Glenn R. Bell
Senior Principal and Chief Executive Officer
Glenn joined SGH in 1975 as a graduate engineer and has continuously advanced over the years to his current position. He has been responsible for major works in all areas of our practice: structural engineering, building technology, and engineering mechanics and infrastructure. Under Glenn’s leadership as CEO since 1995, SGH has grown substantially in size and breadth of capability.
Thomas A. Schwartz
Senior Principal, President and Head of Building Technology Group
Tom joined SGH in 1973 and is widely recognized for his expertise in Building Technology. He has been responsible for major investigations and building envelope system designs of all types. In 1993 Tom assumed leadership of our Building Technology practice from his mentor, Werner Gumpertz, and has transitioned it into a nationally recognized consultancy in all areas of building envelope technology.
Joseph J. Zona
Senior Principal and Head of Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics Group
Joe joined SGH in 1976. His practice includes the design of new building structures and investigation of building performance problems. As Head of our SESM Group, Joe is responsible for the strategic development and operations of all of our work in structural engineering, mechanics, and infrastructure.
Ronald O. Hamburger
Senior Principal and Head of Structural Engineering, Western Region
Ron joined SGH in 2002 with more than thirty years of experience in civil and structural engineering; building design, investigation, and code development; and research. He is an internationally recognized expert in earthquake-resistant design and structural performance evaluation and is widely recognized in the structural engineering community for his leadership in performance-based design. Ron heads our West Region Structural Engineering.
Paul L. Kelley
Senior Principal and Head of Structural Engineering, Eastern Region
Paul joined SGH in 1979. An extraordinarily creative structural engineer, Paul’s expertise encompasses building structural design, structural failure investigations, waterproofing, concrete technology, construction engineering, tunneling, cost estimating and scheduling, and automation of building condition surveys. Paul heads our East Region Structural Engineering.
Carolyn L. Searls
Senior Principal and Head of Building Technology, Western Region
Carolyn joined SGH in 1997 and is a nationally recognized expert in historic preservation. She is professionally active in standards development in that field with more than twenty years of experience in investigation, design, and construction administration of facades on both historic and contemporary structures throughout the United States. Carolyn heads our West Region Building Technology Practice.
Mehdi S. Zarghamee
Senior Principal and Head of Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure
Mehdi has more than 40 years of consulting and academic experience in structural engineering, engineering mechanics, and infrastructure engineering and design. His extensive and varied experience includes buried pipe systems; antennas, telescopes and other precision structures; and tanks and domes. His expertise includes wind, seismic, fire, and impact evaluations of tall building structures. Mehdi heads our practices in Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure.
Timothy J. McGrath
Senior Principal and Head of Laboratory Services
Tim joined SGH in 1969, and in that time has developed special expertise in the design and performance of buried pipelines. With graduate degrees in both structural and geotechnical engineering, he conducts research related to soil-structure interaction analysis. As Corporate Laboratory Head, Tim is responsible for the strategic development and operations of all of SGH’s Lab activities.
George W. Reitter
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
George joined SGH in 2004 over thirty years of experience in finance and accounting with the majority of it being in professional service industries. As CFAO, he has overall responsibility for finance, accounting, human resources, legal and risk management, facilities, and administration at SGH. Prior to its sale, George was the CFO for a leading international risk management, engineering and software company. He has his MBA from the University of California at Berkeley.
Jason P. Heroux
Director of Business Development
Jason joined SGH in 1996 and is responsible for planning, building, and implementing marketing and business development programs for the firm. Prior to rejoining SGH, Jason worked in the high tech and telecommunications industries, managing international partnerships in the United States and Asia and then leading a marketing team to develop Network Magazine’s 2002 “Product of the Year”.
Julianne C. Nevins
Director of Human Resources
Julianne joined SGH in 1996 and is a certified professional in Human Resources.She is responsible for directing Human Resources functions for the firm nationwide. Areas of her responsibility include policies and programs covering employment, compensation, benefits, performance management, employee relations, recruiting and retention, legal compliance, and staff training and development.
Michael N. Kushakji
Director of Information Technology
Michael joined SGH in 1998 and is responsible for the IT Department's vision, planning, and build out of the enterprise IT infrastructure. Responsibilities include network infrastructure, network security, IP telephony, enterprise storage, and disaster recovery. Prior to join SGH, Michael worked at Addison Wesley Publishing in the IT Infrastructure department supporting a 1000 user campus.
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