Dan Wilkinson, Ph.D.
senior vice president, environmental
Dr. Wilkinson has 33 years of environmental experience, specializing
in natural resources management, environmental baseline studies,
land use/reclamation planning, and NEPA documentation conducted for
various federal and state agencies as well as commercial clients.
Experience gained on over 300 multidisciplinary environmental
projects has allowed him to obtain a sound knowledge of pertinent
Federal and state environmental regulations. Dr. Wilkinson joined
GMI in 1992 and currently is program manager for the firm’s Navy
contracts, responsible for project development, management, and
administration. He routinely supervises interdisciplinary technical
teams consisting of archeologists, biologists, cartographers,
computer programmers, economists, engineers, geographers,
geologists, GIS specialists, hydrologists, marine scientists,
oceanographers, and planners. Dr. Wilkinson has extensive project
experience throughout the U.S. and internationally. He has conducted
and/or directed research projects, planning and design studies for
nuclear power plants, in-situ uranium mines, coal-lignite mines,
flood and water storage reservoirs, watershed/ floodplain plans,
chemical plants, oil-gas developments, recreational developments,
housing developments, coastal developments, pipeline routes,
transmission routes, transportation corridors, and landfill sites.
Dr. Wilkinson’s ecological experience has been in terrestrial
(tundra, temperate and tropical forest, brush land, desert,
grassland), wetland (bogs, coastal marsh, swamp forest, tundra,
vernal pools, tropical mangroves), estuarine, and marine science.
Dr. Wilkinson graduated from Central State University with a B.S.
degree in biology. He has an M.S. degree in zoology from Stephen F.
Austin State University, and a Ph.D. in botany from Texas A&M
University.
Will Dean
senior Vice president, engineering services
Mr. Dean has more than 27 years of progressively
responsible experience in project and program management,
environmental management, construction management, public works and
facilities management. He is an experienced manager of planning,
design and construction projects involving multimillion-dollar
facilities and infrastructure. His background is primarily focused
in federal markets and includes master planning for community and
housing development; beddown/relocation of military missions and
industrial complexes; facilities renovations, restorations and
maintenance; airfield/airport maintenance; and environmental
compliance, conservation, restoration and pollution prevention. Mr.
Dean leads GMI’s San Antonio, Texas based Program Management Office
and is responsible for executing major Indefinite
Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contracts and associated business
development and project execution activities supporting GMI’s
federal clients. Mr. Dean is a certified Project Management
Professional. He holds a B.S. degree in civil engineering from
Howard University and a M.S. degree in engineering management from
the Air Force Institute of Technology.
Duane Peter
vice president, cultural resources
Mr. Peter joined GMI in 1987 and has been
instrumental in the growth and quality of service from the Cultural
Resources Department. He is a principal investigator and
professional archeologist with 30 years of experience in cultural
resources management and all phases of archeological research
throughout the Southeast, the Southwest, and the Midwest. This
experience includes conducting all phases of archeological research;
supervising historical research, oral histories, and architectural
evaluations; supervising the Section 106 review process as defined
by the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended; developing
historic contexts for National Register nominations; developing
cultural resources management plans; and contributing to numerous
environmental assessments and environmental impact statements. Mr.
Peter is known for his creative solutions to Section 106 compliance
and his ability to guide competing interests toward a strategy that
is acceptable to all interests. Mr. Peter has been the primary
contributor to integrated cultural resources management plans for a
number of Department of Defense installations. These management
plans, which have been noted as clear, concise, and user-friendly,
address the management needs for archeological resources,
architectural resources, and Native American concerns. He holds a
B.A. in history from Luther College; and an M.A. in anthropology
from Southern Methodist University. He has done graduate work in
anthropology at Iowa State University.
Larry V. Kaminsky
vice president, energy engineering services
Mr. Kaminsky is a registered professional engineer
with more than 24 years of experience in the areas of project
management and project engineering. Mr. Kaminsky is experienced in
planning, engineering, analysis, design, construction
administration, and commissioning of a diverse assortment of
projects. These projects, in general, include energy conservation,
cogeneration systems, boiler/heating plants, chilled water plants,
heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, industrial
ventilation and exhaust systems, and compressed gas systems. He has
obtained this broad range of experience with medical, institutional,
industrial, private sector developmental, and governmental clients.
