College Alumni

• Name:

  Michael P.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Construction/Program Manager > Principal Project Manager > Program Director

B.S. Building Sciences 1984 – Mike worked for Meta Associates before being acquired by Parsons in 2005. Currently, he works in the Nashville office for the Healthcare Sector of the Buildings division for Parsons Commercial Technology Group. He has worked on the following types of projects for the last 24 years: Healthcare, Education, Public Buildings, Military Housing, Sports Facilities, Industrial, Hospitality and Communications. Mike is an experienced Construction and Program Manager. Read more »

• Name:

  Joe J.

• Degree Category:

  Architecture

• Career Path:

  Drafter > Graduation > Project Architect > Sr. Architect

B.A. Architecture - Joe worked for Process Facilities for 5 years before being acquired by Parsons. Currently, he works in the Boston office for the Life Sciences division of Parsons Commercial Technology Group. He has worked on the following types of projects over the past 10 years: laboratories, pharmaceutical plants, office space, etc. Read more »

• Name:

  Greg M.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Co-op Student > Assoc. Engr > PE

B.S. Mechanical Engineering - Greg began his engineering career with Cal Poly's cooperative education program, working as an Associate Engineer for a medical device company in Irvine, CA. During his co-op experience, Greg designed, fabricated and tested automated machinery for a medical device production line. After graduation in June 2002, Greg worked as a mechanical engineer for a start-up company in San Diego, CA designing automated machinery for high speed manufacturing and assembly applications. Greg began his experience with Parsons in August, 2003 as an Associate Engineer in the Material Handling group for the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) where he designed specialized mechanical equipment for the safe destruction of chemical weapons stockpiled in Pueblo, CO. Greg has since moved to the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (BGCAPP) project where he has worked as an Engineer I and Engineer II developing engineering specifications and performing various engineering calculations including stress/deflection, hydraulic, and static/dynamic analysis for a variety of machine design applications. In March, 2006 Greg obtained his professional engineering license and currently provides engineering leadership to a team of drafters and designers in the development of chemical demilitarization equipment for the BGCAPP project. Read more »

• Name:

  Kai R.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Project Design Engineering > Cost Estimating > Engineering/Construction Management

B.S. Electrical Engineering - Kai has over 25 years of expertise in project design engineering, material takeoff and cost estimating, engineering management, field engineering, and construction management. He has guided engineering and construction groups meeting critical client objectives on all of the projects that he has been involved with. Projects have included Plasma Television screen fabricating, extreme power lasers, high-vacuum laser instrumentation environments, explosives testing, rocket launching, sewage and water treating, power generating, gas compressing, oil producing, vehicle inspecting, and world-wide travel. Read more »

• Name:

  Steve F.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Bachelors > Masters > Project Controls Engineer Specialist

B.S. Civil Engineering, M.B.A. General Management, E.I.T., LEED AP. Currently, Steve works at Parsons Corporation in the Federal Government Global Business Unit in Pasadena, California. Feng has an aggregate of 3 years direct technical experience in civil engineering design and project controls engineering working on various types of corporate assignments and projects. Questions pertaining to educational planning, career experiences and challenges, and career growth (technical vs. managerial path) are welcome. Read more »

• Name:

  Janine S.

• Degree Category:

  Business Administration, Human Resources

• Career Path:

  Graduation > Human Resources ECP > Grad Program Administrator

B.S. Business Administration (Emphasis in Human Resources) - Janine is an integral component of college relations and diversity recruiting. She is the Administrator for the Corporate Grad Program for Parsons' Early Career Professionals. This integrated Program provides resources that promote career development and networking among Parsons' young talent. Janine travels to local universities to recruit for internships and full-time positions, while enhancing relationships with target universities. In addition, she coordinates various diversity-related recruiting and outreach events such as Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) Conference, Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Conference (HENAAC), and annual conventions for National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE), Society of Women Engineers (SWE), etc. Read more »

• Name:

  Kelly S.

• Degree Category:

  Business Administration, Human Resources

• Career Path:

  Bachelors > Senior Human Resources Assistant > Associate Human Resources Representative > Grad Program Assistant

B.S. Business Administration – Kelly started at Parsons as her first job after she graduated from college in Human Resources. She has worked in different aspects of Human Resources including processing employees to go to Iraq and Russia and the records department and is now the Assistant to the Grad Program. Read more »

• Name:

  Janelle B.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Technical Aide > Associate Engineer > Engineer I > Engineer II

Janelle’s very first job took her to Pasadena to work for Parsons. She began working on Compliance and Pollution Prevention projects for the Air Force, and then moved to Site Investigation and Remediation Planning for the Los Angeles Unified School District. During her time at Parsons she has diversified her skills and knowledge by working for different sectors, divisions, and GBUs. Currently she works in the Denver office and is a Technical Lead for the Formerly Used Defense Site (FUDS) Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) Site Inspections (SI) Project. Read more »

• Name:

  Tim W.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Environmental Site Assessment > Remediation Studies > Environmental Engineering

B.S. General Engineering - Tim has extensive Phase I and II environmental site assessment, remedial investigation/feasibility study, remedial action plans, design, construction, remediation operations, and project management experience for sites with chlorinated solvents, heavy metals, and other impacts. He is currently serving as the Deputy Program Manager for the Los Angeles Unified School District environmental assessment and cleanup program. Tim also serves as the manager of the Western Region Environmental Engineering and Geosciences Practice Group, a network of over 80 people in Parsons. Tim also holds a Master of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from Loyola Marymount University. Read more »

• Name:

  Darren H.

