Geocomp Corporation of
Boxborough Appoints Babur R. Mian as
Senior Vice President and Director of
Operations and Thom Neff, PhD as Vice
President
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DATELINE: FEBRUARY 2006; BOXBOROUGH,
DEDHAM & WALTHAM, MASS…Geocomp
Corporation, a leader in identifying and
managing underground risks associated
with the design, construction and
operation of wide-ranging public and
private works projects, has recently
promoted Babur R. Mian, P.E. to Senior
Vice President and Director of
Operations and Thom Neff, Ph.D., P.E.,
to Vice President.
In his new role as Director of
Operations, Mr. Mian will oversee all
operations at Geocomp Corporation.
Before his promotion, Mr. Mian held the
position of Vice President and Director
of Corporate Development where he was
responsible for business development,
operations and project support.
For more than 13 years, Mr. Mian has
successfully led a vast number of
geotechnical engineering projects around
the globe which include the Conway
Bypass project in Myrtle Beach, South
Carolina; I-40 West Hill/Papermill
Interchange in Knox County, Tennessee
and Nablcus-Jenin Highway in the West
Bank. Previous to Geocomp Corporation,
Mr. Mian was Vice President and Director
of Corporate Initiatives, at Wilbur
Smith Associates, Inc., a full service
infrastructure consulting firm with 65
offices around the world.
Mr. Mian holds a BS and MS in Civil
Engineering, as well as an MBA. He is a
registered professional engineer in
multiple states. Mr. Mian is the
co-chair of ARTBA YELC business
management committee in addition to
serving on the YELC Board of Directors.
He is also a member of ASCE and Chi
Epsilon.
“My immediate goal is to improve
efficiency. By doing so, we will
certainly be in a strong position to
meet our business objective of 25
percent growth per year,” explained Mr.
Mian.
A native of Pakistan, Mr. Mian
resides in Waltham, Mass.
Mr. Neff will continue in his role as
Director of Consulting for Geocomp
Corporation and will concentrate his
efforts on management and business
development. Prior to joining Geocomp,
Mr. Neff was a Project Director at
Modern Continental Construction of
Cambridge, Mass responsible for
technical oversight in major
infrastructure projects, and was
involved in corporate strategy for
marketing and business development,
particularly overseas initiatives.
Previous to that, Mr. Neff was a Vice
President at Parsons, Brinckerhoff,
Quade & Douglas, Inc., a consulting firm
with 250 offices worldwide. His last
position there was as Chief Geotechnical
Engineer for the $14.7B Central
Artery/Tunnel Project in Boston, MA. He
holds a BS in civil engineering, an MS
in structural engineering, and a Ph.D.
in geotechnical engineering.
According to Mr. Neff, “I’m very
excited. Everyone in each of our
divisions works together quite well. I
intend to create even better synergy
within our product, testing and
consulting divisions to better serve the
needs of our clients.”
Mr. Neff is a registered professional
engineer in the states of Ohio,
Massachusetts, Florida and Oregon. He
currently lives in Dedham, Mass., with
his wife, Sue McDonough.
Technologies to Manage Risk for
Infrastructure
Established in 1982, Geocomp
Corporation is headquartered in
Boxborough, MA. The company helps
clients identify and manage risks
associated with construction and
operation of infrastructure. A
technology-based company, Geocomp
focuses on identifying and applying the
most appropriate technologies to help
its clients manage risk cost
effectively. The core strengths of the
company include: analysis methods to
identify and quantify significant
sources of risk, materials testing to
reduce uncertainty in structural
behavior, developing client specific
software and hardware solutions, and
real-time WEB-based monitoring to reduce
consequences of unexpected performance.
For additional information about
Geocomp Corporation, please visit their
website,
www.geocomp.com, or call
(978) 635-0012.
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