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National Environmental Engineering Firm Is Pleased To Announce Marine and Coastal Practice Lead Has Joined The Firm

~ Matrix New World Engineering expands on its success with new hire Stephen Famularo ~

Florham Park, NJ — Matrix New World Engineering (Matrix) is pleased to announce Stephen Famularo, PE, BC.PE, has joined the firm as the Marine and Coastal Practice Lead.

Steve is a professional engineer, commercial diver, and board-certified port engineer with nearly three decades of experience in marine and coastal engineering throughout the United States and Caribbean. His expertise includes underwater inspection and rehabilitation of marine structures, asset management system design, coastal engineering, climate resiliency planning and structural/geotechnical design of piers, wharves, bulkheads, and floating structures.

He has led over $500 Million in waterfront construction and rehabilitation as both the Project Manager and Engineer-of-Record. Some of these prestigious waterfront projects include design of two new homeport facilities for NYC’s ferry system, the design-build construction of Terminal 5 at the Port of Davisville in Rhode Island, and field mapping and development of a web-based asset management system for NYC’s waterfront infrastructure.

According to Jayne Warne, PE, Matrix President, “We are happy to welcome Steve to the firm. His expertise and knowledge are wide-ranging and will help Matrix and its True Environmental platform partners continue to deliver exceptional service to our clients.”

Steve has been tasked with developing and expanding Matrix and True Environmental’s, Marine Survey and Inspection Business Line. “Steve is the perfect person for this endeavor,” said Dennis Petrocelli, SVP of Matrix. “He has vast experience and expertise in building this type of service line, which will only bolster Matrix’s extensive offerings.”

Steve has extensive expertise in project and quality management, business development, line management, and strategic planning. In addition, he has managed on-call agreements for the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Ferries Division, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

Steve is a member of the Moles, a fraternal organization of the heavy construction industry and the chair of the NYC Department of Buildings Waterfront Code Development Geotechnical, Coastal, and Structural Design Technical Committee. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer in 7 states, an ADCI Surface-Supplied Air Diver, Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines Associate, and Envision Sustainability Provider through the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.

Steve graduated Magna Cum Laude from Manhattan College with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and earned his M.S. in Coastal Engineering from the University of California-Berkeley.

About Matrix New World Engineering

Matrix New World Engineering is a company of engineering and science experts who focus on some of the nation’s most pressing long-term challenges, including climate change, resiliency, ecological restoration, contamination studies, water supply, disaster response, and urban revitalization. Matrix believes solving environmental challenges through careful planning and engineering is an indispensable measure of success.

Matrix has offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Arizona, Louisiana, and Chicago, coupled with project experience throughout the United States and the Caribbean.

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