
renovations at the Beltsville Agricultural
Research Center with funding from
the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act.
STV has provided a wide range of
services for facilities at the Plum Island
Animal Disease Center.
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An Inside Look
at USDA Labs
Here’s what’s going on at some
laboratories STV has worked on
for the USDA.
For the Germplasm Center, STV is
managing the design of 30,000 square
feet of laboratories including molecular
diagnostics, method development and
tissue culture labs for the investigation
of plant diseases and the development
of treatment methods. The firm is
also overseeing the design of an
11,000-square-foot warehouse for the
storage of supplies, testing of laboratory
equipment and bulk storage of
materials like topsoil.
At the New York Animal Import
Center, STV is providing executive
oversight for design services that
address site-wide renovations, such as
the installation of an automatic sprinkler
system, a natural gas distribution
system and incinerator refurbishments.
Post-design services include on-site
progress inspections, shop drawing
reviews, completion of record drawings
and bid evaluation assistance.
STV is supervising the preparation of
design drawings, specifications, analyses
and cost estimates for office and
laboratory installations, site improvements,
and the relocation of existing
maintenance trailers and a hazardous
materials storage trailer at the fruit fly
facility in Hawaii. The consolidation of
these facilities will allow for the
demolition of the existing 30,000-
square-foot production facility.
New and Improved
Facilities for ARS
Similar to the firm’s work with APHIS,
STV has provided a full range of
services for the USDA’s ARS compo-
The Hawaii Fruit Fly Production
Facility in Waimanalo, HI, is used
by APHIS for fruit fly detection and
biological control programs.
Cattle at the National Animal Disease
Center in Ames, IA, are studied in order
for the USDA to gather information
about Johne’s disease.
ARS researchers in Beltsville, MD,
are searching for soybean genes
that control resistance to pests,
including the soybean cyst
nematode and soybean rust.
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nent as part of multi-year task order
contracts. The firm has provided services
for the renovations of existing facilities
and the design of new ones.
As part of the USDA’s $435 million
modernization of their Ames, IA,
complex, STV prepared the program of
requirements for a 100,000-square-foot,
BSL-2 large animal facility used to
conduct research for diseases in animals
ranging from chickens to cattle and elk.
Both APHIS and ARS officials are now
using the facility, which opened in 2009,
to examine chronic wasting disease, and
other animal diseases and infections.
More recently for ARS, STV was
selected to provide planning services
for a new USDA research facility at the
University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.
The proposed $30.6 million facility
will be approximately 35,000 square
feet, and designed to house 30 large
animals indoors and 54 large animals
in an adjacent holding barn. The facility
will be used to test the efficacy of
animal vaccines. The UConn site will
be one of 11 similar laboratories in
the nation, with many others located
on university campuses.
STV is also providing design services
for renovations at the Beltsville
Agricultural Research Center (BARC)
in Beltsville, MD, which received funding
from the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act. One of the projects
will update a late 1930s-era research
facility into new laboratory and office
space to consolidate research programs
spread around the campus into new
modern lab spaces. This project is
being implemented using design-build
procurement, the first effort by ARS
to use this project delivery method.
BARC is one of the largest agricultural
research locations in the world.
Research milestones achieved at the
site include the discovery of viroids
and spiroplasmas, which are considered
among the most important advancements
in the past 100 years of plant
pest and pathogen research.
“By partnering with the USDA at
Beltsville and other APHIS and
ARS locations, STV is playing a
key role in ensuring similar research
advancements are made in up-to-date
and state-of-the-art facilities around
the country,” Bannon said.
Scientists collect honey bees to
study the impact of parasitic mites
on them. STV-designed USDA facilities
have been used to study the causes
behind the possible extinction of the
honey bee population.
At the Plum Island Animal Disease
Center, in Orient Point, NY,
microbiologists perform DNA
sequencing, a technique that enables
rapid determination of the complete
genetic content of a viral pathogen.
Apples remain crisper longer thanks
to controlled-atmosphere-storage
methods devised by ARS.
Photos courtesy of the USDA
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Keeping
Railroads
on a
Positive
Track
Photo courtesy of SEPTA
A national initiative to enhance rail safety has brought STV and
the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
together in upgrading equipment on nearly 400 of SEPTA’s
commuter rail cars.