• Degree Category:

  Environmental Sciences

• Career Path:

  Environmental Science > Chemical Weapons Disposal > Occupational Safety Management > Industrial Hygiene Manager

B.S. Environmental Science, University of Kansas, M.S. Occupational Safety Management, Indiana State University, Darren has 14 years of work xperience in the fields of environmental, safety, and industrial hygiene. He currently works on a heavy construction project (Salt Waste Processing Facility) in Aiken, SC as the industrial hygiene manager where he is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance with Department of Energy and OSHA health and safety regulations. Previous projects worked include multiple chemical weapons disposal facilities, air force base operations, and construction where his primary responsibilities were implementing and overseeing environmental health & safety programs. He has attained both the Certified Industrial Hygienist and Certified Safety Professional national board certifications and is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. Read more »

• Name:

  James B.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Intern > Masters > Engineer I > Doctorate > Engineer II

B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering & Doctorate in Civil Engineering from École Polyechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland – Jim is a structural engineer based in the Washington D.C. office working within the Bridge and Tunnel Division of Parsons Transportation Group (PTG). He has worked on a number of suspension and long span bridges in fields of fabrication review, constructability analysis, emergency retrofit, explosive loading analysis, local member stability analysis and instrumentation based inspection and monitoring. Jim is currently applying his infrastructure management and risk assessment doctoral research experience to develop improved field monitoring instrumentation and analytical assessment approaches to formulate cost effective infrastructure management and retrofit activities. Read more »

• Name:

  Paul B.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Tech Dir in Iraq > Program Mgr > Design Practice Mgr

M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering - Paul has been with Parsons for 9 years and has over 18 years of experience in project management, design and construction. He is currently serving as the Exxon Mobil Program Manager and Boston Design Practice Manager. He has recently served as the Technical Director for the 125 acre, $23 million design/build, state of art landfill project in Baghdad, Iraq as well as a 4,000 foot long, 50 foot deep soil bentonite cut-off wall constructed using slurry techniques in New York. Read more »

• Name:

  Mariah H.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Graduated > ECP > Engineer I

B.S. Chemical Engineering with Biological Emphasis - Mariah has been with Parsons for less than a year and is a part of the Environmental Remediation Group located in the Washington D.C. office. She is currently working on the Spring Valley Federally Used Defense Site that is a $4 million/year contract with the US Army Core of Engineers for the past 10 years. Other projects include the Huntsville Revision of Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) Technical Guidance and the VA Hospital in Orlando. Read more »

• Name:

  Shannon O.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Intern > Graduated > ECP > Asso. Engineer > Engineer I

B.S. Environmental Engineering - Shannon interned with Parsons in the Boston office over the summer after her junior year of college. She has been working as an associate engineer at the Pasadena office since she graduated in June 2008. Shannon currently works on environmental compliance and remedial investigation and design projects for Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the Los Angeles Unified School District. Read more »

• Name:

  Thaddeus W

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  BS Civil & Environmental > Jr. Engineer > Design Engineer on BART

Thaddeus Wozniak, '06, B.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering - With 3 years of engineering experience. Thaddeus is one of the many Early Career Professionals at Parsons. Working in the Road and Highway Division of Parsons Transportation Group (PTG), Thaddeus gains exposure to many aspects of infrastructure design and construction, ranging from roadways to structures to utilities. Thaddeus currently uses the diverse skills and knowledge acquired while at MIT, both in the classroom and through membership in a FSILG, as a design engineer on the BART Earthquake Safety Program. His focus is civil site reconstruction and utility relocations. Read more »

• Name:

  Natalie G.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Graduation > ECP > Engineer I

B.S. Management Engineering, Specializing in Environmental Studies - Natalie is a Project Engineer in the Parsons Fairfax, VA office. Her experience began in Parsons Infrastructure and Technology where she worked on various US EPA projects. Now with Parsons Water and Infrastructure her experience includes evaluation, design and construction of wastewater facility facilities. Read more »

• Name:

  Ashish G.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Business Owner > Project Engineer > PM

M.S. Construction Management - Ashish is a Project Manager with expertise in HealthCare Construction Management. He has worked closely with OSHPD, theofficial agency that enforces California Building Standards for Hospitals in California. He specializes in coordinating with OSHPD on Deferred Submittal Approvals, Medical Equipment Installation, and implementing SB1953 Seismic Retrofit Program. Currently he is coordinating the construction phase of Port of Long Beach's first LEED Certified Building. Read more »

• Name:

  Bruce S.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Environmental Engr > Process Engr > PM > Process/Integ. Mgr > VP

B.S. Civil Engineering - Bruce has over 25 years of experience including engineering, design coordination, task and project management, and construction of US Department of Energy Facilities and industrial and municipal waste treatment projects. As a Process Engineer, his design experience has included areas of hydraulic design, systems design, equipment selection, material handling, and permitting. As a Project Manager his experience encompasses managing all aspects, technical and contractual, of various types of projects ranging in constructed value from $2 through $150 million. As Vice President & Program Manager in Pasadena, CA, Bruce is currently responsible for the studies, Title II design and Title III design support for the DOE National Ignition Facility with a constructed value of $3.5 billion, which is the latest in a series of high powered laser facilities for research in inertial confinement fusion and to support verification in the United States Stockpile Stewardship Program at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Read more »

• Name:

  Sajid I.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Construction Support > Trans. System Design > PM

M.S. Civil Engineering - Sajid is a Project Manager/Principal Engineer with 20 years experience working on transportation projects including feasibility studies, preliminary and final design, construction support services, transportation systems management (TSM) study. These projects have required close coordination with a full range of utility companies, railroad and roadway operating agencies, including Amtrak, NJ Transit, MTA New York City Transit. Read more »

• Name:

  William P.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Remedial System Design > Treatability Testing > PM

B.S. Civil Engineering; M.S. Environmental Engineering - Bill is responsible for characterizing hazardous wastes sites, evaluating remedial alternatives, designing remedial actions, and overseeing remedial action implementation including the operation, maintenance, and monitoring of remediation systems. He uses statistical analyses and a risk-based approach to determine the need for and appropriate level of remediation. His experience also includes site characterization, bench- and pilot-scale treatability testing, design and installation of remediation systems, system startup, operation and maintenance (O&M) support, and cost estimating. Bill received his B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1992 from Purdue University. Read more »

• Name:

  BO H.

