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ON THE MOVE STV PROMOTES JOHN PONZIO TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT John Ponzio, an experienced rail and transit systems engineer whose leadership has led to significant growth at the firm, has been promoted to senior vice president of STV’s national systems practice. Ponzio has 20 years of experience within the transit industry, having begun his career at STV as a junior engineer with the firm’s systems group. Since then, he has been instrumental in fostering the team’s growth from four to its current staff of 130 professionals. Under Ponzio’s purview, the system’s practice has expanded to include multidisciplinary expertise across a broad spectrum of services for the firm’s clients in rail/transit operations, intelligent transportation systems, safety, corrosion control, cathodic protection, and security and resilience services. Based in STV’s Philadelphia office, Ponzio will manage the firm’s national team of experts to further grow the practice into new areas and continue to focus on providing quality services to its existing clients. “The growth and success in STV’s national practice is a direct result of John’s skills as a leader and his abilities as a professional in the industry,” said Martin Boyle, executive vice president of STV’s Transportation & Infrastructure Division. “Through his knowledge and understanding of industry trends, John has positioned STV as a leader in systems design and has spearheaded our efforts in intelligent transportation systems, security and resiliency services and other areas.” Ponzio earned his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Pennsylvania State University. Ponzio is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the International Council on Systems Engineering. Founded more than 100 years ago, STV is a leader in providing engineering, architectural,
planning, environmental and construction management services for transportation systems, infrastructure, buildings, energy and other facilities. The firm is ranked 37th in Engineering News-Record ’s Top 500 Design Firms survey and 9th in its transportation category. STV is 100 percent employee- owned. CT CONSULTANTS ANNOUNCES NEW MARKET LEADER, DIANE ORESS The management team of CT Consultants, Inc. has selected Diane Oress, PE to be named Market Leader. Oress leads the firm’s Lakeshore Division including the Departments of Public Works and Landscape Architecture. As market leader Oress is responsible for the management of the mission and vision of her market. The market leader defines the services to be provided, the geography to be served and the client mix. They operate independently and consistent with the philosophies defined by the President. Oress has more than 11 years of experience in the successful delivery of design and construction management projects related to water, wastewater, stormwater, roadways and recreational facilities for the public sector. Oress has served as project manager for projects up to $12 million in size and was directly involved with the acquisition of project funding for clients from federal, state, and local sources. Oress is experienced with master planning for a wide variety of disciplines including water/ wastewater, transportation, land use, aviation and the associated permitting required from NEPA, ACOE, EPA, State DEQ, and State DOT. CT Consultants, Inc. is a growing consulting engineering firm, acquiring eight firms in the past five years. With this growth comes opportunities for career advancement.
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