As part of the Rail Safety Improvement
Act passed by U.S. Congress in 2008,
Positive Train Control (PTC) systems
will be installed throughout the nation’s
rail network. PTC refers to technology
that is capable of preventing train-totrain
collisions, train movements that
occur through a switch left in the wrong
position, and train over-speed, in which
the train engine turns beyond its design
limit. The law was passed in response
to a fatal 2008 collision of a Metrolink
passenger train and a Union Pacific
freight train in California.
STV is working with SEPTA and the
prime contractor to develop specifications
and installation guidelines to help
the authority upgrade its commuter
trains for the program. Led by senior
project manager Thomas Janssen, STV
will be overseeing the implementation
of all vehicle-related train-control
equipment to meet the new standards.
PTC systems vary widely in complexity
based on the level of automation and
functionality they implement, the
system architecture utilized, and the
degree of train control they are capable
of assuming. Prior to the congressional
mandate, PTC systems were voluntarily
installed by various carriers.
As part of this program, track interlockings
and switches will be improved or
replaced to complement the capabilities
of the new signal system. In addition,
civil speed enforcements can be
utilized to run trains at reduced speeds
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STV is developing
specifications and
installation guidelines
for Positive Train Control
equipment on SEPTA
commuter trains.
Demonstrating the firm’s continued commitment
to enhancing safety on the nation’s railways, STV
is providing security design services nationwide
as part of an unprecedented design-build
project for Amtrak’s American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) design projects.
through restricted areas such as curves
on a shorter track section, rather than
through an entire signal block, thus
allowing an overall increase of operating
speed and a reduction of travel time.
“There are a number of obstacles to
overcome,” Janssen said of the SEPTA
work. “SEPTA owns most of its tracks
and shares others with Amtrak, which
also allows NJ TRANSIT to use its
tracks. Other tracks are owned by and
shared with freight carriers. We will be
working closely with all parties involved
to make sure any train using this new
system operates safely.”
The SEPTA work is not STV’s only
foray into PTC. The firm is currently
working with the Maryland Area Rail
Commuter line (MARC) to assist in
the identification of the most appropriate
PTC solution for their service area,
which provides tri-state commuter rail
service to 42 stations along 202 miles of
track in Maryland, West Virginia and
the District of Columbia. MARC operates
as a tenant railroad on tracks owned
by Amtrak and CSX. Amtrak and CSX
have chosen different solutions for PTC
compliance. MARC must therefore
determine a solution for interoperability
between these territories.
Security
for Amtrak
On Track
As a subconsultant to Jacobs Engineering,
STV is designing security enhancements at
dozens of Amtrak facilities across the country,
including stations, tunnels, shops, yards, substations
and rights of way. Security improvements
include closed circuit television, wired and
wireless mesh networks, access control, and
virtual fence implementations utilizing video
analytics. In addition, STV evaluated Amtrak’s
current security systems and proposed new
technology and approaches through each phase
of design. A part of these recommendations
includes a new video management system that
consolidates video traffic at each of the locations
onto a single platform.
This nationwide project brought together STV
employees from both coasts and united the
security team with the firm’s Transportation &
Infrastructure and Buildings & Facilities divisions.
Because the project is financed by the ARRA, project
teams need to work quickly and efficiently to
meet the aggressive February 17, 2011, deadline
for construction completion.
“Scheduling is critical because Amtrak’s federal
ARRA funding is at risk if the project does not
get completed on time,” said John Ponzio,
director of systems and project manager for
STV’s security task orders. “Dedication and
teamwork are the keys to success in meeting
these deadlines and helping Amtrak achieve
their goal of continued security improvements
throughout their entire system.”
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Simulation Observations
STV’s California, MD, Office Provides Critical Research
and Development for the Military
t the Naval Air Warfare Center
Aircraft Division, overlooking
the Chesapeake Bay in
Patuxent (Pax) River, MD, a 238-pound
anthropomorphic test device (ATD),
or test mannequin sporting 30 pounds
of flight equipment, has been strapped
into the station’s windblast test facility.
Within moments, the ATD will be
exposed to a two-second blast of wind
approaching 600 knots, so as to simulate
the experience of a pilot’s ejection from a
high-performance aircraft.
