Harrisburg, PA - Brent J. Basom, P.E., has been named President and Chairman of GTS Technologies, Inc. (GTS) effective July 1, 2011, to succeed outgoing President Wayne E. Himes. This planned leadership progression allows the firm to maintain the high level of professional service, quality, and responsiveness that has been a GTS trademark for over half a century.

Mr. Basom has more than 23 years of engineering and management experience and has been with GTS for over 12 years in leadership positions, most recently as Vice President and Director of Geotechnical Services. Brent’s professional credentials encompass full financial, administrative, technical, marketing, and quality assurance aspects of company operations.

His background includes experience in the transportation, energy, dams, water resources, military, buildings, utility, commercial, public works, industrial, and materials markets. He is a civil engineering graduate of Drexel University and began his engineering career with local firm Gannett Fleming, Inc. In addition to his engineering consulting work, he has held positions on both municipal and charitable boards.

He has distinguished himself on numerous high-profile management assignments for the firm. His extensive project portfolio includes the national award-winning Lewistown Narrows Project as well as reconstruction of I-95 in Philadelphia for PennDOT, the Lehigh River Bridge Project for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, complex analyses and recommendations for major dredge disposal facilities for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, geotechnical and materials testing for expansion of PPL’s Brunner Island power plant, engineering for water and wastewater impoundments, seepage and stability analysis for dams, and buildings and facilities integrity inspections for private industry and the Department of Defense.

Wayne Himes has been with GTS for nearly four decades, most recently serving as GTS’ President and Chairman. Wayne will remain with GTS on a part-time basis until the end of 2011, providing counsel and assistance to Mr. Basom and the Board of Directors. He will also have a hand in continuing to shape the company’s future direction through his active participation on the Board of Directors.

Also, Craig T. Welfer, P.E., has been promoted to Director of Geotechnical Services succeeding Mr. Basom. Craig had been Assistant Director of the department. He possesses 18 years of geotechnical engineering and management experience.

GTS has a rich history of more than 50 years of providing high-quality professional consulting services throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. We’re excited about the changes at GTS and our outlook for continued success. You can expect our daily interactions to continue at the same high level we strive to maintain with each and every client.

Harrisburg, PA - Andrew C. (Andy) Parker has been named Director of Environmental Services at GTS Technologies, a 50 year old mid-atlantic engineering, planning and environmental consulting organization headquartered in Harrisburg, PA with branch offices in Exton and Hazleton, PA. Mr. Parker will be responsible for managing and providing technical input for the full range of GTS’s environmental consulting services. 

Clients range from federal, state and local government agencies and the military, to private industry. Environmental services geared to transportation planning, design and construction will be a focus. 

Mr. Parker has 23 years of significant experience in environmental management, permitting and consulting throughout the mid-atlantic region. He has authored articles on ecological and stream restoration focused on the application of natural and sustainable design techniques and is trained in bioengineering methods.

He is Rosgen Level IV certified and proficient in fluvial geomorphology, a Certified Ecologist, a Certified Wetland Delineator by the Army Corps of Engineers, certified in Habitat Evaluation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, certified in Erosion and Sedimentation Control, and a Certified Forest Conservation Professional. Mr. Parker holds a Masters Degree in Ecology/Biology and a Bachelor’s Degree in Land Reclamation and Earth Sciences. His professional affiliations include American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE), Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), American Water Resources Association (AWRA), Ecology Society of America (ESA), and Society of Wetland Scientists (SWS).

Mr. Parker’s environmental portfolio spans project management on small bridge replacement projects to $400 million high-profile expressway and airport megaprojects. He has been involved in over 100 EIS, EA, and CE environmental documents and conducted over 100 wetland delineations and permit applications. His diverse professional background includes serving as Sr. Project Manager, serving as Environmental Group Manager for a large consulting firm supervising up to 19 scientists and technicians, and serving as a Sr. Environmental/NEPA Scientist for transportation engineering and environmental firms. As a Research Assistant for the U.S. Bureau of Mines he analyzed the treatment, abatement and prediction of acid mine drainage and conducted stream-sealing research. Responsibilities in these positions have encompassed project management, contract administration, project scheduling and budgeting, financial management, technical and price proposal preparation, preparation of specifications and contract documents, developing and conducting PR and public involvement programs, direction of corporate quality control, cost estimating, business development, GIS applications, natural resources and socio-economic analysis, aquatic and terrestrial ecosystem evaluations, cultural resources studies, Phase I ESA’s, watershed plans, needs and alternatives assessment, mitigation design, water quality inventories and testing, highway noise and air quality analysis, highway corridor alignment layout, highway and site planning and design, earthwork and grading plans, and performing field surveys for property, topographic and construction projects.