We strive to be multi-disciplined, to be the engineering firm of choice, to cultivate long-term client relationships, to earn a quality reputation, to be profitable, and to offer effective, accountable management and growth for our people.

CLD's philosophy is to provide cost-effective, quality engineering solutions for our clients. This philosophy incorporates frequent interaction with our clients to ensure mutual understanding of the project goals and potential solutions. We seek to better understand our clients' desires, needs and fiscal realities and to provide them with an understanding of the technical issues.

CLD has a strong commitment to quality service and continual quality improvement with the emphasis on listening to the client and providing the appropriate product to serve their needs.

Our multi-disciplined staff allows us to assemble the best design team for each individual assignment.

CLD has a corporate history of over 31 years of cooperation and service with our various municipal, state and private clients involving several hundred project assignments with a total capital value in excess of 500 million dollars.

The partnerships between environmentalists, engineers, technicians and specialized sub-consultants provide the diversity of talent and experience capable of handling complex projects.

CLD's quality reputation has been built on our high number of repeat clients, reflecting their confidence in our ability to provide exceptional services for them, on-time and within budget.

ABOUT CLD'S PRINCIPALS

The firm is currently managed by its fourth generation of ownership which includes (shown from left to right): Christopher Bean, PE, President/CEO;
Paul Konieczka, AICP, COO; and
Ken Rhodes, PE, Director of Client Services.

Christopher R. Bean, P.E.
President/CEO
Years of Experience: 33+ (20+ with CLD)

Mr. Bean has over 30 years of experience in transportation engineering and management. He has served as President of CLD since 2001. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, he has continued his involvement in several key projects as a Senior Project Manager, and in others as the Principal in Charge. Mr. Bean’s background includes 13 years with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, where he specialized in highway design, including preliminary design, traffic capacity/pavement layouts, maintenance of traffic during construction, hydraulics, permitting, documentation, railroad crossings, technical reports, development of effective graphics for display at public meetings and public presentations. Since joining CLD in 1987, Mr. Bean has designed and managed numerous major projects for states, municipalities, and private clients.

Representative projects include: US Route 7 Improvements, Brandon, VT; Exit 4A Interchange, Derry and Londonderry, NH; Granite Street and I-293/Exit 5 Reconstruction, Manchester, NH; Candia Road Reconstruction, Manchester, NH; ME Route 26, Poland, ME; I-93 Widening Project (Northern Segment); and Hillsborough Bypass (NH Route 9), Hillsborough, NH.

Paul Konieczka, AICP
Senior Vice President/COO
Years of Experience: 26 (22 with CLD)

Mr. Konieczka has 26 years of transportation planning and traffic engineering experience in New England, supporting state, municipal, and private projects. His expertise is in the evaluation of site-specific traffic impacts, and he has prepared and reviewed numerous traffic impact studies for a wide range of development proposals from small residential subdivisions to regional malls. He has substantial experience in the design, layout, and installation of traffic signal control systems for both individual intersections and coordinated systems. He has conducted numerous corridor-wide and subregional traffic evaluations, where future development patterns and transportation system needs merge into a long-range planning document. He has also worked with several municipalities on conducting local planning and technical review assistance to Planning Boards.

Representative projects include I-293 Improvement Study, Bedford-Manchester, NH; Route 3 Corridor Study, Merrimack, NH; NH Route 101 Improvements, Stratham-Exeter, NH; F.E. Everett Turnpike Improvement, Nashua, NH; NH Routes 101 and 125 Corridor Studies, Rochester, NH; Maplewood Avenue/Middle Street Improvements, Portsmouth, NH; Mall of New Hampshire Off-Site Improvements, Manchester, NH; Exit 4A Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Derry and Londonderry, NH; NH Route 28 Corridor Study, Derry, NH; and Central Avenue Signal Coordination, Dover, NH.

Kenneth R. Rhodes, P.E.
Senior Vice President/Director of Client Services
Years of Experience: 29 (23 with CLD)

Mr. Rhodes, Senior Vice President of CLD with nearly 30 of experience in engineering, has been involved in numerous planning and site development projects, all of which included coordination of information and review. Through years of assisting projects during the regulatory process, exposure to regulatory personnel and the process they manage, he has developed excellent working relationships streamlining the development process.

Representative projects include Associated Grocers of New England (AGNE), Pembroke, NH; PSNH Corporate Headquarters, Manchester, NH; Autofair Ford/Honda Dealerships, Manchester, NH; Manchester Place, Manchester, NH; Elliot Health Systems, Londonderry, NH; Fisher Cat Baseball Stadium, Manchester, NH; Manchester Riverwalk, Manchester, NH; and Municipal Landfill Closure, Manchester, NH.