MEET OUR TEAM

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mr. MacDonald is a Geomatics Professional who specializes in Hydrographic, Geophysical, and Geotechnical surveys who has over 18 years of experience in performing nearshore and offshore projects.  Within this experience is over seven years of time spent working in all aspects of cable route and offshore wind projects in the northeastern United States.  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 Director of Surveys – Renewable Energy, 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.