Andy Raichle Interviewed on WTBQ
September 2022
Florham Park, NJ – Andy Raichle, P.E., Vice President, Matrix New World Engineering (Matrix), was a repeat guest on WTBQ’s ‘The Frank Truatt Morning Drive’ show, where he spoke with co-host Taylor Sterling about the importance of sharing information and increasing awareness about the health quality of the environment.
According to Raichle, “It is very difficult to discern the truth of the effects of our actions on the environment and the harsh reality of what is occurring. Currently irreversible damage is happening to our planet Earth and life as we know it.”
Raichle explained the company’s involvement in environmental and climate change issues, explaining how environmentally-sensitive infrastructure projects and transitioning to a clean energy economy are likely to have a positive impact. Raichle reaffirmed the recent increases in investment that government and private institutions have made in ecologically-friendly projects, which have resulted in economic benefits for his own firm and the construction industry as a whole.
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About Andy Raichle, PE
Andy Raichle is a civil and marine engineer with nearly 30 years of international experience delivering waterfront development and maritime projects, including ports, warehousing, parks, resorts, marinas, parks, shore protection, and urban redevelopment projects. Well-versed in the technical, political, and regulatory specialties unique to the process of waterfront development/ redevelopment, he has managed projects throughout the U.S., U.S. territories, and the Caribbean.
Mr. Raichle’s marquee project experience includes Port recovery in Puerto Rico, Miami’s Fisher Island, the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor, and Lower Manhattan’s “Big U” Resiliency Project. For more than two decades, Mr. Raichle has focused on redevelopment and port development in the New York Harbor Complex, serving as the Engineer of Record for hundreds of waterfront projects. Most recently, Mr. Raichle has been leading teams of engineers, environmental specialists, and surveyors responding to Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Maria by implementing recovery and resiliency projects.
About Matrix New World Engineering
Matrix New World Engineering is a company of engineering and science experts who focus on some of the nation’s most pressing long-term challenges, including climate change, resiliency, ecological restoration, contamination studies, water supply, disaster response, and urban revitalization. Matrix believes solving environmental challenges through careful planning and engineering is an indispensable measure of success.
Matrix is a growing woman-owned business with offices in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Arizona, and Louisiana coupled with project experience throughout the United States and the Caribbean. For more information on the firm, please contact: Jayne Warne, President 800.747.MATRIX, [email protected]
