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E&S Course Offered again in 2012

January 05, 2012: NTM Engineering is again offering its "BMPs for Erosion and Sediment Control Plans - Selecting and Designing BMPs Using the New PA DEP Erosion & Sediment Control BMP Manual" continuing education course in the spring of 2012. On February 22-23, NTM will present the course in King of Prussia at the ITT Technical Institute. On May 9-10, the course will be held in Pittsburgh at the ITT Technical Institute. The “BMPs for Erosion and Sediment Control Plans” course, which is worth 16 PDHs, covers notable additions and changes to the new PA DEP Erosion and Sediment Control BMP Manual, proper selection and cost-effective design of various E&S BMPs, and design considerations in special protection watersheds and areas adjacent to streams and wetlands. To sign up or for more information, visit www.ntmtraining.com.

Toys for Tots

December 25, 2011: In lieu of traditional holiday cards to our clients and business associates this year, NTM Engineering donated gifts to the Toys for Tots campaign. Our staff and their families pitched in to participate in a successful toy drive for the 2011 holiday season.

Tereska Raises Funds for MS

November 15, 2011: NTM principal Rachel Tereska, MS, PE, was part of the Harrisburg Leadership Class of 2011 that raised over $82,000 for the National MS Society, through its Central PA Chapter. Fundraising took place during the fall of 2011.

PSU Career Fair Attracts Hundreds of Students

October 11, 2011: NTM Engineering recently participated in The Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Fall 2011 Career Fair. The event, which took place October 10-11 at the Days Inn Hotel Penn State in State College, was sponsored by the Penn State Student Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Hundreds of students from Penn State’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown, Bucknell University, Juniata College, the Pennsylvania College of Technology, Penn State Harrisburg, and Penn State's Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering were invited to interact with professional consulting firms to discuss full-time, part-time, co-op, and summer internship opportunities. NTM’s project manager Lino Magnelli, PE, and manager of business development Jennifer Smyers were on-hand at the event to speak with students, along with 40+ other engineering and construction firms that exhibited at the Career Fair.

NTM President Accepts Client Satisfaction Award

October 06, 2011:

NTM Engineering president Donna Newell, PE, CFM, accepted a Premier Award for Client Satisfaction from PSMJ Resources at the PSMJ Breakthrough 2012 Conference. The award was presented by PSMJ Resources' Frank Stasiowski, FAIA, CEO and founder, and David Burstein, PE, director of consulting and education, at an awards ceremony on October 6 at The Westin Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

NTM Engineering was one of eight firms selected to receive the 2nd Annual Premier Award for Client Satisfaction from PSMJ Resources, an architecture/engineering/construction (A/E/C) industry management consulting firm. The Premier Award, presented in partnership with DesignFacilitator, a web-based tool for client feedback collection, honors A/E/C firms that provide their clients with top quality communications, impressive performance, and cost-effective solutions.

NTM Awarded PennDOT H&H Contract

September 21, 2011:

NTM Engineering was recently awarded PennDOT’s Bureau of Project Delivery H&H Services contract to develop preliminary hydrology and hydraulic (H&H) reports. This five-year, $2 million contract will be for projects assigned on an as-needed basis, and assignments may include preparing final H&H reports; providing design review assistance for H&H designs and related activities; updating or revising PennDOT design, construction, and inspection manuals and documentation; developing or preparing revisions to bridge design and/or construction standards; and providing training on complex technical issues. 

NTM previously performed such services for PennDOT and earned a well-documented reputation for providing exceptional statewide service through design manual and strike-off letter policy and procedure reviews, H&H report and waterway permit quality assurance reviews, and technical course development and instruction. The NTM Team for this new H&H Services contract also features engineers, environmental specialist, and surveyors from Gannett Fleming, Inc., Michael Baker Jr., Inc.; and McTish, Kunkel & Associates, Inc.

NTM on Team for Lycoming County Risk MAP Program

September 21, 2011: NTM Engineering will provide hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) design and analysis services as part of the Michael Baker Jr., Inc. Team recently awarded the County of Lycoming Risk Mapping, Assessment, and Planning (Risk MAP) Program project. This contract’s goal is to provide clear, accurate, easy-to-use digital flood mapping that can interface with the County GIS web data for hazard planning and mitigation. Michael Baker Jr. will lead the Team through three tasks—discovery, mapping and digital flood insurance rate map (DFIRMS) development, and public outreach and resilience. In addition to NTM for H&H services, the Michael Baker Jr. Team also includes Fisher Associates for survey services and Dennis W. Auker, AICP for public meeting and outreach services.

