PEOPLE at WESTON & SAMPSON

Since 1899, Weston & Sampson has been recognized for exceeding clients’ expectations by providing attentive personal service, superior technical quality, and adherence to cost and schedule requirements. We pride ourselves on the expertise that our staff provides on each assignment. Our project teams are assembled to meet the specific needs of our clients and ensure project success. With more than 900 professionals along the East Coast, our responsive team of professionals integrate quality and innovation to meet our clients’ needs. The people at Weston & Sampson are committed to improving the natural and built communities where you live, work, and play.

Frank Ricciardi, PE, LSP
Frank Ricciardi, PE, LSP
CEO

Frank is CEO of the firm, after serving for many years as Vice President and Discipline Leader for the firm’s Environmental, Geotechnical, & Energy program. Frank has more than 30 years of experience in project management, climate resiliency design. environmental engineering, remediation system design, and hazardous waste site assessments.

“Working with our clients to tackle their most difficult challenges and enhance the natural and built environment is our goal. These challenges may involve infrastructure upgrades, impacted properties, climate resilience, or development/construction related obstacles. Our staff always team with our clients to work in a collaborative/innovative manner that exceeds their objectives and builds strong relationships.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Jeff Alberti, LEED®AP
Jeff Alberti, LEED®AP
President - WSE

Jeff is President of Weston & Sampson Engineers. Jeff joined Weston & Sampson in 2006 as a Senior Project Manager and has more than 25 years of experience assisting clients with planning, design, and construction administration services for a variety of municipal and industrial facilities. A LEED® Accredited Professional, Jeff’s expertise has been providing operationally based and sustainable facility improvements for our clients.

“Since joining Weston & Sampson in 2006, I have been fortunate to have witnessed first-hand the firm’s continued commitment to growth through the diversification of services offered to our clients. This commitment has allowed us to expend our service offerings to better serve our clients’ needs while providing employees with new and exciting growth opportunities. I’m grateful for the trust that Weston & Sampson has placed in me as President and I look forward to continuing to help our organization have a positive impact on our communities, clients, and our employees.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Leah Stanton, PE
Leah Stanton, PE
COO

Leah is COO of the firm, and Discipline Leader of our Water program. She has more than 20 years of experience in the study, design, and construction of water supply, storage, distribution, and treatment systems.

“My career at Weston & Sampson is fulfilling and rewarding on many levels. I enjoy the work we do, my teammates, and our clients. I have developed significant relationships throughout my career and consider many clients and coworkers to be lifelong friends.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Steve Richard, PE, CPO
Steve Richard, PE, CPO
President - CMR

Steve is President of the firm’s Construction, Maintenance, and Repair group. He has more than 30 years of experience in the design, construction, and project management of municipal water, wastewater pump stations, treatment facilities, and aquatic facilities.

“Working with great professionals to provide proactive innovative solutions for our clients is very rewarding. Being a true 24/7 firm that will go when called no matter what time or day is particularly helpful to our clients. Positive feedback when our staff quickly resolves these types of repairs fuels our day.”

Office Location: 44 Concord Street | Wilmington, MA 01887

Peter Kolokithas, PE
Peter Kolokithas, PE
President – WSS

Peter is President of Weston & Sampson’s Services group. He oversees a staff of nearly 90 employees in the provision of water and wastewater treatment, distribution and storage, cross connection control, and health and safety services for public and private clients throughout New England. He has extensive experience in managing interdisciplinary project needs.

“I’m fortunate to be able to guide the kind of sustainable, long-term growth here at Weston & Sampson that will provide career opportunities for environmental professionals for generations to come. I am very proud to work alongside these outstanding professionals in stewardship of our environment.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Colleen Manning
Colleen Manning
Director of Human Resources

Colleen is a Vice President and has served as the Director of Human Resources since joining the firm in 1997. She has more than 20 years of experience in the human resources field and is responsible for handling corporate benefits and employee relations, recruiting, and training.

