Meichtry completed his bachelor’s and master’s studies in civil engineering at Loyola University, and Cal-State Long Beach, respectively, and obtained his MBA from Pepperdine. He is a licensed civil engineer with over 30 years of executive and leadership experience on complex water resource programs and infrastructure projects valued at over one billion dollars. Meichtry has held several operational roles and has a proven track record of cultivating clients and growing an engineering business. He was most recently Managing Director of a consulting firm that completed an acquisition where he was responsible for the integration of a forty-five person civil engineering firm into the existing office network. Prior to that, he was Vice President of a consulting firm with offices in Ontario and Victorville. During his tenure, staff grew from approximately thirty to over seventy-five. He began his career at one of the largest municipal agencies in the state, the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts, and has held positions at various consulting firms over the course of his career.

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Gwynn obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. “Boyle has made a commitment to expanding its already formidable transportation practice by creating a separate Transportation Division.  I am excited to join a team that is well known for providing high quality service to its clients and a great work environment for their staff.”

Gwynn is an active member of Florida Engineering Society, Institute of Transportation Engineers, American Society of Highway Engineers and National Society of Professional Engineers.  He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in several states including, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky.

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Brian Jordan, Boyle’s Southwest District Vice President commented, “We are very excited to have Reymundo join Boyle. His municipal background will provide us with a unique perspective when executing projects for the public-agency clients we serve in Southern California. Ultimately, this will allow us to improve our service to the municipal agencies we assist.”

Mr. Trejo comes to Boyle from the city of Ontario, where he was most recently a Principal Engineer with oversight of water and wastewater projects, including numerous master plans. He’s also worked for the Long Beach Water Department and the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWDSC). Major planning and design projects to his credit include a $35‑million capital improvements program that entailed three reservoirs and 20,000 feet of recycled-water pipeline; a $5-million desalination facility; and the development of a yearly Operating Plan encompassing MWDSC’s State Water Project and Colorado River water requirements, filtration-plant operations, water-resource utilization, and reservoir-storage operations.

Mr. Trejo is a registered professional engineer in California. He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Southern California (USC). His professional affiliations include the American Water Works Association and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

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Guy Wills, PE has joined its staff as Principal Engineer. Wills brings over 30 years of engineering expertise in the area of general civil engineering including site development, drainage, grading, paving, site utilities and roadway drainage design.  During his extensive experience, Wills has served as project engineer for several site development projects requiring expeditious completion of construction drawings to meet stringent design schedules. Wills holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Florida and is a registered professional engineer in the State of Florida and Virginia.

Laura Carbo Maldonado, PE, MSCE has joined the Orlando staff as Senior Engineer specializing in water treatment engineering. Carbo brings over nine years of experience conducting hydrology and hydraulics studies, performing environmental assessments, and managing environmental permits and wetland mitigation. She has a comprehensive knowledge of environmental engineering and the application of environmental legislation. She also has experience collecting environmental field data for the preparation of EIS and EA documents.  Carbo holds a master’s degree in water resources/environmental engineering and bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Puerto Rico. Carbo is also an active member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and American Water Works Association (AWWA).

Leonel Almanzar, P.E., Ph.D., has joined its staff as a Senior Structural Engineer.  Almanzar has accrued over ten years of experience in analysis and design of transportation structures including highway bridges, toll plazas, box culverts and earth retaining structures, as well as design of environmental and hydraulic structures including dam structural safety analysis.  Almanzar obtained his Ph.D. and M.S. degree from the University of Puerto Rico and a B.S. degree from the Technical Institute of Santa Domingo. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and an associate member of the main committee (ASCE) – 7.

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Theung is also an active member of American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE). He is a registered professional engineer in the State of Florida and holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of South Florida.

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Arthurs has nearly 25 years in the construction industry, including construction management at Caltrans and more than 20 years of working for contractors on a wide variety of water/ wastewater projects. Most recently, he was a division manager for West Valley Construction. He has particular expertise in pipeline rehabilitation and trenchless technologies, and is well known and respected in the Southern California construction industry. During his time as a project manager for various construction contractors, he previously worked with Boyle team members from San Diego, and he also has past experience as an independent consultant to Boyle’s Ventura office.

Leja joins Boyle after spending the last 18 years with the City of San Diego. During his career with the city, he served in various capacities, including senior civil engineer, deputy director, and deputy city engineer. His background spans water, wastewater, and transportation. For the past several years, Leja has led many of the city of San Diego’s design and programming efforts in transportation. He has a reputation for helping to find creative solutions to transportation problems, and is well known by many in the Mayor’s office and City Council.

