CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY - POMONA

Jolyne San, '06, B.S, International Business - Jolyne is presently an Associate Contract Administrator supporting the Energy, Systems and Security Division within Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group, Inc. The body of knowledge gained from her undergraduate studies in International Business and Contract Management has allowed me to become a contributing member of a dynamic management team. "I come across ever changing contractual issues that constantly draw upon my scholastic knowledge and challenge me to provide resolutions." Through on the job training, she has gained valuable work experience and, over time, she has taken on greater responsibilities for management of various contracts (i.e. United States Postal Service Program Management Contract, FAA Automated Flight Service Station Contract, General Service Administration Contract, etc.) In addition to contract administration, she is actively engaged in contract closeout administration for all divisions within Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Group, Inc.

Janine Sarmiento, '05, 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.

"I chose to begin my career with Parsons because of the company's employment opportunities and areas for growth and development for students who graduate with Business majors. I enjoy working with diverse colleagues who inspire and motivate me personally and professionally. Since joining Parsons, I've learned about key projects and have been exposed to the remarkable work that our company has done, and although not an engineer, my appreciation for this industry has grown exponentially."

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY - SAN LUIS OBISPO

Kai Ramsing, '78, 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 is 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.

"Through all of my assignments, travels and opportunities to work with diligent, energetic and imaginative engineers and management, working for Parsons has been rewarding, fulfilling, exciting and challenging. Each project assignment has been different due to the personalities and locations. One constant is the corporate identity and brand quality."

Greg Macdonald, '02, 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.

HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE

Tim Wendler, '89 B.S. General Engineering - Tim Wendler 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.

"I joined Parsons in 1999 because it was a place the combined the resources of a large company with a teamwork culture usually not found in companies of its size."

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Chukwuma Umolu, '86 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.

Dezi Nebedum, '93, B.S., Applied Earth Sciences - Her professional background consists of over twelve years of professional experience with projects consisting of multi-million dollar engineering projects for regional, state and federal agencies including the LACMTA Metro Red Line Stations, and design and construction work for Los Angeles World Airports and Port of Los Angeles. She currently works with Parsons Water & Infrastructure (PWI) Business Development Department in Pasadena, CA. Major clients include the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and the Orange County Sanitation District. PWI is also providing services in Iraq as a part of the international reconstruction effort.

Charles Thuss, '94, B.A.. International Relations, '95, 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.

"I like working for Parsons because our work improves the physical surroundings of people around the world and we have been central to the growth of new cities in the Middle East (Gulf region)."

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY

Jon Kaneshiro, '80, B.A., Geology; '81, M.S., Civil-Geotechnical Engineering - Jon has over 20 years of experience in planning, investigation, analysis, design, and construction of foundation, 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.

"Parsons has people who care, and are part of a community, who perform on projects that are small, medium, and large, but nevertheless all engaging in the overall scheme, providing services for the grand endeavor to provide needed services for the infrastructure of human kind, while looking to the future for its sustainabilty."

Theresa Larson, ’80, B.S., Civil Engineering - Theresa has over 22 years of experience in project management, civil engineering, and environmental documentation of public works projects. Her responsibilities have also included design and specifications for road and flood control programs, implementation of countywide capital improvement projects, and preparation of Affirmative Action Plan.She is currently a Senior Project Manager in San Francisco, CA. Experience includes: Project Control Manager for the Bay Area-to-Merced Regional Environmental / Engineering Study for the California High-Speed Rail Program EIR/Tier I EIS, the South Sacramento Phase 2 Corridor Environmental Review and Preliminary Engineering, and the San Francisco Transbay Terminal/ Downtown Caltrain Extension PE/EIR/EIS projects; Project Manager for the final design of the $20 million State Route 4 (West) Gap Closure Project, in Contra Costa County, California; Operations Manager for the El Portal Road Reconstruction, a design-build project in Yosemite National Park, California; Deputy Project Manager for the Carquinez Bridges project on I-80 between San Francisco and Sacramento, California, a $6.33 million contract to provide a variety of engineering and environmental services; Project Manager for the Clean Water Enterprise, a $1.3 billion program to increase the capacity of San Francisco's combined sewer system; Contract Manager for the Colma Station extension, which involves the construction management of one of BART's extension program projects; and Manager of Engineering Studies for the Route 101-Cuesta Grade Improvements in San Luis Obispo.

