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Rock Joins Team As VP of SUE – Carolinas

Mar 4, 2021 | Announcements, News

Congratulations, Thomas Rock! We are excited to have you on the team, and we look forward to growing our SUE/UC presence in the Carolinas! On behalf of all of us here at LONG, welcome!

Thomas (Tom) Rock, Vice President of SUE – Carolinas.

Mr. Rock has 30 years of experience working with underground utilities. After graduating East Carolina University in 1991, Tom spent five years in the construction industry installing underground utilities and has spent the subsequent 25 years in various capacities in the Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) profession. He began his career in SUE with the original provider and to that end played a pivotal role in helping to develop SUE into the recognized engineering profession it is today. Through the course of his career, he has been responsible for the management of On Call Subsurface Utility Engineering contracts for: VDOT, Fairfax Co., SCDOT, NCDOT, TxDOT, IDOT, ODOT, PennDOT and ALDOT.

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LONG Expands Across Southeast

Feb 16, 2021 | Announcements, News

We are proud to announce that due to our remarkable growth over the last few years, we are expanding our Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) services into the Carolinas! Our new location will allow us to enhance our footprint and broaden our customer base. LONG will be offering our diverse set of SUE services and capabilities to existing clients, while also attracting new customers in the Carolina market. Our headquarters and main office will continue to be in Atlanta.

We are excited about this new market and territory, and we look forward to continuing our team’s growth!

Benavides To Lead Savannah SUE Field Team Efforts for LONG

Feb 11, 2021 | Announcements, News

We are pleased to announce Javier Benavides, who will be leading our SUE field team efforts in the Greater Savannah area, has officially transferred to our Savannah office. He joined us in early 2020 and has worked on multiple MMIP GDOT projects in the Atlanta area, including the West Interchange, Top End Express Lanes, and Eastside Express Lanes. In the Savannah area, Javier has worked on projects for the new Civic Center Arena, Forsyth Park Lighting upgrades, and SEDA.

Javier is currently involved on the Lift Station 166 Parallel Force Main project for the City of Savannah with our teaming partner, Hussey Gay Bell. LONG is providing SUE services for the design and construction of an effluent force main for the existing Lift Station 166. The current eight (8”) inch diameter, 7,700 linear feet force main serving Lift Station 166 is undersized, and the City of Savannah desires to expand station pumping capacity by extending a force main to Lift Station 159 (approximately 16,000 LF).

The SUE Quality Levels (QL) we are providing include:

QLD: Records Research / Data Collection
QLC: Above Ground Survey
QLB: Utility Designation
QLA: Test Hole / Pot Holing

We are excited for Javier and our continued growth and investment in the Savannah community!

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Goodman Joins the Team, Leading SUE/UC in Virginia

Jan 27, 2021 | Announcements, News

Congratulations, Michael Goodman MPM, CIPM, CPRM, on becoming part of the team and growing our SUE/UC presence in Virginia! On behalf of all of us here at LONG, welcome aboard!

Mr. Goodman joins us as the former Vice President of InfraMap, where he was in charge of operations for their Southeastern regional office in Glen Allen, VA. His experience includes proposal preparation, CADD Department supervision, scheduling, QA/QC review, pricing, and overseeing the coordination of all designation, test hole, and survey crews in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.

In addition, Mr. Goodman has performed and managed over 100 SUE and Utility projects utilizing and complying with the PDP and the SUE deliverable checklists. He has also handled many DOT contracts in the Southeast spanning from Virginia down to Florida. His clients and industries have included a wide range of State Departments and Municipalities; therefore, he is familiar with the GDOT Design Policies, SUE Checklists, SUE Deliverable Process, GDOT Design Manuals, and the SUE Scope of Services.

Fun fact: Mike is an avid runner, and frequently participates in Spartan Races, Battlefrogs, and Tough Mudder races!

We are excited to welcome Mike to our team!

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Kelvin Tyler Joins Long as Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), Project Manager

Nov 4, 2020 | Announcements, Industry, News

Long Engineering is pleased to announce the addition of Kelvin Tyler, Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE), Project Manager.

Mr. Tyler has built comprehensive project execution, quality and risk management plans, and has successfully executed multiple projects within contracted schedules and budgets. With over 20 years of SUE experience, he has experience using a wide-range of geophysical tools and equipment to solve complex utility mapping problems.

Mr. Tyler has performed and managed numerous SUE investigation projects for a several clients and industries, including various State Departments of Transportation, the Department of Defense, Municipalities, Aviation, Petroleum, Power Utilities, Environmental & Geotechnical, and Railways.

In addition, Mr. Tyler has managed numerous Utility Impact Analysis projects and has prepared numerous Departments of Transportation SUE deliverables and other investigation reports.

We are excited to welcome Mr. Tyler to our talented team of SUE professionals!

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