Company & Leadership
Commitment to Innovation
STV is an award-winning professional firm consistently ranking among the country's top companies in education, corrections, highways, bridges, rail and mass transit sectors. This success is the direct result of our employees' commitment to innovation and quality. Throughout the United States and Canada, STV’s professional, technical and support personnel offer services to a broad and expanding client base.
We provide a complete range of planning, engineering, architectural, environmental, and construction management services to transportation, infrastructure, design-build, institutional, commercial, energy, industrial, and military clients. Founded more than 100 years ago, we are quality-driven, client-focused, and have a vision for the future.
STV Leadership
Our History
From a small structural engineering firm in 1912 to more than 2,200 people strong today, STV has always embraced the idea that to have a sustained level of success, you have to be client-focused and quality-driven.
Dominick M. Servedio, P.E.
Chairman
Dominick M. Servedio, P.E., serves as chairman of STV Group, Inc.
Mr. Servedio came to STV after many years in the public sector. He has been continuously associated with the firm since 1977 and was elected president and chief operating officer of STV Group in 1993, chief executive officer in 1999 and chairman in December 2001. He was named executive chairman in September 2011.
Throughout his career, Mr. Servedio has been an outspoken leader in his industry on the need for improvements to our nation’s infrastructure. He served as chairman of the New York Building Congress during a period of nearly unprecedented construction activity in the city. Today he is a director emeritus of the New York Building Congress and the New York Building Foundation. The New York Building Foundation was created in 1998 to promote the long-term growth and well-being of the industry through a program of research, educational and philanthropic activities.
He is also an active member of the Construction Industry Roundtable, the Design Professionals Coalition, and is a Fellow of the Society of American Military Engineers. He has received the prestigious Goethals Medal from the Society of American Military Engineers and an Ellis Island Medal of Honor. In May 2014, he received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree from Manhattan College.
As a capstone to his career, Mr. Servedio was elected into the prestigious National Academy of Engineers. Academy membership honors those who have made “outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice, or education.” He is also a member of the National Academy of Construction, an organization comprised of industry leaders who have made outstanding industry contributions. He served as president of that organization from 2014-2016 and remains on its board.
Mr. Servedio attended New York University where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and St. John’s University where he received a Master of Business Administration. He is a licensed professional engineer.
Gregory A. Kelly, P.E.
President & Chief Executive Officer
Gregory A. Kelly, P.E., is STV’s president and chief executive officer. In this role, Mr. Kelly is responsible for guiding the firm toward achieving its short- and long-term strategic goals with an emphasis on performance, business development, technology, and human capital.
Prior to joining STV, Mr. Kelly was the chief executive officer of a leading provider of asphalt products, aggregates, and construction services in the Midwest. Before this role, he was president and chief executive officer of a leading engineering professional services firm, where he led a team of nearly 10,000 planners, engineers, scientists, and construction and program managers, undertaking major infrastructure projects for governments, public agencies, and private companies, worldwide.
An active member of the industry, Mr. Kelly has been elected to the National Academy of Construction, and The Moles, as well as the Construction Industry Round Table. He has received many accolades throughout his career, including the 2019 American Consulting Engineer Council’s Chair Emeritus Award, the 2017 Beverly Willis Foundation Award, the 2017 New York Building Congress Industry Recognition Award, the 2014 Engineering Excellence Award (Eagle Award) from the New Jersey Alliance for Action, Engineer of the Year by North Jersey Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers, New Principal of the Year by the New York Association of Civil Engineers, and the ACE Mentor of the Year.
Mr. Kelly received a Bachelor of Science degree from Temple University and a master’s degree in civil engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is a registered professional engineer in multiple states.
Thomas Butcher, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
As STV Group’s chief financial officer Thomas Butcher, CPA, oversees the firm’s corporate financial management. His career spans more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance, including project accounting, in the architectural, engineering, and construction management industries.
