Thomas P. Reardon Joins GBB as Vice President

(Fairfax, VA – August 17, 2009) - Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) is pleased to announce that Thomas P. Reardon has joined the firm as Vice President. Mr. Reardon has 25 years of business management experience that includes diverse assignments with increasing responsibility within engineering organizations. He has extensive Waste-to-Energy (WTE) facility management experience and expertise in project management, contract and subcontract management, project control, and procedure development and implementation.

For over 10 years, Mr. Reardon was Business Manager for Covanta Projects, Inc., where he was responsible for managing all financial, business, administration and operational aspects of Covanta’s 975 ton per day Alexandria / Arlington and 3,000 ton per day Fairfax County WTE facilities in Virginia.

“Over the years, we’ve worked closely with Tom through GBB’s assignment with the City of Alexandria/Arlington County Waste Disposal Trustees,” noted Harvey Gershman, GBB President. “He has a great work ethic and a wealth of WTE knowledge and expertise that will benefit our clients. We look forward to having Tom as part of GBB’s consulting resources for GBB’s WTE project engagements as well as assistance in contracting for energy sales, waste supply, and transfer services.”
 
“I’ve always been impressed by GBB’s commitment to their clients and the industry, and I’m excited to be joining such a highly respected organization within the industry,” said Tom Reardon, GBB Vice President.

Key achievements by Mr. Reardon at Covanta include sole responsibility for managing and administering the Service Agreement with the client Communities, City of Alexandria and Arlington County; acting as Chief Administrator of the facility’s Power Purchase Agreement with Dominion Virginia Power, which included establishing the annual optimal Capacity Rating; preparing fiscal budgets and monthly income and cash figures; negotiating and administering contracts with waste haulers; preparing documents and financial data for yearly audits on behalf of clients; and supervising  Accounts Receivable, Payable and Purchasing personnel.

Prior to Covanta, Mr. Reardon was Contract Manager and Project Administration Manager at Noell, Inc., a Virginia-based engineering and plant construction company. He was responsible for the administration and control of both commercial and federally funded contracts totaling over $200 million dollars, including the supervision of Contract Administrators and Project Controllers located nationwide. He also successfully managed a $60 million dollar federal transit vehicle rehabilitation project as well as a $10 million dollar Selective Catalyst Reduction construction project.

His experience also includes working as Senior Cost Analyst and Cost Engineer at ABB Power Generation, Inc.; Contact Administrator at ABB Traction Inc.; Division Business Manager at Science Applications International Corporation; and Buyer at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory. Mr. Reardon has a B.S. degree in Business Administration from Glassboro State College, Glassboro, NJ.           

GBB is a national solid waste management consulting firm founded in 1980 that works on solid waste collection, processing, recycling and disposal issues and assists in planning, procuring, and implementing sound, cost-effective facilities and services at the local, state, and national levels for both the public and private sectors. For more information on the firm and its products and services, visit www.gbbinc.com or call 1-800-573-5801.

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