COMPANY OVERVIEW

OUR VISION

Van Note-Harvey Associates strives to provide comprehensive engineering consulting services to both public and private sectors in support of sustainable regional development.

FIRM PROFILE

Van Note-Harvey Associates, Inc. (VNHA) is a full service consulting engineering, environmental, planning and land surveying organization tracing its origin back to 1894. Our staff of professional and support personnel have diverse educational and project backgrounds enabling us to provide a large range of services for Fortune 500 corporations, neighborhood businesses, and all levels of federal, state and local governments. We have served on design teams for numerous academic, institutional, municipal, and private development projects as the prime contractor, as well as under subcontract to major building architects, and design-build contracts, and have represented numerous municipalities and authorities as the engineer of record.

VNHA has provided professional services on projects ranging from minor improvements or expansions of existing facilities, to completely new campus and facility site design, including every aspect of site feasibility planning, civil engineering and utility design, environmental compliance, regulatory permitting, stormwater management, and construction phase services. VNHA is proud to have left our mark on scores of commercial, retail, educational, recreational, residential, and healthcare projects in our region, meeting project goals by developing approaches that address the realities of budget, time, and sustainability, yielding the most practical solution to every engineering challenge.

OUR CLIENTS

A/E/C

  • AKF Engineers
  • Ballinger
  • Bancroft Construction Company
  • Barr & Barr, Inc.
  • Callison RTKL
  • Clarke Caton Hintz
  • Ewing Cole Architects
  • Farewell Mills Gatsch Architects
  • Ford3 Architects, LLC
  • Francis Cauffman – Architects
  • Gensler
  • Hall Construction
  • Hazen and Sawyer
  • HDR, Inc.
  • Holt Morgan Russell Architects
  • IH Engineers
  • J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc.
  • J. Robert Hiller
  • Joshua Zinder Architecture + Design
  • KSS Architects
  • Lend Lease Construction
  • Michael Baker, Jr.
  • NK Architects
  • Payette Associates, Inc.
  • Perkins-Eastman Architects
  • Princeton Engineering Group, LLC
  • PS&S Architecture
  • Saphire & Albarran Architecture LLC
  • Schlaich Bergermann Partner
  • Sikora Wells Appel
  • Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
  • Spiezle Group
  • Stearns Associates
  • Studio Hillier
  • The Thomas Group
  • Timothy Haahs & Associates
  • V.J. Scozzari & Sons
  • WXY Architecture & Urban Design

EDUCATION

  • American Boychoir
  • Brookdale Community College
  • Chapin School
  • Drew University
  • Eden Institute
  • Hun School of Princeton
  • Institute for Advanced Study
  • Lawrence Township B.O.E.
  • Lower Cape May Regional School District
  • Mercer County Community College
  • Perth Amboy School District
  • Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart
  • Princeton Day School
  • Princeton Theological Seminary
  • Princeton University
  • Rider University
  • Rowan University
  • Rutgers State University
  • Stockton University
  • The College of New Jersey
  • The Lawrenceville School
  • The Pingry School
  • The Wilberforce School
  • West Windsor-Plainsboro School District

LAW FIRMS

  • Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
  • Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
  • Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla
  • Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith, Ravin, Davis & Himmel
  • Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford PC
  • Mason, Griffin & Pierson, P.C.
  • Pepper Hamilton, LLP
  • Saul Ewing LLP
  • Schatzman Baker, LLC
  • Smith, Stratton, Wise, Heher & Brennan
  • Stark & Stark
  • Stevens & Lee

CORPORATE

  • Bank of America
  • BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • C.B. Richard Ellis
  • Educational Testing Service
  • Firmenich, Inc.
  • Institute for Defense Analyses
  • Integra LifeSciences
  • Janssen Pharmaceutica
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Jones Lang LaSalle
  • LCOR Incorporated
  • McGraw Hill
  • Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.
  • Morey’s Piers and Water Parks
  • Munich Re-Insurance
  • Novo Nordisk Inc.
  • Public Art Foundation
  • S&P Global
  • The Briad Group

GOVERNMENT

  • Borough of Cape May Point
  • Borough of Pennington
  • Borough of Princeton
  • Borough of Wildwood Crest
  • Borough of Woodbine
  • Cape May County
  • Cape May County M.U.A.
  • City of Cape May
  • City of Jersey City
  • City of North Wildwood
  • City of Somers Point
  • City of Trenton
  • City of Wildwood
  • Mercer County
  • Mercer County Improvement Authority
  • Montgomery Township
  • NJ Economic Development Authority
  • NJ Schools Development Authority
  • Princeton
  • Princeton Sewer Operating Committee
  • Stony Brook Regional Sewerage Authority
  • Township of Bernards
  • Township of Hamilton
  • Township of Hillsborough M.U.A.
  • Township of Hopewell
  • Township of Lawrence
  • Township of Lower M.U.A.
  • Township of Middle
  • Township of West Windsor

COA & HOA

  • Advantage Property Management
  • Avon Village 2 Condominium Association
  • CAMCO Management Company
  • Cooper Valley Village Association, Inc.
  • Huntingdon Valley Club Condominium Association
  • Southfields Homeowners Association
  • Stonerise at Lawrenceville
  • The Grand at Diamond Beach Condominium Association
  • Villas at Shady Brook Community Association
  • Wentworth Property Management
  • Yardley Commons Condominium Association

DEVELOPERS

  • Aegis Property Group
  • American Campus Communities
  • American Real Estate Partners
  • Avalon Bay Communities
  • Baker Residential
  • Briad Development
  • Cedarbridge Development Corp.
  • Coastal Research & Development
  • DKM Properties Corp.
  • Dickson Development
  • Eastern Properties
  • K. Hovnanian Shore Acquisitions, LLC
  • Lincoln Equities Group
  • Mack-Cali
  • Matrix Development Group
  • National Business Parks
  • NJ HAND (Housing and Neighborhood Development, Inc.)
  • Normandy Real Estate Partners
  • Oestreicher Properties, Inc.
  • Patrinely
  • Princeton Community Housing
  • Princeton Forrestal Center
  • Pulte Homes
  • Sansome Pacific Properties
  • Sharbell Development Corporation
  • Somerset Development Corp.
  • Toll Brothers, Inc.