“At Weston & Sampson we focus on maintaining a ‘people-first’ culture, treating everyone with respect and emphasizing transparency. We strive to make sure that all our employees have opportunities for career growth and to have a meaningful impact on both the environment and community. Maintaining our collaborative company culture is a top priority and we will continue to invest in our future by developing the best, most talented, and happiest team we can.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Michael Scipione, PE
Michael Scipione, PE
Chief Development Officer

Mike served as the firm’s CEO from 2005 through 2021. Since joining Weston & Sampson in 1985, Mike has been instrumental in the firm’s growth and expansion, which today has over 725 employees and offices along the East Coast. Mike has more than 30 years of experience.

“It has been incredibly rewarding to be part of a firm with such a great history of innovation and quality in the marketplace and to work with our leadership team, influencing our growth for the dual purpose of helping our clients better solve their problems and providing professional growth opportunities for our staff.”

Office Location: 100 Foxborough Boulevard, Suite 250| Foxborough, MA 02035

Chris Kennedy
Chris Kennedy
Chief Financial Officer

Chris is an experienced Chief Financial Officer with 30 years of experience in public and private industry settings. He provides strategic direction of all financial functions of the company including accounting, budget, credit, tax and treasury, and is responsible for developing the organization’s overall financial policies. Chris achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Bentley College.

“The collaborative approach across all facets of the organization really stands out at Weston & Sampson and helps us to reach our goals, achieve great successes, inspire one another, and keeps us constantly in the pursuit of perfection. It’s rewarding to be part of such a great team atmosphere.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Patrick Yeo, PE
Patrick Yeo, PE
Business Development Manager

Patrick joined Weston & Sampson in 2010 as a co-op and worked as an engineer and project manager for water/wastewater/stormwater infrastructure projects until 2023. Promoted to Business Development Manager in 2024, Pat holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management and oversees the firm’s business development initiatives.  Pat serves on the Executive Board of the New England Chapter of the American Public Works Association and is active in numerous other national and regional professional organizations.

“I am proud to represent a company with such a rich and longstanding history of enhancing the lives in the communities we serve. It’s the people of this organization that set Weston & Sampson apart. The like-mindedness of the staff to be responsive to client needs exhibits true ownership in our 100% employee-owned company. I enjoy connecting with teams throughout our organization to support and grow their business lines.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Eric Reitter, PE, PMP
Eric Reitter, PE, PMP
Discipline Leader, Transportation

Eric is Vice President and serves as Discipline Leader of the firm’s Transportation practice. He has more than 25 years of experience in the leadership of large-scale multidisciplinary engineering, remediation, and construction projects for municipal, commercial/industrial, and federal clients and agencies.

“Weston & Sampson’s outstanding quality of work, emphasis on serving clients well, and wide variety of project types is what drew me to the firm. I’ve been impressed with our employees’ deep technical proficiency and thoroughly enjoy working on multidisciplinary projects with these engineering and construction professionals who allow us to complete virtually any type of infrastructure engineering project with in-house staff.”

Office Location: 150 Dow Street, Tower 4, Suite 350, Manchester, NH 03101

David Elmer, PE
David Elmer, PE
Discipline Leader, Wastewater

David is Vice President and Discipline Leader of the firm’s Wastewater program. He has more than 20 years of experience with wastewater and stormwater system planning, design, rehabilitation and construction. His focus on evaluation and rehabilitation of existing infrastructure has helped build one of the most innovative and successful sewer rehabilitation practices in the Northeast.

“Weston & Sampson has been a great place to learn and grow as an engineer. Our supportive and collaborative work environment make it an ideal place to work. We encourage feedback and ideas from all levels of the organization and are in constant pursuit of innovation and efficiency. Our ‘Client First’ approach and responsible corporate values have always made me proud to work for Weston & Sampson.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

John Figurelli, PG, LEP
John Figurelli, PG, LEP
Discipline Leader, EGE

John is a Vice President and serves as a Discipline Leader in the Energy Geotechnical and Environmental Discipline at Weston & Sampson. He is a Licensed Environmental Professional (LEP) with nearly 30 years of experience providing environmental and renewable energy development experience in the Northeast. John has focused in recent years on providing services to our Brownfield clients, overseeing projects for our utility clients and directing large scale solar development projects. He serves on the Environmental Professionals of Connecticut (EPOC) Board of Directors and was past CT Chair of EBC New England.

