Leadership

A graduate of Duke University – Pratt School of Engineering, Mia majored in civil engineering and was a 4-year ROTC scholarship recipient. After college, Mia was commissioned as an Army office and spent 4 years in Germany on active duty completing civil and environmental engineering studies. She received an honorable discharge and returned to the US, where she began working for the NYSDOT in Region 8 and was a founding member of the NYSDOT Local Projects Unit. She has extensive experience with management, engineering, environmental reviews and public participation on transportation projects with FHWA and NYSDOT funding. Her expertise is a result of her previous work as the NYSDOT Regional Liaison to municipal officials and the 100+ LAFA projects that HVEA has completed since it first opened its doors in 2002. Mia is also a member of two ACEC New York State Committees – the Legislative Committee and the NYS County Highway Superintendents Committee.

A graduate of the University of Buffalo, John started working for the NYSDOT in Region 8 in 1991. He worked at the NYSDOT for 5 years and then moved to the private sector managing the municipal engineering department at another firm. In 2002, John joined forces with Mia and Brendan to form HVEA Engineers. John has over 33 years of experience on a wide variety of project types, on both the State and local systems. In addition, he is a creative problem solver having resolved issues with Contractors both as the NYSDOT Bridge Design Liaison to the Construction Group in Region 8 and as a Principal of HVEA. John has been HVEA’s management lead on several multi-million Design-Build contracts including Quality Manager for the $43M Design-Build Bundled Bridges, Contract 3, in Westchester and Orange Counties.

Brendan began his career at the NYSDOT after graduating from Cornell University. After 5 years as a Design Engineer at the NYSDOT and another 5 working in the private sector, Brendan joined Mia and John in forming HVEA Engineers. Brendan is a skilled and versatile professional, who has served as Project Manager, Quality Control, Lead Environmental, Lead Traffic and Resident Engineer on many of HVEA’s high profile projects. He was the Resident Engineer/Construction Quality Control Engineer for the $134M Design-Build Route 17 at Route 32 (Exit 131) Reconstruction project in Woodbury, NY, which is a central hub for commuters, tourists and shoppers. This high-profile project was under the Governor’s directive to replace and rebuild the road with a diverging diamond interchange to meet the heavy traffic volumes.

A graduate of Manhattan College, Jessica began her career with HVEA in 2006 working as a Designer in the Beacon office. In 2012, Jessica led the firm’s entry into materials testing by establishing HVEA’s first Certified Testing Lab for Materials Testing; making HVEA the area’s premier partner for Materials Testing. Through hard work, dedication and a combination of experience and continuous education, Jessica L. Mariani has driven herself to being a well-respected woman in the field of engineering. Servicing the tri-state area in Materials Testing, Construction Inspection and Consulting Engineering, Jessica brings her multi-disciplinary skills to each project while striving to maintain a successful balance of incorporating innovative ideas with tried-and-true practices. Jessica continues to oversee our materials testing operations as well as leads several major construction inspection projects. Jessica has been involved in numerous Locally Administered Federal Aid Projects, NYSDOT Design-Build, NYSDOT Design-Bid-Build, NYSTA and PANYNJ projects. Most recently, she was the Resident Engineer in charge of the $28M Reconstruction of the Taconic State Parkway at Pudding Street Interchange project. Currently serving as Chair of the Board of Directors for ACEC New York Mid-Hudson and is also a member of the ACEC Design-Build Committee and Vice President of the NYSATE Section 8. Jessica holds numerous certifications relative to construction and materials testing and is a licensed PE in NY and NJ.

A graduate of Binghamton University, Jack joined HVEA in 2009 where he began his career as a Designer and quickly moved into a Manager role in the Design Group. A licensed NYS Professional Engineer, he manages numerous high-profile transportation design projects for clients such as the MTA, NYSBA, and the NYSDOT. He has also led many of the 100+ locally administered federal aid projects undertaken by HVEA, which involve an array of services such as roadway and intersection reconstruction, bridge and culvert rehabilitations/replacements, shared-use paths, and pedestrian access improvements. As HVEA’s Program Manager, Jack fosters strong relationships with many of our clients and continues to support and grow our design group. He is currently serving on the ACEC New York NYSDOT Committee.

Lora holds a BS in Environmental Engineering from Cornell University, her Masters of Business Administration from Marist and a Masters of Science in Environmental Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. She is a licensed NYS Professional Engineer and is also a Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control. Lora manages HVEA’s design group, with expertise in drainage analysis and design, permitting, stormwater management, environmental studies, hydraulic and hydrologic analysis, erosion control, wetland delineation and analysis, SPDES and SWPPP preparation. She has detailed experience with projects under NYSDEC and ACOE jurisdiction and in the NYCDEP watershed and has led the environmental tasks for several large-scale projects for the NYSDOT and MTA including Route 17/I-86 Conversion, RK-93, VN-84 and BW-63A. Lora is the Vice Chair of the CPESC Certification Committee for EnviroCert International, an At-Large Board Member for the ACEC New York Mid-Hudson Chapter, a Regional Captain of the ACEC Emerging Leaders Committee, the Green Infrastructure Chair of the Environmental Management Council of Dutchess County, a Board Member of the Fishkill Creek Watershed Alliance, and a graduate of the Land Use Leadership Alliance Program.