South Jersey BIZ - Issue #9 (September 2026)

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SJBiz_WhosWho in Engineering_0926FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 9 / 15 / 26 1 : 40 PM Page 1 Who’s Who in Engineering 2026 The people , ideas and expertise shaping the infrastructure , technology and communities of tomorrow . he work of engineers is all around us — woven into the roads we travel , the buildings we occupy , T the technologies we rely on and the infrastruc - ture that keeps South Jersey moving . Yet much of that work happens out of the spotlight . In this special Who’s Who in Engineering feature , we turn that spotlight on the people behind the plans , designs and innovations shaping the region . Meet the engineers and industry leaders whose expertise , ingenuity and vision are helping build what comes next . Richard “ Rich ” Tewksbury , Dr.Kris Singh PE , CCM FOUNDER & CEO , HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT MANAGER , T & M ASSOCIATES Singh leads Holtec Interna - Tewksbury is an integral part tional , a multinational energy of T & M’s Buildings & Facilities technology company with its Market , where he leads the business footprint in 18 coun - planning , design , engineering tries on five continents . and management of complex Holtec’s major business con - building projects throughout centration is in the develop - New Jersey and the North - ment of clean power genera - east . tion technologies , including Known for his hands - on its flagship small modular re - approach and deep under - actor ( SMR - 300 ™ ) . Under his standing of facility systems , leadership , Holtec pioneered Tewksbury serves as a trusted the restart of the shuttered advisor to clients , helping Palisades nuclear plant and guide projects toward practi - became the largest decom - cal , high - quality outcomes . He missioning company . The combines disciplined project company also diversified into long - duration energy storage and management with a commitment to accountability , collaboration and solar energy capture technologies . excellence in delivery . A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania ( Ph.D . , 1972 ) , Dr . Passionate about creating facilities that strengthen communities Singh is a widely published author ( 74 archival technical papers , and improve quality of life , he has helped deliver educational institu - one textbook and numerous symposia volumes ) and a prolific in - tions , public facilities , aviation infrastructure , houses of worship , recre - ventor ( 228 granted and numerous pending patents ) . He has been ational venues and other community assets that serve residents elected to several prominent academies , including the across the region . Tewksbury’s expertise includes design and con - National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of struction management , procurement and bidding , cost control , logis - Inventors , and has received numerous awards and citations . tics planning , and constructability reviews . Recognized for his An intrepid entrepreneur and a socially conscious industrialist , thoughtful leadership and results - driven approach , he develops prac - Singh built a $ 312 million technology campus on the Delaware tical solutions that create lasting value for clients and communities . River in Camden in 2017 to create much - needed employment in His personal motto , passed down from his father , is : “ Do the one of America’s poorest cities . work as if it were at your own home . ” 12 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | VOLUME 16 ISSUE 9 | SouthJerseyBiz.net