Mr. Kaminsky hold a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering,
University of Tennessee. In addition, he is a Certified Energy
Manager and Building Energy Professional. In addition to being a
registered engineer in Texas, he is registered in Tennessee and
Colorado.
Chris Koehler
Vice president, business development
Mr. Koehler joined Geo-Marine in 2003 after a successful 20 year
career in sales, sales management and marketing for both Fortune 100
corporations and start-up organizations. With direct responsibility
for proposal development and marketing, as well as indirect
oversight of sales; Mr. Koehler has help Geo-Marine grow its core
federal business both within its current client base and at new
clients. Further, he has identified new opportunities and developed
a more robust commercial client base in the emerging fields of
alternative energies, oil and gas, and within the utility industry.
Mr. Koehler holds a B.A. in psychology/sociology from the University
of Denver.
Mary Alice Garza
vice President contracts and special
projects
Ms. Garza has experience in contracting to all
branches of the federal government, state and local governments, and
commercial organizations. Experience encompasses compliance with
applicable federal, DOD, and other regulations and policies, as well
as meeting terms and conditions on other types of contract
agreements. Ms. Garza works with purchasing, supporting GMI’s
government contract needs, including procurement from
subcontractors, estimating systems, and ensuring the adequacy of
proposals. Relevant GMI experience includes oversight of
contracting, subcontracting, purchasing and other administrative
functions. GMI holds environmental assessment and remediation
contracts with over 100 military, civil, and commercial
organizations, including the AFCEE; Naval Facilities Engineering
Command, Atlantic Division; GSA; and the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Fort Worth and Vicksburg Districts. As a contract
negotiator, she is involved in analysis, proposal development,
costing, and administration of contracts to ensure compliance with
the terms and conditions and statements of work, including fixed and
cost contracts with the Air Force, Navy, Army and other federal
agencies. She serves as assistant Facility Security Officer and
supports administrative areas including contracts management,
subcontracts administration, human resources, insurance
administration, financial oversight, and corporate strategic
planning.
Tony Cecchi
Vice president, planning and analysis
Mr. Cecchi has more than 14 years of experience
managing complex environmental issues and multidisciplinary teams of
researchers. He is a senior program manager with technical and
managerial experience that includes environmental analysis;
planning; contract development; contract performance; and fiscal
management, as well as direct coordination, project organization,
and technical quality assurance in support of Department of Defense,
Government Services Administration, and commercial clients.
Additionally Mr. Cecchi is GMI’s NEPA QA/QC Officer. As such he is
responsible for ensuring QA/QC policies and procedures are
implemented across the corporation and adhered to through the task
order level. Mr. Cecchi has extensive project experience throughout
the United States and has served as Program Manager, Project Manager
or Interdisciplinary Team member for the preparation of numerous
NEPA documents. These projects have ranged in size and complexity
from small construction activities affecting less than one acre to
large infrastructure and aircraft realignment actions related to
Base Closure and Realignment and Quadrennial Defense Review
decisions affecting resources within several states. Mr. Cecchi has
more than 20 years of experience in project management including
contract management for all branches of the federal government,
Department of Defense, state, local, and commercial organizations.
He holds a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Southern Illinois
University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Bob Delgado
Vice president, environmental Engineering
Robert “Bob” Delgado has more than 30 years
experience in project and program management within the federal
government and as a consultant in the private sector. He is a Viet
Nam Era veteran, having served in the U.S. Navy, and received an
honorable discharge. Upon receiving his B.S. degree in Mathematics
from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio in 1974, he worked for the
Navy in California as a mathematician/physicist supporting military
satellite operations. While in California, he earned his M.S. degree
in Engineering from California State University, Northridge, in
1976. In 1990, he returned to San Antonio to support and train
personnel assigned to the newly formed AFCEE at Brooks AFB. Since
1990, he has supported AFCEE programs and projects worldwide
providing advisory and assistance services and engineering and
environmental guidance. Bob is a Certified Hazardous Materials
Manager and has worked for GMI since 2001 managing environmental
engineering projects for government and private industry clients in
the San Antonio area. His experience includes working at unexploded
ordnance sites, secure military facilities, and installations listed
on the National Priorities List. Bob was instrumental in
establishing GMI’s Demilitarization Program supporting projects for
all branches of the military and currently manages all aspects of
and GMI resources for demilitarization. He is active in the Society
of American Military Engineers, Air and Waste Management
Association, South Texas Association of Environmental Professionals,
and San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
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