Staff
Gita Murthy, Ph.D. founded RORE in 2003. As CEO, Dr. Murthy’s corporate responsibilities include business development, strategic planning, program management, document review, and client support and interface. Dr. Murthy’s areas of expertise include management and policy, operations and leadership, and government, industry, and community relations. She also holds a Contractor’s License Class A with HAZ Certification from the State of California.
Dr. Murthy has served as Program Manager on environmental remediation and engineering investigation-type contracts for the Department of Navy and the US Army Corps of Engineers. Dr. Murthy serves on the Board of Directors for the Society of American Military Engineers and on the Board of Directors for the EWSA Steering Committee at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography. Dr. Murthy received her undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of California at San Diego and a Doctorate in Biomechanics and Environmental Health Sciences from the University of California at Berkeley.
CEO’s Message:
“RORE continues to transform! RORE’s business model is expanding beyond environmental into energy management, remedial action for munitions, and construction. RORE is fortunate to have a team of dedicated, customer-oriented engineers, geologists, scientists, construction, and administrative personnel. Professional degrees include PE, PG, CEM, and LEED. Our personnel also have top-security clearances. With these terrific folks with over 150 years of collective experience, RORE is able to execute a majority of the projects in-house.
RORE is only as strong and as good as the team that supports its leadership. It is my intent to foster a business culture where creativity, innovation, and technical knowledge are used to better the environment. I believe that it is important to utilize and to empower professionals who are genuine, intelligent, technically-competent, motivated, have respect and regard for each other, and are willing to work hard and smart toward a common goal!
RORE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and I embrace diversity with respect to cultures, opinions, solutions, and technical capability. This is evidenced through our work force who originates from China, India, Philippines, Poland, Mexico, and New Jersey! They bring with them training in engineering (environmental, civil, structural, geotechnical, munitions/UXO), geology, construction, chemistry, GIS, database management, and communications! This diversity in culture and technical expertise enrich RORE and make work a wonderful thing!
As we face challenging times in a highly competitive market, RORE understands the importance of forming strategic alliances with other businesses, and the need to provide innovative, cost-effective solutions to our clients. As a result, RORE’s success stems, in part, from earning the trust of our customers. For that, we are grateful!
Thank you for your interest in RORE and I look forward to an opportunity to work with you and your team!”
Dr. Murthy is supported by senior project managers with extensive environmental, engineering, and construction backgrounds. Brief introductions follow:
David Kay - Project Manager
Mr. Kay has executed a wide variety of design-build construction projects for the DoD. Project Management responsibilities include bidding, negotiations, subcontractor selection, design team leadership, preparation of construction documents, material purchasing, creating and managing the project schedule, project budget, building code compliance, project development, quality control, safety and client relations.
Robert Liles, QCM - Project Manager
Mr. Liles has 22 years of experience in general construction with expertise in project management, site superintendence, quality control management, and site safety; requiring a strong understanding in quality control, safety, phasing, supervision, scheduling, and problem resolution. Mr. Liles has a strong knowledge of all construction trades with journeyman level skills in earthwork, concrete, and rough and finish carpentry. He is experienced in supervision of large in-house crews and coordination of numerous subcontractors. Mr. Liles has managed the ground up construction of a $3M fire station and a $4M youth center.
Dan Lohr, PG, REA - Project Manager
Mr. Lohr has executed a wide variety of projects for both public and private-sector clients. He has an excellent reputation interfacing with clients, managing the team, executing field protocols, preparing work plans, and coordinating field activities. He has managed multiple field investigations, including soil and groundwater sampling, monitoring well installation and abandonment, UST audits, O&M, and remediation projects.
Luis Rivero, PE, PMP - Project Manager
Mr. Rivero has 17 years of project leadership in construction, systems integration, and hazardous/radiological waste investigation, characterization and remediation, supporting a wide range of Federal clients. His international experience includes acting as Country Manager responsible for installing vehicle and rail Radiation Portal Monitors (RPMs) for the U.S. Department of Energy at various worldwide locations. In addition, Mr. Rivero has six years of Project Management experience for Department of Navy landfill caps, hazardous/radiological soil excavations, and waste water treatment plants. His experience includes engineering design, quality control, cost estimating, and development of Work Plans. He has been responsible for installing, upgrading, operating, and maintaining water treatment plants, vapor extraction plants, bioventing and air sparging systems, hydrology, collecting and analyzing sample data, developing emissions source inventories, and successfully completing System Level Acceptance Testing (SLAT) for six Second Line of Defense (SLD) Program Projects.
Jo Ella Schroeder, LEED - Construction Program Manager
Ms. Schroeder has over 20 years of experience in the design and construction field, functioning in the diverse roles of development management, construction management, owners’ representative, and specialty subcontractor. Her experience spans the full breadth of both pre-construction programming and design and construction activities. Ms. Schroeder managed all aspects of construction, including work totaling up to $100M per year. Projects constructed during her tenure span the educational, medical, government, office, retail, and distribution sectors.
