What We Do

Education

Education is more complex and competitive than ever with academic institutions of all sizes seeking to meet and exceed the demands of students and their parents, while also delivering first-rate amenities for professors, teaching aides, and administration professionals, as well as athletes, performing artists, and scientists. The situation has created a need for stand-out, state-of-the-art solutions across the board.

FPA’s professionals have experience providing functionally operational facilities that are safe, flexible, and aesthetically pleasing from pre-school through higher education. Our Team focuses on communication through our assignments, gaining a true understanding of each of the multiple stakeholders’ expectations, while providing expertise in operational, technological, and functional services.

From classrooms and learning spaces to residence halls/dormitories, stadiums and athletic fields to cafeterias and common areas, libraries and research labs to playgrounds and theaters, FPA has provided a wide range of services for educational projects from conceptual planning to construction administration.

Our Team Leaders

Delivering on Your Vision

Keith Smith

Vice President
Site Engineering

Sarah Bisaha

Sr. Landscape Architect
Landscape Architecture

Jon Crawford

Assistant Technical Discipline Manager
Structural Engineering

Our Clients

Joseph Tierney, PE

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ

Education

  • BS, Civil Engineering, Bucknell University
Michael Schappert, PE

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: DE, NJ, NY, PA

Education

  • BS, Civil Engineering, Clemson University
Michael Piga, LLA, RLA

Licenses & Certifications

  • Licensed Landscape Architect: NJ
  • Registered Landscape Architect: NY, PA

Education

  • BS, Landscape Architecture, Rutgers University
Ian Mueller, PE

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ

Education

  • ME, Civil Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology
  • BS, Civil Engineering, Widener University
Amit Mavalankar, PE

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: AZ, CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, VT, Washington D.C.

Education

  • MS, Civil Engineering (Major Structures), Virginia Tech
  • BE, Construction Engineering, University of Mumbai
Christopher Nourry, GISP

Licenses & Certifications

  • Certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP)

Education

  • BA, Environmental Studies, Ramapo College
Christopher Marx, PE

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ, NY, PA

Education

  • BS, Civil Engineering, Rutgers University
Tyler Martz, LSRP

Licenses & Certifications

  • Licensed Site Remediation Professional: NJ

Education

  • BS, Environmental Science, Richard Stockton College
Sara Irick, PE, CME, PMP, TDM-CP

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ, PA
  • Certified Municipal Engineer
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Transportation Demand Management Certified Professional (TDM-CP)

Education

  • MS, Civil Engineering, Villanova University
  • BS, Civil Engineering, Lehigh University
Edward Herrman, PE, PP, CME, CFM

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ
  • Certified Municipal Engineer, NJ
  • Professional Planner: NJ
  • Certified Floodplain Manager: NJ

Education

  • BS, Civil Engineering, Rutgers University
Thomas Ertle, PLS

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Land Surveyor: DE, NJ, PA, NC, PR, WV
  • FAA UAS Remote Pilot

Education

  • BS, Civil Engineering, NJ Institute of Technology
Michael Drobny, PE, CME

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ, NY, PA
  • Certified Municipal Engineer: NJ

Education

  • BS, Civil Engineering, Rutgers University
Brian Dougherty, PE, BCEE

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ, NY, PA
  • Board Certified Environmental Engineer (W/WW)

Education

  • MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University
  • BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University
Jeffrey Betz, PE, CME, MBA

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ, NY
  • Certified Municipal Engineer: NJ

Education

  • BS, Civil Engineering, Rutgers University
  • MBA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Denis Keenan, PE, CME

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: MD, NJ, PA, NY
  • Certified Municipal Engineer: NJ
  • Certified Floodplain Manager: NJ

Education

  • BS, Civil Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Matthew Kearney, PE

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ, PA

Education

  • BS, Civil Engineering, Drexel University
Peter Tardy, PE

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ, NY, PA

Education

  • MS, Structural Engineering, Rutgers University
  • BS, Civil Engineering, Rutgers University
Jon Moren, PE

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ

Education

  • MS, Structural Engineering, NJ Institute of Technology
  • BS, Civil Engineering, NJ Institute of Technology
Amin Gomaa, PE, LEED® AP

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: CT, DC, DE, IN, KY, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA
  • LEED Accredited Professional

Education

  • BS, Electrical Engineering, Alexandria University
Eric Betz, PE, BCEE, CME

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ
  • Certified Municipal Engineer: NJ
  • Board Certified Environmental Engineer (W/WW)

Education

  • MS, Civil/Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University
  • BS, Civil Engineering, Rutgers University
Julia Moroney, PP, PCM, TDM-CP

Licenses & Certifications

  • Project Management Professional (PMP)
  • Professional Certified Marketer (PCM)
  • Transportation Demand Management – Certified Professional (TDM-CP)

Education

  • MA, Monmouth University
  • BA, Stockton University
Brian Decina, PE, CME

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: DE, NJ, PA
  • Certified Municipal Engineer: NJ

Education

  • BS, Civil Engineering, Villanova University
Matthew Gizzi, PE

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ

Education

  • MS, Geotechnical Engineering, Rutgers University
  • BS, Civil Engineering, Rutgers University
Andrew French, PE

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ

Education

  • BS, Civil Engineering, NJ Institute of Technology
Steven Tardy, PE

Licenses & Certifications

  • Professional Engineer: NJ, PA

Education

  • MS, Geotechnical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
  • BS, Civil Engineering, Rutgers University