“Since joining Weston & Sampson in 2003, I have been afforded the opportunity to follow my passion and make real change in the environment we live in. I have seen projects better our communities and make enormous strides at putting underutilized and contaminated properties back into service. In recent years I have been fortunate to be involved in renewable energy projects that make me proud to lead us toward a better environment. I am also grateful to work for a company that has allowed me the time and flexibility to be a father, a coach, and major influence in my children’s lives.”

Office Location: 712 Brook Street, Suite 103 I Rocky Hill, CT 06067

Michael Richard, PE
Michael Richard, PE
Discipline Leader, Facilities

Michael, the Discipline Leader in the firm’s Facilities Group, has been with Weston & Sampson since 2004. He is a civil and environmental engineer with more than 25 years of experience in the permitting, planning, and design of municipal and solid waste facilities and multi-phase public works facilities throughout New England. He is also a frequent presenter on best practices related to public works facility design and construction issues.

“Weston & Sampson is the kind of firm that encourages and welcomes good ideas from each and every employee. We understand that a diverse workforce is better able to respond to changing client needs and we intentionally look for people with different backgrounds and experiences to meet those needs.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Cheri Ruane, FASLA
Cheri Ruane, FASLA
Discipline Leader, Design

Cheri is Vice President and Design Discipline Leader. A Trustee and Past President of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects, she has over 20 years of multi-disciplinary experience including special expertise with socially and politically complex site design projects and facilitating public participation.

“Weston & Sampson is committed to truly interdependent design where disciplines collaborate to craft the best possible solution to even the most complicated challenge.”

Office Location: Design Studio | 85 Devonshire Street, 3rd Floor | Boston, MA 02109

Blake Martin
Blake Martin
Water Market Leader

Blake is a Vice President and serves as the Water Market Leader for the firm. With over 30 years of experience, Blake leads the growth of our water resources, planning, ecology, and resiliency service areas. He has also cultivated the development of our urban and resiliency planning, permitting, wetlands/ecological studies, water supply/hydrogeology, well and pump, and emerging contaminants treatment services, specifically water treatment for PFAS removal. With an in-depth knowledge of all of our service lines in the water market, across our geographic footprint, Blake leads a team who is able to address our client’s needs.

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Daniel Biggs, RLA
Daniel Biggs, RLA
Regional Manager, New York

Dan serves as Regional Manager in New York. He has more than 15 years of multi-disciplinary experience in all phases of landscape architecture design and environmental planning projects. His background includes leading teams on master planning; parks and recreational facilities; multiuse trails; K-12 and higher education campus improvements; and multimodal transportation projects. Dan is also a certified arborist and irrigation designer.

“I am grateful to be a part of a firm that keeps the needs of our clients front and center. Weston & Sampson also promotes an entrepreneurial spirit, allowing me to build a landscape architecture practice with a wide variety of socially responsible projects. We are part of an organization that reflects some of my own core values—honesty, trust, and respect.”

Office Location: 1 Winners Circle, Suite 130 | Albany, NY 12205

Raju Vasamsetti, PE, CFM
Raju Vasamsetti, PE, CFM
Regional Manager, Connecticut

Raju is our Connecticut Regional Manager, for our services in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. With the firm since 2015, Raju specializes in hydrologic/hydraulic analysis, design, and permitting for stormwater management, highway, bridge/ culvert replacement, flood control, and stream restoration projects. His experience ranges from preliminary project planning through final design to permitting and construction contract administration. An expert in helping clients achieve resiliency from inland/coastal flooding and shoreline destruction, Raju focuses his efforts on understanding and improving inland/coastal drainage and infrastructure for municipalities.