For more than three decades, STV has
played a key role with these simulations
and many others, most recently out of
the firm’s office in California, MD. A
staff of about 15 employees working
between the office and the warfare center
provide engineering technical support,
research and testing on behalf of the U.S.
Department of Defense (DoD).
STV’s California, MD, and Lakehurst,
NJ, personnel have a number of
responsibilities connected with a wide
range of military equipment. This includes
technical and administrative support for
aircraft launch and recovery equipment;
engineering analysis and research of
aviation life support and survival systems
equipment, including inflatable survival
gear, aircrew escape systems, crash safety
equipment, seat survival kits, breathing
equipment and other protective equipment
for aircrews; and engineering
research to develop systems that increase
aircrew survival rates during emergency
helicopter landings, including lighting
and flotation systems.
“Basically, we’re involved with the
programs and equipment that pertain to
naval aircrew personnel,” said William
Hines, STV vice president and defense
national practice leader in the Buildings
& Facilities Division, who has more
than 30 years of experience in military
design and engineering. “We assist with
the research and testing in a variety of
laboratories, looking at equipment that is
essential for the safety of those involved.”
And after President Barack Obama
recently requested a record budget for
defense spending in 2011, this kind
of research and development at Pax
River has increased.
During the aforementioned windblast
test, STV and warfare center officials
examined how certain equipment
strapped to test manikin withstood the
extreme simulated conditions. With the
help of high-speed cameras capturing
multiple angles of the test, STV and
other support staff were able to review
the simulation, frame-by-frame, to reach
a conclusion about the equipment.
STV-designed
patches are used by
military personnel.
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4 5 6
1
Anthropomorphic
test devices (ATD)
are used in the
simulations at the
Pax River Naval Air
Warfare Center.
2 3 4
5 6
Test mannequins
strapped into the
windblast test
facility withstand a
two-second blast of
wind approaching
600 knots.
Base employees
examine equipment
that is essential for
pilot and aircraft.
The 110-foot high
ejection tower is the
only one of its kind in
the United States.
The horizontal
accelerator is used
to create acceleration
forces and pulse
shapes typically seen
in crashes.
STV assists in
the research and
testing in a variety
of laboratories.
Inside Pax River’s lab spaces, items on
display, including goggles, flight suits,
helmets and ejection seats, demonstrate
the decades of evolution of this equipment.
Lab technicians examine every
element of these items in order to
determine how they can be best used or
improved upon. Even the stitching of
aircraft uniforms is taken seriously.
“The facility has every sewing machine
known to mankind,” Hines said. “There’s
even one called the silver dollar machine,
because it’s strong enough to stitch
through silver dollars.”
Pax River also features a one-of-a-kind
device used by STV’s staff. The ejection
tower is the only facility of its kind in
the United States, and is used to test and
evaluate new ejection seat technology by
simulating the initial acceleration out of
an aircraft. The tower can also be used
for biodynamics research to determine
human tolerance in a high g-force
environment. The 110-foot high structure
is inclined at 21 degrees and fitted with
guide rails. A carriage assembly travels
along the guide rails, and can be configured
with any type seat or fixture.
Another vital facility used to simulate
extreme conditions is the horizontal
accelerator (HA) facility, a high-speed
test area used by DoD, STV and military
personnel to create acceleration forces and
pulse shapes typically seen in crashes. The
device consists of an accelerator device,
also called the “sled,” that is hydraulically
controlled along a 100-foot test rail. The
sled operates at a maximum acceleration
of 50 horizontal g-forces, while 100
overhead halogen lights illuminate the
sled for high-speed recording. In addition
to military use, the HA is also certified
for National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration testing of infant, child
and toddler car seats.
“The military is in constant need of
the research and development that
comes out of these simulations,” Hines
said. “Because of that, they are often
conducting multiple tests a week, as
military technology continues to
evolve and improve.”
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Jet Test
One of the Few Firms to Design Jet Engine Test Facilities
One team of STV engineers are not actual supermen,
but they are responsible for designing facilities that house
devices used to propel military aircraft faster than a
speeding bullet and more powerful than a locomotive.
That’s because the firm has designed a number
of jet engine test cell facilities across the United
States for the Naval Facilities Engineering
Command (NAVFAC). Because of the extreme
thermal and acoustical conditions these facilities
must withstand, STV is one of a small handful
of firms in the country that has extensive experience
in designing these structures.
