Mark Thomas Names New President
Mark Thomas & Company, Inc. a consulting engineering and surveying company is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Lohman, as President and CEO effective July 1, 2011. Mike, who started with the firm in 1982, has been a Principal since 1996, and has served as the company’s Chief Operating Officer since 2006.
“Since 1927 Mark Thomas & Company has placed client service at the center of our core values. As a result, these strong client relationships have positioned us to maintain stability even during challenging times. I am excited for the opportunity to build upon this history of success and lead Mark Thomas & Company into our 85th year and beyond, “stated Mike Lohman.
Richard Tanaka, who has been with the firm since 1973 and has been President and CEO since 1999 will remain with the company as a Senior Principal and Chairman of the Board of Directors. In his role as Senior Principal he will focus on managing complex transportation projects and provide strategic guidance on emerging transportation solutions.
Founded in 1927, Mark Thomas & Company is a privately held, employee-owned firm of surveyors, civil and structural engineers located in nine offices throughout California.
Mark Thomas & Company & MTS Engineers Merge
Mark Thomas & Company, a Northern California-based surveying, civil and structural engineering firm headquartered in San Jose, CA, announced that it has recently merged operations with MTS Engineers, an Orange County-based civil and structural engineering firm. MTS Engineers, Inc. has now officially adopted the Mark Thomas & Company name. The leadership and staff at MTS have delivered over $1.2 billion in transportation projects in Southern California for the last decade. As the project manager, Leonard Sequeira has delivered recent and notable/award winning projects such as the I-5 Gateway, I-405/I-605 HOV Connector, and the Placentia Avenue Grade Separation. MTS staff have also worked on Design-Build projects, including SR-22 and SR-241/SR-261 in Orange County.
With the merger, Mark Thomas & Company, Inc., is now approaching 200 transportation professionals throughout nine offices in California.
“Our goal all along was to combine engineering and technical resources to better serve transportation and public works clients throughout California, with a deeper bench of exceptional, experienced staff,” said Mike Lohman, President. “This effort has exceeded our expectations and allows us to grow the Mark Thomas & Company name throughout Southern California.”
“From an operations perspective, we were already working seamlessly as one company. From a business perspective, it made sense to merge, to capitalize on our local knowledge while building on the long history of success that the Mark Thomas & Company brand brings to the engineering industry,” stated Leonard Sequeira, former President of MTS, and now Principal and Regional Division Manager responsible for Mark Thomas & Company’s Southern California operations.
Founded in 1927, Mark Thomas & Company is a privately held, employee-owned firm.