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Richard Galli, PE Becomes Associate Principal and Co-Owner of Stone Security Engineering

December 19th, 2015 · 6:43 pm @   - 

New York, New York (March 22, 2016 ) – Stone Security Engineering, P.C., the woman-owned small business specializing in protecting people and property from accidental and manmade hazards, announced today that Mr. Richard Galli, PE is now an Associate Principal and co-owner of the company.

“This is a major milestone for Stone, and moves us one step closer to our goal of sharing ownership with our core team of dedicated engineers.  Richard is a talented engineer who brings a fantastic client-focused excellence to the team.   This translates to high quality analysis and successful projects for all involved.  I am incredibly pleased to have Richard join us in ownership.”  Hollice Stone, President and Founder

Mr. Galli  brings an impressive breadth of experience in the fields of security and safety design to the firm. His recent projects have included a new Veterans Administration Medical Center, an existing IRS facility, an international NGO compound in Helmand, Afghanistan, blast testing of innovative materials and building element configurations, and detailed design and analysis of doors, windows, and curtainwalls.  Rich has participated in more than 100 successfully completed projects related to blast, progressive collapse, and fragment evaluation and mitigation for government and industrial sector clients. The scope of these new construction or retrofit design projects has ranged from feasibility studies and conceptual designs to detailed design and construction administration support.  Richard received his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in engineering from George Washington University in Washington, DC in 2006 and 2011, respectively, and is a licenses Professional Engineer in Virginia and New York.

Stone Security Engineering remains a small woman-owned business, even with our expanded ownership structure.

Stone Security Engineering, P.C., is an internationally recognized specialty engineering consulting business with offices In New York City and Washington, DC with focus on blast resistance, security and safety engineering and design, predicting and mitigating hazards from explosions, fires and toxins; assessing security and blast vulnerability; research and development, testing and training. Our engineers have participated in multi-hazard vulnerability, threat, and risk assessments for more than 200 facilities around the world and abnormal loading design for more than 300 buildings and structures. The company’s web site (www.StoneSecurityEngineering.com) contains more information.