President
Paul J. Navarro, P.E
Professional Engineer
Mr. Navarro is the Principal-in-charge of the Navarro & Wright Project Staff and Senior Civil-Environmental Engineer responsible for quality control and management. He has managed numerous civil engineering related projects from conceptual design and surveying through construction. Mr. Navarro has over nineteen years of experience with design and management of civil engineering projects including streets/roadways, water distribution and treatment facilities, wastewater collection and treatment facilities and land development. He has been directly responsible for design and preparation of drawings and specifications for treatment plants, sewage collection systems and pumping stations, stormwater management facilities, flow-metering facilities, water mains and well supplies. Mr. Navarro is a professional engineer in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey and has served as primary contact for numerous public, private and institutional clients. Mr. Navarro has performed design and reviews for water distribution systems, sewage collection utilities, stormwater management systems and transportation facilities. He has conducted feasibility studies and prepared cost opinions and has provided construction services. These projects typically require surveying services, utility coordination, permitting and preparation of construction plans and specifications.
Vice President
Charles E. Wright
Mr. Wright is Vice President and Secretary of Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc. and has twenty-two years of experience in water, wastewater, stormwater and transportation projects including client contact and project management, design and preparation of contract document specifications and construction inspection for various civil engineering projects. He has been responsible for projects for private, public and commercial clients which include distribution systems, collection systems and pumping stations, metering facilities, water mains, well supplies, steel and concrete water storage facilities, reservoirs, annual water system inspections and follow-up reports, preparation of grant applications, construction and regulatory permits, designs and reviews for commercial and residential developments, various cost analyses, soil testing and preparation of environmental impact studies.
Deborah D. Foust, P.G.
Transportation Department Manager
Ms. Foust is a licensed Professional Geologist in Pennsylvania. She has 23 years of professional geological experience. Ms. Foust has compiled many geotechnical and environmental reports; performed drilling inspections throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey and South Carolina; administered drilling contracts; and is the primary Drilling Inspector Trainer. She is an approved Level 2 Drilling Inspector in Pennsylvania. In addition, she has trained countless Engineers, Geologists, and other non-professional employees for drilling inspection during the last 11 years. She also has the OSHA 40-hour Hazardous Waste Training Certification.
Edward B. Smith
Senior Environmental Specialist
Mr. Smith is a Senior Environmental Specialist and has over ten years of experience in this area. Mr. Smith has a background in performing Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) conducting Phase I and II ESA's. He has provided oversight as a Health and Safety Officer on hazardous waste sites, prepared Remedial Investigation Work Plans, Site Safety and Health Plans, Quality Control Plans, and Quality Assurance Project Plans. He is also proficient in preparation of Wetland Identification and Delineation Reports, Categorical Exclusion Evaluations, Environmental Assessments, and Environmental Impact Statements. Mr. Smith has coordinated with Federal, State, and local agencies to identify sensitive resources for protections and areas to exclude from concern. He is also experienced in inspections for environmental and geotechnical drilling for hazardous material sampling and structural design.
Gary Olson, P.L.S.
Senior Project Surveyor
Professional Land Surveyor
Mr. Olson has twenty-eight years of surveying and mapping experience. Field experience includes aerial mapping, property surveys, construction stakeouts, topographic surveys, route surveys, hydrographic surveys, and global positioning system-based surveys, construction supervision for piping structural and civil projects. Office experience includes design and drafting of subdivision plans, preparation of legal descriptions and completion of engineering calculations. Mr. Olson is responsible for supervision of the survey department and proposal coordination
Thomas W. Kimmel, P.L.S.
Project Survey Manager
Professional Land Surveyor
Mr. Kimmel has 41 years of experience in the surveying profession. Mr. Kimmel has held his P.L.S. registration in Pennsylvania since 1975. He is also registered in eight other states. Currently, Mr. Kimmel serves as Survey Manager. His responsibilities include preparing contracts, supervising survey operations and checking and sealing plans.
Jeffrey Geiss, P.L.S.
Survey Manager - Northern Region
Mr. Geiss is the Senior Survey Manager in our Towanda office, servicing the Northern Pennsylvania Region. He has over 30 years of boundary surveying and construction surveying experience. Jeff is experienced with local and state regulations for subdivisions, legal descriptions, ALTA surveys and topographical surveys with numerous utilities.
Mark D. Jones, P.E.
Senior Project Manager
Mr. Jones has over seventeen years experience in Engineering Design Projects. He serves as Senior Project Manager for the Land Development Group of Navarro & Wright Consulting Engineers, Inc. His experience includes the management and design of projects for interstate commercial retail, residential and institutional facilities and services for local municipalities.
Renee A. Szczepanski, P.E.
Senior Project Manager
Ms. Szczepanski's responsibilities include the design of wastewater collection systems and pumping stations as well as the design of land development and subdivision plans. Additionally, Ms. Szczepanski works closely with municipal officials to develop cost opinions for municipal projects, has designed telecommunication tower facilities for private and public entities and reviews, comments and approves construction shop drawings for an influent pump station. Ms. Szczepanski is well versed in project alternative analysis and cost estimating. Her experience spans over eighteen years of designing and managing a variety of projects in the private sector and government entities.