Jeff Thoms, PE Named Manager, Structural Engineering
JEFF THOMS, PE | Manager
Jeff Thoms, PE has been promoted to the role of Manager, Structural Engineering. In this role he will be responsible for daily operations of the department and execution of the department’s strategic assignments.
Jeff has more than 25 years of experience in structural engineering and design. Projects include multi-tenant housing, industrial, educational and institutional structures. From elementary schools and middle schools to waste water treatment plants, he has experience in project management, detailed engineering design, and construction administration. Some of his earlier achievements include work on one of the mill buildings at the Bethlehem Steel Plant and two additions for what was then known as Lucent Technologies.
He also ahas experience with athletic and sports facilities, having worked on a design team for the Spillman Farmer-led sports complex project at Susquehanna University. He also has provided structural engineering on a number of YMCA projects and an ice skating rink.
He has been involved in several projects for the federal government including an addition to the William J. Hughes testing facility in Atlantic City, New Jersey and a structural analysis of the existing concrete roof of the Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, New York. He was also on the structural design team for the restoration of the Statue of Liberty on July 4, 2009.
Jeff is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, B.A.E. (Architectural Engineering), 1997; Minor, Engineering Mechanics. He is licensed Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and New York.
Founded by NSPE in 1951, Engineers Week is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. This week is a time for everyone to celebrate and recognize the people who create today’s awe-inspiring wonders like cloud-busting skyscrapers and human travel to Mars. And a great opportunity to reflect on how very different our lives would be without daily marvels like clean drinking water, computers and cars.
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Every day brings a heightened sense that there is a crispness in the air reminding us that another messy, wet, and sometimes brutal winter is just around the corner. Without much warning, temperatures, wind and heavy snow can bring about catastrophic damage in the form of collapsed roofs, ruptured pipes and even flooding.
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SE AWWA - Chemical Safety session provides participants with recommendations on conducting Safety Planning and Hazard Communication activities.
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Real-world water/wastewater system examples that use online GIS applications to transform infrastructure data into an easy-to-use operations asset management system.
Overview of the timeline, regulatory requirements, construction and operation of the the Water Treatment Plant.
The PA Senate confirmed the nomination to continue serving on the State Board of Landscape Architects.
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“Thy fate is the common fate of all; into each life some rain must fall.”
-- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Filtration Operations and Optimization
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Our water/wastewater engineers can help remedy even your largest sewer problems and nuisances!
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