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Jeff Mikesic Promoted to Transportation Practice Area Leader

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Jeff MikesicHerbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) is pleased to announce that Jeffrey A. Mikesic, P.E., has been promoted to practice area leader for the firm’s Transportation Group.

He will have four areas of primary responsibility: vision and strategy, professional development of staff, project delivery, and business development. As the leader of the Transportation Group, he will monitor technical and regulatory trends related to roads, bridges, traffic management, rail and aviation for the firm’s public and private sector clients. He will translate those trends into a coherent strategy for meeting client needs, and he will empower staff to execute that strategy through communication, culture, and professional development initiatives.  He will also ensure projects are delivered in conformance with the firm’s Quality Management Plan and will continue to serve as project manager for key clients and complex projects.  In addition, he will support business development activities across HRG’s entire service area.

Mikesic joined HRG in 1998 as a CADD technician. Over the next six years, he attended classes nights and weekends to obtain his civil engineering technology degree from Point Park University. Thanks to that strong work ethic and commitment to personal growth, he steadily earned increasing responsibility at HRG through several promotions. He was named a staff professional in 2005 and a project manager in 2012, and he most recently served as a team leader before being promoted to practice area leader.

“Jeff exemplifies the ideal employee-owner at HRG. He has always looked for new ways to grow and contribute to HRG’s success, and this has made him a very valuable member of the team.  He will be an exceptional leader for the Transportation Group because his experience gives him unique insight into the role every member of the group plays.”

 – Andrew Kenworthy, Chief Operating Officer

 

ABOUT HRG

Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) is a nationally ranked design firm providing civil engineering, surveying, and environmental services. The firm was founded in Harrisburg in 1962 and has grown to employ more than 200 people in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. For more information, please visit the website at www.hrg-inc.com.

 

National Surveyors’ Week Spotlight: Robert Quetot

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QuetotIt’s National Surveyors’ Week, and we’re shining the spotlight on some of our surveyor team members.  Today’s spotlight: Robert Quetot.!

Robert is a survey specialist and team leader for HRG’s Western Region, which includes Pittsburgh, Ohio and West Virginia. He has nine years of experience in boundary and topographic surveying, ALTA surveys, and construction layout.  His projects have included natural gas well pads and pipelines, parks and recreational facilities, water lines, and a variety of real estate developments.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Youngstown State University but became interested in surveying during an internship with the Columbiana County Engineer’s office. He was assigned to a survey crew and enjoyed the work so much he turned his attention to the surveying profession instead of engineering.

“I LOVE the outdoors,” he says. “Second to that, I enjoy being the first and last boots on the ground for most projects, watching them come to life. Surveyors are involved throughout many project phases.”

His favorite project was in Okeechobee, Florida, gathering topographic data for the existing Herbert Hoover Dike. At the end of a long winter that doesn’t want to end here in Pennsylvania, an assignment in Florida sounds like paradise, but it included its fair share of danger.  Poisonous snakes, alligators, wild boar and even fire ants could have been lurking around the next palmetto.

“The adrenaline this brings made for an interesting experience,” Robert says.

Learn more about HRG’s surveying services and surveying experience.

Read Robert’s bio to learn more about his education and the types of projects he’s completed.