HRG assistant vice president Ed Ellinger co-authored an article with Capital Region Water’s lead engineer Jeffrey Bowra for the May 2021 issue of Water & Wastes Digest. The article discusses their work together on several phases of water main rehabilitation in the City of Harrisburg and offers 7 tips for maximizing success on pipeline rehabilitation projects. Read it here
Our team leader Liz Lackey is one of only 10 water and wastewater professionals across the United States chosen by Water & Wastes Digest for its 2021 Young Pros list. This list is published annually to recognize rising stars in the water and wastewater industry for their role as leaders, influencers, and advocates.
Liz and the other honorees are featured in the May issue of the magazine. (Read the Water & Wastes Digest Young Pros profile here.) Liz is also featured in a video interview on the magazine’s social media channels. (View Liz’s video interview with Water & Wastes Digest here)
At just 32 years of age, Liz has already built an impressive resume of experience in both the public and private sectors. Prior to joining HRG, she worked as an environmental engineer at IBM Microelectronics and as a water treatment process specialist for the City of Thornton in Colorado. She is a talented engineer with a passion for data analytics and a trusted mentor to her fellow team members. She’s also a member of the Western Pennsylvania Water Pollution Control Association, where she chairs the young professionals’ committee and serves as a member of the communications committee.
We want to congratulate Liz and all of the other men and women on this list for this well-deserved honor.
Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) is pleased to announce Matt Moore is rejoining the firm as a senior professional. He will lead the firm’s electrical and control design services to clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Moore will primarily support water and wastewater utilities; but he will also provide depth and experience in supporting HRG’s civil, municipal, and transportation services. He has 19 years of experience in the industry, including seven years as an electrical engineer at HRG in the early 2000s. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology from The Pennsylvania State University and a master’s in business administration from Montreat College. He is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and North Carolina.
Practice area leader Josh Fox says, “HRG provides a full range of services to the water and wastewater sector, from planning through design, financing, and construction. Matt’s extensive experience with electrical and controls engineering in this market directly enhances our capabilities. He is an extremely accomplished professional who is a leader in our market. We are extremely excited to have Matt back with us.”
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.
Josh Fox is being honored by Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine as one of the Top Young Professionals in the construction and design industry. He is profiled alongside the other honorees in the February issue of ENR’s Mid-Atlantic edition.
2017 Top Young Professional Justin Mendinsky presents a plaque to this year’s honoree Josh Fox.
Fox is the practice area leader for the water and wastewater service group at Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. He oversees a team of more than 50 professionals providing planning, design and construction phase services to public and private utilities throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region and is responsible for the group’s growth and strategy.
He is a member of several industry organizations, including the Central Pennsylvania Water Quality Association, the Eastern Pennsylvania Water Pollution Control Operators Association, the Water Environment Federation, and the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association. He is also working with the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Water Works Association on an innovative initiative to address the labor shortage in the utility industry and the difficulty military veterans have in transferring their valuable experience to the workplace when they return home.
Fox is an active member of the military himself, serving as a Captain in the 28th Infantry Division. He has earned numerous service and leadership awards, including the Bronze Star during his deployment in Iraq and the Order of Saint Maurice for his lasting contributions to the US Army Infantry.
HRG’s Chief Operating Officer Andrew Kenworthy says, “Josh is very deserving of this honor. His relentless effort and tireless commitment inspires others to work harder, and he is a trusted confidant who offers wise counsel to his peers on both personal and professional issues.”
ABOUT ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD’S TOP YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM
Engineering News-Record is a weekly magazine with close to 50,000 paid subscribers that covers news in the architecture, engineering and construction industry. In addition to its national publication, it also publishes several regional editions.
Each year, the regional editions recognize 20 industry professionals as the “best of the best.” Applicants are evaluated on their education, industry experience, leadership, and community service.
The Mid-Atlantic edition focuses on Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Washington D.C.
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.
Justin Mendinsky was recently honored by the Central Penn Business Journal as one of the area’s Top Forty Under 40. Mendinsky and the other honorees were recognized at a ceremony at the Harrisburg Hilton on October 7. They will be featured in the October 11 edition of the Central Penn Business Journal newspaper.
(Photo licensed by the Central Penn Business Journal.)
Justin accepts his award at the Central Penn Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 event.
Mendinsky is a shareholder at Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. and Group Manager for the firm’s Water & Wastewater division in Harrisburg. He is also an active leader in the industry as a member of both the Central Pennsylvania Water Quality Association and the Eastern Pennsylvania Water Pollution Control Operators Association. Despite this heavy workload, he gives back to the community, supporting career development at Carlisle High School and fundraising for the American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks County, and the Central Pennsylvania Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
HRG assistant vice president Ed Ellinger says, “Justin is an accomplished engineer who is committed to innovative solutions, but he is also a great leader who rallies the HRG team with a positive attitude and unsurpassed work ethic. We are so happy to see him receive this much-deserved recognition.”
Ellinger was just one of Mendinsky’s fellow HRG team members to cheer him on at the award ceremony. 2018 Forty Under 40 honoree Matt Bonanno also attended the event alongside company president Jason Fralick.
(Photo licensed by the Central Penn Business Journal.)
Jason Fralick, Justin Mendinsky, Ed Ellinger, and Matt Bonanno celebrate at the 2019 Central Penn Business Journal Forty under 40 event.
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.
HRG is pleased to announce that Yves Pollart has joined the firm as a senior quality engineer in the water and wastewater group. He will manage the group’s quality standards and communicate best practices to the design team across all offices. He will also provide technical guidance and support to project managers.
Pollart has almost 40 years of experience in both the public and private sector as an engineer. Over the course of his wide-ranging career, he has worked in city government and managed the construction and day-to-day operation of Pennsylvania’s first virtual natural gas pipeline system. However, the majority of his experience is as a consultant, assisting water and wastewater utilities with regulatory compliance and the design and construction of infrastructure. Projects have included biological nutrient removal, combined sewer separation, industrial pretreatment, filtration, chemical and physical treatment, sludge dewatering, and more.
Pollart is a licensed professional engineer and certified contractor. He has also been board certified by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
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.
Staci Hartz was one of 10 honorees at the Whitaker Center’s Women of Impact: Women in STEM Awards Luncheon today. Hartz is a project engineer in the water and wastewater service group at Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc (HRG). She was recognized in the Women to Watch category.
The Women to Watch award goes to an individual who is under 40 years old and has already achieved significant success in the STEM field.
Staci was nominated for the award by Justin Mendinsky, the water and wastewater group manager at HRG. “Staci does exceptional work,” Justin says, “and she is very driven. She’s also passionate about inspiring others toward a career in STEM. She frequently serves as a mentor to new employees, and I know she will continue to accomplish great things in the industry.”
Staci Hartz and Justin Mendinsky
As an engineer serving water and wastewater utilities, Staci has a direct impact on the health of local communities. She has helped several communities with failing water systems make the necessary improvements to comply with water quality requirements. Her responsibilities include planning and designing water and wastewater systems, performing calculations and hydraulic modeling for water systems, and preparing permit applications for treatment, distribution, and storage facilities.
Jason Fralick, Erin Threet, Chris Hartz, Staci Hartz, Justin Mendinsky, Bob Grubic, and Andrew Kenworthy (Photo courtesy of the The Whitaker Center)
ABOUT THE WOMEN OF IMPACT AWARDS
The Women of Impact: Women in STEM Awards recognize women that have made an impact in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The award luncheon benefits the Whitaker Center’s Girls in STEM Initiative, which empowers girls to know they are strong enough to change the world.
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.