S. W. Cole Engineering, Inc. (S.W.COLE) is proud to announce that Robert E. Chaput, Jr., PE, has been named the firm’s new President and CEO. A senior geotechnical engineer with the firm and manager of the Augusta, Maine office, Bob has worked for S.W.COLE for over 20 years and has been an integral part of the growth of the firm.
Bob, a native of Winthrop, Maine, joined S.W. Cole soon after graduating college, in 1990, as a Materials Engineer and helped start our new office in Gray, Maine. The firm later promoted him to the position of geotechnical engineer, and in 1999, after S. W. Cole acquired the former operation of Morrison Geotechnical Engineering, Bob moved to our new Winslow, Maine office and oversaw its eventual move to Augusta, Maine.
As President and CEO of the firm, Bob’s responsibilities at S.W.COLE include office and firm management, including day-to-day activities of the corporation, and project management of geotechnical engineering projects. He is Chairman of the S.W.COLE Board of Directors.
Other management changes were made at S.W.COLE as a result of Bob’s promotion. They include:
· Chad B. Michaud, PE, has been named Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. A 15-year veteran of the firm, Chad has held a leadership role at S.W.COLE since 2003 and his business acumen has been vital to the firm’s growth in New Hampshire and Vermont. He is the manager of the Somersworth, New Hampshire office and a senior geotechnical engineer with the firm.
· The firm’s most recent President and CEO, Paul Kohler, PE, now holds the role of Senior Vice President. He is still an active member of the Board of Directors, and he is a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager with the firm. Paul also manager of the firm’s Gray, Maine office.
· Roger E. Domingo has been promoted to Vice President of Construction Services. An S.W.COLE team member since 1992 and a member of the Board of Directors since 2006, Roger is the construction services manager for the Gray office and has 25 years experience in construction materials testing.
· Timothy J. Boyce, PE, has been named Vice President of Engineering and was also named to the Board of Directors. An employee of the firm since 1999 and an excellent business developer, Tim is also a military commander with United States Navy Reserves’ Civil Engineer Corps.
· Gary Bucklin, CG, PG, has been promoted to Vice President of Geoscience Services. Gary has held several positions at S.W.COLE since joining the firm in 1990. Most recently, Gary was Director of GeoEnvironmental Services. He is also a senior geologist with the firm.
All management changes are effective immediately. President and CEO Bob Chaput said that he is honored and humbled by the opportunity to lead the company. “I am excited about our new Board and management team and their commitment to successfully move S.W.COLE forward,” Chaput added.
S.W.COLE is an employee-owned firm of over 80 scientists, engineers and technicians providing geotechnical engineering, geoenvironmental services, ecological consulting and construction materials testing for projects throughout New England. The firm was established in 1979 and also has offices throughout Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.