Parsons Appoints Robbins as Vice President for Systems, Defense and Security Division for Infrastructure and Technology Group.Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003 Distinguished Air Force Officer Joins Parsons as International Sector Vice President Parsons has announced that Major General (ret.) Earnest O. Robbins has joined the Parsons team as International Sector Vice President and Manager for the Systems, Defense and Security Division of the Infrastructure and Technology Group, one of Parsons' primary business units. As Vice President and Manager of the International Defense and Security division, he will be based in the Fairfax/Washington DC area and will be responsible for Parsons' international projects such as the Russian de-militarization work in Shchuch'ye, reconstruction projects in Bosnia and Kosovo, and on-going tasks in Iraq. Parsons Infrastructure and Technology provides a full array of vital services to various government and defense area projects throughout the world specializing in infrastructure, chemical demilitarization de·mil·i·ta·rize tr.v. de·mil·i·ta·rized, de·mil·i·ta·riz·ing, de·mil·i·ta·riz·es 1. To eliminate the military character of. 2. , security and defense, facilities, industrial processes, and environmental remediation Generally, remediation means providing a remedy, so environmental remediation deals with the removal of pollution or contaminants from environmental media such as soil, groundwater, sediment, or surface water for the general protection of human health and the environment or from a planning. General Robbins brings to Parsons a long and distinguished background in military engineering, having recently retired after nearly 34 years in the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. . His most recent assignments included responsibility for all infrastructure, housing, environmental programs, and emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' as the Command Civil Engineer at Air Combat Command headquarters and Air Force Space Command. In the four years preceding his retirement he was the Air Force Civil Engineer, the senior officer responsible for plans, programs, and budgets in support of more than 70,000 military and civilian engineering personnel and contractors worldwide, with an annual budget in excess of $8 billion. He has testified in many Congressional hearings in support of Air Force facility and infrastructure issues and is an accomplished speaker, having addressed many military, academic, and professional audiences. Parsons looks forward to having Major General Robbins share his depth of experience, talent and strategic planning acumen as a member of the Parsons' team. Infrastructure and Technology Group President Jack Scott states, "Earnie Robbins brings a superb, multi-faceted background of experience and accomplishments that complement Parsons' strategic goals, challenges and opportunities for growth. We anticipate that he will be an invaluable asset to Parsons' growth and vision in the future." Earnest Robbins received his Masters of Science degree in Engineering from Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. , and a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in Civil Engineering from the University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. . He is a past National President of the Society of American Military Engineers and is honored as a member of the Engineering Hall of Distinction at the University of Kentucky. In 1989 the American Public Works Association The American Public Works Association is an international educational and professional association of public agencies, private sector companies, and individuals dedicated to providing high quality public works goods and services. (APWA APWA American Public Works Association APWA American Public Welfare Association APWA All Pakistan Women's Association ) recognized him as one of the "Top Ten Public Works Officials." General Robbins was the first military officer to receive this distinction from APWA. Parsons, a leader in many diversified markets, such as facilities, industrial processes, communications, infrastructure, transportation, water, advanced technology, environmental and planning, provides technical and management solutions to private industrial customers worldwide as well as federal, regional and local government agencies. For more about Parsons, please visit us at www.parsons.com. |
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