Six SME Team Members Elevated to Senior Associate / Associate Status!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For Information Contact:
Laney Henson, CPSM (734) 454-9900
henson@sme-usa.com

June 20, 2008 (Plymouth, MI) –Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) recently announced its newest Senior Associates and Associates. SME president Mark Kramer, PE, made the announcement and congratulated the individuals on their leadership, hard work, teamwork, professional development activities, as well as their commitment and dedication to our clients, their profession and SME.
 

Senior Associates:	Mike Gase, CWI, ASNT III
	Mark Michener, CDT
	Tom Skotzke
Associates:	Nick Larabel, CPG
	Rhonda Miller, CHMM
	Ron Pelkie, CDT

Senior Associates

Mike Gase, CWI, ASNT III, Senior Project Consultant in our Plymouth office, was named a Senior Associate. Mike has 25 years of experience, including 20 at SME, and manages projects related to structural steel, welding, industrial piping, nondestructive testing and failure analysis of structural materials. He is a Certified Welding Inspector through the American Welding Society (AWS) and an ASNT Level III MT through the American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT). He is active member of the American Welding Society and ASNT.


Mark Michener, CDT, Senior Roofing Consultant in our Plymouth office, was named a Senior Associate. With over 35 years of experience, including 21 at SME, Mark provides solutions for roofing/waterproofing and historic restoration projects. He assists clients with achieving LEED accreditation and is an active member of the U.S. Green Building Council. Mark is a Construction Document Technologist through the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI).


Tom Skotzke, Manager of Information Systems in our Plymouth office, was named a Senior Associate. With 20 years of experience, including 16 with SME, Tom manages the firm’s computer information systems. He develops specialized software and database programs for a variety of projects, and serves on the ACEC/M Management Information Systems Committee.




Associates

Nick Larabel, CPG, Project Geologist in our Kalamazoo office, has been named an Associate. With 15 years of experience at SME, he manages hydrogeologic studies for various projects including geothermal, wastewater and storm water facilities. He also provides sustainable solutions for brownfield redevelopment projects. Nick is a Certified Professional Geologist through the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG). He chairs the City of Plainwell Brownfield Redevelopment Authority and serves on the Downtown Development Authority Board. He is also a member of American Institute of Professional Geologists and the National Ground Water Association.


Rhonda Miller, CHMM, Project Consultant in our Plymouth office, has been named an Associate. Rhonda has 17 years of experience, including 10 at SME, and specializes in Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reporting, environmental due diligence and brownfield redevelopment projects. She is a Certified Hazardous Materials Manager through the Institute of Hazardous Materials Management. She is a member of the Certified Hazardous Materials Managers of Michigan Credential Outreach Committee and is a member of Inforum (f/k/a Women’s Economic Club of Detroit).


Ron Pelkie, CDT, Materials Consultant in our Plymouth office, has been named an Associate. With 20 years of experience, including 19 with SME, he provides solutions for roofing/ waterproofing issues related to building envelopes. He specializes in infrared thermography and preparing plans/specifications for rehabilitation. Ron is a Construction Document Technologist through the Construction Specifications Institute and is a member of the Roof Consultants Institute.


About SME
SME supports clients at every stage of development and ownership, from site acquisition, design and construction to maintenance, restoration and redevelopment. We help our clients locally and across the world by providing practical, sustainable solutions to the most challenging site and building related problems. Our team of over 220 professionals operates from eight offices in Michigan and Ohio. Since 1964, our mission has been to add significant value to our clients’ projects and become a trusted member of their project team. Our geosciences, materials and environmental capabilities serve many markets in the built and natural environment, including Commercial, Development / Redevelopment, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Industrial, Retail, State / Local Government, Telecommunications, Transportation, and Agriculture.