NTM Wins Client Satisfaction Award

August 01, 2011:

NTM Engineering is one of eight firms selected to receive the 2nd Annual Premier Award for Client Satisfaction from PSMJ Resources, Inc., an architecture/engineering/ construction (A/E/C) industry management consulting firm. The Premier Award, presented in partnership with DesignFacilitator, a web-based tool for client feedback collection, honors A/E/C firms that provide their clients with top quality communications, impressive performance, and cost-effective solutions.

As a civil engineering firm that specializes in water resources design, bridge design and inspection, and engineering instruction for public and private sector clients, NTM prides itself on meeting client schedules and providing quality deliverables.

"In our industry, client satisfaction should always be your #1 priortity," says Frank Stasiowski, FAIA, founder and CEO of PSMJ Resources. "The results these winning firms received clearly indicate a passion for client care and a commitment to excellent service delivery. This award proves that these firms are among the best in the industry at keeping their clients happy, and I applaud their commitment to understanding the importance of client satisfaction."

Premiar Award participants for 2011 included several dozen firms from the United States and Canada, including many with international offices. The firms ranged in size from 15 to over 3,000 employees and included architects, engineers, environmental consultants, and others--creating a diverse cross-section of professional services. Winners were selected based on both the quality of feedback received and the quantity of replies. Feedback quality is measured by score and also by consistency and the ability to avoid abnormally low scores. The average evaluation of these award-winning firms as a group centered in the "Exceeded Expectations" reply range, thus making them significantly more client-focused than other firms. None of the eight award winners had a single score below "Acceptable."

In celebration of this achievement, PSMJ Resources will formally recognize the Premier Award winners at its Breakthrough 2012 Conference in Chicago, Illinois, on October 6-7, 2011.

Tereska & Sacavage to Speak at Annual FMA Conference

July 25, 2011: NTM Principal Rachel Tereska, MS, PE and Engineer Charles Sacavage, MS, PE, CPESC will present a two-dimensional hydraulic modeling trends and application technical session at the 2011 Floodplain Management Association (FMA) Annual Conference on September 6-9, 2011. This year's national FMA Conference--Flood Risk Management in the 21st Century--takes place in San Diego. Rachel and Chuck's presentation is entitled, "Innovative Two-Dimensional Floodplain Models:  Selecting a Design Alternative to Minimize Flooding Impacts." The FMA's mission is to promote the common interest in reducing flood losses and to encourage the protection and enhancement of natural floodplain values.

NTM Hires Ben Stodart

June 21, 2011: Benjamin Stodart, MEng, EIT, has joined NTM as a designer in our Water Resources group. Ben is a 2011 cum laude graduate of The Pennsylvania State University with a Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering and an emphasis on water resources. He received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University in 2010. Ben worked at PennDOT's District 2-0 as a bridge inspection intern during the summers of 2007 and 2008 and as a construction inspection intern in the summer of 2010. During the summer of 2009, he was an undergraduate research assistant at Bucknell University, where he researched sediment deposition and bridge scour, built models, conducted lab experiments, and made presentations at reseach symposiums and conferences.

NTM at Logan Park

June 03, 2011:

NTM staff enjoyed a relaxing picnic lunch at Logan Park, near the firm’s office in Dillsburg, PA.

NTM Raises $485 for Big Brothers Big Sisters

April 07, 2011:

On Sunday, April 3, NTM Engineering raised $485 for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region fundraising campaign by bowling. NTM’s bowlers included Jeff MacKay, Tammy Monaghen, Chuck Sacavage, and Cheryl Puglia.  Overall, the Bowl for Kids’ Sake event raised almost $10,000 for the local organization. 

 

NTM’s Donna Newell Named a “Woman of Influence”

April 07, 2011:

NTM Engineering’s President Donna Newell, PE, CFM, has been named one of our region’s “25 Women of Influence” for 2011 by the Central Penn Business Journal. Ms. Newell was selected as a member of this elite group of women due to her significant career accomplishments, leadership and mentoring skills, and community involvement. An independent panel of judges reviewed the nominations and scored them according to each woman’s professional and personal achievements.

Donna Newell is a principal owner and the president of NTM Engineering, a women-owned business enterprise (WBE) that specializes in water resources, structural engineering, and engineering course development and instruction. She has over 15 years of civil engineering experience, specializes in hydrology and hydraulics, and is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania, New York, and Florida. Donna also served as an adjunct professor for The Pennsylvania State University, and she currently works extensively with PennDOT’s Bureau of Design as a water resources consultant and specialized engineering course developer and instructor.

Since starting NTM in December 2006, Donna’s own technical ability, professional reputation, and management skills have been integral to the company's early success and growth from three employees to 24, in only four years. The firm is actually prospering through the recession, and Donna and her staff continue to share their knowledge and expand NTM’s technical training to reach more of Pennsylvania’s engineering community.