• Degree Category:

  Business Administration, Marketing/Communications

• Career Path:

  Intern > Assoc. Graphic Designer > Lead Graphic Designer > Sr. Graphic Designer

M.B.A. Marketing - BO is the Visual Communications Manager for our Commercial Technology Global Business Unit. He has nearly a decade of experience indesign, marketing, communications, operations, and information technology. He and his department have worked on thousands of marketing efforts used around the world to successfully promote Parsons and win new projects. Read more »

• Name:

  Christopher R.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  US Marine > Engr Asst > Project Environmental Engr > PM

B.S. Environmental Engineering - Chris is an environmental engineer with experience in surface water, sediment and aquatic biological sampling, environmental assessments and baseline surveys, stormwater retention design, remediation design and supervision, coordinating and conducting field tasks; and producing technical reports and presentations. Technical skills attained include proficiency in CAD, GIS, GPS and most Microsoft applications; project scoping, budgeting and scheduling. He currently works for our Water Resources Group in Austin, TX. Read more »

• Name:

  John G.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  EIT > PE > Engineering Manager

B.S. Chemical Engineering - John has been at Parsons for 27 years. He worked for Parsons for 17 years, then left and worked at Process Facilities Inc.for 7 years to gain some pharmaceutical experience before being acquired by Parsons. Currently, John works in the Boston office for the Life Sciences Division of Parsons Commercial Technology Group. He has an extensive background in bulk pharmaceutical and pilot plant process design. His specialty is in leading multi-engineer teams through design, construction, support, and start-up of process chemical, pharmaceutical, and biologics facilities. Read more »

• Name:

  Craig R.

• Degree Category:

  Landscape Architecture

• Career Path:

  Registered Landscape Architect > Sr. Architect

B.S. Landscape Architecture - Craig is our Landscape Architect in Buffalo, NY. He is currently responsible for site planning and landscape architectural design for projects within Western New York, and the Eastern Regional offices of Parsons Transportation Group. He has over 8 years of experience in performing duties for parks, commercial, urban, residential, waterfront projects, and educational and state facilities. Read more »

• Name:

  Holly K.

• Degree Category:

  Liberal Arts

• Career Path:

  Business Development > Marketing Manager > Sr. Sourcer

B.S. Adult Development and Aging - Holly is a senior sourcing specialist in our corporate human resources group and identifies candidates to work on Parsons' federal, water, and construction projects. She has also been the communication and marketing lead for our federal group, and a business development manager for Parsons' environmental services for commercial and municipal clients. Holly was also the liaison with the publisher of our corporate history book, The Story of Parsons Corporation. She has been with Parsons since 2002. Read more »

• Name:

  Penny M.

• Degree Category:

  Environmental Sciences

• Career Path:

  Geologist > Lead Tech Writer > PM/Technical Director

B.S. Environmental Resource Management - Penny has been with Parsons for more than 18 years and is currently a Project Manager in Fairfax, VA. Her professional experience includes wastewater, solid waste and hazardous waste management, treatment, reuse and disposal. With a personal emphasis on recycling and reuse, she has developed regulations, management plans, opportunity assessments, environmental impact statements and market analyses related to waste management. In addition to environmental work, Penny has performed program management assistance for major telecommunications clients and Department of Defense clients. For the last seven years she has been performing condition assessments for federal clients and supporting the US Navy's housing initiatives. Read more »

• Name:

  Ayman S.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  EIT > PE > Supervising Engineer

M.S.; Ph.D. Structural Engineering - Ayman is an Engineer for our Bridge and Tunnel Division. During the conduct of several projects at both Buffalo and Boston, Ayman has gained a great experience in the area of inelastic behavior of structures. He was also involved in structural component testing, structural monitoring and instrumentation, structural evaluation and rehabilitation, nonlinear static pushover analysis, probabilistic damage assessment and Fragility analysis of structures and seismic evaluation of existing structures. Ayman’s current project involves the seismic evaluation of the Queensboro bridge. Read more »

• Name:

  Raoul I.

• Degree Category:

  Business Administration

• Career Path:

  PE > CM/PM > Regional Program Manager

M.S. Management - Raoul is currently Regional Program Manager for the Eastern Region on the Technical Support Services Contract (TSSC) for the FederalAviation Administration (FAA). The four-year, $481 million contract contains two three-year options, which would total $1.25 billion for the ten-year effort. Prior to assignment on this high profile project, Raoul was the Parsons National Program Manager for Edison Schools, Inc where he managed a number of project managers and personally oversaw the construction of two high profile schools in New York and Pennsylvania. Read more »

• Name:

  William P.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Remedial System Design > Treatability Testing > PM

B.S. Civil Engineering; M.S. Environmental Engineering - Bill is responsible for characterizing hazardous wastes sites, evaluating remedial alternatives, designing remedial actions, and overseeing remedial action implementation including the operation, maintenance, and monitoring of remediation systems. He uses statistical analyses and a risk-based approach to determine the need for and appropriate level of remediation. His experience also includes site characterization, bench- and pilot-scale treatability testing, design and installation of remediation systems, system startup, operation and maintenance (O&M) support, and cost estimating. Bill received his B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1992 from Purdue University. Read more »

• Name:

  Robert M.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  EIT > Reg. Civil Engr > PE > Chief Structural Engineer

B.S.; M.S. Civil Engineering - Robert is a Chief Structural Engineer for our Transportation Group in Chicago, IL, with experience in continuous and simple span bridge design, encompassing steel composite, pre-stressed concrete I-beam, concrete arch, and post-tensioned box construction.  Projects include the design of 20 bridges for the M-6 Grand Rapids South Beltline, and the design of piers with pile-supported waterline footings for the Surabaya Madura Bridge in Indonesia (4,324-foot bridge of cantilever segmental construction). Read more »

• Name:

  Eric A.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  CM > Project Controls > PM > Sr. Architect

Associate of Engineering, Architectural Engineering Technology - Eric is a Registered Architect and Certified Construction Manager plus being a state licensed electrical contractor, currently involved in Facility Condition Assessment and Facility Asset Management. Eric was the owner's representative Construction Manager for the Apollo/Saturn V Center at the Kennedy Space Center as well as a project manager for the $600M+ K-12 school expansion program in Orange County (Orlando), Florida. Read more »

• Name:

  Charles T.

• Degree Category:

  International Relations

• Career Path:

  Financial Investment > Operations > International Relations

B.A. International Relations; M.A. International Policy Studies - Charles has 10 years of financial investment, transaction and operations experience.He has worked for private equity investors, startup enterprises and medium-size operating companies in emerging markets, telecommunications and engineering services. He has led capital raising transactions, due diligence processes, strategic analyses, business planning and the spin-out and daily operations of a global business unit finance group. He holds the CFA Designation and Masters and Bachelors degrees from Stanford University and sits on the Board of Directors of The CFA Society of Los Angeles and the Union Station Foundation, a non-profit homeless services organization. He is a published author on international relations and currently completing his Masters of Business Administration at the Wharton School. Read more »

• Name:

  Chukwuma U.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Transit Projects > Rail Studies

M.S. Civil Engineering - Chukwuma is a Senior Project Manager at Parsons Transportation Group's San Francisco office. He is primarily engaged in the planning and design of rail public transit projects. Projects that Chukwuma has helped shape include several BART extensions including San Francisco Airport line, light rail lines in San Francisco, Sacramento and San Diego, as well as commuter rail stations and high speed rail studies in the San Francisco Bay Area. Chukwuma also holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Brown University ('84) and is a Registered Professional Engineer in California. He has worked with Parsons since 1995. Read more »

• Name:

  Philip L.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  US Army > PM > Chem Demil in Russia > PM for FAA

B.S. Industrial Engineering; M.S. Engineering Management - Phil is a Project Manager in Huntsville, AL., and has been with Parsons for almost a year. He has 27 years experience as a Project Manager with the Government on projects including military ranges modernization, US chemical weapons disposal program, Russian chemical weapons disposal program, and the missile defense program. He also served in the US Army with 30 years of service on active duty and the Reserve with many assignments of leadership. His present position with Parsons is the Project Manager for the Automated Flight Service Stations project in support to the FAA. Read more »

• Name:

  Melissa D.

• Degree Category:

  Human Resources

• Career Path:

  Staffing > HR > Division HR Manager

M.A. Organizational Management - Melissa is a Division HR Manager in the Charlotte, NC office where she is responsible for human resources strategy and planning for the Technology Division. Prior to moving to Charlotte, NC in 2008, Melissa worked for Parsons in Washington, DC for four years on the TSSC-III Program with the Federal Aviation Administration. She received her Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification in 2006, and her bachelors degree in Development and Psychology from Appalachian State University (1999). Read more »

• Name:

  Paul R.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Project Engineer > Project Manager > Program Manager > Client Sponsor

B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Cincinnati, MBA, University of Leicester, England - Paul has been with Parsons for 18 years working on environmental projects while living in Los Angeles, Oakland and Houston. After moving to Washington DC 7 years ago, Paul led project studies for commercial and healthcare projects in Iraq, Las Vegas, Orlando and Dubai. Recently, Paul has led our munitions recovery work at Spring Valley, Washington, DC. Read more »

• Name:

  Joe M.

• Degree Category:

  Architecture

• Career Path:

  Design > Technical Specialist > Field Project Manager

After graduation from UT in 1993 with a degree in architecture, Joe took a position at John Graham Associates in Seattle Washington which was later purchased by DLR Group, a national A&E firm. He worked on the design side for 4 years before switching to Project and Construction management on the owners representation side. Currently, Joe works out of Parsons’ San Francisco office. and primarily does Program and Project Management for K-12 and Higher Education school districts in the Bay Area. He remembers his last interview with Parsons. A statement was made that he carries with him to this day: “At Parsons we not only want good references from our clients but also from the architects, contractors and anyone else involved on the project.” Joe states that this is a cultural belief not always put forward at other firms. Read more »

• Name:

  Ayman S.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  EIT > PE > Supervising Engineer

