NEW YORK, NY – STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced Thomas Lentz, CPP, PSP, senior security development manager, has been promoted to vice president. In this role, Lentz will oversee STV’s national safety and security practice.

“Over the past two years, STV’s safety and security team has doubled in size, expanded its backlog and captured significant new business, helping to further cement our organization within this market,” said John Ponzio, senior vice president and head of the national systems practice at STV. “Tom’s leadership, innovation and aptitude for client service have been central to this growth.”

Since joining STV in 2008, Lentz has played a key role in securing safety and security contracts from public agencies including Amtrak, Tri-Met, Valley Metro, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) and the Delaware River Port Authority. He has also led safety and security initiatives with several private sector clients. In 2023, Lentz helped launch STV’s cybersecurity practice.

Lentz boasts more than 30 years of industry experience, supporting the certification of more than 20 Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Funded Capital Projects and conducting more than 50 security risk assessments and/or corporate security program support projects for public and private sector clients. Additionally, he was an FTA Transit Safety Institute Instructor for 10 years and a Regional Eight FTA Project Management Oversight Consultant Safety and Security lead for four years.

Lentz earned his Bachelor of Science in biology and equivalent sports medicine from the State University of New York, Cortland. He is a Certified Protection Professionals and Physical Security Professional and has earned certifications from the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), Transit Safety and Security Program (TSSP) and Transportation Safety Institute (TSI). He was also a Certified Vessel Security Officer, Company Security Officer and Port/Facility Security Officer with the U.S. Coast Guard.

For decades, STV has been providing a range of systems services for public and private organizations across the United States and Canada, including safety and security system services for programs such as the Charlotte Area Transit Systems LYNX Blue Line Extension, Waterloo’s ION Light Rail System and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s Clayton County Operation & Maintenance Facility.