Executive Team

Our leadership team has a wealth of experience, across a wide variety of relevant industries.

Each member of the team brings a huge amount of knowledge in their respective area, ensuring SOCOTEC delivers on its promise to its clients, projects and employees.

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Executive
Expertise Leaders
Regional Leaders

Nicolas DETCHEPARE
Chief Executive Officer, SOCOTEC USA
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Alessandro BALLARD
Mergers & Acquisitions Director
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Livia CORREDOR
Chief Legal Officer
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Thomas (TJ) DESMOND
Area Principal, Building & Real Estate
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Juliette GODTLER
Director of Marketing & Communications
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Kim MAGINLEY
Director of Human Resources
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Eric MONTPLAISIR
Principal, Building & Real Estate
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Matthieu NERSON
Chief Financial Officer
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Jennifer SZE
Principal, Building & Real Estate
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Anthony TRANIELLO
Managing Director IT, CISO
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David A. VANDERSCHEE
Chief Operations Officer
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Robert VECCHIO
Chief Technical Officer
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Glen WALLER
Chief Business Officer
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John BAILEY
Senior Principal, Advisory | Central
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Alan R. BIDDLE
Senior Principal, Advisory | East
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Thomas (TJ) DESMOND
Area Principal, Building & Real Estate | Florida
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Brian GISI
Principal Engineer | Mountain West
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Kenneth MANSIR
Principal Engineer | California
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Eric MONTPLAISIR
Principal, Building & Real Estate | New England
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Steven D. NOWACZYK
Principal Engineer | Arizona
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Mark REESER
Principal, Director of Construction Services | Southeast
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Jay SUNDERWALA
Managing Principal Engineer | Texas
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David A. VANDERSCHEE
Chief Operations Officer | New York
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Elaine WHITE
Senior Principal, Advisory | California
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Brandon WILKEN
Principal Geologist | California
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Eric CHEIFET
Vice President and Principal Engineer | Advanced Engineering
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Michael CHEN
Principal | Forensics
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Andrew GRACEFFA
Principal | Energy & Sustainability
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Sam GUHA
Principal Engineer | Geotechnical Engineering
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Anthony LIZZI
Principal Geologist & Division Manager | Environmental Services
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Eric MONTPLAISIR
Principal | Fire & Life Safety
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Joelle NELSON
Vice President | Forensics
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Cameron POTH
Principal | Forensic Accounting
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Rupert PRICE
Vice President and Principal Engineer | Forensics Engineering
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Mark REESER
Principal, Director of Construction Services | Construction Materials Testing
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Serkan SENGUL
Principal Engineer | Geotechnical Forensics
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Jennifer SZE
Principal | Building Envelope
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Casey WARD
Regional Director | Forensics
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Executive Team

Each member of the team brings a huge amount of knowledge in their respective area, ensuring SOCOTEC delivers on its promise to its clients, projects and employees.

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

Nicolas DETCHEPARE

Alessandro BALLARD

Livia CORREDOR

Thomas (TJ) DESMOND

Juliette GODTLER

Kim MAGINLEY

Eric MONTPLAISIR

Matthieu NERSON

Jennifer SZE

Anthony TRANIELLO

David A. VANDERSCHEE

Robert VECCHIO

Glen WALLER

John BAILEY

Alan R. BIDDLE

Thomas (TJ) DESMOND

Brian GISI

Kenneth MANSIR

Eric MONTPLAISIR

Steven D. NOWACZYK

Mark REESER

Jay SUNDERWALA

David A. VANDERSCHEE

Elaine WHITE

Brandon WILKEN

Eric CHEIFET

Michael CHEN

Andrew GRACEFFA

Sam GUHA

Anthony LIZZI

Eric MONTPLAISIR

Joelle NELSON

Cameron POTH

Rupert PRICE

Mark REESER

Serkan SENGUL

Jennifer SZE

Casey WARD