DUKE UNIVERSITY

Daniel Prevost, '97, B.A. Environmental Science and Policy - Dan is a Senior Planner in the Cincinnati, Ohio office, where he is responsible for marketing Parsons' transportation efforts in Ohio and managing local projects. He has 9 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. His ability to effectively communicate technical matters to the general public has helped build support for projects and move them forward through the public planning process. Prior to moving to Cincinnati in 2006, he worked for Parsons in New York City for four 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.

"Parsons has provided me the opportunity to work on region-shaping transportation projects around the country in an environment that rewards those with initiative and drive."

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Melissa Deere, '07, 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).

"At Parsons, I get to be a key contributor on a great team, knowing that I have an impact on the work we do and on the projects we manage."

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY

Christopher Ryon, ’97, 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.

Keith Sabol, ’96, M.S. Management - Keith serves as Senior Project Manager and Principal Engineer of our Transportation Group, In Tacoma, WA. He currently manages a staff of  150 civil and structural engineers in the design and development of final construction plans and specifications for the Tacoma Narrows Suspension Bridge Project, a $600 million design-build contract. He has over 15 years of experience in all aspects of highway design and project management. He is experienced in managing conventional, design-bid-build as well as design-build projects. His qualifications range from functional designs for major investment studies to preparing final construction plans and documents.

"I chose Parsons over other potential employers because it offers me opportunity, in an autonomous environment, to work on exciting projects around the world. Also, Parsons is a progressive company in addressing employee life-work balance and has a sound approach to long-term growth of the company."

SOUTHERN POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY (formerly Southern Technical Institute)

Eric Altman, '65, 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.

"Parsons provides a wide range of opportunities to pursue exciting challenges plus opportunities for motivated people to learn, grow professionally and advance their careers."

TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Philip Loftis, ’71, B.S. Industrial Engineering, '01 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.

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

James Eriksen, ’88, 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.

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND

Joshua Wade, ’93, 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.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA - CHAPEL HILL

David Babcock, '76 B.S.,'77 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 evalutions 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.

"I enjoy the people I work with at Parsons, the clients and the challenging projects. When I entered consulting following graduate school, I thought I would stay a few years to gain valuable experience and then move on. Instead, I have stayed in consulting and over half of my career has been spent here at Parsons. I have worked on many challenging site remediation projects. I'm currently working on ways to measure sedimentation and minimize methylation of mercury in a deep water lake system as part of a very large sediment remediation project here in Central New York."

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

Rick Conner, ’80 B.S. Environmental Design (Architecture) - Rick is a Registered Architect and Principle Project Manager with over 25 years experience in design and construction program 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.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

"I chose Parsons because the company had a record of doing international infrastructure projects that was of great interest to me. The staff was also very warm and it appeared that I would have access to many experienced engineers to provide great mentoring."

Elliott Mandel, ’84, B.S. and ’89 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.

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

"A long-standing career goal has been to take part in building things that serve the public and have lasting value. Whether I walk through one of the many airports that Parsons has program-managed, or visit a city where we helped to expand the water supply, or visit a military installation where we have assisted, I enjoy the pride that comes from being part of something lasting and important."

VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE

"Parsons provides global opportunities to tackle tough and exciting challenges. The experience gained here is second to none."

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY

"Parsons is a company that provides a wide variety of opportunities for motivated employees to learn, grow professionally, and advance their careers. This has enabled me to accelerate my career, experiencing a wide range of professional challenges along the way."

Matthew Wagner, ’00, BS, Civil Engineering (’01 MS 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.

"As a structural engineer, the types of bridges we design at Parsons afford me technical challenges second to none. It is very exciting and gratifying to have worked on the design of the first two suspension bridges to be built in the U.S. in the past 25 years, plus a myriad of other bridge projects including a tied arch and a cable stayed."

Jamie Fettig, '95 BS Environmental Science, '98 MS Environmental Engineering - Jamie is a Project Manager and Lead Process Engineer for the Wastewater Practice Group in the 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.

"The Parsons Wastewater Practice Group has a portfolio of complex industrial wastewater treatment projects which often require "cutting-edge" technical solutions. The opportunity to see these complex projects through - from first conception all the way to startup and commissioning - can be a very rewarding experience."