A member of STV’s operating committee, he serves on its Investment Committee and is a member of its Strategic Planning Group, helping to chart the firm’s future growth and expansion.
Earlier in his career, he held several different finance roles, including chief financial officer for various firms. He began his career with the global accounting firm Ernst & Young, LLP. Mr. Butcher earned his Master of Business Administration degree from the University of New Hampshire and bachelor’s degrees in accounting and history from Marietta College. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Chuck Kohler, P.E., S.E.
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President (Acting), Construction Management Division
As STV’s chief operating officer, Chuck Kohler, P.E., S.E., oversees the daily operations of the firm. He is an accomplished engineering and construction professional who, over the course of his more than 30-year career, has demonstrated strong business, operations and project delivery skills.
Mr. Kohler has amassed industry experience in almost every engineering and construction professional service role, including design engineer, site engineer, division manager, project/program manager, operations director and corporate executive. Prior to joining STV, he served as the global director of project operations for a major design/construction consultancy firm, where he was responsible for supporting the company’s program management, capability development and risk management efforts worldwide.
Mr. Kohler holds Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in civil engineering from the University of Illinois at Champaign, and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance and international business from Northwestern University. He is a registered professional engineer and a licensed structural engineer.
Gerald Donnelly, P.E.
Executive Vice President, STV Energy Services Division
Gerald Donnelly, P.E., P.Eng., has led STV Energy Services, a division of STV, since its inception. The division comprises STV’s petroleum, gas and electrical transmission business, and its associated environmental practice.
Mr. Donnelly has more than 30 years of design management and operations and business development experience, and developed the firm’s energy practice in 1990, with projects along the East Coast, Gulf Coast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and in the Midwest.
In 2004, Mr. Donnelly received the Engineering Manager of the Year award from the Philadelphia section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). A registered professional engineer in more than 30 states and Canada, Mr. Donnelly earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Paisley College of Technology, Scotland. He is a member of the ASCE and the Society of American Military Engineers and is based in STV’s Douglassville, PA, office.
Richard M. Amodei
Executive Vice President, Transportation & Infrastructure Division
Richard M. Amodei is executive vice president of the firm’s Transportation & Infrastructure Division, a North American practice that combines the firm’s mass transit, rail, highway/bridge and aviation infrastructure capabilities. The division is engaged in all aspects of transportation and infrastructure planning, design and construction/program management services, including design-build and P3 projects.
Since joining STV in 1999, Mr. Amodei has been instrumental in growing STV’s role in the public transportation market throughout the U.S. and Canada. Most recently he served as manager of the division’s Northeast region, with offices in New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Canada. Under his leadership, the Northeast region grew rapidly, adding more than 200 employees in all disciplines. The region is STV’s largest, and undertakes many of the firm’s most expansive and complex assignments. Earlier he served as the director of business development for the Transportation & Infrastructure Division in North America.
Mr. Amodei earned a Bachelor of Science in commerce and engineering from Drexel University. He is a member of the American Public Transportation Association and the New York Building Congress, serves on the Transportation and Construction Board of the New York March of Dimes, and is a State Board Member on the New York American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC).
Jon Miller, AIA, LEED® AP
Executive Vice President, Buildings & Facilities Division
Jon Miller, AIA, LEED® AP, is executive vice president of the firm’s national Buildings & Facilities Division, which provides multi-disciplined architectural and engineering design and consulting services to public, private, and institutional clients.
Mr. Miller has more than 30 years of design and management experience in the architectural and engineering industry. His diverse portfolio includes federal and defense work, as well as transportation, education, justice and health care projects.
A registered architect, Mr. Miller is a member of the American Institute of Architects, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), the American Council of Engineering Companies, New York Building Congress, Society of American Military Engineering and the U.S. Green Building Council. He received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Michigan.
Judith E. Held, J.D.