Office Location: 712 Brook Street, Suite 103 I Rocky Hill, CT 06067

Chip Hutchens, PE
Chip Hutchens, PE
Regional Manager, North Carolina

Chip serves as Regional Manager in North Carolina, and has 30 years of transportation design experience, including work in both NCDOT and private consulting firms. His experience includes work in all phases of design: corridor selection studies and maps; design of public hearing maps; permit drawings; preliminary through final design of roadway plans, including roadside drainage design for both open channel and curb-and-gutter sections; pipe analysis; and quantities and estimates.

 “It’s such a pleasure to work for a company where the focus is on people. Whether those inside the company or in the communities we serve, the first priority is always how to benefit as many people as possible. That mindset is consistent through all levels of the firm and creates an atmosphere that allows us to provide opportunities for the employees, as well as quality, consistent work for our clients.”

Office Location: WSE of North Carolina, PC I 598 East Chatham Street, Suite 137 I Cary, NC 27511

Bob Horner, PE
Bob Horner, PE
Regional Director, Carolinas

Bob is Vice President and serves as the firm’s Regional Director in the Carolinas. He has more than 30 years of engineering design and leadership experience. Bob leads our Southeast operations to meet the infrastructure expansion and rehabilitation needs of the region.

“At Weston & Sampson, we recognize not only the importance of developing solutions for infrastructure challenges but also the importance of building the careers of our professionals while those challenges are met. This results in a workplace that is high spirited and innovative.”

Office Location: 3955 Faber Place, Suite 200 I North Charleston, SC 29405

Kipling Gearhart, PE
Kipling Gearhart, PE
Regional Manager, South Carolina

Kip is a Vice President and serves as Regional Manager in Upstate South Carolina, with over 30 years of experience in the design of public and private infrastructure ranging from transportation-related projects to water, wastewater, and stormwater systems. His transportation projects include highway and bridge designs, traffic signal design, and traffic impact analyses. He has also designed countless potable water transmission and distribution systems; wastewater pump stations, force mains and gravity sewer collection systems; and treatment facility upgrades and expansions.

Office Location: 3955 Faber Place, Suite 200 I North Charleston, SC 29405

Frank Occhipinti, PE
Frank Occhipinti, PE
Regional Manager, Worcester

Frank is Vice President and serves as Regional Manager of the firm’s Worcester office. He has more than 26 years of experience in the planning, design, and construction of water and wastewater infrastructure projects, as well as CSO/SSO programs, infiltration/inflow (I/I) analysis and sewer rehabilitation, and pump stations.

“Throughout my career with Weston & Sampson, I have had the pleasure of working with knowledgeable and dedicated professionals who work collaboratively to provide innovative solutions to exceed our clients’ expectations. It’s rewarding to hear praise from our clients and to be acknowledged for our expertise and reputation.”

Office Location: 427 Main Street, Suite 400 | Worcester, MA 01608

Steven Shaw, PG, LG
Steven Shaw, PG, LG
Regional Manager, Vermont

Steve serves as Regional Manager of Vermont and has been leading high-performing teams for over 20 years. His field of expertise includes the assessment and remediation of contaminated properties, generally with a combination of private, municipal, state, and federal funding. He and his team have worked together with private and public developers, repurposing and redeveloping impacted properties, bringing together stakeholders, the community, and development teams to achieve project goals.

“I am grateful to be a part of the Weston & Sampson team and am proud of the work our office has performed throughout Vermont. We have been a trusted partner with so many communities, working hard to make our home a better place to live, work, and play. Traveling throughout the state, it feels good to see how we have helped make positive changes for the clients and communities we serve.”

Office Location: 98 South Main Street, Suite 2 I Waterbury, VT 05676

Chris Perkins, PE
Chris Perkins, PE
Regional Manager, NH & ME

Chris is Vice President and Regional Manager of New Hampshire & Maine. He has more than 25 years of experience with drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater system planning, design and construction, he is responsible for all of our consulting work in the NH/ME region. His deep roots in all things water enables us to assist our clients with a broad array of water-quality services that dominate local headlines and demand forward-thinking solutions.

