Corporate Governance - Management
Douglas B. Mackie
President and Chief Executive Officer
Douglas B. Mackie
President and Chief Executive Officer


Mr. Mackie has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company since 1995. He joined the Company in 1978 as Corporate Counsel. In 1987 he was named Senior Vice President. Mr. Mackie earned a MBA from the University of Chicago and a JD from Northern Illinois University. He is a former President of the Dredging Contractors of America.... 
David E. Simonelli
President of Dredging Operations
David E. Simonelli
President of Dredging Operations


Mr. Simonelli was named Senior Vice President in February 2009. Mr. Simonelli is responsible for the Operations Support Group which includes Site Management, the Safety Health & Environmental Department, Field & Production Engineering and Risk Management. He was named a Vice President of the Company in 2002 and Special Projects Manager in 1996. He joined the Company in 1978 as a Project Engineer. Mr. Simonelli earned a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Rhode Island... 
Deborah A. Wensel
Senior Vice President and CFO
Deborah A. Wensel
Senior Vice President and CFO


Ms. Wensel has been the Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company since April 1999 and was named Senior Vice President in 2002. Ms. Wensel joined the Company in 1987 as Accounting and Financial Reporting Supervisor. In 1989, she was named Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. She is the current Treasurer of the Dredging Contractors of America. Ms. Wensel is a Certified Public Accountant and also has a MBA from the University of Chicago.... 
Kyle D. Johnson
Senior Vice President—Chief Contract Manager
Kyle D. Johnson
Senior Vice President—Chief Contract Manager


Mr. Johnson was named Senior Vice President in February 2009 and has been Chief Contract Manager of the Company since 2006. He joined the Company in 1983 as a Mechanical Engineer and has since held positions of increasing responsibility in domestic and international engineering and operations, including Area Engineer, Special Projects Manager, and Manager of Production Engineering. Mr. Johnson was named Vice President in 2002. Mr. Johnson earned a BS in Engineering from Purdue University and an ... 
John F. Karas
Senior Vice President—Chief Estimator
John F. Karas
Senior Vice President—Chief Estimator


Mr. Karas was named Senior Vice President in February 2009 and has been Chief Estimator since 1992. He joined the Company in 1983 as Project Engineer in the Hopper Division. Mr. Karas earned a Bachelors degree in Finance from University of Notre Dame. He is a member of the Western Dredging Association. ... 
Steven W. Becker
Vice President—Plant Equipment and Chief Mechanical Engineer
Steven W. Becker
Vice President—Plant Equipment and Chief Mechanical Engineer


Mr. Becker has managed the Equipment Maintenance and Mechanical Engineering Departments since 1995. He joined the Company in 1984 as a Field Engineer and holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois.... 
J. Christopher Gillespie
Vice President—Special Projects Manager
J. Christopher Gillespie
Vice President—Special Projects Manager


Mr. Gillespie was named Vice President and Special Projects Manager in 1997. He joined the Company in 1987 as a Project Engineer and previously served as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Gillespie earned a BS in Civil Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a graduate degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Tulane. He is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers.... 
Bradley T. J. Hansen
Vice President & Division Manager—Hydraulic
Bradley T. J. Hansen
Vice President & Division Manager—Hydraulic


Mr. Hansen has been a Vice President and Division Manager of the Company since 1994. He joined the Company in 1977 as an Area Engineer. He was named Vice President & General Superintendent of the Company in 1991. Mr. Hansen earned a BS in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.... 
William  H. Hanson
Vice President—U.S. Business Development
William  H. Hanson
Vice President—U.S. Business Development


Mr. Hanson has been a Vice President of the Company since 2006. Mr. Hanson joined the Company in 1988 as an Area Engineer in its Staten Island Division Office. He earned a B.S. in Ocean Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1979. Mr. Hanson began his career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Galveston, Texas and Los Angeles, California, and then with Connolly Pacific Company in Long Beach, California. Mr. Hanson is currently the President of the Western Dredging Association and is a boa... 
Steven F. O'Hara
Vice President & Division Manager—Clamshell
Steven F. O'Hara
Vice President & Division Manager—Clamshell


Mr. O'Hara has been a Vice President and Division Manager of the Company since 1988. He joined the Company in 1978 as Cost Accountant. He is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers. Mr. O'Hara received a BS from the University of Illinois.... 
William F. Pagendarm
Vice President & Division Manager—Hopper
William F. Pagendarm
Vice President & Division Manager—Hopper


Mr. Pagendarm has been a Vice President and Division Manager of the Company since 1985. He joined the Company in 1979 as Project Superintendent. Mr. Pagendarm is a former President and Chairman of the Western Dredging Association. He is also a former President of the World Dredging Association. Mr. Pagendarm holds a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from University of Notre Dame and a MBA from the University of Chicago.... 

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