General Counsel, Senior Vice President
Judith E. Held, J.D., STV senior vice president, is the firm’s general counsel. In this position, she manages STV’s legal matters, advising senior management and professional and administrative staff on contracts, insurance, risk management, compliance, employment, claims and industry related issues, as well as other general legal matters. Ms. Held is based in STV’s New York office.
With STV since 2005, she has more than 30 years of experience as a lawyer. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Held handled all phases of complex commercial litigation for several New York law firms. STV was among the clients that she represented during those years.
Ms. Held received a Bachelor of Arts degree in social sciences from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and earned her Juris Doctor degree from St. John’s University School of Law.
Linda Rosenberg
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Ms. Rosenberg manages the marketing, communications, creative services, and research functions of STV, and serves on its operating committee. She has over 35 years’ experience in the engineering and construction industry.
She is a member of the scholarship committees for the Society of American Military Engineers New York City Post, American Consulting Engineers Council of New York, and the ACE Mentor Program of Greater New York, and is a member of the Women’s Transportation Seminar Greater New York Chapter. She also serves on the board of Those Amazing Professions, a non-profit organization founded to help kids become aware of careers in various professions, including those in the construction industry.
Ms. Rosenberg has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Ecology from Connecticut College and an MBA in Finance from the Fordham University Gabelli School of Business.
Tibor Menyhert
Chief Information Officer, Vice President
Tibor D. Menyhert, vice president, is STV’s chief information officer. With more than 25 years’ experience, he is an expert in IT governance and planning and has extensive experience in global information technology management.
He is a member of the company’s operating committee, and is involved with many of the firm’s projects and corporate strategic planning. He has implemented new initiatives that have focused the organizations Information Technology services towards providing efficient and cost effective solutions to meet the evolving needs of STV and its clients in today’s highly digitized global market.
Mr. Menyhert received his master’s degree in technology management from the Stevens Institute of Technology, in Hoboken, NJ, and his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering technology from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ. He is a member of the Construction Management Association of America, American Council of Engineering Consultants, Society for Information Management and has served on various industry related advisory boards and committees.
Sonja Glatzhofer
Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Sonja Glatzhofer is vice president and chief human resources officer of STV, responsible for talent acquisition, talent management and organizational development, benefits and compensation and succession planning. She brings to the firm nearly 30 years of human resources experience representing a wide range of industry sectors.
Before joining STV, Ms. Glatzhofer was with a large multi-national engineering and construction firm with offices in 25 countries, serving as the vice president of human resources for its $8 billion construction services division. In that role, she spearheaded all human resources initiatives, including strategies for employee engagement, workforce planning, retention and recruitment, as well as succession planning, performance and compensation. Prior to that, Ms. Glatzhofer was with a leading construction and project management firm, where she led the integration and transformation of human resources services for a new construction services business line.
Ms. Glatzhofer holds a Master of Science in Human Resources Management from Northeastern University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Connecticut.
David Kliwinski, CSP
VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER
David Kliwinski, CSP, is vice president and chief health & safety officer, responsible for directing and maintaining STV’s commitment to developing a culture of health and safety throughout all levels of the firm. A leader in construction safety, he brings to STV more than 29 years of experience in the engineering and construction industry.
Over the course of his career, Mr. Kliwinski has led safety programs for multi-billion-dollar projects and developed safety, health and environmental initiatives for a major engineering and construction firm’s North American business unit. There, he supported the deployment of an industry-leading safety certification program for transportation professionals as a pilot program, which has since been developed by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).
Mr. Kliwinski received the Distinguished Service to Safety Award from the National Safety Council in 2014 and went on to serve as the chairman of the Council’s Construction Division through 2016. He is also a member of The National Construction Safety Executive Committee, American Society of Safety Professionals, the Utility and Transportation Contractors Association, and ARTBA. Mr. Kliwinski has contributed professional presentations and articles to these organizations.
He earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Civil Engineering from West Virginia University and is a certified safety professional (CSP).