MEET OUR TEAM

Our family-owned and operated business brings over 50 years of experience to EPC consulting and marine engineering services. Meet the team members who make it all possible.

Paul Ferry

Environmental Specialist
Paul Ferry Paul Ferry

Paul Ferry

Environmental Specialist

Mike Paige

Draftsman Tech
Mike Paige Mike Paige

Mike Paige

Draftsman Tech

Nicholas Ciampi

Commercial Diver/ Dive Medic Technician
Nicholas Ciampi Nicholas Ciampi

Nicholas Ciampi

Commercial Diver/ Dive Medic Technician

Stephen Cole

Structural Engineer
Stephen Cole Stephen Cole

Stephen Cole

Structural Engineer

Ed Farber

Sr. Project Controls Specialist
Ed Farber Ed Farber

Ed Farber

Sr. Project Controls Specialist

Daniel DePasquale

Autocad Technician
Daniel DePasquale Daniel DePasquale

Daniel DePasquale

Autocad Technician

Bob Hudson

Design Engineer
Bob Hudson Bob Hudson

Bob Hudson

Design Engineer

Robert Shantz

Sr. Project Manager
Robert Shantz Robert Shantz

Robert Shantz

Sr. Project Manager

Susan Valiante

Project Coordinator
Susan Valiante Susan Valiante

Susan Valiante

Project Coordinator

Steven Gucciardi

Engineering Manager
Steven Gucciardi Steven Gucciardi

Steven Gucciardi

Engineering Manager

Anthony DeVincenzo

Design Engineer
Anthony DeVincenzo Anthony DeVincenzo

Anthony DeVincenzo

Design Engineer

Andrew White

Andrew White Andrew White

Andrew White

James Methven

Sr. Project Manager
James Methven James Methven

James Methven

Sr. Project Manager

Chet Tuthill

Chet Tuthill Chet Tuthill

Chet Tuthill

Robert Hudson, P.E.

President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert Hudson, P.E. Robert Hudson, P.E.

Robert Hudson, P.E.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Hudson is a Senior Civil/Structural Engineer with over 40 years of experience in the design and construction of marine facilities. He has special expertise in construction methods and estimating. Over the course of his career, Mr. Hudson has been involved in a wide range of construction activities, with emphasis on marine structures, bridges and pile foundations.

In 2002, Mr. Hudson became President and Chief Operating officer of S. T. Hudson Engineers, Inc and continues to serve in that capacity today. Mr. Hudson is a Registered Professional Engineer in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. His professional affiliations include The Ports of Philadelphia Maritime Society; The Deep Foundation Institute; The American Society of Civil Engineers and The National Society of Professional Engineers.

James Thomas

Chief Operating Officer & Vice President
James Thomas James Thomas

James Thomas

Chief Operating Officer & Vice President

Mr. Thomas is Hudson’s Chief Operating Officer and has over 35 years of broad experience in the planning, design, management and execution of marine construction and dredging projects.

Mr. Thomas has worked on projects throughout the United States, the Caribbean, South America and the Middle East. His marine construction and dredging experience includes participation in small to large scale capital works, maintenance and superfund projects. He has managed the construction of offshore ocean ship berthing facilities as well as the construction of harbor berth facilities and terminals.

Leslie (Hudson) Gerhard

Vice President
Leslie (Hudson) Gerhard Leslie (Hudson) Gerhard

Leslie (Hudson) Gerhard

Vice President

Ms. Gerhard is Vice President at S. T. Hudson Engineers, Inc. with over 15 years of experience in marketing, company operations, contract administration, and client relationships. She is responsible for day-to-day office operations, generating and overseeing proposal submissions, marketing efforts, contract administration, team recruitment, and coordination and administration of the summer internship program. In addition, she is involved in developing business among existing clients and new clients which contribute significantly to corporate revenues.

Ms. Gerhard is part of the fourth generation of Hudson family members working in the business, working side by side with her father, Robert S. Hudson, P.E., to lead S. T. Hudson Engineers, Inc.

Anthony DePasquale, P.E.

Vice President & Director of Marine Engineering and Environmental Services
Anthony DePasquale, P.E. Anthony DePasquale, P.E.

Anthony DePasquale, P.E.

Vice President & Director of Marine Engineering and Environmental Services

Mr. DePasquale is a Civil & Geo-technical Engineer with 37 years of experience as a designer, construction manager, negotiator, and permitting consultant with the US Army Corps of Engineers. He specializes in the design, management, and construction of flood protection systems, bulkhead rehabilitation, and waste and dredge disposal containment facilities.