M.S.; Ph.D. Structural Engineering - Ayman is an Engineer for our Bridge and Tunnel Division. During the conduct of several projects at both Buffalo and Boston, Ayman has gained a great experience in the area of inelastic behavior of structures. He was also involved in structural component testing, structural monitoring and instrumentation, structural evaluation and rehabilitation, nonlinear static pushover analysis, probabilistic damage assessment and Fragility analysis of structures and seismic evaluation of existing structures. Ayman’s current project involves the seismic evaluation of the Queensboro bridge. Read more »

• Name:

  Jon K.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering, Physical Sciences

• Career Path:

  Registered Civil Engr/Geologist > Engineering Manager

B.A. Geology; M.S. Civil-Geotechnical Engineering - Jon has over 20 years of experience in planning, investigation, analysis, design, and constructionof foundations, pipelines, excavations, dams, tunnels, and underground projects. His experience includes earthwork analysis for heavy construction projects, preparation of plans, specifications, and cost estimates for construction, providing geotechnical recommendations, and the static and seismic analyses and design for foundations, pipelines, dams, tunnels and underground openings. He was involved in the planning, investigation, design, cost estimation, and/or construction of over 80 tunnel and underground projects (19 in soft ground, 55 in weak to hard rock, 10 small diameter pipe jacking/microtunneling) and two dozen large diameter cut and cover pipeline projects. Read more »

• Name:

  Robert S.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  PE > PM > Vice President

B.S.; M.S. Civil Engineering - Robert currently manages the San Diego office and is responsible for civil and transportation planning and design projects, quality assurance programs, and project scheduling. His experience of over 25 years includes studies, concept plans, roadway designs, project management and construction management. Robert began his career with Parsons in 1990 and his major assignments have included: Project Manager for the final design of SR 125 In San Diego, Project Manager for two light rail extensions - Mission Valley East and Old Town LRT and Preliminary Engineering and preparation of a Final EIS for MTDB's Mid-Coast LRT extension cover pipeline projects. Read more »

• Name:

  Iraj B.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Lead Engineer > Senior Engineering Manager > PM > Senior Supervising Engineer > Senior Project Manager > Principal Project Manager

B.S.; M.S. Electrical Engineering - Iraj came to Parsons Electrical Engineering Section after working for another company for 9 years. He started s a Lead Electrical Engineer and worked up to the Electrical Section Manager , a position he held for 5 years. Recently, he has been working mainly as an Engineering Manager or Project Manager on a variety of assignments including Federal Government (DOD, DOE, and FAA), VA Hospital, Los Angeles Unified school District, Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Chem Demil Projects, and many smaller projects in between. He has travelled and worked in many US locations, such as Maryland, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington and has also worked in Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, and Canada. Read more »

• Name:

  Yolanda S.

• Degree Category:

  Business Administration

• Career Path:

  Bachelors > Assistant Director-> Recruiter > Client Service coordinator > MBA > Team Leader, HR Special Projects

Yolanda has been with Parsons for less than a year. Her role involves supporting new initiatives and managing special projects for the Corporate Human Resources group in Pasadena. So far, she has been involved with projects such as: the semi-annual HR dashboard, the employee engagement survey, and corporate diversity metrics. Read more »

• Name:

  Gregory B.

• Degree Category:

  Planning

• Career Path:

  Peace Corps, NGO Country Director > Independent Consultant > United Nations Programme Officer > Parsons > Senior Urban Planner, UAE

M.A. Urban Planning - Greg's international assignments over a 20-year period include a number of important development projects in the Middle East, Caribbean, Central Asia (CIS), South and Southeast Asia, and Pacific islands countries, including reconstruction projects and resettlement of refugees and IDP's in countries during conflict, i.e., Cambodia and Iraq. His time with Parsons for 10+ years and with external organizations has lead to assignments in 20 countries with experience as a Senior Policy Advisor, Team Leader, Country Director, and Consultant advising senior level government officials on social policy, urban and regional planning, and capacity building to address economic development and improving quality of life in under-developed countries. experience in international planning. He has worked in a number of important development projects in the United States, Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Pacific islands countries, and in the Middle East. He has demonstrated a mastery of both technical and project management aspects of multi-disciplinary and multi-sectoral projects for urban development activities and health sector programs. Read more »

• Name:

  Sandra S.

• Degree Category:

  Liberal Arts

• Career Path:

  Stock Broker > Operations Analyst > Field Office Administrator

B.A. Psychology - After a successful stint in sales and as a stockbroker while living in the Midwest, Sandy's career brought her home to Southern California and to Parsons, where she has served as Operations Coordinator & Budget Analyst for our Infrastructure & Technology Group. She designed, implemented and maintains a departmental billing system which increased from $122K before she was hired to more than $900K in 2002. She has monitored expenses and prepared status reports on several large corporate capital improvement projects, and has drafted budgets and designed monthly cost analyses for a $12M operating budget. Read more »

• Name:

  Yolanda S.

• Degree Category:

  Business Administration

• Career Path:

  Bachelors > Assistant Director-> Recruiter > Client Service coordinator > MBA > Team Leader, HR Special Projects

Yolanda has been with Parsons for less than a year. Her role involves supporting new initiatives and managing special projects for the Corporate Human Resources group in Pasadena. So far, she has been involved with projects such as: the semi-annual HR dashboard, the employee engagement survey, and corporate diversity metrics. Read more »

• Name:

  Roger B.

