The four principals of christopher consultants are Christopher W. Brown, William R. Goldsmith, Jr., Louis Canonico and William R. Zink.

Christopher W. Brown, P.E.
President

Chris Brown has been active in civil engineering, land planning and construction activities in Northern Virginia since 1969. As President and founder of christopher consultants and as a principal with his former firm,Chris has managed the planning, design and execution of a wide range of projects in both the public and private sectors.

These projects include large planned communities, mixed-use projects, office parks and subdivisions such as CountrySide, Potomac Lakes, Stafford Lakes, South Riding, Dulles Business Park, Cameron Run Office Park, Loudoun Tech Center, Lansdowne, and numerous smaller projects.

Chris has developed christopher consultants, ltd. into an interdisciplinary engineering, planning and surveying firm with an ever-expanding client base.

He currently serves as a Life Director of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association, a full member of ULI-the Urban Land Institute, and Vice Chairman and a member of the Economic Development Authority for the City of Fairfax. Chris was previously a director and vice chairman of the Engineer and Surveyors Institute, a director of Greater Atlantic Savings Bank, and President of NVBIA, Loudoun.

William R. Goldsmith, Jr. back to top
Executive Vice President

Bill Goldsmith has over 30 years of experience which includes field operations, land planning and engineering management of residential, commercial, office, industrial, government and institutional projects during site design and construction.

His projects include several large planned communities such as Heritage Hunt, as well as road and utility system improvements, parking lots and storm drainage systems for public sector clients. Bill has worked for George Mason University on design, contract administration and construction coordination since 1976. Bill has been involved with municipal projects in Northern Virginia for over 30 years and understands design criteria and processing techniques required by all jurisdictions. As company Executive Vice President, Bill maintains daily responsibility for work scheduling and deadline accomplishment.

Bill has served on the Board of Directors of the Engineers and Surveyors Institutes and  the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association and the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP).

Louis Canonico, P.E. back to top
Regional Vice President

Louis Canonico has managed the operation of the firm’s Loudoun office, one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, for over 16 years. He has over 20 years of involvement with land development projects and issues in the Washington metropolitan area.

Lou has provided start to finish services on some of the largest and most prestigious projects in Loudoun County. Through the management of the full service office in Loudoun County, necessary planning, engineering and survey services have been provided on such projects as Xerox Realty Corporation’s Lansdowne, KSI’s/Chevy Chase Bank’s Cascades and Lerner Corporation’s Villages at Roundhill. While the office is especially adept at providing services to large, mixed-use developments, the same attention to detail and high level of service is provided to all clients and projects, regardless of size.

Lou has been appointed to a number of commissions and committees over the years by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. He is a past Chairman of the County’s prestigious Economic Development Commission. He is past president and life member of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association’s Loudoun Chapter.

William R. Zink, P.E. back to top
Regional Vice President

As Vice President, Bill Zink provides oversight to the Columbia, Md and Fairfax, VA offices of christopher consultants.  He has been involved in design of civil engineering infrastructure and land planning since 1986. Bill has managed significant projects from the entitlement process through construction.  He has been responsible for the design of roads, storm water drainage systems, utilities, subdivisions, erosion/sediment control systems and landscaping for both the public and private sectors in many different jurisdictions.  He has been active in the development of LID technologies starting in 1990 with his active involvement with the development of the Northern Virginia Best Management Practices Manual.  His expertise in urban engineering and redevelopment has spanned the Metropolitan Washington region.

Bill has also been active in project/site feasibility, cost pro-forma analysis and concept development plans for site access and infrastructure for projects including Potomac Yard Alexandria and Arlington, Harbor Station, Stafford Lakes, Widewater, Dominion Golf and Country Club, Heritage Hunt and several of the Jack Kent Cooke Stadium sites. Bill is currently on the Board of Directors for the NVBIA, is a past President of the Fairfax chapter of the NVBIA, and was the Associate of the Year in 2005.  He is also Past President of the ESI and is an active mentor for civil engineering students at Virginia Tech and George Mason University.

Ruth R. Fields, CPA back to top
Chief Financial Officer - Treasurer

As a CPA, Ruth Fields has worked in public accounting and also brings her prior experience in real estate development to ccl.  Ruth maintains responsibility for all Corporate services, which include all fiscal, payroll and personnel functions.  During her tenure with ccl, she has converted the company’s accounting and management information systems twice, most recently in January 2002 to the Deltek Advantage system.  This latest conversion has launched the company into the use of web based applications and is bringing real time reporting capabilities to the project managers to enable them to more efficiently manage the financial aspects of their projects.  Ruth has also authored an Operations Manual to assist new and experienced managers alike with administrative and operational procedures of the company, conducts training sessions with production staff, and facilitates collaboration between the Corporate and Production staff.

Kevin M. Washington, back to top
Director of Design - Fairfax

Kevin Washington has been involved in the management and design of civil engineering infrastructure and land planning projects in Virginia since 1987.  He has been directly involved in the design of storm sewer systems, sanitary sewers, water lines, roads and storm water management in various jurisdictions. 

Kevin joined ccl in 1987 as an entry level Draftsperson/Engineer. He is very active in the Engineering Community and with the Engineers and Surveyors Institute. He is a past NVBIA Chapter President and currently sits on NVBIA’s Board of Directors. He is also on the Alexandria Real Estate Advisory Committee, a group that helps the City of Alexandria with guidance and direction. 