Crull returns to Boyle/San Diego for a second internship upon completing her sophomore year at M.I.T. After thoroughly enjoying her first internship, she has decided to change her major to civil engineering, along with a dual major in physics.

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“Boyle has the vision of serving utilities in a manner that furthers their mission, says Price. With new regulations, increasing demand, maturing workforce, and aging infrastructure, utilities need twenty-first century advice and service to meet these challenges. In Denver, the office has an experienced professional staff to provide clients with unmatched and innovative solutions to the challenges of managing water resources in the growing Rocky Mountain region.” Price added.

Price is an active AWWA member and has served in many capacities.  Most recently, he chaired the Water Distribution Committee for the Rocky Mountain Section, American Water Works Association and continues to participate in annual events. 

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Boyle enjoyed a prosperous year in 2006, as evidenced by a backlog increase of 29 percent, coming off a 23 percent increase in 2005, which prompted staff growth of more than 34 percent last year.  Earnings growth has been even more impressive, increasing 250 percent year over year. Today, the company’s operations include offices in 22 U.S. cities.

Each year since 1964, ENR has surveyed the construction industry to determine the 500 largest engineering, architectural and environmental design firms in the U.S. ENR attempts to bring structure to an otherwise huge and chaotic industry by performing annual survey and ranking companies engaged in general contracting, specialty contracting, engineering, architecture, planning and studies. The rankings are based on annual revenue at home an abroad, and are further divided into specific market categories. ENR Sourcebooks take that market analysis to a more detailed level by ranking industry leaders in particular market subsets.

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Boyle received the Bronze Medal for firms in the $25-million-to-$100‑million category for “demonstrating significant revenue and earnings growth in 2006 and for extending the firm’s geographical reach by acquiring LBFH, Inc., a Florida-based consulting, civil engineering, surveying and mapping firm.” The award notification also states that, “Over the past year, Boyle increased revenue by 61 percent, with 19 percent coming through organic growth and the remainder through acquisition.” Boyle executives will accept the firm’s Bronze Medal award at a special ceremony at EBJ’s Fifth Annual Environmental Industry Summit in Coronado, Calif., on February 28.

Boyle enjoyed a prosperous year in 2006, as evidenced by a backlog increase of 29 percent, coming off a 23 percent increase in 2005, which prompted staff growth of more than 34 percent last year. Earnings growth has been even more impressive, increasing 250 percent year over year. The Boyle acquisition of LBFH added 200 employees and six offices, bringing the firm’s total staff to 650 people at 22 offices in the U.S.

EBJ is widely recognized as the leading business publication for companies operating in the environmental industry. Articles in EBJ focus on market surveys, unique perspectives from industry leaders and financial analysts, growth niches, business opportunities, and trends resulting from the activities of regulators.

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The treatment plant expansion not only impressed an esteemed panel of FICE judges, but also the client. “From concept through construction, the consultant kept us well informed of the status of the project. They listened to our concerns, understood our needs and presented us with various options, opportunities and possible solutions,” said John F. Hayford, Executive Director of the Okeechobee Utility Authority. The FICE Engineering Excellence Awards program is designed to recognize outstanding contributions to the consulting engineering profession. The judges representing government, education, transportation and the media selected the recently announced winners last month in Orlando. The top winners at the state level now proceed to the national competition administered by the American Council of Engineering
Companies (ACEC).

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Thomas comes to Boyle from PBS&J, where he was most recently a division manager with oversight of water and wastewater projects in Southern California. During his 15-year career with PBS&J, he held various positions of increasing responsibility. Major planning and design projects to his credit include numerous large pump stations, reservoirs varying in capacity from 1.5 MG to 25 MG, and many miles of water and sewer pipelines.

Thomas is a registered professional engineer in California and a Diplomate Environmental Engineer (as certified by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers). He holds a B.S. in civil engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. His professional affiliations include the American Water Works Association, American Academy of Environmental Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, California Water Environment Association, Design-Build Institute of America, and Orange County Water Association.

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LBFH was honored for its below average turnover rate, high spending on employee training and other benefits including: mentoring program, 401k, profit sharing, flexible schedules, 4 ½ day work weeks and more. “Our internal motto at LBFH is ‘work hard and play hard.’ We want our employees to have a happy and healthy balance between work and family” said LBFH President Mike Hermesmeyer. “We’re honored to be consistently recognized for this commitment.” More than 30 companies from throughout Martin County were considered for an award in this second annual competition. LBFH won in the 50 to 250 employee category.

