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For more information about our Conveyance solutions and services, the following team members are available for contact:
Corporate Market Leaders
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Peter J. Gibbons
Corporate Municipal Programs
Phone: (860) 388-3004
Email: GibbonPJ@obg.com
Civil Engineering; University of New Haven, CT
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Mr. Gibbons has more than 38 years of professional experience in the areas of municipal, civil, and sanitary engineering programs. He currently serves as a Vice President and the Municipal Business Development Officer with O’Brien & Gere. Mr. Gibbons is responsible for the firm’s marketing, business development, and customer service to municipal clients throughout the country, and his areas of expertise include water transmission, distribution, and treatment; wastewater collection, conveyance, and treatment; and storm water management and design. With a thorough understanding of issues inherent to municipal and state projects, Mr. Gibbons has helped numerous clients meet their goals by incorporating cost-effective technologies and innovations.
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Robert B. Keyser, PE
Corporate Federal Programs
Phone: (251) 463-5340
Email: KeyserRB@obg.com
MA/National Resource Strategy; Industrial College of the Armed Forces
MS/Construction Management; University of Florida
BS/United States Military Academy
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Areas of Expertise:
Mr. Keyser leads O’Brien & Gere’s Corporate Federal Programs. He has more than 28 years of experience in engineering, 26 in federal service as an Army Engineer Officer, including service as a construction program manager on the Army Staff in Washington and as Commander of the Corps of Engineers Districts in Philadelphia and Mobile. His experience in conducting military construction, operations, and maintenance projects for the Army, as well as executing projects on behalf of the Army, Air Force, Department of State, and USAID provide Mr. Keyser with capabilities that can assist clients in developing both technical and funding solutions for their water and wastewater challenges.
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Gary D. Cannerelli, PE
Northeast Regional Manager
Phone: (315) 437-6100 Ext. 2286
Email: CannerGD@obg.com
BS/Civil & Environmental Engineering; Clarkson University
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Areas of Expertise:
Mr. Cannerelli has over 34 years of professional experience serving municipalities, authorities, and developers in various aspects of civil engineering. His areas of expertise have focused on water system studies, transmission and distribution, and storage facilities design; wastewater studies and collection and conveyance systems; and storm water studies, conveyance facility design, and detention and water quality basin facilities design. Mr. Cannerelli serves as the Engineer of Record for the Mohawk Valley Water Authority, Onondaga County Water Authority, and Seneca County Water & Sewer Districts.
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Robert E. Bell, Jr., PE
Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager
Phone: (804) 270-3515 E xt. 17
Email: BellRE@obg.com
BS/Engineering Technology; University of Central Florida
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Mr. Bell has more than 21 years of professional engineering experience, including construction and utility management. He is responsible for directing wastewater management related programs, and has successfully managed over 30 wastewater collection, conveyance, and pumping programs. In addition, he has managed sewer and pump station design, sewer system evaluation surveys, capacity assessment, and asset management projects. Mr. Bell’s specific experience includes investigation, evaluation, design, construction management, and rehabilitation activities.
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M. Robin Chasman, PE
Southeast Regional Manager
Phone: Phone (706) 548-4881Ext. 203
Email: ChasmaMR@obg.com
BSME/Mechanical Engineering; Ohio University, OH
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Mr. Chasman currently directs municipal business development for O'Brien & Gere's Southeast region, which includes state / local governments, the higher education / institutional sectors, and the transportation industry. Mr. Chasman has 40 years of engineering experience, including 25 years as owner of a regional civil and environmental engineering and consulting firm. Mr. Chasman's experience has focused primarily on planning, design, and permitting of infrastructure improvements for local, state, and federal government. In particular, Mr. Chasman has extensive experience in transportation, water and wastewater, storm water, and capital improvements planning.
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Peter J. Gibbons
West Regional Manager
Phone: (860) 388-3004
Email: GibbonPJ@obg.com
Civil Engineering; University of New Haven, CT
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Mr. Gibbons has more than 38 years of professional experience in the areas of municipal, civil, and sanitary engineering programs. He currently serves as a Vice President and the Municipal Business Development Officer with O’Brien & Gere. Mr. Gibbons is responsible for the firm’s marketing, business development, and customer service to municipal clients throughout the country, and his areas of expertise include water transmission, distribution, and treatment; wastewater collection, conveyance, and treatment; and storm water management and design. With a thorough understanding of issues inherent to municipal and state projects, Mr. Gibbons has helped numerous clients meet their goals by incorporating cost-effective technologies and innovations.
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Lowell A. Kachalsky, PE
Metro Regional Manager
Phone: (914) 345-1616 Ext. 11
Email: KachalLA@obg.com
MEng/Environmental Engineering; Manhattan College
BEng/Civil Engineering; Manhattan College
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Mr. Kachalsky leads O'Brien & Gere's Metro New York region Total Water Solutions team. He has nearly 30 years of experience with wastewater and water programs, both large and small. His particular technical skills include hydraulics, membranes, wet weather programs, facility planning, design, and construction. Mr. Kachalsky led the first study of membrane technology for wastewater effluent treatment in the New York City Watershed, and has successfully managed engineering programs valued in the tens of millions of dollars.
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Timothy W. Kraus, PE
Midwest Regional Manager
Phone: (502) 587-7884 Ext. 24
Email: KrausTW@obg.com
BS/Civil Engineering; University of Louisville Speed Scientific School
MEng./Civil Engineering; University of Louisville Speed Scientific School
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Mr. Kraus leads O'Brien & Gere's Midwest region Total Water Solutions team. He has over 20 years of experience with wastewater programs. Prior to O’Brien & Gere, Mr. Kraus worked at a major municipality overseeing their combined sewer overflow and sanitary sewer overflow programs. Mr. Kraus's technical expertise includes wet weather program management, hydraulics, flow monitoring, and design. He is responsible for developing new business in these areas, as well as for managing the work in the Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky offices. Mr. Kraus is an active member of the Water Environment Federation Collection System Committee.
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