Our People Are Our Greatest Resource
We are always seeking top notch, talented engineers and scientists who are looking for rewarding careers. Meet some of the Tighe & Bond team and learn firsthand about some of the experiences you might expect if you join us.
Tracy Adamski
Vice President
“What I like best about working at Tighe & Bond is the opportunity to work with clients on projects that make our infrastructure assets better for future generations. The wide variety of projects keeps me professionally challenged, and I continue to be inspired by colleagues who are talented and passionate about what they do. Probably my greatest mission is to coordinate our Leadership Institute, wherein we coach our rising stars to help them achieve greater success within our team and the industry as a whole.”
Tracy Adamski is a principal planner who provides infrastructure, land use, and water resources planning. Her expertise includes regulatory compliance, environmental permitting, grant writing, and public outreach. She has employed her in-depth knowledge of local, state, and federal environmental and land use laws and regulations to successfully permit a broad range of complex projects.
Danielle Teixeira, PE
Senior Project Manager
“Tighe & Bond provides opportunities that empower me by promoting critical thinking, teamwork, mentorship, and professional growth. The most fulfilling part of my job is seeing water infrastructure projects from design to construction and witnessing the profound impact it has on a community.”
Senior Project Manager Danielle Teixeira focuses on drinking water supply and treatment projects. Her experience includes project design, permitting assistance, construction administration support, and management of interdisciplinary project teams for a variety of projects including water treatment plants, chemical feed systems, pump stations, water storage tanks, water meters, water mains, and master plans.
Daniel Rukakoski, PWS, CWS, PSS
Senior VP, Environmental Consulting Business Line Leader
“Environmental permitting can be a challenging process, and it varies greatly from state to state. I work with clients throughout the Northeast to help steer projects through local, state, and federal environmental permitting to achieve overall project success.”
Vice President Dan Rukakoski is the Business Line Leader of our Environmental Consulting services and a Principal Environmental Scientist. He has more than 25 years of experience in environmental consulting, including environmental and energy permitting, wetland delineation, sediment evaluations, regulatory negotiations, site assessment, and environmental construction observation.
Heather Doolittle, PE
Senior Engineer
“Our relationship with water is so woven into our daily lives that it can be easy to take for granted. At Tighe & Bond, it’s exciting to work behind the scenes to solve complex problems that help maintain access to safe, clean, and reliable water supplies.”
As a senior engineer at Tighe & Bond, Heather Doolittle has worked on a variety of drinking water projects that include: distribution system hydraulic modeling, water system master planning, pump station and storage tank upgrades, and water facilities capital planning. While her technical focus is on modeling distribution system hydraulics and water quality, Heather has been able to help by developing custom asset management and capital improvement solutions based on the specific goals and needs of each water system.
Nathaniel Norton
GIS Director
“GIS capabilities have advanced more in the last few years than in the prior twenty. Today, anyone with a smartphone or tablet has easy access to the operational data that’s important to them where and when needed.”
Nathaniel (Nat) Norton has more than 20 years of experience in the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) field.
As the Director of Tighe & Bond’s GIS practice, Nat provides management and technical leadership to a fantastic group of very talented GIS professionals. The GIS group provides services ranging from GIS data development, GIS webhosting, and mobile GIS solutions all tailored to meet the operational needs of municipalities and utility providers throughout New England.
Brandee Nelson, PE, LEED AP
Vice President
“I really enjoy the challenges of working closely with our clients to understand their needs, and then, working to deliver their project with our team of dedicated professionals.”
As a Vice President at Tighe & Bond, Brandee Nelson works with a team built to address clients’ specific needs while engineering solutions for a wide array of projects and design challenges ranging from complex site development to better ADA access to improved waterfront resiliency. As a civil engineer, Brandee’s design practice is varied to include designing new recreational facilities, commercial developments, as well as municipal infrastructure such as roadways, drainage systems, and sidewalks.
Brandee has worked on civil and environmental engineering projects for over 19 years and her work has ranged from helping small communities plan, fund, permit, and construct infrastructure improvements such as parks, municipal buildings, and infrastructure to assisting private clients by designing, permitting and constructing residential housing developments, summer camps, commercial developments, and resorts.