MJ is pleased to announce that David Schmidt, P.L.S., manager of MJ's Northern New York operations, has successfully completed the requirements for his Professional Land Surveying License in New York! In his role, he performs and directs field procedures required to complete MJ’s growing roster of projects in northern and central New York. Mr. Schmidt is a graduate of SUNY Cobleskill and SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
MJ is pleased to announce the addition of Carrie L. Dooley, P.E. to the firm’s Civil Engineering Department. In her most recent position at Clough Harbour & Associates, Ms. Dooley served as lead engineer and project manager responsible for water supply, treatment and distribution projects. She holds a B.S. in civil engineering, with a concentration in environmental engineering, from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York.
MJ is pleased to announce the addition of Richard E. Rice as director of project development. Rice will provide expanded geographical coverage and strategic opportunities for MJ in central and western New York.
Rice previously held positions as vice president of facilities at Erdman Anthony and director of business development at M/E Engineering, managing offices, teams and projects that led to corporate growth, job creation, development of market strategy and new office locations.
“Through the professional relationships he has forged during his career, Dick will introduce MJ to a wide range of new clients and expand MJ’s opportunities,” said MJ’s Executive Vice President, Michael Panichelli. “We are pleased to add his experience and his reputation in the engineering community to our team.”
In his free time, Rice represents the United States in national and international squash competitions and is currently ranked the #2 right-wall player in doubles squash in the U.S. He holds a B.S. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from the University of Rochester.
MJ crews mobilized quickly to document the damage left by Tropical Storm Irene and remnants from Tropical Storm Lee.
MJ’s surveyors, structural inspectors and 3D laser scanning crews have been working diligently to assess the destruction along New York State Thruway Canals, specifically at Locks 8, 9, and 10. The damage documented by MJ included a hole that was over 1,200 feet long and approximately 40 feet deep in areas.
MJ’s 3D laser scanning team scanned the site immediately after Irene had left the area and scanned the area again immediately after the remnants of Lee passed through. By using 3D laser scanning, MJ crews were able to quickly and accurately document the conditions from a safe location. This allowed MJ to create two separate sets of 3D as-builts of the damaged site.
MJ’s structural inspectors also reacted quickly working long hours and weekends in order to provide structural analysis of the canal locks.
MJ recently helped support the Town of Clifton Park’s annual “Shoot Out at the Common,” a basketball free throw contest for neighborhood children. The event, which was held at the Clifton Common on Tuesday, August 2nd, was part of the Town’s “National Night Out” festivities. Residents could meet with emergency agencies in town and gain information on public safety through preparedness displays and demonstrations. Siena College Men’s Basketball Coach, Mitch Buonaguro, also led a basketball skills clinic for the kids, with special guest announcer WNYT Sports Director, Rodger Wyland on hand to call the action. Besides the contest and clinic, the event also included the town of Clifton Park’s Fire Prevention Bus, a mobile classroom that teaches children and adults about fire prevention and safety in the home. The Southern Saratoga YMCA provided a giant bounce house and there was entertainment by the Shen Robotics Team’s “Battling Bots.” The evening was sponsored by the Town of Clifton Park Community Emergency Response Team.
MJ is pleased to announce the addition of Severin Grant as party chief for the firm's Melville location. Mr. Grant encompasses over12 years experience in the surveying field, nine of which he has served as party chief. He has extensive knowledge of New York State survey standards and procedures and is proficient in performing all field procedures required to successfully complete any survey project. In his most recent position, Mr. Grant served as party chief for B.Thayer Associates in Woodbury, New York.
MJ is pleased to announce the addition of Steven Ramos to MJ's survey dvision. Mr. Ramos will serve as an instrument person and CAD technician for various projects managed by the firm's Melville office. He atteneded both the New York Institute of Technology and Hoftra University, and has over eight years of experience in the surveying field. In his most recent position at Lockwood, Kessler & Bartlett, Inc. in Syosset, New York, Mr. Ramos served as an instrument person and CAD technician whose responsibilities included training field crews on data collection operations, calibrating field equipment, completing field work, and drafting.
