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Ravi Engineering & Land Surveying hires Bijak, Berl and Rivera

Ravi Engineering & Land Surveying, P.C. has hired Geoff Bijak, Greg Berl and Angelica Rivera. Bijak has joined the firm as a project manager. Bijak brings over 11 years of experience in asbestos, lead-based paint, mold, indoor air quality, and industrial hygienic consulting services. Bijak received his B.A. in Environmental Studies from SUNY Buffalo in 2005, and a M.S. in Environmental Management Health Safety from R.I.T. in 2012 and will contribute to the expansion of environmental services at Ravi Engineering. Berl has over 26 years of experience in construction stakeout and design survey. He joined the firm as a survey party chief. Berl will contribute to the expansion of construction surveying services and machine control/model building. Rivera joined the firm as a survey group administrator. Rivera brings over 7 years of experience in business administration, accounting and client services, and will contribute to the expansion of surveying services at Ravi Engineering. Ravi Engineering is a consulting firm located in Rochester since 1995 that specializes in providing s structural, transportation, environmental and geotechnical engineering, construction inspection and land surveying services.
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