HEALTH CARE

  • Cape Regional Medical Center
  • Capital Health
  • Deborah Heart & Lung Center
  • Newark Community Health Center
  • Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad
  • Princeton Health Care System
  • Princeton House Behavioral Health
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Windrows at Princeton Forrestal

UTILITIES

  • Elizabethtown Water Company
  • Grassy Sound Civic Associaton
  • Middlesex Water Company
  • New Jersey American Water
  • Princeton United Water Co.
  • Public Service Electric & Gas
  • South Jersey Gas Company
  • SUEZ Water Princeton Meadows
  • SunPower Corporation
  • Verizon

VNHA LEADERSHIP

DONALD E. FETZER

DONALD E. FETZER

PE, CME
Principal/President
RALPH PETRELLA JR.

RALPH PETRELLA JR.

PE, PP, PLS
Principal/Executive Vice President
RICHARD K. WIZEMAN

RICHARD K. WIZEMAN

PE, PP, CME, LEED APBD&C
Principal/Executive Vice President
FRANK APONTE

FRANK APONTE

Manager, Construction Administration
LEW CONLEY, JR

LEW CONLEY, JR

PLS, PP
Vice President, South Jersey Land Surveying & Planning Divisions
AGHA HASAN

AGHA HASAN

PE, CME, S-2, C-2, N-2
Vice President, Water/Wastewater Engineering
GARY HAPPE

GARY HAPPE

Director, Business Development
NORMAN F. NELSON

NORMAN F. NELSON

PE
Vice President, Water System Operations and Planning
THOMAS E. O'SHEA

THOMAS E. O'SHEA

PE, PP, CME
Vice President, Site/Civil Engineering
KENNETH R. RAIKE

KENNETH R. RAIKE

PLS
Vice President, Surveying
JOHN C. RYDER

JOHN C. RYDER

PE, PP, PWS,CME
Vice President, Environmental Services

VNHA TEAM

ROB ASHLEY

ROB ASHLEY

Senior Project Manager
BILL BAUSMITH

BILL BAUSMITH

Survey Technician
ED BURGOYNE

ED BURGOYNE

Manager, Information Technology
CHRISTINE CABALLERO

CHRISTINE CABALLERO

Engineer
ERIN CONVERSANO

ERIN CONVERSANO

Environmental Specialist
JENNIFER CREECH

JENNIFER CREECH

Accounting Manager
BRANDON FETZER

BRANDON FETZER

Senior Project Coordinator
NICK FETZER

NICK FETZER

Manager, Laser Scanning Services
CAMILLE FITZMARTIN

CAMILLE FITZMARTIN

Manager, Office Administration
Cape May Court House Branch
ANTHONY FONTANEZ

ANTHONY FONTANEZ

Senior Drafter
BRIAN FUNARI

BRIAN FUNARI

Senior Designer
JOE GAWRYSIAK

JOE GAWRYSIAK

Construction Observer
MIKE HAMILTON

MIKE HAMILTON

EIT
Engineer
DON HILES

DON HILES

Senior Survey Technician
JEANETTE HUDSON

JEANETTE HUDSON

Receptionist
RICH LEOBOLD

RICH LEOBOLD

Chief of Survey Party
DAVE LONG

DAVE LONG

Senior Construction Observer
AMANDA LUK

AMANDA LUK

Accounting

JULIA MARTELLA

Administrator, Corporate Resources
MATT MILLER

MATT MILLER

Senior Construction Observer
JOHN MUELLER

JOHN MUELLER

Senior Designer
LUKE OLSZEWSKI

LUKE OLSZEWSKI

Survey Technician
TOM PARK

TOM PARK

PLS
Senior Project Manager
BRIAN PERRY

BRIAN PERRY

PE, CME, LEED AP BD&C
Senior Project Coordinator
RALPH PETRELLA

RALPH PETRELLA

PE
Senior Project Coordinator
SABRINA PETRELLA

SABRINA PETRELLA

Marketing Manager
BRUCE PLAYFORD

BRUCE PLAYFORD

Senior Designer
BRIAN PROHOWICH

BRIAN PROHOWICH

PE, CME, CPWM
Senior Project Manager
JIM RAIKE

JIM RAIKE

Field Survey Technician
BILL RELAK

BILL RELAK

Chief of Survey Party
DAVE RUE

DAVE RUE

Senior Survey Technician
TIMOYA SANDERS

TIMOYA SANDERS

Manager, Office Administration
Princeton Branch
KEN SCHILLING

KEN SCHILLING

PLS
Senior Project Manager
DAN SCHMIDT

DAN SCHMIDT

EIT
Engineer
DAVE SYPNIEWSKI

DAVE SYPNIEWSKI

IT Support Specialist
HARRY SYPNIEWSKI

HARRY SYPNIEWSKI

Senior Project Manager
MIKE SZOMBATY

MIKE SZOMBATY

Chief of Survey Party
BILL VAUGHN

BILL VAUGHN

Senior Designer
JIM VERNA

JIM VERNA

Senior Project Coordinator
ELIJAH WILLAMS

ELIJAH WILLAMS

Survey Technician