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BEHIND THE GRADES Over a three month period, ASCE’s Pennsylvania Sections gathered background information for each of the infrastructure categories – including reports, studies, surveys and other research materials – from professional societies, non-profit associations, and local, state and federal agencies. (Visit www.pareportcard.org/resources for a complete list). More than 20 area civil engineers leveraged these materials to develop a detailed picture for our region, examining the condition of our infrastructure, its performance, funding and capacity versus need. Preliminary grades were then assigned to each category.
ABOUT OUR CONTRIBUTORS AVIATION Michael Bodek, Aviation Services, CH2M HILL, Inc. BRIDGES Maureen Coleman, Transportation Staff, Herbert, Rowland & Grubric DAMS DRINKING WATER Sona Avetisian, Undergraduate, Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS John P. Menneti, P.E., Pittsburgh Office Manager/Senior Project Manager, Ammann & Whitney PA Inc. RAIL Walker Allen, Freight Planner, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission ROADS
WASTEWATER Those participants who are listed as P.E.’s are certified Professional Engineers. E.I.T. denotes an Engineer in Training.
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A director with ASCE’s Philadelphia Section and a certified Professional Engineer, Mark Tiger has more than twenty years of experience in the design and construction of airport infrastructure. As a senior aviation projects manager for Michael Baker in Philadelphia, Mr. Tiger currently provides planning, design and construction management services to both large, international airports and general aviation facilities throughout the Commonwealth. A graduate of Drexel University, Mark has played an integral role in major projects at Lehigh Valley, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh International Airports. The Tiger family resides just north of Philadelphia in Holland, Bucks County. Barbara Tiger is the senior project manager for the Tiger household, which includes their children Caitlin and Joey, and their dog Max.
William Brantley has dedicated more than 13 years to the profession and actively participates with several engineering associations and civic organizations. He currently serves as Treasurer of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Lehigh Valley Chapter and as a committee member of ASCE’s Structural Technical Group. William is also a member of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, where he serves on the technical Committee 8 (Concrete). Most recently, Mr. Brantley acted as Project Liaison Engineer during construction and Structural Project Engineer for the final design of 12 structures on the SR 222 limited access highway project for PENNDOT District 5-0. A Clemson University graduate, Mr. Brantley transferred to Allentown 6 years ago after spending 5 years in the Chicago office of benesch, where he had experience working on numerous railroad bridge designs and ratings, multi-million dollar value engineering studies, and an Honorary Award winning pedestrian walkway in downtown Chicago.
Bob Bowers has more than 27 years of experience in dam engineering, beginning with the Phase I Dam Inspection Program in the late 1970’s. His experience includes inspections, investigations, design, resident engineering and construction administration for numerous dam rehabilitation projects throughout the eastern United States. A long-standing member of ASCE and the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO), Mr. Bowers is currently the Project Officer for approximately 20 ongoing dam engineering projects in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Bob has presented technical papers on dam rehabilitation at four of the ASDSO’s northeast regional conferences and at an American Waterworks Association conference in central New York, and his article entitled “Safer Dams” was published in Civil Engineering magazine. A Cornell University graduate, Mr. Bowers holds a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters degree in Geotechnical Engineering.
Over the past 14 years, Gregory Scott has managed the design and construction of civil municipal, water and wastewater projects for communities throughout western Pennsylvania. Employed by ATS-Chester Engineers, he participates in comprehensive facilities planning; coordinates design of collection, transmission, storage, distribution and treatment systems; administers all phases of government grant and permit programs; prepares and manages annual budgets; provides technical support for bond refinancing; conducts infiltration, inflow, hydraulic characteristic and system inventory studies; implements combined sewer overflow programs; and manages all phases of civil municipal, water and wastewater construction for his clients. A former chairman of the ASCE Pittsburgh Section’s Environmental and Water Resources Institute, Greg currently serves as president of the Section, and in 2005 he received the Section’s Young Civil Engineer of the Year award. A registered Professional Engineer, Mr. Scott earned his Bachelors in Environmental Engineering Technology from Penn State University and his Masters in Civil Environmental Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. 
As a geotechnical engineer for the U.S. Army in Philadelphia, Michael Carnivale has been responsible for designing, developing plans and specifications, reviewing and overseeing construction of a variety of military, civil works and “work for others” projects for more than 12 years. He has designed earthen embankments for the Wilmington Harbor South Disposal Area and facilities along the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, and has performed inspections of the five District-operated dams to address operation, maintenance and safety-related issues. A student in Drexel’s Civil Engineering PhD program and a practitioner advisor for ASCE’s Student Chapter, Mr. Carnivale has a longstanding relationship with the University. In 1993, he obtained his Bachelors in Civil Engineering from the University and subsequently served as an adjunct instructor for the Evening College and a research fellow for the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering. Michael is currently chair of the Delaware Valley Geo-Institute and a member of ASCE’s Geotechnical Institute.
Over the last 14 years, Christopher Menna has developed a broad range of experience and expertise in civil engineering – managing bridge, highway, railroad, and other infrastructure-related projects. As a senior project engineer for the Bridge Section of Philadelphia’s Bureau of Surveys and Design, he is currently responsible for managing the bridge rating program for 160 structures and supervising five design projects with an estimated value of $20 million. Previously, Christopher held positions with organizations such as Gannett Fleming, Kaufman Construction Company and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. The current president of ASCE Philadelphia and director for the Engineer’s Club of Philadelphia, Mr. Menna has civil engineering experience in design, planning, estimating, bidding, surveying, scheduling and project management. He was also the recipient of two national engineering awards: ASCE’s Zone I Citizen Engineer Award (2001) and ASCE’s Zone I Young Government Civil Engineer Award (2004).
William L. Brantley, P.E., Project Manager, alfred benesch & co.
Christopher Menna, Senior Project Engineer, City of Philadelphia
Gregory F. Scott, P.E., Senior Project Manager, ATS-Chester Engineers