Matrix New World Engineering expands on its success with new hire Stephen Famularo

Florham Park-based Matrix New World Engineering recently announced that Stephen Famularo joined the firm as the Marine and Coastal Practice Lead.

Famularo is a professional engineer, commercial diver, and board-certified port engineer with nearly three decades of experience in marine and coastal engineering throughout the United States and Caribbean. His expertise includes underwater inspection and rehabilitation of marine structures, asset management system design, coastal engineering, climate resiliency planning and structural/geotechnical design of piers, wharves, bulkheads, and floating structures.

Famularo has led over $500 Million in waterfront construction and rehabilitation as both the project manager and engineer-of-record. Some of these prestigious waterfront projects include design of two new homeport facilities for NYC’s ferry system, the design-build construction of Terminal 5 at the Port of Davisville in Rhode Island, and field mapping and development of a web-based asset management system for NYC’s waterfront infrastructure.

“We are happy to welcome Steve to the firm. His expertise and knowledge are wide-ranging and will help Matrix and its True Environmental platform partners continue to deliver exceptional service to our clients,” Jayne Warne, Matrix president, said.

Famularo has been tasked with developing and expanding Matrix and True Environmental’s, Marine Survey and Inspection Business Line. “Steve is the perfect person for this endeavor,” Dennis Petrocelli, SVP of Matrix said. “He has vast experience and expertise in building this type of service line, which will only bolster Matrix’s extensive offerings.”

Famularo has extensive expertise in project and quality management, business development, line management, and strategic planning. In addition, he has managed on-call agreements for the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Ferries Division, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).

Famularo is a member of the Moles, a fraternal organization of the heavy construction industry and the chair of the NYC Department of Buildings Waterfront Code Development Geotechnical, Coastal, and Structural Design Technical Committee. He is licensed as a Professional Engineer in 7 states, an ADCI Surface-Supplied Air Diver, Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines Associate, and Envision Sustainability Provider through the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure.