Thomas Shay

About Thomas Shay

Professional engineer with experience in civil and environmental consulting across a wide range of unique sites and applications, typically on more challenged and constrained sites. Experience with technical delivery, project management, business development, and employee enablement. Broad site/civil land development consulting experience with a specialization in sports and recreation (outdoor athletic facility) design and construction with experience including but not limited to stormwater modeling and design, land development and environmental permitting, coastal wetland restoration, and environmental monitoring in sensitive and challenging environments. Projects often begin as conceptual/feasibility studies that successfully evolve into design, permitting and construction. I utilize my technical experience and strategic management skills to better serve clients providing them with long term solutions to their challenges. My professional experience and education have provided me with skills to think critically and strategically allowing me to navigate everchanging regulatory requirements generating creative, high quality solutions in a cost effective manner. My calmness, ability to quickly understand and connect thoughts, logical reasoning, critical nature, adaptability, motivation, and value added approach is a powerful recipe for sustained success when there is purpose. I find satisfaction in knowing that I have the ability to do my part in delivering environmentally responsible projects in a world that is facing serious environmental stresses. I have a deep passion for designing high performing, safe, environmentally responsible athletic facilities for athletes and communities as these facilities are an extension of the classroom and the town square.

Experience

1. Member Board of Directors

   Synthetic Turf Council

   Oct 2021 — Present

   Re-elected to a second two year term by the membership to volunteer on the Board of Directors and nominated to the Executive Board as Secretary. Past Board Liason and member of the Sustainability Committee, Guidelines Tack Force, Awards Judging panel.

Education

• Pace University - Lubin School of Business

  MBA, Strategic Management

  2008 — 2011

• University of Rochester

  B.S., Geomechanics

  2002 — 2006

• Woodard & Curran

  Leadership Development Program

  2011 — 2012