Donna is also involved in her community, raising money for charities such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association and organizing care packages for our troops in the Middle East. NTM was one of the top 36 Pennsylvania firms honored by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves with a Seven Seals Award, for the firm’s support.

As a Women of Influence award recipient, Donna will be featured in a video presentation at the Women of Influence event on May 16th and in the May 20th issue of the Central Penn Business Journal.

Newell Goes to Jail – Raises Money for Jerry’s Kids

January 26, 2011:

Tereska Presents at ASHE Luncheon

January 24, 2011: NTM Principal Rachel Tereska, MS, PE, presented “Modern Advances in Hydrologic and Hydraulic Studies” to the Harrisburg Section of the American Society of Highway Engineers, during an educational luncheon program on February 11th. Rachel presented an overview of state-of-the-art hydrologic and hydraulic (H&H) modeling techniques, focusing on modern software advances that allow for a wide range of H&H complexities. She emphasized recent projects where advanced hydraulic modeling methods were utilized to select an alternative to minimize floodplain and adjacent property impacts. Rachel’s discussion featured examples of complex hydraulic modeling for PennDOT bridges on the West Branch Susquehanna River and the Little Juniata River.

NTM Receives Seven Seals Award

December 15, 2010:

The Pennsylvania Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserves (ESGR) honored NTM Engineering with a Seven Seals Award on September 16^th at the 2010 Employer Awards Luncheon, held at the U.S. Army War College at the Carlisle Barracks. The ESGR Seven Seals Award represents the official gratitude from all seven National Guard and Reserve branches and is bestowed upon employers who support the men and women serving in the Guard and Reserve. NTM engineer Captain Charles Sacavage recently served from October 2009 through May 2010 with the Pennsylvania Air National Guard 201^st Red Horse Unit, with six of those months of service in the Middle East.

NTM was one of the top 36 Pennsylvania firms honored with the Seven Seals Award. NTM has also been nominated for the prestigious Freedom Award, which is presented annually by the Secretary of Defense to the top 15 U.S. employers.

Captain Charles Sacavage Recognized

December 15, 2010:

On November 18^th, NTM water resources engineer Captain Charles Sacavage was selected as the 193rd SOW Wing Outstanding Airmen of the Year (Company Grade Officer). Award winners are nominated based upon:  leadership and job performance with significant contributions to increased mission effectiveness; significant self-improvement efforts through off-duty education and/or professional development; and Wing or community involvement that contributes to the military or civilian community’s welfare, morale, or status. Captain Sacavage’s contributions included a recent deployment to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, for which he was awarded the Air Force Commendation Medal.

Jade Fertich Joins NTM

December 15, 2010:

On December 20^th, Jade Fertich, PE will join NTM as a full-time engineer in NTM’s Water Resources group. Jade offers 14 years experience in highway, drainage, and hydrology and hydraulics design. He graduated with a BS in Engineering from Messiah College in 1996 and with a BS in Civil Engineering from Temple University in 2001. Jade is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia and is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

NTM Professionals Speak on LID

November 24, 2010:

NTM Engineering Principal Jeffrey MacKay, MS, PE, CPESC and Technical Director of Geospatial Data Services and Watershed Management Paul DeBarry, PE, PH, D.WRE, and GISP were two of three featured instructors for recent offerings of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Low Impact Development (LID) Applications for Water Resource Management continuing education seminar.

Portland, OR / February 4-5, 2010
Baltimore, MD / July 15-16, 2010
Chicago, IL / September 23-24, 2010

Federal and state governments and agencies are implementing LID for aquatic resource protection and regulatory compliance, since this site level stormwater management design approach helps to maintain the hydrologic cycle and to meet targeted watershed objectives. LID utilizes conservation approaches and techniques to reduce site development impacts in combination with integrated management practices (IMPs). IMPs are small-scale stormwater management devices distributed throughout the site, on buildings, and throughout infrastructure—roof gardens, permeable pavers, plant soil complex for stormwater management, and amended soils—to meet the control objectives, such as filtering pollutants and volume and timing control.

Transportation agencies, the Department of Defense, and many large institutions are exploring LID due to its potential life cycle cost savings, superior environmental protection, and ability to leverage funds from other programs, such as maintenance budgets, to construct IMPs. This approach is useful for urban redevelopment and is being used in combined sewer overflow (CSO) control programs in large cities.

The two-day ASCE seminar focused on the engineering and technical issues associated with the planning, engineering, construction, and determining the effectiveness of LID.