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SJBiz_WhosWho in Engineering_0926FINAL.qxp_Layout 1 9 / 15 / 26 1 : 41 PM Page 2 Joseph DiAntonio K . Wendell Bibbs , William H . Kirchner , PE , CME , PE , CME SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER N - 2 & CONSULTANT , GZA MARKET SEGMENT DIRECTOR VICE PRESIDENT , ENVIRONMENTAL RESOLUTIONS , INC . GEOENVIRONMENTAL INC . FOR PUBLIC WORKS , RVE Beginning his career with En - DiAntonio Bibbs has vironmental Resolutions , Inc . has more more than ( ERI ) as a Drexel University than 29 three co - op in 1990 , Kirchner was years of ex - decades of perience in the fifth employee hired by experience in the environ - the firm . He became a part - the field of mental field . municipal ner in 1997 and vice presi - He special - engineering . dent in 2010 . Today , ERI has izes in the in - In his role at nearly 90 employees , and he vestigation and remediation of RVE , an Ardurra company , he is plays a key leadership role in sites with impacted soil and responsible for the support of guiding the firm’s continued groundwater , including former municipal projects undertaken in growth while overseeing a MGP sites and landfills , as well as the Northeast . During his 35 team of professionals dedi - the rapid response to releases of years with the firm , Wendell has cated to water , wastewater mercury and petroleum . DiAnto - served as consulting engineer to and municipal infrastructure nio currently manages multiple municipalities , school districts , projects . remediation sites , providing con - county agencies and municipal With two master’s degrees ( civil and environmental engineering sulting , reporting and permitting utility authorities . He was part of from Drexel University ) and more than 35 years of experience , services to help bring clients ’ a leadership team that guided Kirchner has built a reputation for engineering ingenuity , practical sites to closure . RVE’s strategic growth until it problem - solving and a commitment to delivering maximum value He is also responsible for the joined Ardurra Group earlier this for clients . His unique perspective stems from serving not only as OSHA Health and Safety compli - year and he continues to expand an engineer but also as a NJDEP licensed N - 2 industrial wastewater ance for GZA’s offices in Ham - RVE’s presence throughout New treatment operator . This hands - on operational experience provides monton and Plymouth Meeting , Jersey municipalities . a thorough understanding of the treatment processes he designs Pa . , and takes pride in his office Previously , Wendell was re - being awarded the annual NJ and allows him to develop solutions that work in the real world , not sponsible for hundreds of proj - Governor’s Occupational Safety ects conducted annually in just on paper . He is known for collaborating closely with operators and Health Award for the second Burlington , Mercer and Union and municipal staff to create systems that are reliable , efficient and consecutive year . counties where he gained diverse straightforward to maintain . professional experience . Joseph Mancini , Matthew J . Shardul Brahmbhatt , Tony DiLeonardo , PE , PP NICET III LEED AP , CxA Walsh , PE , CME SENIOR CONSTRUCTION PRESIDENT , TRISTATE PRINCIPAL , WICK FISHER WHITE SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER , INSPECTOR , KELLER ENGINEERS ENGINEERING & SURVEYING CONSULTING ENGINEERS SITE CIVIL ENGINEERING AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE , PS & S Mancini is a DiLeonardo Brahmbhatt civil engi - has been Walsh has brings nearly neer and with Wick more than 10 four decades professional Fisher White years of ex - of experi - planner with Consulting perience in ence in road - more than Engineers site civil engi - way , bridge , 25 years of since 1985 , neering , building and experience and over his bringing a infrastruc - in land de - career he has well - rounded ture construc - velopment , engineering and designed HVAC , BAS , plumbing perspective from field surveying tion inspection , with service to the planning . He works with property and fire protection systems , and through site planning and design . New Jersey Department of Trans - owners , developers , municipali - today leads and directs all of the He began his career performing portation ( NJDOT ) , private devel - ties and public agencies , helping firm’s commissioning projects — boundary and topographic surveys , opers , contractors and municipali - clients navigate the complexities with a practice focused primarily as well as construction stakeout , ties / counties . He has served as a of land development and plan - on data centers , labs , research providing valuable hands - on expe - senior construction inspector on ning . facilities and other critical envi - rience that informs his approach to three drainage restoration con - Also a licensed realtor , he ronments . He is a strong advo - site development . tracts , totaling $ 18.5M of infra - has appeared before numerous cate for the value of building His expertise includes due dili - structure improvements . planning and zoning boards as commissioning , ensuring that gence and feasibility studies , site His expertise also includes an expert in civil engineering design intent carries through to layout and design , stormwater structural concrete and steel , HMA and land planning . A Camden construction and that projects management , hydrologic and hy - placement , MPT , environmental native and Blackwood resident , are built the way they were draulic studies , grading and utility compliance , advanced field - test - Mancini is actively involved in his design , construction documents , designed . DiLeonardo is a ing methods , vactor cleaning and community and brings a unique soil erosion and sediment control , recognized thought leader in the CCTV videotaping of drainage in - perspective that combines engi - roadway design , landscaping and field , engaging the design and frastructure systems . He brings neering , planning and real es - lighting design , permitting and cost construction community through strong technical expertise and a tate . estimating . Walsh has extensive conference presentations , proven ability to manage construc - knowledge of NJDEP stormwater webinars , training sessions and tion operations and ensure pro - regulations and design techniques the firm’s qWICK Tip video series . jects are delivered safely , efficient - and has prepared local , county and ly and in compliance with contract state permit applications . documents . SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 16 ISSUE 9 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 13

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