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Robert E. Alger, P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Lane Construction Corporation

ASCE — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:49:00 -0400

Bob Alger's 30-year career in the industry began and continues to flourish at The Lane Construction Corporation. The combination of his executive expertise and standard of excellence has been instrumental in the growth and success of the heavy civil construction company. Within a relatively brief span, his organizational prowess and strong leadership led to promotions from Job Engineer to Project Manager, Vice President, and ultimately his current role as President and Chief Executive Officer. Since he assumed this role in 2001, Lane's revenues have nearly quadrupled, totaling $1.4 billion in volume in 2012. The company's domestic geographic footprint has nearly tripled, from locations primarily in the Northeast to expansion into the Southeastern, South Central, and Midwestern regions of the U.S.

Bob has been recognized for his dynamic leadership abilities by many industry associations. He is co-chair of Trans2020, a blue-ribbon transportation construction industry task force assembled by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The task force is spearheading ARTBA's efforts to secure additional federal investment for MAP-21, the highway and transit program law enacted in 2012. His noteworthy awards include the Outstanding Project and Leadership (OPAL) Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2013, the Moles Award for Outstanding Achievement in Construction in 2011, and the Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award from Penn State's College of Engineering in 2006.

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Christopher M. Stone, PE, F. NSPE, F. ASCE, LEED AP BD C

ASCE — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 11:29:00 -0500

Mr. Stone is President of Clark Nexsen, P.C., Hampton Roads largest full-service, international, award-winning, architecture, engineering, and interior design firm with over 500 employees headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, with offices in Roanoke and Richmond, Virginia; Raleigh and Charlotte, North Carolina; Washington, DC; and Macon and Atlanta, GA. He has been involved in over 400 construction projects, totaling over 10,000,000 square feet of construction. He was the 2011-2012 President of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and is currently serving as the Chair of COFPAES, the Council on Federal Procurement for A/E Services.

Mr. Stone's design and construction supervision experience includes facilities such as hospitals and clinics; elementary schools, high schools, community colleges, institutional meal facilities, supply facilities, maintenance facilities, office buildings, dormitory housing facilities, satellite communications facilities, microwave towers, vehicle maintenance facilities, air cargo facilities, cold storage facilities, parking structures, industrial plant rehabilitation projects; highway bridges, wharves, piers and bulkheads, and coastal erosion projects.

He is a registered professional engineer in 25 states and has completed projects located in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Georgia and overseas locations such as Puerto Rico, Antigua, Virgin Islands, Spain, Italy, Morocco, Gambia, Iceland, England, Scotland and Nepal.

Mr. Stone earned his B.S. in civil engineering from the Virginia Military Institute, graduating with distinction. His M.S. in civil engineering, with a structural emphasis, is from the University of Virginia.

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Terry Neimeyer, P.E., BCEE, MASCE, FACEC, CEO and Chairman of the Board of KCI Technologies

ASCE — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:51:00 -0500

Terry Neimeyer, PE is CEO and Chairman of the Board of KCI Technologies, a multi-disciplined engineering firm headquartered in Baltimore, MD with 25 offices in 17 states in the Mid/South/North Atlantic region. KCI has over 1,000 employees and over $130 million in annual revenues and is ranked number 98 on the Engineering News Record (ENR) top 500.

Terry is the immediate past Chairman of the American Council of Engineering Companies who represent the business interests of over 5,000 firms nationwide with over 320,000 employees. He is also the past Chairman of the Design Professionals Coalition, ACEC's large firm roundtable. Terry now serves on the Boards of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure and the United States Chamber of Commerce.

He earned his B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Delaware, a M.S. in environmental engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and a M.B.A. from Wilmington College and is a registered professional engineer in six states.

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Norman R. Augustine, Retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation

ASCE — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:32:55 -0500

Norm Augustine is retired Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin Corporation. Prior to joining Martin Marietta, he served as Assistant Secretary of the Army (R&D) from 1973-1975 and Undersecretary from 1975-77. He was a Professor at Princeton, his alma mater, from 1997-99.

Mr. Augustine has been presented the National Medal of Technology by the President of the United States and received the Joint Chiefs of Staff Distinguished Public Service Award. He has five times received the Department of Defense's highest civilian decoration, the Distinguished Service Medal. He is co-author of The Defense Revolution and Shakespeare In Charge and author of Augustine's Laws and Augustine's Travels.

He served on the Boards of Black & Decker (now Stanley Black & Decker), Procter & Gamble and ConocoPhillips. Mr. Augustine was Chairman and Principal Officer of the American Red Cross for nine years, Chairman of the National Academy of Engineering, President and Chairman of the Association of the United States Army, Chairman of the Aerospace Industries Association, President of the Boy Scouts of America and Chairman of the Defense Science Board. He is a Trustee Emeritus of Johns Hopkins, a former member of the Board of Trustees of Princeton and MIT, and is a Regent of the University System of Maryland. He has been elected to membership in the American Philosophical Society, the National Academy of Science, the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, the Explorers Club, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. He holds 29 honorary degrees and was selected by Who's Who in America and the Library of Congress as one of “Fifty Great Americans” on the occasion of Who's Who's fiftieth anniversary.

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Eric L. Flicker, P.E., L.S., M.ASCE, Senior Consultant, Pennoni Associates, Inc.

ASCE — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 12:26:00 -0500

For ten years prior to his current position as Senior Consultant with Pennoni Associates Inc., Mr. Flicker served as the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer, responsible for Accounting and Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology and Facilities. In his Senior Consultant role, he remains a member the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and is assigned special projects, including the recently completed acquisition of 175-person PHR+A in Maryland and Virginia. He also serves as Chair of the firm's ESOP Trustees.

He is a civil engineer with extensive background in developing municipal infrastructure projects, and has strong experience in project management and technical staff management for multi-disciplined projects. His BS in Civil Engineering and MBA were both conferred by Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.

He has been a loyal supporter and leader in the engineering community. In addition to his extensive service to the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) family, as past national Chairman, and in Pennsylvania, he has been President of the Hazardous Waste Action Coalition (of ACEC); President of the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers; Founding Chairman of the Pennsylvania Design Association Center; and is a Past President of the Engineers' Club of Philadelphia. His is currently serving as President of the Philadelphia Engineering Foundation. In 2006, Mr. Flicker was named the Delaware Valley Engineer of the Year, as well as Civil Engineer of the Year by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – Philadelphia Section.

He is also active in the community. He is immediate Past President of the Board of Habitat for Humanity- the Affiliates in the Delaware Valley. He is also a Board Member of the Philadelphia Education Fund. He serves his local church as Financial Secretary.

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