Jen Smyers Joins NTM

October 27, 2010: NTM hired Jennifer Smyers to coordinate our firm’s marketing and to expand our business development efforts.  Jen is a Penn State graduate, who has spent the past 10 years writing proposals and marketing for architecture and engineering firms.  Prior to that, she served as an editor for a national trade association in Northern Virginia.  Jen offers a background in writing, public relations, and networking.

NTM Hires Stacy McDonald

October 27, 2010: NTM is proud to have a new voice answering our phones—Stacy McDonald has joined NTM as an administrative assistant. Stacy will be providing administrative support to our firm.  She comes to us from another engineering firm, where she assisted with marketing and business development.  Stacy’s past professional experience includes serving as a payroll administrator, office assistant, clerk, and a job coach for mentally challenged adults.  Stacy is currently enrolled in Central Penn College, working on her Associate Degree.

NTM Adds John Yamashita to Water Resources Group

October 27, 2010: Johnathan Yamashita, EIT, joins NTM as a designer in our Water Resources group.  A 2007 Penn State graduate with a BS in Civil Engineering, John has been performing stormwater, drainage, erosion and sedimentation control, and hydrology and hydraulics design for the past three years. John has his Engineer-in-Training certificate and is a member of the American Society of Highway Engineers. His previous experience includes serving as a design engineer for PennDOT and PA Turnpike projects.

Charles Sacavage Returns After Serving in Middle East

May 26, 2010: Charles Sacavage was welcomed back at NTM on May 24, 2010, after serving with the Pennsylvania Air National Guard 201st Red Horse Unit for the last eight months, and six of those months were in the Middle East. Chuck’s return was celebrated with his fellow co-workers at a patriotic picnic lunch.  Everyone at NTM is very grateful for his service and is glad to have him back!

NTM Offers New H&H Training Course at PennDOT

March 25, 2010:

Donna Newell and Rachel Tereska conducted the pilot offering of the “Advanced HEC-RAS and Scour Analysis” course at PennDOT in March.  NTM developed and instructed the course, which is the final course in the H&H Professional Development Series.  The course explores some of the more challenging issues that arise in hydraulic design.  Topics include FEMA floodway modeling, special bridge situations, existing versus proposed modeling, structures near a downstream confluence, temporary construction conditions, and bridge scour analysis.

For more information on H&H courses, please contact NTM Engineering.

Jeffrey S. MacKay Named Young Engineer of the Year

January 18, 2010:

Jeffrey S. MacKay, P.E., CPESC, has been named Young Engineer of the Year by the Central Pennsylvania Engineers Week Council. This annual award recognizes outstanding individuals in engineering and engineering-related or technical disciplines. The awards presentation will take place during the annual Engineers Week Banquet, to be held on Thursday, February 18, 2010.

Mr. MacKay is a principal of NTM Engineering. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from Drexel University and holds professional engineering licenses in Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania. Mr. MacKay’s professional background has included a combination of teaching, research, and providing engineering consulting services for a variety of projects.

In 2010, Mr. MacKay will be a seminar instructor at the national level of ASCE in Portland, OR, and San Francisco, CA. The two-day seminar, Low Impact Development (LID) Applications for Water Resource Management, will focus on the engineering and technical issues associated with the planning, engineering, construction, and effectiveness of LID.

Additionally, Mr. MacKay serves as the Linear Projects Subcommittee Team leader for the current statewide committee review of the existing DEP Stormwater BMP Manual. The committee was formed to review the manual and make recommendations for future changes/updates to it. The committee is made up of stormwater professionals in Pennsylvania.

Rachel L. Tereska Receives PSU Alumni Achievement Award

January 18, 2010:

Rachel L. Tereska, P.E., has received an Alumni Achievement Award from The Pennsylvania State University. The Alumni Achievement Award recognizes outstanding career achievements among alumni 35 and younger. The award ceremony will be held April 9, 2010, at the University Park campus.

Ms. Tereska, a principal of NTM Engineering, earned her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and holds professional engineering licenses in Delaware, New York, and Pennsylvania. Her consulting engineering experience includes hydrologic analyses, hydraulic design, and technical instruction.

Currently Ms. Tereska is leading the analysis of several two-dimensional (2-D) hydraulic modeling for complex stream and river environments. She is one of the few engineers in the state of Pennsylvania performing 2-D modeling, and NTM is one of the only firms to have developed 2-D models for PennDOT.

Ms. Tereska also serves as the project manager and one of the lead instructors for several of the H&H Professional Development Series courses that NTM Engineering developed for PennDOT’s Bureau of Design. This series involves the development of customized short courses related to H&H design and permitting of bridges and culverts for highway projects. Rachel is currently completing the development of the Advanced HEC-RAS and Scour Analysis Course, which will pilot in March 2010.

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