“There’s a lot that needs to be considered when
coming up with a design for one of these test
facilities,” said STV project manager Brian
Woodard, P.E., LEED® AP. “Like acoustics,
vibrations, thermodynamics and the heat of
the engine’s airflow.”
Used primarily when a jet engine is down for
overhaul or maintenance, the test cell allows
smooth, consistent and repeatable air flow
into the engine while exhausting the high
temperature gasses out the back end. The long,
narrow enclosures are designed to abate noise
without burning up the metal. This design
allows year-round testing under controlled
conditions. The test cells also require extensive
structural isolation both within the facility and
from surrounding buildings to minimize noise
and vibration transmission.
“We’ve done these from coast to coast,” said STV
senior chemical engineer and project manager
Guy Wicks, P.E. “We’ve designed many new
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How Does a Jet Engine Work?
Jet engines move a plane forward with a
force produced by a tremendous thrust,
causing the aircraft to fly very fast. The
engine sucks air in at the front with a fan
and a compressor raises the pressure of
the air. The compressed air is then
sprayed with fuel and an electric spark
lights the mixture. The burning gases
expand and blast out through the nozzle,
at the back of the engine. As the jets of
gas shoot backward, the engine and the
aircraft are thrust forward.
Information courtesy of NASA.gov
structures, but we’ve also been called in to help
repair or modify existing facilities, the furthest
away being in Japan.”
STV first became involved with test cell design
in the 1990s when the firm was awarded a task
order contract from NAVFAC to provide engineering
and architectural services for a number
of new and upgraded facilities around the
country. As part of the contract, STV provided
services for a number of assignments: design
of the rehabilitation and assembly of a test cell
at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Patuxent
River, MD; design and investigative services for
a site adapting a cell at the Naval Air Station
in Lemoore, CA; and the study of existing sites
and test facilities at the Naval Air Station Joint
Reserve Base in Fort Worth, TX. Other facilities
built or modified are in Beaufort, SC, Virginia
Beach, VA, and New Bern, NC.
Most recently, STV was selected by NAVFAC to
provide design services for a turboshaft engine
test facility at the Marine Corps Air Station in
New River, NC. This contract is the first turboshaft
project STV’s test cell team has worked
on, though many of the challenges associated
with designing the structure are similar to jet
engine cell. A turboshaft engine differs from a jet
engine in that it uses additional turbine expansion
to extract heat energy from the exhaust,
which is then converted to shaft power used, in
this case, to turn helicopter rotors.
“These are complicated facilities, and there
are not a lot of them in the United States,”
Woodard said. “That’s what makes STV one of
the leaders in the civilian world when it comes
to designing them.”
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A Place in
History
A Look Back at the
Past Century of STV
Photos left to right:
Whitney Sanders (seated)
and Ralph Thomas (far
right) the founders of
Sanders & Thomas, with
colleague Charles Bicksler.
Undated photo of S&T’s
employees working
at their first Pottstown,
PA, office.
The front of S&T’s
first office building in
Pottstown, PA.
1912
1945
1951
1968
1972
Elwyn E. Seelye & Co.
founded
Sanders & Thomas
founded
Seelye Stevenson Value
& Knecht formed
STV went public
STV purchases Seelye
Stevensen Value &
Knecht
Editor’s Note: In 2012, STV will celebrate the 100th anniversary of our
firm’s founding. To help commemorate this momentous occasion, STVink
will be looking back at the history of our firm, and how it has helped shape
the work we do today. Look for additional articles in future issues of STVink.
The earliest roots of STV can be
traced back to one man looking to
provide structural engineering services
as a consultant. Elwyn E. Seelye, a
Cornell University-educated engineer
who previously worked with Penn
Central during the design of Grand
Central Terminal, launched Elwyn E.
Seelye & Co. But it wasn’t before long
that Seelye began to branch out and
his firm evolved.
Meanwhile, in 1945 in Pottstown,
PA, Whitney A. Sanders and A. Ralph
Thomas got together and launched their
own engineering firm, Pottstown Tool
and Engineering Company. The firm
was soon renamed Sanders & Thomas
(S&T) and earned a reputation for new
equipment design, developing many
first-of-its kind machines like the first
automatic orange juicer.
