Brent D’Angelo Appointed TBE Director and Texas Business Unit Manager

12/03/2007

• Will serve as Business Unit Manager for the Utilities Division’s Texas operations.
• Responsible for directing all subsurface utility engineering, utility coordination and survey services for Texas business market clients.
• Joins TBE from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
  

CLEARWATER, FL – TBE Group, a full service international civil engineering and consulting firm specializing in subsurface utility engineering (SUE), survey, right-of-way mapping, and utility coordination services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brent A. D’Angelo, PE, as Director and Texas Business Unit Manager for TBE’s Utilities Division. Based in TBE’s Mesquite (Dallas), Texas, office, D’Angelo will be responsible for overall management of all subsurface utility engineering (SUE), utility coordination and survey services for TBE’s Utilities Division’s Texas operations.

D’Angelo joins TBE from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) in Atlanta. Most recently, he served as GDOT’s Assistant State Utilities Engineer, where he was responsible for the proper administration of all preconstruction activities, including SUE, for utility/railroad installations and relocations for GDOT’s $2.7 billion annual work program. Previously, D’Angelo served as GDOT’s State Subsurface Utilities Engineer.

While at GDOT, D’Angelo was the recipient of two Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awards. The first award, the 2007 Excellence in Utility Relocation/Accommodation Achievement Award, recognized his leadership efforts in the development of a statewide training program to educate designers and project managers on minimizing utility impacts in transportation projects. As a result of the training program’s success, GDOT has mandated that all project managers graduate from the program.
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The second FHWA award recognized D’Angelo for his outstanding achievement in the administration of GDOT’s statewide Subsurface Utility Engineering program. In addition, during D’Angelo’s GDOT tenure, the Office of Utilities received numerous state, federal and AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) awards.

A registered Professional Engineer (PE), D’Angelo received his BS degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Central Florida. He is a member of the American Public Works Association (APWA) and the Georgia Utilities Coordinating Council’s Marking Standards Committee. He will also serve as TBE’s alternate member to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 38-02 Standards Committee.

“Brent brings outstanding, award-winning credentials to TBE,” said Nick Zembillas, TBE Senior Vice President. “He has long been a champion of SUE and utility coordination on GDOT transportation projects. He was responsible for writing the GDOT Utility Accommodation Policy and Standards Manual, and he developed the agency’s first Utility Coordination Consultant Program. We are proud to welcome Brent to the TBE team, and we look forward to great achievements in our Texas business operations under his leadership.”

TBE Group, incorporated in 1984, offers a full range of subsurface utility engineering (SUE), three dimensional (3D) underground imaging, utility coordination, and surveying and mapping services. TBE currently ranks #3 on Trenchless Technology’s Top 50 Design Firms (2006) and #175 on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) List of Top 500 Design Firms (2007). TBE has received numerous industry and civic awards, including the 2006 North American Society for Trenchless Technology (NASTT) Industry Achievement Award for its contribution in the development and support of the trenchless technology industry over the past 15 years and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) 2006 Excellence in Utility Relocation and Accommodation/Innovation Award and Excellence in Right-of-Way/Streamlining and Integration Award. TBE is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida, and has more than 40 offices throughout the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, China and Puerto Rico. Visit us at www.tbegroup.com. Learn more about subsurface utility engineering at www.subsurfaceutilityengineering.com.

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