GEI Consultants, Inc., a leading geotechnical, environmental, water resources, and ecological science and engineering firms, announced that its board of directors has elected six new vice presidents.

“I am very pleased to recognize these six talented individuals who have demonstrated leadership and a commitment to the growth of our firm,” said Francis D. Leathers, P.E., president of GEI Consultants. “Their expertise helps form the foundation of GEI’s diverse service offerings and supports our commitment to high quality in our work and client services.”
 

The newly-elected VP's include:

Timothy B. (Tim) Anenson, vice president and Pacific Region manager located in the Sacramento office, has more than 25 years of engineering and business experience. As regional manager, he is responsible for assuring outstanding project outcomes for GEI’s clients and partners, supporting the area’s six GEI facilities (Carlsbad, Glendale, Bakersfield, Oakland, Sacramento, and Portland, Oregon), as well as other GEI locations across the U.S. His technical expertise lies within the water resource management as well as environmental remediation fields. Tim graduated from the University of California at Davis with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and is a member of the American Water Works Association, the International Desalination Association, the WateReuse Association, and is currently a board member of the Sacramento Post of the Society of American Military Engineers.

William J. Bennett, P.E., vice president and planning division manager in the Sacramento office, has more than 35 years of professional experience in water resources and geotechnical engineering, including managing water resource planning programs and organizations for the California Department of Water Resources (DWR). His geotechnical experience includes eighteen years specializing in all aspects of dam safety work, and his extensive experience managing water resources for the DWR includes several years at an executive level for California water planning programs. Mr. Bennett received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from the University of California, Davis and is a registered civil engineer and registered geotechnical engineer in the state of California.

Giovanni Bonita, Ph.D., P.E., P.G., vice president, geo-structural practice leader and office manager in GEI’s Washington, D.C. office, has more than seventeen years of experience with complex underground structures, retaining systems, geological and geophysical investigations, and deep foundations. Over the course of his career he has worked on many high-profile projects where he has used traditional and advanced analytical techniques to recommend and design support of excavation methods and foundation systems, including major public works projects with difficult engineering challenges. A registered professional engineer and geologist in several states, Dr. Bonita is a member of the Deep Foundations Institute, and currently serves on the Soil Nail and Tailback Committee as well as the Slurry Wall Committee. Additionally, he is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Association of Groundwater Scientists and Engineers, the National Groundwater Association, and the Geological Society of America. Dr. Bonita holds a bachelor’s degree in geology from Franklin and Marshall College and a master’s degree in hydrogeology from the University of Kentucky. He received a master’s degree and a doctorate in civil engineering from Virginia Tech.

Roger Hathaway, P.E., vice president and Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) practice leader in the Hartford, Connecticut office, has spent over twenty years in the field of environmental remediation with a primary focus on compliance management programs. He specializes in the management of MGP site remediation programs, urban property remediation, urban waterways, regulatory negotiations, and stakeholder communications. In addition, he has been heavily involved in the community outreach and communications coordination for two utilities in New York State. Responsibilities for this project include developing communication strategies, regulatory negotiations and the management of MGP remediation in a complex political environment.  A registered professional engineer, Mr. Hathaway has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 

Patrick P. King, P.E., LSP, vice president and environmental division manager in the Boston, Massachusetts office, has more than seventeen years of experience developing subsurface investigations, evaluating remediation alternatives, implementing response actions and managing contaminated media during construction projects and brownfields redevelopment. A registered professional engineer in Massachusetts, Pat received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Tufts University and his master’s in business administration from the University of Massachusetts. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Licensed Site Professional Association (LSPA).  He also serves on GEI’s Board of Directors.  

Alfred P. Leuschner, vice president and MGP practice leader in the Boston, Massachusetts office is a recognized leader in the MGP/utility market with over thirty years of experience. His specialties include remedial technology development, remedy selection, design and implementation, liability cost estimating and Brownfield redevelopment of MGP sites. He is a co-editor of the Gas Research Institute’s two-volume “Practical Reference Guide for the Management of Manufactured Gas Plant Sites”. Mr. Leuschner received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Vermont and his master’s degree in environmental engineering from Cornell University.

GEI's multi-disciplined team of engineers and scientists deliver integrated geotechnical, environmental, water resources and ecological solutions to diverse clientele nationwide. The firm has provided a broad range of consulting and engineering services on over 25,000 projects in 50 states and 22 countries. 

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