“Weston & Sampson has been my home for quite some time, be it at our Massachusetts headquarters or in our New Hampshire-based offices. Like others that preceded me in our long history, I was given the opportunity to grow my skills as the firm has grown, as an engineer, leader, and mentor. Our ability to seamlessly draw upon expertise across the organization guarantees that no two days are the same. It is very rewarding to collaborate with so many talented individuals, and in doing so share great successes with our clients.”

Office Location: 100 International Drive, Suite 152 I Portsmouth, NH 03801

Joe Zongol, PE, NICET III
Joe Zongol, PE, NICET III
Regional Manager, Florida

Joe is our Florida Regional Manager, with nearly 15 years of engineering experience in the design and construction of a variety of municipal infrastructure projects, including wastewater treatment and collection system investigation and improvements, drainage and stormwater management, transportation improvements, municipal park development, site development, public works facility design, dam evaluations and design, and retaining wall evaluation and design.

Office Location: 1520 Royal Palm Square Boulevard, Suite 260 I Fort Myers, FL 33919

Tulin Fuselier, PE
Tulin Fuselier, PE
Practice Leader, Geotechnical

Tulin serves as the Geotechnical Practice Leader and has more than 20 years of experience in her field. Her experience is wide ranging and includes geotechnical services for buildings, bridges, dams, levees, pipelines, river crossings, retaining walls and deep excavations.

“I am impressed by my Weston & Sampson colleagues every day, who take ownership of projects and enjoy providing engineering solutions to solve the world’s engineering problems. It is a pleasure to be working with people who care about their work and product.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Brandon Kunkel, RLA
Brandon Kunkel, RLA
Practice Leader, Landscape Architecture

Brandon serves as the firm’s Landscape Architecture Practice Leader and has more than 20 years of experience in multi-disciplinary innovative design and master planning experience. His areas of expertise include high-density mixed-use urban developments, climate resilient urban parks and open spaces, sports and recreation facilities, and natural resource conservation and rehabilitation.

“I appreciate being part of such a vibrant, diverse, and growing team. I have enjoyed the opportunities that Weston & Sampson has provided to me since joining in 2014, working alongside energetic people, with dynamic backgrounds and areas of expertise. I am heartened by the evolvement of this company and look forward to what the future may hold.”

Office Location: Design Studio | 85 Devonshire Street, 3rd Floor | Boston, MA 02109

Rob Bukowski, PE, LEED AP, CPESC
Rob Bukowski, PE, LEED AP, CPESC
Practice Leader, Energy

Rob serves as the firm’s Energy Practice Leader and has nearly 30 years of experience in the design, management, and implementation of civil and environmental engineering projects. His focus is on supporting renewable energy development projects.

“It is very rewarding working for Weston & Sampson, with its outstanding reputation, and where the clients come first. The breadth and depth of experience here allows us to offer a wide variety of services to our clients with our internal capabilities.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

George Naslas, PG, LSP
George Naslas, PG, LSP
Practice Leader, Environmental

George is Vice President and Environmental Practice Leader and has nearly 30 years of experience. He leads our Brownfields and demolition projects and conducts Brownfields workshops and presentations at national, regional, and state levels.

“I am fortunate to be part of a dynamic organization that encourages leadership at all levels and fosters initiative with its staff. I have enjoyed the opportunities that Weston & Sampson has afforded me as my role has evolved within the company since I joined in the early 90s. I am surrounded by motivated and intelligent individuals, with diverse backgrounds and skill sets. Given the complexity of projects that we work on, having that diversity is the key to success. But most of all, it has been fun to work here. I look forward to the continued growth and evolution of this company.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Kent Nichols Jr., PE
Kent Nichols Jr., PE
Practice Leader, Wastewater Treatment

Kent is Vice President and Wastewater Practice Leader with responsibility for Wastewater Treatment and related projects. He brings broad experience in water, stormwater and wastewater management, including deep water resource planning expertise, has led many of Weston & Sampson’s most challenging wastewater treatment and pump station projects.