In addition, he has reviewed and negotiated numerous construction contract claims, permitting issues, and engineering disputes. Mr. DePasquale's experience has given S.T. Hudson valuable insight into the permitting process and environmental impact assessments from the viewpoint of the USACE and other regulatory agencies.

William Jenkins

Vice President & Director of Marine Services
William Jenkins William Jenkins

William Jenkins

Vice President & Director of Marine Services

Mr. Jenkins has 17 years of experience and a comprehensive knowledge of various hydrographic technologies and methods.

Recently, Mr. Jenkins has applied his talents to implementing various multibeam hydrographic surveys for ship navigation safety, object detection, clearance surveys, sediment transfer surveys, pre- and post-dredge surveys, and bridge inspection scour monitoring.

Steven J MacDonald, PLS, P. Eng, C.H.

Vice President of Renewable Energies
Steven J MacDonald, PLS, P. Eng, C.H. Steven J MacDonald, PLS, P. Eng, C.H.

Steven J MacDonald, PLS, P. Eng, C.H.

Vice President of Renewable Energies

Mr. MacDonald is a Geomatics Professional who specializes in Hydrographic, Geophysical, and Geotechnical surveys with 20 years of experience in performing nearshore and offshore projects including all aspects of cable route and offshore wind projects in the northeastern US. Mr. MacDonald started his career in Alaska where he worked extensively on projects for NOAA and US Army Corps of Engineers in support of nautical charting, hazards to navigation, dredging, and under keel clearance surveys.  Following that, he spent several years performing hydrographic, geophysical and geotechnical projects for energy majors domestically and internationally.  He is a Professional Engineer, Professional Land Surveyor, and Certified Hydrographer with a passion for working on innovative solutions for nearshore survey projects.  As VP of Renewable Energies, Mr. MacDonald is responsible for managing all aspects of the survey business unit, including preparing proposals, management of the staff, the project work performed by the group, the technical and professional mentorship of the division staff, and the growth of the team.  Mr. MacDonald is an active member of the SUT Offshore Site Investigation and Geotechnics – US Branch committee, NYS Land Surveyors Association, and the Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists New Brunswick. 

Anthony P. DeVincenzo

Director of Project Management
Anthony P. DeVincenzo Anthony P. DeVincenzo

Anthony P. DeVincenzo

Director of Project Management
Structural Project Engineer/Project Manager/Construction Manager, specializing in marine engineering, project management, and construction management for marine/port facilities.   

Mr. DeVincenzo has 15 years of experience in the design of a wide range of waterfront structures and 12 years' experience in construction management of land and waterfront construction projects.  And most recently 4 years of experience in program management and department management.

Mr. DeVincenzo has managed and/or self-performed the studies, inspections, design of repairs, and construction of marine terminals in the petrochemical, bulk storage and container storage terminal industries.

Lauren McHugh

Chief Hydrographer & Data Manager
Lauren McHugh Lauren McHugh

Lauren McHugh

Chief Hydrographer & Data Manager

Mrs. McHugh, for more than 9 years, has performed high resolution hydrographic and geophysical surveys throughout North America. She is an IHO-Certified Category A Hydrographer with a Master’s degree in Hydrographic Science. Her work has included high resolution bathymetric, backscatter, side scan, magnetometer, and seismic surveys in both nearshore and offshore environments.

For the past several years Mrs. McHugh has applied her expertise and skillsets towards data production and data management for large-scale renewable energy G&G survey projects along the eastern US. This has included the QAQC and organization of projects with hundreds of terabytes of data.

Lawrence Andrews

Lead Technical Advisor – Survey Operations
Lawrence Andrews Lawrence Andrews

Lawrence Andrews

Lead Technical Advisor – Survey Operations
Mr. Andrews, for more than 12 years, has been performing high resolution hydrographic, geophysical, and geotechnical surveys worldwide. For the last 4 years, he has focused on the US region. He has experience providing surveying services within the energy, telecom, infrastructure, and environmental markets with extensive experience in the renewables industry. 

Scott Hiller

Chief of Geosciences
Scott Hiller Scott Hiller

Scott Hiller

Chief of Geosciences
Mr. Hiller, for more than 17 years, has performed geophysical and hydrographic surveys throughout North America. His work has focused on ultra high resolution marine surveys, magnetic object detection, and Seismic imaging of the upper 250m of stratigraphy. 

Mr. Hiller is a multidisciplinary geophysicist who has performed marine and terrestrial investigations to model geophysical, geochemical and geological properties to aid in engineering analysis, navigation, buried asset/hazard location, and natural resource identification. As a geoscientist specializing in marine geophysics, Mr. Hiller has managed geophysical surveys targeted to identify single pipelines as well as regional scale multi-disciplinary projects with tens of thousands of line-km of data collected over multiple years.

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