Principal / President
EDUCATION: Pennsylvania State University, B.S. Civil Engineering 1981
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: American Society of Civil Engineers
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
As President, Mr. Taylor is responsible for the overall administrative, financial, marketing and quality management functions of the firm. His thirty years of experience within the regulatory, consulting and industrial sectors provides a solid foundation for his role as a Principal in the firm.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Mr. Taylor has over thirty years of civil/environmental project and project management experience within the regulatory, consulting and industrial sectors. This experience includes employment as a regulator with the Allegheny County Health Department; conceptualization, estimating, grant writing, scheduling, design, procurement and surveillance of civil/environmental and public works projects while employed with two Consulting Engineering firms and; managing civil/environmental projects for Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Law and Environmental Affairs Division, from establishment of project goals through the investigative, design, construction and O&M phases. Specific areas of expertise include:
- Development of civil/environmental project goals and procedures to complete projects within budgetary and scheduling constraints,
- Management of in-house staff, consultants and contractors,
- Development of budgets, schedules and contract documents,
- Procurement of access agreements and permits,
- Design of water and wastewater treatment systems, solid and hazardous waste management facilities and erosion and sedimentation control facilities,
- Project quality management,
- Negotiating with regulatory agencies and third parties and presentations for public awareness and participation forums.