Westfield, MA – Tighe & Bond announced that it has promoted five employees to vice president in recognition of outstanding project and client management skills, in addition to leadership and organizational impact. Additionally, the firm has elevated Bill Mertz to the role of senior vice president.
A staff member with the organization for over two decades, Matt Abraham currently manages Emergency Response Services and serves as a client manager for the firm’s power utility clients. He also manages environmental investigations for private clients and specializes in property assessments for real estate transactions involving contaminated properties.
Briony Angus’ expertise is in complex federal, state, and local permitting for a wide variety of waterfront/coastal, land development, and energy projects, bringing over 20 years of professional experience. She has led some of the firm’s largest renewable energy, energy storage, and coastal resiliency projects in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Craig French has been leading the structural practice at Tighe & Bond for nearly 20 years. He has over 25 years of experience in structural engineering, which has included structural design for buildings, bridges, and dams, as well as structural conditions assessment projects. He serves as a technical director within the Building Services Business Line.
With over 30 years of engineering experience and over 20 of those at Tighe & Bond, Brian Huntley has been involved in the planning, design, and management of site development, solid waste, and renewable energy projects throughout his career. He has served as a technical director in the Land Use Business Line for the past three years.
Jon Richer has served as an integral member of Tighe & Bond’s Land Use and Transportation Business Lines for nearly 20 years, where he has worked on site civil, general municipal, and transportation projects for private and public clients. During his tenure, he has served in various project delivery, project management, and client management roles. He serves as the location manager of the firm’s Shelton, Conn. office.
Bill Mertz serves as the business line leader of the Transportation Business Line and has 30 years of experience on a wide variety of roadway, bridge, transportation, and utility infrastructure projects. In his role, Mertz also oversees the financial performance, project management, and technical delivery of transportation and infrastructure projects.