• Degree Category:

  Finance

• Career Path:

  Graduated > ECP > Sr. Accountant

B.S. Finance - Currently, Roger is a Senior Accountant within Parsons Constructors Inc. He is working on a variety of tasks including maintaining budgets and project forecast, providing all documentation to fulfill corporate requirements, assisting in preparing the monthly billings to our various clients and working with procurement to establish and verify subcontract work. Roger began his employment with Parsons in 2006 as an overhead Accountant for the ESS and Chem Demil divisions of Parsons Infrastructure & Technology. After a brief period, he transitioned to an Associate Project Controls Engineer on the USPS contract within PI&T as he budgeted new revenue and worked with project managers to forecast remaining cost and schedule requirements to complete the work on time and within budget. He also worked as a liaison between the project managers and other support groups (such as procurement, finance, billing, etc.) whenever questions in the field arose. Read more »

• Name:

  Elaine D.

• Degree Category:

  Landscape Architecture

• Career Path:

  Master Gardener > Project Planner > Landscape Architect

BLAE Landscape Architecture - Elaine works as a Landscape Architect in the Parsons Infrastructure and Technology group Installations and Environment Division in Norfolk, Virginia. She is a Master Gardener in Maryland and Virginia. She works with planners on a variety of Military projects around the world. Designing master plans and developing Global Shore Infrastructure Plans as well as Regional Infrastructure Plans consume the majority of any given day. She started out of college working for engineering/planning firms in Jacksonville Florida and worked several big projects. Moving on  to the State of Florida in Tallahassee, she worked for the Department of Parks and Recreation Division of Environmental Protection where she and another LA checked every park property and plan for compliance and design improvements. Parsons found Elaine and she is really happy to be here. Read more »

• Name:

  James E.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  PE > Design > Project Management

B.S. Civil Engineering - Jim is a Project Engineer in Miami, FL. He has over 14 years of design experience on minor and major roadways as well as light rail transit systems. He has been Project Manager responsible for the initial project setup through final design on several highway design projects. Projects include: Project Manager responsible for final design of SR 809/Military Trail Project and Singer Island 3R Project in Palm Beach County, FL; Project Manager responsible for final design and PD&E re-evaluation of SR 869/S.W. 10th Street Project in Broward County, FL. Project Engineer responsible for development of light rail track alignment for Ybor City Trolley system in Tampa, FL, METRO Light Rail Study in Austin, TX, Charlotte Light Rail Design in Charlotte, NC, and Central Area Circulator Project in Chicago, IL. Read more »

• Name:

  Jeremy W.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Graduated > ECP > Associate Engineer

B.S. Civil Engineering - Jeremy is currently an Associate Engineer in the Parsons Transportation Group. Though a recent graduate, he is a registered EIT and comes with several years of internship and research experience in the areas of Traffic Engineering and Roadway Design. His project experience thus far consists mainly of Transportation Improvement Projects and Pedestrian Improvement Projects. His day to day tasks involve engineering design and CADD. He is located in the DC Metro Region in the Fairfax Office. Read more »

• Name:

  Mariely B.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Bachelors > Aircraft Manufacturing > Associate Engineer > Engineer I > Engineer II

B.S. Mechanical Engineering – Mariely worked in aircraft manufacturing for 3 years before being acquired by Parsons. Currently, she works in the Jacksonville, FL office for the Everglades Partners Joint Venture; a joint venture between Parsons and PBS&J providing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with program and project management support for their Everglades restoration projects. This effort is under Parsons’ Infrastructure and Technology Group and Installations and Environment Division. Read more »

• Name:

  Linlin H.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Structural Engineer > Bridge Design and Analysis

Ph.D. Civil Engineering - Linlin is a structural engineer of Transportation Group in San Francisco Office. Her experience includes computational finite element analysis, construction administration, and design experience in various types of structures using different types of materials, including reinforced masonry, wood, concrete, and structural steel, fiber reinforced polymer (FRP). She has six publications in the area of linear hydroelasticity for Fluid-Structure interaction. Currently she is specialized in Bridge design and analysis. Read more »

• Name:

  Darren H.

• Degree Category:

  Environmental Sciences

• Career Path:

  Environmental Science > Chemical Weapons Disposal > Occupational Safety Management > Industrial Hygiene Manager

B.S. Environmental Science, University of Kansas, M.S. Occupational Safety Management, Indiana State University, Darren has 14 years of work xperience in the fields of environmental, safety, and industrial hygiene. He currently works on a heavy construction project (Salt Waste Processing Facility) in Aiken, SC as the industrial hygiene manager where he is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance with Department of Energy and OSHA health and safety regulations. Previous projects worked include multiple chemical weapons disposal facilities, air force base operations, and construction where his primary responsibilities were implementing and overseeing environmental health & safety programs. He has attained both the Certified Industrial Hygienist and Certified Safety Professional national board certifications and is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association. Read more »

• Name:

  Joshua W.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  EIT > PE > Sr. Supervising Engineer

B.S. Civil Engineering - Josh is a civil engineer with 9 years of experience in transportation planning, preliminary engineering and final design. While focusing on preliminary engineering, Josh’s knowledge of the planning process and final design ensures that he develops designs that respond to the project’s purpose and need, are technically feasible, minimize impacts to the surrounding environment, and are responsive to public comment. In addition to his engineering and planning duties he manages the CADD and GIS efforts of the Fairfax, Virginia office. Read more »

• Name:

  David B.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Site Evaluation > PE > Technical Director > PM

B.S.; M.S. Civil/Environmental Engineering - David is a Project Manager and Senior Environmental Engineer with nearly 30 years of experience in environmental analysis of remedial alternatives, feasibility evaluations and site remediation. He has worked to formulate and implement on-land and in-water remedies for over 50 different contaminated sites. Mr. Babcock is based in the Syracuse, NY office. Read more »

• Name:

  Elizabeth B.