Work is now under way for the reconstruction of the NYS Thruway between Exit 23 and Exit 24. MJ is responsible for providing daily construction inspection services for this pavement reconstruction and congestion relief project.
This seven-mile long projects includes the addition of a third lane in both directions, replacement of new concrete pavement, the installation of nine segments of noise barriers, replacement of the highway drainage system, and the repainting of bridges that carry Delaware Avenue, New Scotland Avenue and Western Avenue over the Thruway. The project is scheduled to continue through the fall of 2013.
MJ recently participated in the 2011 ASCE Mohawk-Hudson Section Golf Outing at the Airway Meadows Golf Course on Friday, July 15th. In total, 87 golfers and numerous sponsers helped to raise over $5,000 to benefit the M-H Section Student Scholarship Award Fund, making this one of the most successful events ever!
The Scholarship is a cash award made to a high school student that will be attending an ABET accredited university leading to a Bachelor of
Science Degree in Civil Engineering. This award is $1,000 per year for four years if the student stays in civil engineering and maintains a minimum grade point average, for a maximum possible award of $4,000 per student.
MJ is pleased to announce that Christopher Wallin, P.E., a
design engineer for MJ's active site / civil development projects, has successfully completed the requirements for his Professional Engineering License in New York! He is responsible for the analysis of existing and proposed conditions, site layout, drainage and grading. Mr. Wallin has obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from SUNY Buffalo and a M.B.A. from Union Graduate College.
Artist David Opdyke utilized MJ's 3D laser scan of the Columbus Monument to develop several hundred 3D models for an installation on the Museum of Arts and Designs lobby ceiling. The piece, Lost at Sea, is part of the show exhibit entitled Otherworldly: Optical Delusions and Small Realities. David Opdykes piece installed upside down on the lobby ceiling shows Columbus Circle being washed away to sea. The piece will be displayed at the museum until September 18th.
MJ provided David Opdyke with the data collected using our 3D laser scanner. The scan data was originally used by the New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC) for the reconstruction of Columbus Circle in 2007. MJ provided the scan data to David Opdyke who used a 3D printer to produce the miniature models.
MJ is pleased to announce the addition of Nicholas Cruden to our structural design and bridge inspection divisons. Mr. Cruden holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. In his most recent position at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratories, he worked as a project engineer in the facilities group.
As part of a Term Agreement for Design of Rehabilitation and Repair of the New York State Canal System Components, MJ was responsible for design survey and mapping and ROW survey and mapping for Burgio Lands, in the Town of Albion, New York.
During the project, three survey monuments were discovered by the MJ team. The three monuments are presumed original canal monuments, established during the widening of the Erie Canal in 1862. They are set at a 70' offset of the canal center-line. The one monument with the letters "NYS" and numbers "4420+96.2" confirms its authenticity as that monument was set at the offset center-line at station 4420+96.2. All three pieces are circa 1910.
MJ is pleased to announce the addition of Eric Schuler as assistant team leader for MJ's bridge inspection division. Mr. Schuler holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. In his most recent position at Lu Engineers in Pittsford, New York, Mr. Schuler worked on a NYSDOT Region 7 bridge preventative maintenance contract.
MJ recently showcased 3D laser scanning technology at the SAGE Science & Health Discovery Night at Gowana Middle School in Clifton Park, New York. Through MJ's interactive display, students learned how 3D laser scanning works and how scan data can be used to create electronic, 3D models of any physical surface. The Science & Health Discovery Night is aimed at creating a fun night where students (K-8) can explore science in their world with exciting exhibits, displays, demonstrations and hands-on activities.
MJ's latest task at the new GLOBALFOUNDRIES chip fab plant in Malta, New York is to provide 3D laser scanning of the newly-constructed clean room ceilings. MJ will use laser scanning to develop as-builts of the 300,000-square-foot clean room ceiling. Using laser scanning technology, MJ is able to capture 5,000 square feet in a single scan.