Back in New York, by 1947,
Albert Stevenson and Col. Burnside
Value had been admitted to partnership
with Seelye, with A. Wilson Knecht
joining the trio in 1951, creating
Seelye Stevenson Value & Knecht
(SSV&K). Following the war, the
firm capabilities grew and began to
offer structural, civil, mechanical and
electrical engineering services for a wide
variety of projects, including those for
defense, education, highways, hospitals
and industrial facilities.
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In similar fashion, S&T continued
to grow after the war. The firm got
its start into the architectural field
during the 1950s, designing a number
of churches and schools in the greater
Pottstown area. S&T employees
were also starting their work with the
U.S. government. A contract with
U.S. Navy testing water jet catapults,
Polaris missiles, and other defense
systems, evolved into a long-standing
relationship that is still carried on
today at STV’s California, MD, office
(see pages 14-15).
When S&T merged with Voss
Engineering in 1968, the letters “S,”
“T,” and “V” were brought together for
the first time as STV, the management
holding company established to make
possible the acquisition of other firms.
Soon after, STV went public.
In 1972, the two firms were
officially brought together when STV
acquired SSV&K. The partnership
made sense: “We feel that together
we offer engineering capabilities that
can take on jobs of practically any type
or complexity,” Sanders and Knecht
told employees.
More pieces were added to
the puzzle. Lyon Associates was
acquired in 1983 to help
the firm establish itself in a
larger international market,
and to grow domestically by
expanding into the Baltimore and Los
Angeles areas. Silver & Ziskind brought
specialized architectural expertise in
the criminal justice and health care
industries. In 1995, SSV&K, S&T
and Lyon merged into one operating
company and became known simply as
STV. Since then, the international
component of Lyon was sold back to
its original owner and is once again
operating as Lyon Associates.
On August 29, 2001, STV Group’s
employee and public shareholders
overwhelmingly approved a proposed
transaction to take the firm private.
Today, STV is 100% employee-owned
with more than 1,700 employees and 33
offices across North America. The firm
is still growing with new acquisitions,
like Ralph Whitehead Associates in
2006, a consulting civil and transportation
engineering firm
that provided STV with
a stronger reach into the
southeastern U.S.
STV purchases
Lyon Associates
Merged all companies
into STV
Silver & Ziskind
purchased
STV went private 100%
employee- owned
STV purchases Ralph
Whitehead Associates
1983
1991
1994
2001
2006
Photos left to right:
An undated painting of Elwyn E. Seelye, founder in 1912
of Elwyn E. Seelye & Co., STV’s first predecessor.
A. Wilson Knecht (left), receives a certification of
appreciation from the U.S. Navy.
Albert Stevenson (left) at the Engineers Club in New York.
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a look at STV
& the communities we serve
ACE participants
design their own
project with
STV’s mentorship.
An ACE in Hand
Even as a little kid, Hector Santacruz took a
very active interest in architecture.
“I had hobbies like drawing, playing with
LEGOs, and an interest in technology and
computers,” said Hector, a senior at Brooklyn
Tech high school in New York. “I learned a
name for it: architecture.”
Through the ACE Mentor Program, which
unites young, aspiring architects, engineers
and construction managers with STV professionals
in the New York, Los Angeles and
Philadelphia offices, Hector found the perfect
outlet for his creativity.
“It’s given me so many opportunities,” Hector
said, during a recent ACE meeting in the New
York office. “It’s allowed me to express myself,
to learn new techniques, and to make new
friends and network.”
STV has long been a participant in ACE.
Founded in 1994, ACE is a non-profit organization
with a presence in more than 80 cities
throughout the United States. The volunteer
program was created in response to an identified
lack of professionals in the industry.
Students, who are accepted into the program,
are placed in groups and work together to
create plans for a hypothetical project, under
the guidance of professional mentors. The
managing board of the ACE New York branch
is currently chaired by STV President Milo
Riverso, Ph.D, P.E.
For this year’s project, Jeffrey Messinger,
LEED® AP, an industrial engineer who leads
STV’s ACE group in New York, had the students
design the redevelopment of an existing plaza
and the replacement of an adjacent pedestrian
bridge on the Columbia University
Morningside Heights campus.