Christopher Glassmoyer, P.E., back to top
Director of Design - Loudoun

Chris Glassmoyer has 18 years of civil engineering experience in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, North Carolina and South Carolina. Chris has served as Project Manager on residential, commercial and public sector jobs throughout Northern Virginia. Chris has been directly involved in VDOT road design, grading, SWM.BM, erosion and sediment control and utility design.

Kevin B. Fennell, L.S. back to top
Director of Surveys - Loudoun

Kevin Fennell has 20 years of survey experience in Northern Virginia and is a Licensed Land Surveyor in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Kevin has worked to provide a full range of land surveying services to residential, commercial and public sector clients and has been responsible for numerous boundary and ALTA surveys as well as platting of easements for utility infrastructure and large scale residential subdivisions. He has also been involved in numerous VDOT roadway projects, educational facilities and recreational projects by providing topography, construction stake-out and as-built surveys. He is a member of the Virginia Association of Surveyors. Kevin will be responsible for all survey activities in the christopher consultants Loudoun County, Virginia office located in Sterling, Virginia.

Michael S. Kitchen, P.E. back to top
Director of Design - Prince William

While practicing civil engineering, Mike Kitchen has been responsible for processing of rezonings, special exceptions, special use permits, construction plans, and for design of foundations and structural systems for residential and low-rise commercial construction. He has also performed inspections on same.  

Mike has been responsible for the design of storm drainage, sanitary sewer and water supply facilities for various commercial and residential projects in Northern Virginia.  

He has expanded engineering tasks to all phases of land development, including grading, erosion and sediment control plans and SWM/BMP facilities.  He has provided project management services between client and review agencies.

Mike has performed all phases of project management from conceptual planning and feasibility study through rezoning and design to final construction. Mike is a member of the Prince William Chapter Council of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association as well as a member of the Prince William County Zoning Ordinance Review Committee.

Jeffrey S. Smith, L.S. back to top
Director of Surveys - Prince William

Jeff Smith is an integral part of christopher consultants survey operations with over 13 years of service. His experience as a Land Surveyor includes various survey projects throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the state of West Virginia. Jeff has been involved in land development projects including Potomac Yard, Stafford Lakes, The George Washington Middle School and The Langley School. He is currently invloved in prestigious projects in Prince William County including Prince William Town Center, Dominion Valley Country Club, Piedmont, Westmarket, and Independence.Mr. Smith has over sixteen years of experience in the land surveying field. His experience includes boundary surveys, topographic surveys, construction stakeout surveys, geometric computations and plat preparation. He is a Licensed Land Surveyor in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of West Virginia and is the Past President of the Mount Vernon Chapter of the Virginia Association of Surveyors and a member of the West Virginia Association of Land Surveyors.

Peggy M. White, P.E. back to top
Director of Design - Maryland

As Director of Design, Peggy White manages all phases of land development design in the Maryland Office. She has over 18 years experience in the areas of Civil Engineering Design, Project Engineering and Project Management and has been involved in a wide variety of commercial, industrial, and residential projects in Prince George’s, Howard, Anne Arundel and Montgomery Counties in Maryland, as well as in Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ohio. Her experience includes conceptual site design and feasibility studies, planning, engineering design and preparation of construction drawings, project scheduling, coordination, and management. She maintains good working relationships with government agencies, clients, and development team professionals, and is able to ensure that projects are designed and engineered in compliance with all project objectives government regulations and within project budgets. She has been responsible for project development including preliminary and construction drawings, site layout and grading, sediment control, utility design for storm drain, water, sewer, and stormwater management, instructing design engineers, engineering technicians and drafters, coordinating field survey work, architectural and mechanical information and interfacing with owner/developer and public agencies.

 A. Vincent Burke, Professional Land Surveyor  
Director of Surveys - Maryland     back to top

As Director of Surveys, Vince Burke manages all phases of land surveying in the Maryland Office. Vince joined christopher consultants in 2006 as a Senior Survey Coordinator and quickly took control of all survey operations in the Maryland office. He is licensed as a surveyor in Maryland, Virginia and Delaware, and has over 30 years experience as a civil engineer. He is past President of the Maryland Society of Surveyors and was named Surveyor of the Year in 2001. He was the 2005 recipient of the Russ Lowman Memorial Award in recognition of his dedication to land surveying education in Maryland. He is a current member of the Surveying Advisory Board for The Community College of Baltimore County at Catonsville. Vince has served as a Project Manager based in Anne Arundel County for over 20 years, including over 10 years managing over 500 telecommunication sites for various mobile phone carriers. He has extensive experience with design-build additions for Westinghouse and the defense industry near BWI airport along with multiple projects for the Anne Arundel County School system.

Mike Roberts, L.S., P.S. back to top
Director of Surveys - Winchester

Mike Roberts comes to christopher consultants with 30 years of valuable professional experience. Mike is a 1977 graduate of Glenville State College with an Associate Degree in Land Surveying, a licensed Land Surveyor in both West Virginia and Virginia, and a member of the West Virginia Society of Professional Surveyors, the Virginia Association of Surveyors and the Eastern Panhandle Homebuilders Association (WV). Mike will be responsible for all survey operations in the christopher consultants Winchester, Virginia office. Our Winchester operation serves the Winchester area, Shenandoah Valley region and eastern West Virginia.

Professional Affiliations back to top
The staff of christopher consultants hold active, professional registration or certification in the fields of civil engineering, land surveying and landscape architecture and have many professional affiliations including:

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