College of Engineering Alumni Class Notes

William J. Lytle ’59 CE died on June 6, 2021 in York, PA. After attending Villanova on an ROTC scholarship, he joined the U.S. Marine Corps before returning to G.A. & F.C. Wagman, where he had interned during his college summers. In 1990, he and his son established their own company, Midlantic Piling Inc. Read more.

Maurice “Chip” Garry ’83 ME passed away on June 1, 2021 in Coronado, CA. He was 59 years old. Read more.

Mr. Andrew "Drew" G. Hakun ’90 ChE, a veteran U.S. Navy Officer and highly respected Department of Defense civilian employee for over 30 years, passed on February 20, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, from complications related to a heart attack. He was 52. Read more.

Herbert, Rowland & Grubic was named Design Firm of the Year by ENR MidAtlantic. The Harrisburg, Pa.-based company focuses primarily on public clients, especially county and municipal ones. Partner, CEO and Chairman of the Board Bob Grubic is a 1973 Villanova Civil Engineering alumnus. More.

Robert “Bob” T. Murphy ’81 CE, PE, CGC, has been named president of Central Civil Construction in South Florida. Murphy has nearly 40 years of construction industry experience, specializing in management and executive administration of public works and transportation construction. Following graduation and his early years in road and utility construction in New Jersey, Murphy came to Florida in 1985 as an engineer coordinator for Capeletti Bros. and quickly advanced to vice president and chief operating officer. Most recently, he was regional director for Daniel O’Connell’s Sons.

Jamie Iudica ’98 ChE, ’06 MBA has been named Chief Manufacturing Officer for Istari Oncology. He was previously with Xellia Pharmaceuticals, where he was Senior Vice President, Global Product Supply. Read more.

Allison Hollish ’10 ME won the 2020 American Society of Naval Engineers Rosenblatt Young Naval Engineer Award. She is the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) Deputy Department Head of Cybersecure Hull Mechanical & Electrical (HM&E) Control Systems & Networks. The award recognizes remarkable, early professional achievement. More.

Paloma Vila ’20 MSSE has been named Lower Merion Township’s (PA) first sustainability manager. She has nine years of experience in technical environmental engineering, most recently as an environmental engineer at CDM Smith in Wayne, PA.

William Smith ’73 EE has been elected chairman of the USA Water Polo board. No stranger to aquatics, Smith is currently the United States Aquatic Sports president, the liaison for USA aquatic sports to FINA. Moreover, he has been involved in water polo for more than 25 years as an athlete, coach, and club director in the Greenwich, Connecticut area while also serving as a USA Water Polo board member in various capacities. More about William Smith.

Christina Berardi Tuohy ’93 CE is a water supply senior associate with Woodbury, NJ-based D&B Engineers and Architects. She previously worked as a senior engineer at Arcadis of New York, Inc. in Melville.

Amy Breitwieser ’96 ME has been named associate vice president for CP Engineers where she leads the Commercial and Industrial Services Group.

Michael Haley ’97 CE has been named president and managing director of international operations for Inspire Brands, Inc. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving the international growth and development for Inspire’s portfolio of brands, which includes Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Sonic Drive-In, Jimmy John's, Rusty Taco and Baskin-Robbins. More about Michael Haley.

Andy Graziano ’08 CE, ’10 MSCE has joined Lighthouse Financial as Vice President, Business Development covering the Southeast region including Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and Florida. Graziano's primary responsibilities will include the marketing of Lighthouse's product offerings and origination of new asset-based loan opportunities. More about Andy Graziano.

Elizabeth DiBella Kremer ’10 ME is working part-time as the San Juan Economic Diversification Coordinator. She and her husband are relocating to Silverton, CO.

Colleen Zagar ’12 CE has been named a 2021 Woman of Influence in Engineering by San Diego Business Journal. A senior project engineer with Turner Construction in their San Diego office, Zagar serves on the planning committee of the firm’s Professional Women’s Group, which hosts events with the goal of elevating women in engineering and construction. She also serves as the lead trainer for the San Diego office.

The Philadelphia Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) cited Robert Lund ’78 CE, ’81 MSCE as its Transportation Engineer of the Year for 2020. Lund was appointed as the Deputy General Manager for Engineering at the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority earlier this year, culminating a 19-year career at SEPTA. In this position, he is part of the Authority’s leadership team and directs and manages all operations, infrastructure, vehicles, real estate and capital programs. He oversees a staff of nearly 8500 employees and directs a combined capital and operating budget of $1.35 billion.

Sandy (Echeverri) Martin ’99 ChE has joined Citi Private Bank as a Private Banker in the company’s Washington DC office where she is responsible for developing and managing relationships with high net worth individuals and is dedicated to providing outstanding customer service as the principal contact for her clients’ financial needs. Read more about Sandy Martin.

Dina Ferraiuolo '10 CE, a civil engineer with VHB, was named one of Professional Women in Construction, New York's 40 Under 40 Outstanding Women in Construction for 2020. Read more about Dina.

Lillian A. Dukes ’87 MSEE has been appointed Senior Vice President, Technical Operations for Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Read more about Lillian A. Dukes.

Steve Tarallo ’89 ME has joined the Annapolis, MD, office of Barton & Loguidice (B&L) as Senior Project Manager in the company’s Water/Wastewater Practice Area. Read more about Steve Tarallo.

Elizabeth “Liz” Porter ’93 EE has been named Health Group President for Leidos, a FORTUNE 500^® science and technology company. As group president, Porter will have responsibility for all Health Group activities, including new business growth, technology development and thought leadership. Liz had been serving as acting group president since March 9 and previously served as operation manager for the Civil Group's Federal Energy & Environment business. Her experience spans critical infrastructure system engineering and technology, business development, and program management including several leadership roles at Lockheed Martin.

Nicholas Mathews ’05 EE has been named a Rising Star by Law360.com. A principal with McKool Smith PC, Mathews has secured several victories on behalf of Ericsson earning him a spot among the intellectual property attorneys under age 40. Read more about Nichols Matthews.

Jay Jones ’81 ME, ’88 MBA has joined Nature's Bounty Co., a global leader in health and wellness, as Chief Supply Chain Officer. Jones was previously the Chief Operating Officer of Country Life LLC, a manufacturer of all-natural supplement and personal care products.

Essential Utilities’ Aqua Pennsylvania has hired 27-year water utility industry veteran Todd Duerr ’95 MSWREE as vice president, production. Duerr’s career includes executive management, technical and business operations, business development and federal contracting. More about Todd Duerr.

Shamarukh Billah ’99 CE, P.E., LEED AP® BD+C, recently named chief civil engineer in STV's Buildings and Facilities (B&F) Division, has been promoted to vice president. Billah has more than 20 years of experience in site development, water resource engineering, and infrastructure design. More about Shamarukh Billah.

Nicholas Lupisella ’10 ME is moving to London to take on a role in health policy through Merck’s General Management Acceleration Program. He was also selected to the 2020 Philadelphia Business Journal's 40 Under 40.