• Degree Category:

  Liberal Arts

• Career Path:

  Bachelors > Trade Publications Editor > Senior Technical Writer/Editor

B.A. English – Liz worked as a trade publications editor in the A/E/C industry for four years before joining Parsons. Currently, she manages technicalwriting within Parsons Transportation Group’s business development division. Based out of the Chicago office, Liz is primarily responsible for providing writing and editing services for proposal and marketing deliverables. Read more »

• Name:

  Leo M.

• Degree Category:

  Biological Sciences

• Career Path:

  Environmental Consulting > Demilitarization > BD Manager

Ph.D. Biology - Leo attended the University of Notre Dame after receiving a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada. His doctoral research was funded by the Atomic Energy Commission (predecessor of the Department of Energy) and the NASA, and was conducted at the University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center (UNDERC) in northern Wisconsin. His work involved analysis of nutrient cycling in bog lakes and its impact on phytoplankton and zooplankton in these unique lakes. His 30+ years in the environmental consulting field has included exciting biological and engineering challenges, including environmental and engineering assessment activities for the US Air Force, the Department of Energy, US Coast Guard, US Army, and many other federal agencies. His recent work involves research and development activities for the detection of unexploded ordnance, and work for the US Army Corps of Engineers at US Army installations across the country. Read more »

• Name:

  Rick C.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Registered Architect > Project Manager > Regional Manager

M.S. Environmental Engineering - Rick is a Registered Architect and Principle Project Manager with over 25 years experience in design and constructionprogram management. Projects have included hotels, prisons, hospitals, schools, chemical processing plants and research facilities for both private and government sector clients. Rick's current assignment is Western Regional Manager for the United States Postal Service program in Denver, CO. Read more »

• Name:

  Farzin T.

• Degree Category:

  Architecture

• Career Path:

  Urban Planning > Supervising Architect

B.S. Architecture - Farzin is a Supervising Senior Architect, in Pasadena, CA. He has over 18 years of architectural experience, including transportation, urban planning, theme park and entertainment, high-rise commercial, residential, hospitality, healthcare, industrial and warehousing, education, correctional facilities, executive interiors and space planning, retail and food establishment, shopping centers, airport, petrochemical, and defense contractor work. Projects include: coordination & design of Discovery World Theme Park (a 32 acre theme park) in Tai-ching, Taiwan; redesign of SK Tower (a 36-story high-rise corporate office headquarters building for a major Korean oil company) in Seoul, Korea; the design and design development of Hawiyah Producing and Infrastructure Facilities (large 2 story administration building) in Saudi Arabia and design development of $600,000,000 Newport chemical destruction facility, as well as many other complex and creative projects. Read more »

• Name:

  Masoud S.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  PhD > Consulting Engineer > Project Engineer > Engineer II

M.S.; Ph.D. Civil/Environmental Engineering - Masoud is currently a process/project engineer working for Parsons Water & Infrastructure group in Pasadena, CA. He has several years of expertise in wastewater treatment facilities design, project management and construction. Working as a project engineer for the Tulare industrial wastewater treatment plant expansion and Banning water reclamation facility, Masoud is considered a unique asset contributing to the success of the project and ensuring that the project is delivered in a timely manner. He also has extensive research experience in integrated biotechnologies for water/wastewater treatment, design and upscaling integrated processes for water application, biodegradation of hazardous wastes and biofiltration of contaminated gas streams. Read more »

• Name:

  Richard W.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Engineer > PE > Engr Mgr > Program Mgr > Corporate Mgr Operations

B.S. Mechanical Engineering - Rick has over 34 years of experience in project management, engineering design, and construction management for unique, complex, and high-technology programs, all with Parsons. He has extensive background in processing and handling of chemical and nuclear materials, design and construction of process equipment and facilities involving remote or automated systems, waste treatment, and environmental protection. Rick is the author of more than a dozen publications, including current management topics such as design-build and turnkey remediation. He has extensive experience in the integration and facilitization of complex equipment and systems, and in the management of large diverse design programs and multiple concurrent design projects. Rick is currently Vice President and Corporate Manager of Operations Systems, and is a registered professional engineer in California, Colorado, and South Carolina. Read more »

• Name:

  Elliott M.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Structural Engineer > PE > Supervising Engineer

B.S.; M.S. Civil Engineering - Elliot is a Project Manager with more than 18 years of experience with bridge, rail, transit, highway and health facility projects. Currently Elliot is the Program Manager for facility renovation projects at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. He is involved with the design and construction management of health research facilities including laboratories and vivariums. Read more »

• Name:

  Marcel D.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Environmental Engr > PM > Technical Director

M.S. Environmental Engineering - Marcel began his career with Parsons in 1996. He has over 8 years experience in environmental projects including treatment of water and wastewater; sewer system design, landfill design; hazardous waste management; environmental studies; watershed studies; and construction. He is experienced and proficient with computers including GIS, AutoCAD, HYDRA, water quality-modeling software, Avenue script, and process control logic programming. Marcel is the current project manager for a Water and Wastewater Master Plan for Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. He has done extensive work in Latin America and along the U.S. Mexico Border. Another project is the Indian Reservation of Khanawake, Ontario Canada, developing a pilot SCADA system with the primary objectives being providing reliable process control infrastructure for critical process units. Read more »

• Name:

  Daniel P.

