WESTON Adds Ordnance Expert To Support High Hazard Remediation Project.WEST CHESTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 1997--Roy F. Weston Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :WSTNA), a leading development services firm, recently hired Wayne A. Wright, retired Navy Lieutenant Commander, to serve as WESTON's Unexploded Ordnance Remediation Project Specialist. Wright has 19 years of active duty experience in hands-on Explosive Ordnance Disposal The detection, identification, on-site evaluation, rendering safe, recovery, and final disposal of unexploded explosive ordnance. It may also include explosive ordnance which has become hazardous by damage or deterioration. Also called EOD. (EOD EOD abbreviation for every other day; used in medical records. ) and seven years of experience in performing and managing Unexploded Ordnance (UXO UXO Unexploded Ordnance UXO unexploded explosive ordnance (US DoD) ) programs in the civilian sector. He will support WESTON's high hazard remediation contracts and initiatives, providing expertise and leadership in planning, identification, surveying and removal of foreign and domestic conventional, chemical and nuclear weapons as well as explosive devices both on the surface and under water. "Wayne's addition demonstrates WESTON's continued commitment to serving the Department of Defense's needs. He will be an integral component to furthering WESTON's high hazard remediation capabilities and satisfying the successful completion of ongoing and future high hazard work," said William L. Robertson, WESTON's chief executive officer and president. Wright has 40 years of experience working in countries all over the world. After retiring from the Navy after 34 years of service, he served as Deputy Director of Operations for the UXO cleanup of Kuwait after the Gulf War, which included the disposal of more than 34 million rounds of foreign and domestic ordnance. Wright also managed the Tierrasanta UXO Cleanup Project, including the removal of over 5,000 WWII WWII abbr. World War II WWII World War Two UXO items within a developed residential neighborhood in San Diego. Most recently, Wright served as the UXO Project Leader for the construction of a Permeable Infiltration Unit (PIU più adv. Music More. Used to qualify an adjective or another adverb in directions. [Italian, from Latin pl ) at Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) is a United States Army facility located near Aberdeen, Maryland (in Harford County). The Army's oldest active proving ground, it was established on October 20, 1917, six months after the United States entered World War I. . This site has been declared by the U.S. Army as one of the most contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. parcels of land in the United States because of the presence of buried chemical munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. and chemical surety materials. Wright worked with WESTON during the cleanup, which was conducted using teleoperated equipment to minimize risk to workers. Wright will be based in WESTON's Edgewood, Md., office, and will be initially responsible for coordinating UXO activities under the BEST contract at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, WESTON is a leading development services firm for Fortune 500+ and government decision-makers worldwide. With an emphasis on creating lasting economic solutions for its clients, the company's development services include consulting, engineering, design, environmental construction, and knowledge solutions. Based in West Chester, the company employs nearly 2,000 people and has 60 offices throughout the United States, including offices in Boston, New York Boston is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. The population was 7,897 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Boston, Massachusetts. The Town of Boston is an interior town of the county and one of the county's "Southtowns. City, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and Seattle, and international operations in Europe, Latin America and Asia. For more information about the company, click to WESTON On The Web at http://www.rfweston.com -0- This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding the company's business strategy and performance that involve risks and uncertainties, including the demand for the company's services; funding appropriations, funding delays and issuance of work orders for federal projects; and shifts in governmental priorities relating to environmental regulations and enforcement actions. These risks and uncertainties and others are discussed in reports periodically filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company's actual results could differ materially from projections, expectations, beliefs or predictions contained in forward-looking statements. CONTACT: Roy F. Weston Inc., West Chester Media: Kathryn Jones, 610/701-3087 jonesk@wcpost2.rfweston.com |
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