About

Joel joined STV, Inc. as a Vice President in May 2005. He manages the STV Baltimore office of more than 120 people and oversees the Transportation Department including more than 80 people. In addition, he actively leads significant planning and design projects. Prior to STV, Joel spent 9 years as a Vice President and the Baltimore Office Manager at Jacobs Engineering growing the office to more than 50 people. He also worked at Century Engineering for 12 years and managed a 35 person Transportation Division for seven of those years.

He is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland and 8 other states, received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s Degree in Engineering Administration from The George Washington University. He has more than 35 years of planning, engineering and leadership experience.

Joel developed his first Building a Better Life presentation, Time Management for Success, for a manager’s retreat in October 2003. He has since presented it internally at STV and externally to clients, universities, businesses and professional organizations. The presentation has been expanded to include “Building a Better Life – Concrete Steps to Success” which includes Attitudes for Success, Goal Setting for Success, Time Management for Success, Communicating for Success, Personal Financial Management for Success, Change for Success, Interviewing for Success, Leadership for Success and Writing for Success. If you wish to reach Joel for more information on his Building A Better Life series for presenting to other groups, his e-mail address is joel@buildingabetterlife.net (cell phone: 410-802-8883).

Joel and his wife, Karen, reside in Owings Mills, Maryland have two adult children, Brad and Lauren.