“The area around the bridge is in disrepair
and has been described in New York Magazine
as a ‘life-sucking bridge,’ so I thought it
would be a great project for the students to
work on because it gave them a chance to
redevelop the area in a new creative way,”
Messinger said.
In addition to catering to students like
Hector, who have a long-standing love
for the industry, the program also has an
uncanny knack to pull in students who had
no idea they had an interest in engineering,
construction and architecture.
Andrea Martinez, a senior at Arch Bishop
Malloy High School in New York, said she
always envisioned herself going to college
to become a lawyer, but a physics teacher
convinced her to join ACE for extra credit.
“I absolutely love it,” said Andrea, who will
be attending University at Buffalo for engineering
in the fall. “It’s a second family for me. We
have mentors that are smart with zany ideas,
and they make you realize that your ideas
aren’t so crazy and that they can actually be
real one day.”
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In Remembrance of
Maher Labib
The STV family suffered a great loss on May 12 with the death of
Maher Labib, P.E., executive vice president and chief operating officer
of the firm’s Buildings & Facilities Division. He was 67.
In his more than 40 years of industry
experience, Labib was known by
clients and colleagues as the consummate
leader, businessman, engineer
and gentleman. As chief operating
officer of the Buildings & Facilities
Division, he directed all of the firm’s
facilities programming and planning,
architecture, interior design, and
multidiscipline engineering work. The
practices within the group include land
development, master planning, higher
education, K-12 education, justice,
energy, federal and aviation.
“Maher was an outstanding leader
and an integral part of STV’s success,”
said STV Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer Dominick Servedio,
P.E. “He re-engineered our Buildings
& Facilities Division into one of the
most profitable arms of STV, with
world-class projects nationwide. His
passing is a huge loss to all of us at STV
and to his many colleagues and friends
in the industry.”
Labib’s impact on the Buildings &
Facilities Division was “tremendous,”
said STV Senior Vice President James
Vilbert, P.E., LEED® AP, director of
operations for the Central & Branch
Offices. “His emphasis on business
development and his ability to choose
the right teaming partners on projects
enhanced our reputation in the industry
and allowed the division to grow
exponentially. He was a great man who
put people first and used his sense of
humor to diffuse many a tense situation.
He will be greatly missed.”
Labib developed a positive reputation
throughout the industry because of
his client-focused approach, said Milo
Riverso, Ph.D., P.E., STV president.
“It was beyond charm; there was
more depth to how Maher did business,”
Riverso said. “He was a great salesman.
He never oversold or undersold. It was
always the right amount and his clientfocused
approach helped the firm win a
number of contract awards.”
Labib joined STV in 1996 as senior
vice president and manager of the
firm’s New York-based Mid-Atlantic –
Facilities region. In 2006, he was named
executive vice president of STV and
director of Buildings & Facilities.
A registered professional engineer,
Labib received a bachelor of science in
civil engineering and an advanced degree
in structural engineering from Cairo
University, Egypt. He went on to earn a
masters degree in civil engineering from
the Polytechnic Institute of New York.
He was active in numerous professional
associations, including the American
Society of Civil Engineers, Society of
American Military Engineers, New
York Building Congress, Construction
Management Association, American
Public Transit Association, and
American Correctional Association.
Labib is survived by his wife,
Viola; son Mark and his wife, Nicole;
daughter Kristy; and grandchildren,
Zackary and Luke.
Riverso will serve as interim head of
the Buildings & Facilities Division.
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What’s New
New Addition Bolsters Bridge
and Highway Practice
STV’s Transportation & Infrastructure
Division continues to grow with
the launch of STV/Civil Structures,
created after the firm acquired Civil
Structures, Inc., a Dallas-based bridge
and highway design firm. The new
group is operating out of the Dallas/
Fort Worth Metroplex. Prior to being
acquired by STV, Civil Structures
served as the prime consultant on many
notable projects in the Dallas/Fort
Worth area for the Texas Department
of Transportation (TxDOT), including
the East First Street Bridge replacement
at Trinity River, the US-287 Heritage
Parkway Interchange, and various
on- and off-system bridge replacements
for the TxDOT Fort Worth and Dallas
Districts. The firm also provided design
and construction services on the Dallas
Fort Worth International Airport
People Mover and the DART program.
