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A-TECH
Management Team (.pdf)
Deborah
Ayars - Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Professional
Engineer & Professional Planner
The founder of A-TECH Engineering, Debbie is the "Heart &
Soul" of the firm. Professionally, Debbie began her career in
the private sector as a civil engineer with Price Walker
Associates in Pleasantville, NJ. In her desire to expand her
knowledge base and gain more experience in the public sector, she
took a job with the City of Vineland serving as the Assistant City
Engineer. In 1983, she was named County Engineer in Cumberland
County, NJ – becoming the first, and after almost one quarter of
a century, still only female to serve as a County Engineer
anywhere in the State of New Jersey. In August, 1987, she founded
A-TECH Engineering, Inc, a full-service civil engineering,
surveying and planning firm, where she continues today as
President and CEO. The company, which began as a
sole-proprietorship operating out of her basement, has grown to a
multi-million dollar corporation employing over thirty people at
its peak. To assist her in managing a growing business, Debbie
earned a PhD in Business Administration from Kennedy Western
University in 2003.
In addition to numerous private clients, A-TECH’s clientele
includes various governmental agencies such as New Jersey Dept of
Transportation, the Delaware Dept of Transportation, the
Philadelphia Water Department, the Port Authority of New York and
New Jersey, the Delaware River Port Authority, the Delaware River
Bay Authority, the Cumberland County Utilities Authority, the
Atlantic County Utilities Authority, and the New Jersey Turnpike
Authority. Some notable engineering projects include services on
the Walt Whitman, Commodore Barry, Ben Franklin, and Scudder’s
Falls bridges; the Newark International and Atlantic City
International Airports; the NJ Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway,
the Atlantic City and Schuylkill Expressways; the DRPA PATCO
Hi-Speed Line; and survey work at the World Trade Center site.
Debbie is well-known and well-respected as a Professional Engineer
and Planner throughout the State of New Jersey. She is also a
registered Professional Engineer in the State of Delaware.
Debbie’s commitment to her profession and community is
demonstrated by her long history of service and leadership to
professional and charitable organizations. Among her many
achievements she was a founding member of the Cumberland County
and Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce, and served as
past-president of the Public Works Association of New Jersey where
she helped develop the Certified Public Works Manager Program and
helped to earn the first Technology Transfer (T2) grant for
Rutgers University. She currently serves as a committee member for
Rowan University Civil Engineering Program; is a member of the
property committee for the Vineland YMCA; is a member of the
Southern New Jersey Development Council, serves as Chairperson of
the Cape-Cumberland ELC (a grass-roots organization of the NJ
Business and Industry Association) and is a Leadership Council
member of the National Federation of Independent Businesses.
Louis
A. Rodriguez, PE - President, Professional Engineer
A-TECH Engineering, Inc. (A-TECH) recently announced that Louis A.
Rodriguez, PE, has become its President effective March 18, 2008.
Rodriguez succeeds Deborah Ayars, PhD, PE, PP who will remain with
the firm in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and
senior shareholder. Rodriguez has served A-TECH for the past two
years as a senior project manager and corporate officer. Lou is a
professional civil engineer (PA and NJ) with over 17 years of
project management, business process re-engineering, municipal
engineering, geographic information systems (GIS), and information
management experience. His experiences range from running the
Philadelphia Water Department's GIS program to owning and
operating an information technology consulting company. He
received his bachelor’s in civil engineering from Widener
University.
Lawrence
M. Neri - Principal, Vice President
Larry has over 30 years experience in engineering and project
management, the last eight of which has been with A-TECH. Prior to
his promotion to vice president two years ago, Larry served as an
A-TECH Project Manager since 1995. He has two Masters degrees, one
in Aviation Management and the other in Environmental Engineering,
in addition to his Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering. Of note,
Larry has authored or co-authored over 11 papers that have been
published in technical journals (SAE and ASME Journals). In
addition to his corporate duties, Larry oversees the Design for
Aviation and Governmental Projects. |