MJ engineers are currently designing structural bases to support nanotechnology tools used for fabrication at the facility.
MJ has been providing survey and laser scanning at the $4.2 billion facility since construction began last summer. MJ recently won the prestigious Platinum Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC NY) for 3D laser scanning of the 1.3-million-square-foot facility's construction layout. The award was presented at ACEC New York's 2009 Engineering Excellence Awards gala on March 22, 2011.
MJ is pleased to announce the addition of Alexandra Hurley, P.L.S. as survey project manager for MJ's Long Island Office. Ms. Hurley has more than 22 years of land surveying experience, including topographic, boundary, subterranean, wetland, CAD drafting and GPS. She holds a bachelor's degree in plant and soil science from The University of Vermont and recently completed the GA course toward LEED certification. In her most recent position, Ms. Hurley was survey manager at Vanasse Hangen Brust, Inc. where she was responsible for creating workloads, projections, site visits, proposals and developing and maintaining client relations. She is also a member of the New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors and Nassau Suffolk Civil Engineers.
MJ is pleased to announce that Kimberly Ross, P.E., a structural engineer in the Clifton Park office, has earned her Professional Engineering License in New York. She has been with the firm for more than two years and is a graduate of Clarkson University where she earned her bachelor's degree in civil engineering.
MJ is pleased to announce that Hao Cui, P.E., has successfully completed the requirements for his Professional Engineering License in New York. Mr. Cui is an team leader for MJ's bridge inspection team and has more than seven years of experience in the industry. He has a master's degree in civil and environmental engineering from Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Tsinghua University in China. Before coming to MJ, Mr. Cui worked for Wilber Smith Associates in Latham, New York as a design engineer and assistant team leader.
MJ is pleased to announce the addition of Christopher M. Dooley, P.E. as engineering group manager for MJ's Clifton Park office. Mr. Dooley holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Clarkson University with a concentration in structural engineering. He has a wide range of project management and structural engineering design experience in the industrial and private sectors. In his most recent position, Mr. Dooley was the market director of buildings for public sector clients at Clough Harbour & Associates. As engineering group manager at MJ, he will be responsible for implementing and maintaining MJ's engineering objectives and initiatives, while leading and directing the work of MJ's engineering group. "Mr. Dooley's dedication to his profession and his outgoing demeanor are an excellent match for MJ's engineering and business development goals," said Michael Panichelli, Executive Vice President of MJ. "We look forward to his future endeavors at MJ."
MJ is pleased to announce the opening of the firm's second office in Clifton Park, New York, located at Exit 9 on 1-87, off of Route 146. The office will house MJ's survey team, supporting MJ's expanding workforce in the Capital Region. It officially opened its doors on January 26, 2011 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by town and company officials, highlighting the importance of expanding employment opportunities for area residents. MJ has six offices located throughout New York State and New Jersey.
MJ is pleased to announce the opening of its newest office, located in Pamelia, New York, just north of Watertown in Jefferson County. This new office will support our growing workforce and meet the increased demand for MJ's engineering and survey services in central New York. MJ is currently working on several large-scale projects in the Watertown area, including an Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity contract for the United States Army Corps of Engineers at the Fort Drum Military Installation where MJ is providing A/E services on numerous project tasks.
The Times Union Newspaper recently released an article discussing the progress of the $99 million New York State Thruway construction project between exits 23 and 24, where MJ is responsible for providing daily construction inspection services. This elaborately orchestrated project, which is the largest in the history of the Thruway's Albany Division, will add an extra lane to each side of a seven-mile stretch. It will also include the installation of nine segments of noise barriers, replacement of the highway drainage system, and repainting of bridges over the Thruway. This venture has required the assistance of hundreds of engineers, planners and construction workers, and is scheduled for completion by late fall of 2013.
