Dewes Promoted to STV Vice President
Peter W. Dewes, P.E., PP, VMP, has been promoted to vice president of STV’s national Transportation and Infrastructure Division. Prior to his promotion, he was an associate with the firm. STV is a leading engineering, architectural, planning and construction management firm with 28 offices located throughout the United States.
With STV since 2000, Dewes is a project manager with more than 30 years of experience in the planning and design of railroad corridors, yards and stations, as well as other transportation projects. His work has included new rail connections, restoration of service on existing lines and electrification of diesel service lines. He has extensive experience coordinating design and construction activities with active railroad operations, including New York City Transit, Long Island Rail Road and Amtrak. Most recently, he has been part of the overall team designing the Trans-Hudson Express (THE) Tunnel, a second Hudson River rail tunnel augmenting the capacity of the 100-year-old tunnel to Penn Station in New York City.
A registered professional engineer, Dewes graduated from Clarkson College of Technology and earned a Bachelor of Science in civil and environmental engineering. He is also certified as a professional planner and a value methodology practitioner.
Dewes resides in Totowa, NJ.
MixOnSite Adds Three to Team
MixOnSite, a national contractor specializing in producing and placing Geofill Low Density Cellular Foam Concrete and other materials for underground and geotechnical projects, has added three to its staff. New national production manager Billy LaFon has extensive experience with the production and placement of foam concrete on highway tunnel/underground and building projects. Jordan Wiener joins as national sales manager and Joyce Adams as estimating and production assistant.
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Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) Director of Engineering and Construction Charles J. Vasulka retired following 33 years with the District. Vasulka began working for NEORSD in 1975. In 1977, he was placed in charge of the Plant Design Group and in 1978 assumed the position he held until his retirement. During his tenure, he managed over $2 billion in clean water enhancements in the Greater Cleveland area. In addition to the expansion and upgrading of three major wastewater treatment plants and miles of interceptor tunnels, sludge force main and CSO deep storage tunnels. The environmental benefit of this work is nationally-recognized, especially as it pertains to the Cuyahoga River.
Dr. Christopher Snee has established a private consulting firm, based in New York. The practice specializes in engineering geology and hydrogeology related to tunneling, mining and deep excavations. Examples of recent projects are tunnels and caverns for the Second Avenue Subway and 7 Line Extension in New York City and the Santiago Metro; deep excavations for tall buildings in New York City; underground disposal of nuclear waste; surface and underground mining and sub-aqueous tunnels. The firm is actively engaged in projects in North and South America, Asia, Australia and Europe.
For further information please contact: Dr. Christopher Snee, 103 Western Concourse, Amity Harbor, New York 11701, USA. Telephone +631-608-0086 or 
