SJBiz_WhosWho in Engineering_0925FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 9 / 3 / 25 4 : 19 PM Page 1 Who’s Who in E N G I N E E R I N G A LOOK AT NINE NOTABLE NAMES IN 2025 SOUTH JERSEY’S ENGINEERING SCENE . o translate scientific and mathematic principles to tangible designs and full - scale projects with real community impact not only is an Timpressive feat , but also comes with immense responsibility . Engi - neers are tasked with balancing safety , environmental , feasibility and financial considerations to create roads , buildings , parks and more that must stand the test of time . It’s an industry that requires rigorous schooling and strong moral and ethical standards to rise to the occasion and meet challenges head on . In this debut list , we honor the hard - working engineering figures who work to create a strong foundation for South Jersey’s continued success . E D I T E D B Y C H E L S E A V A L C O U R T Te a l J eff e r i s , PE , CME , CDT G l e n n G e r ke n , PE , PP , CME PRESIDENT , JEFFERIS ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES CLIENT MANAGER , COMMUNITY AND LAND DEVELOPMENT , T & M Jefferis started his career per - Gerken has been making forming both site / civil engi - both the engineering indus - neering and environmental try and New Jersey a better consulting for a variety of place for over 56 years public and private clientele . through his leadership , vi - After several years , he be - sion and extensive experi - came one of the founding ence in municipal engineer - members and director of en - ing . He has managed many gineering of a successful , mul - major public infrastructure tidisciplinary engineering firm projects for sanitary sewer - that specialized in site / civil age collection systems , wa - engineering , surveying , struc - ter system expansions and tural engineering and land - roadway reconstruction . scape architecture , and Gerken has also been re - worked with clients through - sponsible for designing and out New Jersey and the Northeast . In 2004 , Jefferis changed ca - developing many notable municipal recreational park complexes reer goals and founded Jefferis Engineering Associates , LLC ( JEA ) . and regional pedestrian / bike path projects . JEA specializes in providing site / civil engineering services to pri - Gerken holds engineering appointments in Colts Neck , Upper vate and public clientele in the residential , senior housing , com - Freehold and Wall townships , and is a licensed professional engi - mercial , warehousing , industrial , assisted living , institutional , recre - neer and planner , and certified municipal engineer in New Jersey ational , and renewable energy markets throughout New Jersey with affiliations with the Consulting Engineers Council of New Jer - and the Delaware Valley . sey , Monmouth County Society of Professional Engineers , Nation - Beyond work and over the years , Jefferis has been active in the al Society of Professional Engineers , New Jersey Society of Munic - community by volunteering his time in coaching youth sports , serv - ipal Engineers and New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers . ing on a school board , sitting on Elk Township environmental and Prior to starting his municipal engineering career , Gerken was agricultural commissions , and being active with Garden State an instructor in the Army Corps of Engineers School in Ft . Belvoir , Council of the Boy Scouts . While not working , Jefferis enjoys the Virginia , and also spent one year in the Republic of Vietnam re - outdoors , hunting , shooting , woodworking and spending time with building bridges and constructing a major roadway expansion his family . project . 18 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | VOLUME 15 ISSUE 9 | SouthJerseyBiz.net