Sinkholes and Why They Matter

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Sinkholes and Why They Matter

Sinkholes can be dangerous in many ways. They can cause damage to the foundation of a building, they serve as conduits for surficial contaminants to reach groundwater, and they can cause damage to buried services like water lines and electrical conduits according to Conserve Energy Future. Knowing the risk of sinkhole formation is key to minimizing possible damages.

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Snow and Your Roof

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Snow and Your Roof

The snow is deep and as the weather begins to creep out of freezing, the addition of rain or snow melt into the mix can become a real threat. While all exposed roofs could be at risk, older flat roofs and roofs with poor drainage are the most susceptible to collapse due to snow.

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SSM Group, Inc. Announces Management Changes - Brian Kelly named President and CEO

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SSM Group, Inc. recently announced a corporate management restructure. Brian R. Kelly has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of the firm. Kelly, who formerly served as the company’s Executive Vice President with responsibility of running the firm’s operations, replaces J. Carlton Godlove, II, who has left the company to pursue other interests.


Kelly is one of four McCoy family members who assumed control and management of the firm in 1996.  Kelly has an Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from The Pennsylvania State University. Prior to joining the SSM management team, Kelly was employed at AT&T for more than 17 years in various roles. Kelly resides in Reading with his wife, Kay McCoy Kelly, who is a daughter of the company’s founder, Lewis J. McCoy, Sr. In a prepared statement, Kelly said, “I look forward to leading the company as we embark upon strategic growth and expansion.  I am very proud of our exceptionally talented senior leadership team and all of our employees, and I am confident that, with their help and support, we will continue to grow the company and succeed at fulfilling our corporate mission – ‘Enhancing the quality of life for our clients, our employees, and all of the people touched by our work.’  Our work is so important because it touches this generation and future generations with a scope broader than we can imagine – and it leaves a legacy that will live far beyond us.”

“Approximately six months ago we appointed a team of independent professionals to work with us as members of an Advisory Board:  Thomas A. Beaver, CPA, former managing partner at RKL; Patricia L. Langiotti, President of Creative Management Concepts; and Mike Shor, former executive with Carpenter.  These Advisory Board members have played a key role in helping us plan for our future,” Kelly said.

Kelly also announced that shareholder, Patrick M. McCoy, PE, has been promoted to Executive Vice President.  “Patrick will lead the company’s business development and sales and marketing efforts and he will be a strong right-hand man,” Kelly said.  Patrick McCoy has been with the firm since 1996.  He graduated from Drexel University, like his father, and holds Bachelor’s degrees in Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering. McCoy formerly led the company’s Facilities and Site Engineering Division which provides services to worldwide companies such as IBM. Prior to joining SSM, he was with Ortega Consulting, Media, PA, and Gredell & Associates, Wilmington, DE. 

Shareholder Lewis J. (Lou) McCoy, Jr. of Reading, who joined the firm in 1985, will continue in his role as Director of Human Resources.

Catherine (Kitty) Bell, who joined the firm in 2004, is being promoted to Divisional Vice President. Formerly the firm’s Vice President of Facility Engineering, she assumes an expanded role, with additional management responsibility for Site Engineering and Survey and Data Capture disciplines (formerly managed by Patrick McCoy). Bell resides in Reading, PA.

SSM Group, Inc. is an engineering and consulting firm founded by Lewis J. McCoy, Sr. in 1967.  The company continues to be family owned and operated.  Headquartered at 1047 North Park Road in Wyomissing with satellite offices in Harrisburg and the Lehigh Valley,  SSM has just under 100 employees and provides services to various types of local, regional and national businesses that include commercial, industrial, manufacturing and telecommunications as well as healthcare and higher education institutions.  The company also provides services to numerous local, regional, and county government entities.  While the company’s primary market is a regional footprint including Berks County and the Lehigh Valley, SSM serves clients throughout PA and the Northeastern United States as well as to some international clients. 
 

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Brian Kelly, President and CEO
brian.kelly@ssmgroup.com | P: 610-621-2000

Tim East joins SSM Group

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SSM welcomes Timothy East as Graduate Engineer in our Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Engineering Department. Tim is responsible for mechanical design and preparation of scope, plans, and specifications for industrial, commercial and institutional building projects. He received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Wilkes University.

Aaron Pysher, GIT Joins SSM Group

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SSM welcomes Aaron Pysher, GIT as Graduate Geologist. Aaron is a Geologist-In-Training (GIT) responsible for field and technical support of various water resources projects including public water supply development, infiltration testing, sinkhole investigations, and groundwater modeling and analysis. He received his BS in Professional Geology from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

The Source - November 2015

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Regulatory and legislative updates, best practices, and new technologies.

WHAT’S INSIDE

  • Unassessed Waters Project Successful in Berks County
  • Strategies for Successful Implementation
  • Consider the Source Campaign
  • New Faces in Sourcewater Protection
  • Good Water = Good Life

Source Water Protection

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Source Water Protection

Protecting our Water Resources

SSM is committed to providing water systems the tools needed to protect their precious water supply through a variety of consulting services.

Before you can protect drinking water, you need to know its source. The first step in developing a source water protection plan is verifying the source for the water supply. Once confirmed, we work closely with the water supplier and community representatives to identify ways of protecting these areas.

We characterize potential sources of contamination, develop protective management strategies, plan for emergencies, and provide new water supply options. Our professionals delineate protective zones around each well or surface water intake to show the areas that contribute to the drinking water supply and educate stakeholders on watershed improvement.