This acquisition allows STV to continue
its expansion of services in Texas after
opening the main Dallas office in 1997
to work on the Dallas Area Rapid
Transit (DART) light rail extension. In
the Houston office, which opened in
2004, STV has been providing engineering
and construction management
services for multiple projects ranging
from pipelines and pump stations to
automation and control systems.
Recognition for
Engineering Excellence
The American Council of Engineering
Companies (ACEC) has honored
STV’s engineering work for a diverse
group of projects in Massachusetts,
New York and South Carolina, demonstrating
the firm’s wide range of
services and capabilities.
As lead designer for the Greenbush
Line rail restoration project, STV
helped to bring back commuter rail
to Boston’s south shore, earning the
firm an ACEC Massachusetts 2010
Engineering Excellence Award. The
project was entered in the ACEC’s
national Engineering Excellence awards,
where it earned a National Finalist
Award. The Greenbush Line’s work
consisted of the restoration and reconstruction
of the out-service railroad
right-of-way, seven new stations, a
new signal and communication system,
18 bridges and a layover facility at the
end of the line in Greenbush, MA. The
newly restored line helped to improve
traffic congestion and pollution on the
Southeast Expressway in the Bay State.
STV earned a Platinum Engineering
Excellence Award in the special projects
category from ACEC’s New York
chapter for the firm’s work replacing a
unique stair structure at 183rd Street
and Tiebout Avenue in the Bronx, NY.
STV provided structural, civil/site,
wall and structure inspection for the
46-foot-tall, zigzagging steps, which
consist of a single-span connecting
the lower landing with the upper
landing without columns. The upper
level was constructed into the rock face
and cantilevered out to support the
spanning structure. The work was done
for the New York City Department of
4 Atlantic City Express Service (ACES)
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Design and Construction, and STV also
coordinated with the Art Commission
of the City of New York during design.
STV’s work on a new rail service
connecting New York City to Atlantic
City, NJ, earned the firm a Silver Award
in ACEC New York’s transportation
category. The Atlantic City Express
Service (ACES) features high-class
amenities such as leather seats, a private
lounge, and custom-designed food
and beverage kiosks. In a joint venture
of Caesars Atlantic City, Harrah’s
Resort Atlantic City and the Borgata
Hotel Casino and Spa, STV served as
project manager and worked with NJ
TRANSIT to upgrade eight multi-level
coach express trains.
In South Carolina, last summer’s highly
anticipated opening of the Fantasy
Harbour Bridge was heralded as a key
link to Myrtle Beach’s metropolitan
loop. At the time, it was the longest
spliced, post-tensioned concrete
I-girder bridge in the United States
at 330 feet in main span length. STV
was responsible for environmental
assessment, geotechnical documentation,
public involvement services,
right-of-way plans, and final roadway
and bridge plans to the South Carolina
Department of Transportation. The firm
earned a National Finalist Award from
ACEC National along with an Honor
Award in the transportation category
for ACEC South Carolina.
4 Stair Structure at
183rd Street & Tiebout Avenue
Photo © Julian Olivas/Air-To-Ground
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New Personnel
Dominick M.
Servedio, P.E.
Milo Riverso,
Ph.D., P.E.
Tony Melton, P.E.
Steve Pressler
Neil Carfagna
Servedio and Riverso
Play Key Roles in NYBC
Dominick M. Servedio, P.E., STV
chairman and chief executive officer,
has become chairman of the New York
Building Foundation, the philanthropic,
research and education arm of the
New York Building Congress (NYBC).
The building foundation serves the
industry and the community in part
through its financial support of existing
programs that recruit, educate, mentor
and inspire tomorrow’s design, construction
and real estate professionals.
Milo Riverso, Ph.D., P.E., STV
president, recently returned as a director
for the NYBC. The NYBC is a
membership organization that focuses
on advancing the design and construction
industry through economic and
infrastructure investment, job creation
and professional exchange. The group
promotes competence and productivity
in the workplace, with a special
emphasis on public service, teamwork
and partnership with government.
You can now follow STV on Twitter at STVGroup,
or become a fan of the firm on Facebook.
New Orlando Office
STV/Ralph Whitehead Associates has
opened a new office in Orlando, FL,
the heart of the Sunshine State’s central
region. The office is led by Tony
Melton, P.E., who serves as director of
central Florida operations. The office
focuses on transportation and roadway
projects, with potential clients
including the Florida Department of
Transportation, Florida’s Highway
Enterprise, the Orlando-Orange
County Expressway Authority, and
Florida Rail Enterprise. Orlando is
also expected to be the epicenter of
a proposed high-speed rail system in
the southeastern United States.