LBFH, Inc. has received other recognition for its commitment to engineering excellence and to its employees. The company received the same “Best Place to Work” honor in St. Lucie County from 2002 thru 2005. The firm has also been named a “2006 Business of the Year” by the South Florida Business Journal and a Zweig White “2005 Hot Firm.”

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The selection criteria included factors such as:

• Core Benefits—health and life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 401(k) programs and more.
• Family Related Benefits—benefits and policies pertaining to childcare, maternity/paternity leave, elder-care programs, etc.
• Work Environment—perks such as flextime, dresscode, employee rewards, and more.
• Communication—internal communications, to include a company newsletter, Intranet, suggestion box, and more.
• Training and Planning—continuous training for employees and tuition reimbursement benefits.

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Mogilevich met the GIS Certification Institute’s rigorous requirements in educational achievement, professional achievement and contributions to the profession. “It’s great that we can offer our clients a team with multiple certified GIS Professionals,” said LBFH’s GIS Manager Dave Coleman, GISP. “It indicates a high level of quality and the ability to perform many types of GIS projects.” The GISP designation shows that certain standards for professional practice and ethical conduct are established and maintained.

GIS allows “real world” features to be mapped along with their attributes and stored in a database for visualization and analysis. LBFH, Inc. offers extensive GIS services to its clients including implementation, needs assessment, GIS coordination, geospatial analysis, data conversion and map production. Mogilevich’s area of expertise includes working with programs such as ArcGIS – ArcInfo and Extensions, AutoCad, COGO, IDRISI, and Geomedia. He is also educated in statistics/quantitative analysis, remote sensing and digital image analysis.

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“We are very pleased to have LBFH join the Boyle team. This union brings us a landmark opportunity to grow and position Boyle, consistent with our strategic objectives,” says Phil Petrocelli, President/CEO of Boyle Engineering Corporation. “The combination of the two firms in Florida allows us to become one of the top providers in the markets we serve and offer a broader spectrum of opportunities for our employees.”

Mr. Michael Hermesmeyer, President of LBFH comments, “We are pleased to become part of the Boyle team. The acquisition gives us the opportunity to bring additional resources to our clients and additional career opportunities to our team members.”

Established in 1970, LBFH specializes in the planning and design of public works projects involving water supply and treatment, wastewater collection, stormwater management, irrigation water distribution, water resources, land development and transportation. The firm has a rich 35 year history, 6 office locations, and approximately 200 employees providing professional services for Martin County Utilities, City of West Palm Beach, St. Lucie County, St. John's Water Control District, Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), and City of Stuart, to name a few.

Boyle Engineering Corporation provides a wide range of professional services in water, wastewater, and transportation. Begun in 1942 as a sole proprietorship, the firm has national presence and enjoys an excellent reputation in its core businesses. The Engineering News-Record 2005 Sourcebook ranks Boyle among the Top 20 in the category of Water Supply. Boyle has offices in 20 U.S. cities, primarily in California, Florida, and the Rocky Mountain states. The corporate headquarters is in Newport Beach, California. LBFH will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Boyle.

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LBFH, Inc. won in the category of “Professional Services $10 - $25 Million”, beating out fellow finalists Bankrate, Inc., Keith and Schnars, Tripp Scott, and University of Phoenix – South Florida. When announcing the winner, South Florida Business Journal Publisher Gary Press called LBFH the “clear winner.”

LBFH Vice President and West Palm Beach Branch Manager Dan Clark, P.E., accepted the award and told the packed convention hall, “I really want to thank our employees. Their dedication to their professions and communities allowed us to receive this recognition.” More than 130 companies from across South Florida were nominated for awards in 14 different categories. Businesses were judged based on several criteria, including commitment to employees and community involvement. LBFH was a finalist for the same award in 2005.

LBFH, Inc. just wrapped up its 35th anniversary year of providing “Partners for Results, Value by Design” with offices in Fort Myers, Fort Pierce, Okeechobee, Orlando, Palm City and West Palm Beach. In addition to the Business of the Year award, the company made the Zweig White “Hot Firm 2005” list, being recognized for the second year in a row as one of the top 100 fastest growing engineering firms in the country. It was named a 2005 “Best Place to Work” in both Martin and St. Lucie Counties. LBFH, Inc. specializes in surveying, mapping, GIS, civil, agricultural, transportation, land development, water resources, and water/wastewater engineering services.

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