E. Scott Tezak, PE

Experience

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  URS Corporation

  Jan 2001 - Aug 2011

  Project Manager/Structure Engineer

  Infrastructure Protection & Risk Assessment Team.Previously, URS Corporation’s lead project manager for federal program development in the New England Region with 18 years of experience in the fields of engineering and risk management. Job responsibilities include: the management of, and participation on, multi-disciplinary teams that design new structures and retrofits for existing structures to resist natural disasters, terrorist threats, and improve security; the design and assessment of critical and essential facilities; and the performance of threat and vulnerability assessments for client such as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/FEMA, the Departments of State and Treasury, the Smithsonian Institution, GSA, and numerous other state and local entities. Mr. Tezak participates in several national code and standard committees and clients teams called upon frequently by FEMA to provide policy development assistance for high wind shelters and other FEMA grant programs. His experience is unique in that it combines theoretical design and emergency planning with actual field experience responding to disasters and security threats as a Structural Specialist on a FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Team. Show less

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  TRC Companies, Inc.

  Aug 2011 - Oct 2016

  Security Practice Lead

  TRC’s Practice Lead for Security and Emergency Management Planning for buildings and critical infrastructure under the new Technology Engineering Services Group. Responsible for program development and guidance for the practice which operates from the Energy Sector of TRC. The Security services provided cover the three fundamental elements of security - operations, physical, and technology. In support of Federal, State, Local, and Private clients, TRC’s security team focuses on risk and security assessments, planning, and design that incorporate defined standards, best practices, regulatory requirements, operational goals, while being very aware of budgetary constraints. TRC’s security solutions group specializes in risk assessment, planning and audits, engineering and commissioning, all-hazards emergency preparedness, and training development and strategies. NERC CIP compliance is an additional and important TRC service provided in this space. TRC also addresses the IT security needs of clients by providing risk assessment and information system security program development services. Show less

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  Atkins

  Oct 2016 - Oct 2023

  Responsible for guiding the facilities business line for the Federal Business Unit at ATKINS North America. Responsible for the driving the strategic approach for assessments, hardening (man-made and natural hazards), resilience, security and emergency planning at federal facilities and critical infrastructure sites. In addition to providing leadership on business development for the Federal Business Unit, I provide consulting services for policy and program development, facility assessment methodologies, facility security, and wind hazard engineering for our Federal Clients as well as for the American Society of Civil Engineers and the International Code Council. Show less

  • Vice President - Federal Planning, Resilience, and Response Division

    Aug 2018 - Oct 2023

  • Division Director - Federal Facilities & Security

    Oct 2016 - Aug 2018
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  AtkinsRéalis

  Sept 2023 - now

  Vice President, Federal Planning, Response, & Resilience