Guillermo Sepulveda has joined TFMoran as a Civil Project Engineer in the Bedford office. Mr. Sepulveda’s recent experience includes civil/site design, permitting, field testing, site surveying and inspection for residential and commercial projects. Sepulveda graduated from the University of New Hampshire in May 2021 with his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Guillermo is currently pursuing his EIT certification.
Welcome to the team, Guillermo!
The NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire Annual Breakfast was held on March 30 at the Manchester Country Club in Bedford, NH. The annual breakfast highlighted the incredible services that NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire provides to the greater Manchester and Nashua communities including workforce housing, home ownership seminars, and neighborhood revitalization.
Mayor Joyce Craig of the City of Manchester shared a message with attendees, other presentations were given by Sandra Almonte, Chair, Board of Directors of NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire; Bobbie Bagley, Director of Public Health & Community Services in the City of Nashua; Robert Tourigny, Executive Director of NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire; and Jay B. Childs of JBC Communications about the facts and fiction of housing.
Guest speaker Max Latona, Ph. D, Executive Director of the Center for Ethics in Society at Saint Anselm College gave a presentation “Affordable Housing: Why Should We Care? The Ethics of Affordable Housing”.
Jay Aube, Project Manager and Environmental Permitting Specialist at TFMoran’s Seacoast Division, presented at the Landscaping for Water Quality workshop in Swanzey, NH. The workshop was developed by the NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, and other state and local Environmental groups.
The two-day workshop included presentations and practical sessions. Participants learned principles and best practices for creating and maintaining attractive, functional landscapes while protecting water quality in local lakes and rivers.
Jay presented about the NH State Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act.
Amy Hughes has joined TFMoran’s Portsmouth Division as receptionist and administrative assistant. Ms. Hughes brings over 20 years of extensive experience in office and administrative roles for businesses in Southern Massachusetts. Her new position involves assisting TFMoran’s engineers and surveyors with diverse administrative functions in addition to greeting clients and answering phones.
Welcome, Amy!
Kyra Higgins and Vincent Brigagliano recently joined TFMoran’s Seacoast Division as Environmental Permitting Specialists.
Kyra Higgins is a recent graduate from the University of New Hampshire, with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Conservation and Sustainability and a minor in Business Administration Ms. Higgins’ coursework included biology, ecology and conservation and sustainability principles, climate change impacts and mitigation, and renewable energy technologies and transitions.
Kyra also has experience in environmental education, serving as a Crew Leader for the Youth Conservation Corps at Rachel Carson Refuge in Wells, Maine. Previously, Kyra has promoted environmental health practices through conservation projects including a study of female terrapin turtles, and land protection and natural resource conservation on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island.
Vincent Brigagliano is expected to graduate from the University of New Hampshire this May with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Conservation and Sustainability. Mr. Brigagliano’s coursework included the study of natural resources, environmental policy, sustainability, and green real estate.
Vincent’s recent experience includes horticulture and education at Prescott Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he planted and maintained green spaces and educated tourists on urban sustainability, invasive species, native plants, and pollinators.
Welcome to the team Kyra and Vincent!
Members of the TFM staff turned out at the NHBR Best of Business (BOB) Awards Celebration on Thursday, March 9th at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. This year’s theme was “Hollywood”, encouraging guests to wear a costume from their favorite movie or dress to the nines and walk the red carpet! TFM sponsored the Photobooth at the event – attendees enjoyed stopping by to strike a pose!
TFMoran was honored to receive our ELEVENTH straight BOB Award as “Best Engineering Firm” in New Hampshire Business Review’s reader’s survey.
“We are pleased and honored that we have received this prestigious award 11 years in a row! The New Hampshire Business Review readership represents a broad cross-section of New Hampshire’s most influential people, and this recognition is a testament to the skill, dedication, and can-do attitude of our remarkable staff.”
Robert Duval, President
A portion of the proceeds went to benefit Girls at Work, a local nonprofit organization. Girls at Work empowers girls with tools, unleashing their power and potential to accomplish anything. Girls at work builds confidence, trust, resilience, skills, and dreams.
Thank you NHBR Readers! And congratulations to all the BOB Award winners!
TFMoran is sponsoring Bedford High School‘s FIRST Robotics Team Red Storm 509 for the 2023 Season. The team consists of 45 students participating in the global FIRST Robotics Program. Each season, the team builds a robot from materials including mechanical gears, motors, and software to compete with other regional and worldwide teams in the yearly FIRST Robotics Challenge.
This program relies on financial sponsorships to support team activities. Robot fabrication is a major annual expense that includes raw materials, tools, and machinery. Sponsorship allows the team to host events, support other FIRST teams, and help promote STEM through community outreach activities.
Best of luck this season, Red Storm 509!
TFMoran is honored to be voted as 2023 Best of Business in the Engineering category by New Hampshire Business Review readers! 2023 marks the ELEVENTH consecutive year TFMoran has received this award. The BOB Awards honors the “Best Of Business” in New Hampshire in over 90 business-to-business categories. According to NHBR’s website, over 3,000 people voted in the BOB Awards survey.
We’d like to take a moment to give A Big THANK YOU to all who voted for us!
NH Business Review will hold the 16th Annual BOB Awards celebration on Thursday, March 9th, at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. This year’s theme is “Hollywood”. It’s an event like no other to celebrate the best businesses in the state and network with business leaders from across New Hampshire.
Thank you to New Hampshire Business Review for this opportunity and for showcasing the Best of Business across New Hampshire, and congratulations to all the winners!
After nearly 30 years with TFMoran, Inc., Field Surveyor Michael Burt has announced his retirement from the company. Mike joined the firm in October 1993 and quickly became an essential member of TFM’s survey field crew. Michael Dahlberg, Assistant Vice President and Survey Department Manager comments, “Mike is one of the steadiest, most reliable, consistent, dependable, and qualified Survey Crew Chief’s that I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Mike’s quiet workmanlike manner and attitude will be greatly missed!” President Bob Duval said, “We all benefitted from Mike’s professionalism over the past thirty years, and we wish him a long and happy retirement.”
Jay Aube presented at the NH Land Surveyor Association (NHLSA) annual meeting held on December 1 at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. Jay provided a 2 hour presentation on NH Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act (SWQPA) and how to identify and avoid common pitfalls when submitting Shoreland Permit Applications to NHDES.
Attendees earned hours towards their LLS continuing education credits.
Jay formerly served as the Shoreland Program Outreach Coordinator for the NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) Shoreland Program, and has 12 years of experience in the public sector. His experience at NHDES also includes Wetlands and Shoreland permitting as well as the enforcement of NH Alteration of Terrain Law, the NH Shoreland Water Quality Protection Act (SWQPA) and NH Wetlands Law.
Jay now serves as a Project Manager and Environmental Permitting Specialist out of TFMoran’s Portsmouth office.
