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Thomas R. Decker, P.E., a senior associate with the Morristown, NJ, office of Edwards and Kelcey, says his office also gets called in when jurisdictions need expertise in a specific area.Edwards and Kelcey offers engineering, architectural, planning, and construction services and has some 900 employees nationwide.Decker's office specializes in transportation issues, and some of the major, long-term clients of the New Jersey branch include the New York and New Jersey Port Authority, New Jersey Transit, and the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
"I typically get involved with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection land-use programs, and this includes working with the new stormwater management regulations that came into effect in 2004," says Decker."With the enhanced regulations for new construction, we have to look after a number of functions such as addressing recharge and water quality on our projects by evaluating total suspended solids impacts and proving that stormwater from new pavement areas and disturbed existing pavement areas has been properly treated."
For companies such as Edwards and Kelcey, Decker says, it is important to stay on top of new regulations and technology."We satisfy our clients' needs with our professional staff.Occasionally, we will team up with another firm that complements our experience, or we will train one of our employees in the area that is required."
Decker notes the company still faces a shortage of engineers."Many top-notch students seem to be choosing other careers, such as computer-related fields," he says.
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