“Having joined Weston & Sampson as a young engineer, I have had the opportunity to learn from many great professionals – including coworkers and clients. I have enjoyed the opportunity to help our clients successfully meet many challenges in their utility and natural systems, and this experience has allowed me to grow my skills to better advise our clients. I believe that people are the most important aspect of our business, and my work at Weston & Sampson allows me to work with amazing people and to focus my attention on efforts that ultimately benefit the communities that we serve.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

John Bocchino, Jr.
John Bocchino, Jr.
Principal, Operation & Maintenance

John, a Principal in the firm, previously served as the President the firm’s Construction, Maintenance, and Repair divisions. John has more than 30 years of engineering and project management experience, including design, construction administration, and operations & maintenance (O&M) services on a variety of water and wastewater projects.

“As part of our Weston & Sampson organization diversification, the construction of quality and sustainable facilities is the ultimate goal of all our projects. The collaboration of design, construction, and efficient O&M is a priority to provide long-term sustainable facilities.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Prasanta Bhunia, PhD, LSP
Prasanta Bhunia, PhD, LSP
Principal, Environmental

Prasanta is Vice President and services as project Principal. He has more than 30 years of experience directing hundreds of site assessment and remediation projects, including specific expertise in the assessment and remediation of PCB-impacted materials and remedial design.

“I have been fortunate to be part of Weston & Sampson where the employees work as a team for a common goal. This attitude and my opportunity to work with creative, smart and hardworking staff encourages me to bring and manage projects to help grow our staff and the firm.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Hillary Lacirignola, PE
Hillary Lacirignola, PE
Principal, Wastewater / Risk Manager

Hillary is Vice President and serves as project Principal and Corporate Risk Manager. She has more than 20 years of experience in the planning, design, construction, and evaluation of wastewater, stormwater, infrastructure management, and water resource engineering projects.

“It has been a pleasure to work with people who care deeply about their projects and clients, and equally enjoyable to work with clients who value our service and our people. The mutual respect for colleagues both internally at Weston & Sampson, and with our clients has allowed us to produce quality projects for long-term clients year after year.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

Pompeo Casale, PE
Pompeo Casale, PE
Principal Engineer

Pompeo is Vice President and Principal Engineer in the firm’s Transportation program. He has nearly 40 years of civil engineering, project management, permitting, design, and construction experience on a wide variety of public and private projects.

“Weston & Sampson is a collection of like-minded professionals that focuses on a collaborative proactive approach to providing our clients with the solutions they need. Our project teams strive to enhance the value of infrastructure projects by providing quality products and proper solutions based on sound engineering principals, while gaining professional and personnel satisfaction on every project.”

Office Location: 100 Foxborough Boulevard, Suite 250 | Foxborough, MA 02035

Kim Plourde
Kim Plourde
Director of Marketing

Kim is Vice President and serves as Marketing Director. In this role, she provides oversight of the firm’s marketing initiatives including proposal submissions, branding, digital media, event planning, public relations, and communications. She has 30 years of experience in professional services marketing.

“The culture at Weston & Sampson is one of innovation, accountability, and respect. As an employee-owned company, we are encouraged to collaborate and to lead. The firm’s strong commitment to its employees contributed to my 30-year tenure with Weston & Sampson.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867

John Colton
John Colton
Director of Information Technology

John serves as the firm’s Director of Information Technology and has over 20 years of experience. He is responsible for supporting our entire breadth of user infrastructure, remote and office workstations, mobile devices, and software platforms. He also implements and supports cost-effective technology solutions for all facets of the organization.

“I feel very fortunate to have found a firm like Weston & Sampson where each employee is considered a vital part of the organization. Knowing that everybody has a voice and has a say not only in the direction of their own career path but also the direction of the firm is quite refreshing.”

Office Location: 55 Walkers Brook Drive, Suite 100 | Reading, MA 01867