Stevens alumnus Neuwerth marks 40 years with Dewberry

HOBOKEN, N.J. — Stevens Institute of Technology alumnus Gary Neuwerth, B.E. Class of ’67, Ph.D., P.E., an engineer who has directed many civil infrastructure and building projects and leads one of the nation’s largest teams of engineers and environmental specialists, recently marked his 40th anniversary with Dewberry, one of the nation’s top consulting firms.

Neuwerth is president of the northeast operations of Dewberry, with nine locations and nearly 500 employees.

Neuwerth’s 40-year career with a single firm reflects his strong commitment to the engineering profession and to Dewberry, a privately held company that provides design and a host of consulting services to public- and private-sector clients nationwide.

He began as a computer programmer in the firm’s New Jersey office in 1969. He rose steadily through the Dewberry organization, assuming the management of the company’s New York City office in 1989, and serving as senior vice president and chief operating officer for the entire northeast operations beginning in 1999. By the year 2000, he had been named president of the northeast operations, where he continues today to oversee the work of diverse professional teams in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.

In addition to his Bachelor of Engineering degree from Stevens Institute of Technology, Neuwerth holds a Master of Science and Doctoral degrees from Rutgers University.

Through the years he has managed many landmark projects for the firm, including the following:

•Rehabilitation of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway

•Inspection of 450 Bridges for the New York State Department of Transportation

•Rehabilitation of Long Island’s Northern State Parkway

•Rehabilitation of Seven Bridges over the Cross Bronx Expressway

Neuwerth cites bridge inspection work in New York as among his most interesting projects.

“We were responsible for bridge inspections in Tompkins and Seneca Counties,” he said. “The project involved inspecting and inventorying a wide variety of bridge structures. The logistics were tricky, and it was challenging to schedule the field inspections and maintain quality control among so many inspection teams.”

Neuwerth credits the opportunity to work with some of the profession’s top engineers as instrumental to his success — among them, former Dewberry CEO John P. Fowler II, P.E., and the late Donald Goldberg, P.E., former senior vice president and chief engineer for the northeast operations.

“I was fortunate to have two outstanding mentors, Don Goldberg and John Fowler,” he said. “Don Goldberg taught me the importance of quality and doing the right thing. John Fowler offered tremendous business insights regarding client focus, and reinforced the importance of honesty and integrity.

“I’ve never considered any other career,” adds Neuwerth. “My engineering career began at this firm and I’ve remained loyal because of the opportunities presented to me. I’ve been able to see a correlation between my efforts and the firm’s success, which is rewarding, and I’ve had the chance to help other engineers grow in their careers as well.”

About Dewberry

Dewberry is a 2,000-person professional services firm, specializing in infrastructure engineering, architecture and building engineering, and management and consulting services. Established in 1956, the firm has more than 40 locations nationwide, with headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, near Washington, D.C.

The firm’s major clients include several state departments of transportation, turnpike authorities, transit and railroad agencies, port authorities, and major government agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command. Dewberry also serves many clients in higher education, development, healthcare, and private industry. For more information, visit www.dewberry.com.

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870, Stevens Institute of Technology is one of the leading technological universities in the world dedicated to learning and research. Through its broad-based curricula, nurturing of creative inventiveness, and cross disciplinary research, the Institute is at the forefront of global challenges in engineering, science, and technology management. Partnerships and collaboration between, and among, business, industry, government and other universities contribute to the enriched environment of the Institute. A new model for technology commercialization in academe, known as Technogenesis®, involves external partners in launching business enterprises to create broad opportunities and shared value.

Stevens offers baccalaureates, master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering, science, computer science and management, in addition to a baccalaureate degree in the humanities and liberal arts, and in business and technology. The university has a total enrollment of 2,150 undergraduate and 3,500 graduate students, with about 250 full-time faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America. Additional information may be obtained from its web page at www.stevens.edu.  

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