Melton has spent more than 26 years
in the transportation engineering
community, and the last 12 years in
the central Florida area. His experience
includes managing all phases
of multimillion-dollar projects in
design-bid-build and design-build.
STV/RWA currently has one other
Florida office in Jacksonville, about
150 miles away from the new Orlando
location at 121 South Orange Ave.
STV has made a number of new hires
recently that help expand the firm’s base
of experienced industry professionals:
Steve Pressler has joined STV as the
executive vice president and chief operating
offiecer of the firm’s Construction
Management Division. With more than
30 years of experience in the construction
industry, Pressler has been involved
with numerous large, complex construction
projects throughout the country.
These projects included major facilities
at the John F. Kennedy International
Airport in Queens, NY, such as the
1.2 million-square-foot renovation
of Terminal Four, among the largest
aviation terminals in the country, and
the construction of the new Terminal
One, a 660,000-square-foot facility on
two levels. He also served as principalin-charge
for a $1.8 billion headquarters
renovation for a confidential client in
New York.
Neil Carfagna has joined STV as
vice president of the human resources
department. Carfagna has more than
25 years of experience as a human
resources professional. He has provided
innovative and strategic leadership and
guidance for many Fortune 500-caliber
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Joseph North
Peter Pratt,
P.E., LEED ® AP
Randall Duncan,
LEED ® AP
Mark R. Nay,
AIA, NCARB
James Boice
companies. In addition, he has worked
alongside company presidents and chief
executive officers in instituting new
corporate strategies and integrating
new acquisitions. Prior to joining STV,
he was the chief human resources
officer for a national pharmacy benefit
management company, which he
helped shape into a dynamic, customerservice-focused
organization.
Joseph North has joined STV as a
vice president and project manager
for operations, safety and security in
the Transportation & Infrastructure
Division. Based out of the Newark, NJ,
office, he is taking the lead on several
projects, including the South Jersey
light rail project for the Delaware
River Port Authority and strategic
guidance for the Triangle Transit
Authority’s compliance with Federal
Railroad Administration regulations.
North has more than 34 years of public
and private sector experience in the
operations and maintenance of light
rail, commuter rail, bus operations and
paratransit systems, with a focus on
safety and security, customer service,
operations planning, service management,
system maintenance, labor
relations and financial management.
Peter Pratt, P.E., LEED® AP, has
joined STV as vice president and New
England regional manager for the firm’s
Buildings & Facilities Division. Based
in STV’s Boston office, Pratt has more
than 25 years of experience in project
management, financial oversight,
personnel management and business
development. Prior to joining STV,
Pratt was the director of architectural
and engineering services in Boston for
an international company that provided
clients with technical, professional
design and construction services.
Randall Duncan, LEED® AP, has
joined STV as vice president and
national program manager for the
Construction Management Division.
Duncan, who is based in the Los
Angeles office, has nearly three
decades of construction industry
experience in the education and aviation
industries in the United States and
abroad. He has worked in pre-planned
cities such as Yanbu Al-Sinaiyah in
Saudi Arabia. In addition, he served
as a principal-in-charge, program
director and launch manager for a
billion-dollar program management
and engineering services company.
Mark R. Nay, AIA, NCARB, has
joined STV as vice president and
Western regional manager for
the firm’s Buildings & Facilities
Division. Nay, who will also be based
in the Los Angeles office, has more
than 25 years experience in design
and management. His portfolio
includes higher educational facilities
including laboratories, performing
arts centers and residence halls. He
also has experience designing theater,
single-family residential buildings,
and comprehensive restaurant
systems and facilities design.
James Boice has joined STV as the
manager of transportation policy and
planning, based in the firm’s Stratford,
CT, office. Boice is a transportation
professional who worked with
the Connecticut Department of
Transportation for more than 30
years. Prior to joining STV, he
served as the deputy commissioner
of the Connecticut Department of
Transportation, to which he was
appointed by Connecticut Governor
M. Jodi Rell. Boice retired from this
position in June 2009.
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PRST. STD.
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