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MJ is pleased to announce that the New York State Thruway's Open Road Tolling Project at the Woodbury Toll Plaza recently won Outstanding Project of the Year in Roadway Management by the Intelligent Transportation Society of New York. An environmentally friendly project that will have a tremendous impact on customer service in the northeast United States, this Highway Speed E-ZPass Project involved the demolition of five toll lanes to allow for the construction of four Highway Speed E-ZPass lanes including approach work. The advent of Highway Speed E-ZPass lanes at Woodbury marks the first location on the New York State Thruway to offer both passenger and commercial vehicles the opportunity to pay their toll while driving at Highway Speeds. For the first time, E-ZPass customers, including commercial vehicles, can travel from the Tappan Zee Bridge toll barrier on the Hudson River to the Williamsville toll barrier just east of Buffalo without stopping or slowing down. The project not only improves traffic flow, but also reduces congestion and diminishes green house gas emissions from vehicles that would have otherwise needed to slow down and then accelerate as they passed through the toll plaza. MJ was responsible for performing engineering and surveying tasks for this $65 million project.
The construction of Liberty Place, SUNY Albany's new 500-bed, apartment-style dorms on the southeast portion of the uptown campus are showing notable progress. Basement excavation, pile caps, and grade beams are underway. The geothermal contractor is making progress on the wells, with nearly a third of the well field completed. The contractors are resuming site activities, after some weather delay, and have scheduled the switch to the new section of roadway for June. Additionally, fabrication of the building's precast panels are in production, with the first scheduled deliveries planned for June. Click below to see the full SUNY Albany update:
Featured Project: Liberty Place
MJ is pleased to announce the opening of the new Glens Falls Hospital helistop. MJ designed the helistop to reduce the time it takes to transport patients to area hospitals. In a situation where every second counts, traumatic injury and burn victims at Glens Falls Hospital are often rushed by helicopter to larger trauma centers like Albany Medical Center or the Westchester Burn Center, where doctors are more fully equipped to treat them. Read the full article and watch video by clicking the link below:
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MJ is pleased to announce the opening of the firm's second office in Clifton Park, New York, located at exit 9 on 1-87, off of Route 146. The office will house MJ's survey team, supporting MJ's expanding workforce in the Capital Region. It officially opened its doors on January 26, 2011 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by town and company officials, highlighting the importance of expanding employment opportunities for area residents. MJ has six office locations throughout New York State and New Jersey.
MJ's Round Lake Bypass design was featured in Point of Beginning Magazine . The article explains how the use of 3D models helped historic preservation and environmental consideration measures throughout design and construction. MJ provided highway and bridge design services for the construction of this bypass in Saratoga County. The purpose was to re-route commuter traffic around the historic Village of Round Lake. The project included 2.5 km of extensive earthwork / rock blasting removal, two box culverts, a 200-meter bridge crossing the Ballston Creek and a pedestrian bridge over the bypass.
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ITS-NY Outstanding Project of the Year in Roadway Management
New York State Thruway's Woodbury Toll Barrier: Highway Speed E-ZPass
ACEC Engineering Excellence 2009
Silver Award
Transportation: Design of the Round Lake Bypass
ACEC Engineering Excellence 2010
Environmental Engineering: Fort Drum Stormwater
Master Plan
Platinum Award
3D Laser Scanning: Construction of the $4.2 billion GLOBALFOUNDRIES Chip Fab Plant
ACEC Engineering Excellence 2008
3D Laser Scanning: Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
ACEC Engineering Excellence 2007
Gold Award
Transportation: Reconstruction of Route 67, Interchange 12
NY Construction News
Award of Merit
Highway/Roadway: Reconstruction of Route 67 and I-87, Interchange 12
2009 SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year
M. Mohan Jaggi
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MJ is particularly proud of its commitment to support local and national programs and organizations. Whether it's organizing company-sponsored volunteer events, serving on local community boards, volunteering at not-for-profit organizations, coaching youth sports or mentoring and educating students, MJ employees are driving positive change in our neighborhoods.
Here are just a few examples of MJ's community involvement:
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