Robert Sergeant, ’75, B.S. & ’78. M.S., Civil Engineering - Robert currently manages the San Diego office and is responsible for civil and transportation planning and design projects, quality assurance program, 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 Parson in 1990 and his major assignments have included: Project Manager for the final design of SR 125 In San Diego, Project Manager for 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.

"I am very pleased to have joined Parsons almost 20 years ago. The firm has given me the opportunity to work on and manage world class projects, be associated with co-workers who are committed to planning, designing and constructing projects that truly make a difference in peoples lives and provide the opportunity to grow in my profession in ways that I want."

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - LOS ANGELES

Gregory Baer, ’89, M.A., Urban Planning - Greg is an urban, regional, and environmental planner and social policy analyst. Experience as a domestic and international planner for local, state and national governments encompasses current and advance planning, and provides him with the ability to identify issues of importance to planning agencies. He has over twelve years of 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.

"I chose to work at Parsons for the opportunities to work overseas; and I have continued to work with Parsons because of the team of people with whom I work."

Sandra Stellway, ’75, 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.

"Parsons was my first choice as an employer, primarily because of its excellent reputation in the business community. Parsons' Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP), was another strong factor in my decision to invest my career in Parsons. In looking at various employment opportunities, I'd encourage graduates to review Parsons' long-term presence as a top performer among its competitors. Also, please consider Parsons' exceptional growth, especially in the last decade, when so many other engineering companies have failed or declined."

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO - BOULDER

Roger Burnett, ’06, 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 manages and other support groups (such as procurement, finance, billing, etc.) whenever questions in the field arose.

"I chose to work for Parsons because I see this company having a multitude of options available not only in the near future, but long term as well. With the company being as large as it is, there are numerous openings to work doing exactly what I want to do. Over the course of the 2 years I have worked with Parsons, I have been exposed to a variety of positions and have always found it very easy to transition from one to another. Also our ESOP program really helps build a greater sense of community than I have found anywhere else since everyone knows we are all working towards the same common goal."

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

Linlin Huang, ’04, 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.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Frank Destadio, M.S., Systems Management - Frank has over 38 years of dynamic leadership experience which includes senior management and engineering positions in Parsons Corporation and with the United States Air Force. While in the Air Force, he served as the Command Engineer in the Air Force’s largest Major Air Command and as the Command Engineer in the Asian-Pacific region. Frank is currently a Vice President for our Buildings Division and is Program Director of our Fulton County Schools program. This is a huge program with many challenges working with a local school Board. Frank has been directly responsible for large planning projects, program management, design/ construction management and execution of construction activities for several other telecommunications projects while working for Parsons. He received his B.S., in Civil Engineering, from the University of Connecticut.

"I decided to come to work for Parsons due to several factors. First, I had worked with Parsons on several military projects within the USAF. Parsons always impressed me as a very reputable firm with a long history of professional integrity and outstanding performance. Secondly, I was aware of several individuals who went to work for Parsons. These individuals were widely recognized within the worldwide engineering community and highly respected by all who knew them. They clearly favored Parsons and I knew that the firm must be an outstanding and highly respectable firm. Lastly, I liked the opportunities I would have working for Parsons to pursue just about any position around the world since they had work worldwide and within all aspects of the engineering, program management and design career fields. I have not been disappointed."

Farzin Torbati, ‘84, 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.

Richard Wilkinson, ’74, 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.

"I've lived in wonderful places and worked with great people in my assignments for Parsons. There have always been exciting Parsons opportunities and possibilities, and my career continues to be challenging, rewarding, and fun. "

Masoud Samee, '05, M.S., & '07, 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.

"The challenges and diversity of the projects that you face with is second to none. Parsons provides many open doors for motivated employees to advance professionally and provides a work environment that is all about learning best practices and providing the best solutions to clients.”"