• Degree Category:

  Environmental Sciences

• Career Path:

  Environmental Analysis > Planner > Deputy PM > PM

B.A. Environmental Science and Policy - Dan is a Principal Planner and Project Manager in the Cincinnati, Ohio office, where he is responsible for client and project development for the Transportation Group in Ohio as well as managing transportation and environmental planning studies throughout the Midwest. He has 11 years of experience in large-scale transportation planning projects for highways, bridges and transit systems, conducting alternatives analysis, land use and socioeconomic studies, and public outreach efforts. Prior to moving to Cincinnati in 2006, he worked for Parsons in New York City for five years and Fairfax, Virginia for three years. He also received a masters degree in Urban and Environmental Planning from the University of Virginia (2003) and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners. Read more »

• Name:

  Robert J.

• Degree Category:

  Business Administration

• Career Path:

  Business Development > General Management > Operations Mgr

M.B.A. - Rob is an operations manager for our Infrastructure & Technology Group, with 24 years of experience in finance, general management and business development on projects from California to Baghdad. Rob has worked on projects as wide-ranging as television stations, hydropower plants, water infrastructure and even waste-to-energy plants. Rob has a liberal-arts undergraduate degree from Northwestern, pointing up the fact that Parsons seeks people from diverse backgrounds, not just those with engineering degrees. Read more »

• Name:

  Lawrence W.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Traffic Engr > Signal Design > Transportation Planner

B.S. Civil Engineering - Lawrence has over ten years experience as a traffic engineer and transportation planner, including experience on several Design Build projects. His work is in the areas of traffic signal design, signing and striping plans, maintenance of traffic plans, traffic impact studies, travel demand forecasting and preliminary engineering. He is also responsible for air and noise modeling work on environmental assessment projects. He has been with Parsons since 1997 and is currently working for our Transportation Group in Minneapolis as an Associate Transportation Engineer. Read more »

• Name:

  Tom K.

• Degree Category:

  Business Administration, Marketing/Communications

• Career Path:

  Field Office Coordinator > Business Development > Construction Engineer

B.S. Marketing - Tom is currently working with Parsons’ Commercial Technology Group as a Construction Engineer/Specialist supporting the PG&E Contractin northern California. Since starting at Parsons almost three years ago, Tom has worked as a Field Office Coordinator supporting the Military Housing Projects nationwide as well as a Business Development Specialist supporting the Project Development Group for Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group, Inc. Working in the field taught him how Parsons works its way through all the details to efficiently and effectively provide on-time, quality services to clients. Working in the corporate headquarters in Pasadena taught him the skills Parsons employs to understand client needs through rigorous analysis of Requests for Proposals, and how to craft compelling proposals that win government contracts. Read more »

• Name:

  Christian M.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Bachelors > Masters > Road & Highway > Transportation Engineer

2002 B.E. Civil Engineering and Mathematics ('05 MS in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California) - Christian is a transportation engineer for Parsons Transportation Group in Jacksonville, Florida. He has 5 years of civil engineering experience involving traffic modeling, roadway design, traffic ops, drainage and stormwater system modeling, lighting design and environmental permitting. He has been with Parsons since 2006. Read more »

• Name:

  Parke S.

• Degree Category:

  Business Administration, Engineering

• Career Path:

  US Air Force > PE > Project Manager for the Texas A & M University System > LEED Accredited

Parke is a registered professional engineer, a LEED Accredited Professional and a Project Manager for Parsons Commercial Technology Group in the Denver, Colorado office. Parke joined Parsons after a 20-year career in Air Force Civil Engineering and now has ten additional years of project and program management experience involving the design and construction of educational facilities, police and fire stations and other municipal buildings. He was a project manager for the $600M+ K-12 school bond program in Orlando, Florida, program manager for the $84.5M K-12 school bond program in Durango, Colorado, program manager for the $1.2B Public Building Commission program in Chicago, Illinois and is now program manager for a $254M capital improvement program for the Texas A&M University System in South Texas. Read more »

• Name:

  Jamie F.

• Degree Category:

  Environmental Sciences

• Career Path:

  Lead Engineer International and Domestic > PM

B.S. Environmental Science; M.S. Environmental Engineering - Jamie is a Project Manager and Lead Process Engineer for the Wastewater Practice Group inthe Technology Division of the Parsons Commercial Technology Group. Jamie is an expert in the planning, testing, design and construction of industrial wastewater and groundwater treatment systems and has worked on both domestic and international projects, including those in Ireland, Singapore, Canada, China and the Philippines. Jamie is located in the Syracuse, New York office and has worked for Parsons since graduating from Virginia Tech ten years ago. Read more »

• Name:

  Matthew W.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Structural Engineering > Bridges

B.S. Civil Engineering; M.S. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Matt is a bridge engineer for Parsons Transportation Group in the New York City office with experience in long span bridges. He has six years of structural engineering experience involving the design, analysis, and inspection of major suspension and cable stayed bridges. He was a design engineer for several new bridges including the US20 tied-arch bridge in Iowa and the A25 cable stayed bridge in Montreal. Matt has also been the design engineer on retrofit/rehabilitation projects of such famous bridges as the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan, the Tagus River Bridge in Portugal, and the Verrazano Narrows, Brooklyn and George Washington Bridges in New York City. Read more »

• Name:

  Pat B.

• Degree Category:

  Engineering

• Career Path:

  Engineer > Project Engineer > Project Manager > Vice President

B.S. Agricultural Engineering; M.S. Environmental Engineering - Pat is Vice President and Manager for the Mid-Atlantic Sector of our Water and Infrastructure Group, located in Fairfax, VA. Pat has over 14 years of experience in municipal and industrial infrastructure projects, specializing in the evaluation, design and construction of wastewater treatment facilities and related municipal infrastructure projects. Pat is a registered Professional Engineer, and has worked for Parsons for over 8 years. Read more »