DAVID E. SIMONELLI is GLDD's Chief Operating Officer and served as President—Dredging Division since April 2010. He has overall responsibility for the Dredging Division including safety, estimating, engineering, domestic and foreign operations, and plant and equipment. He was named a Vice President of the Company in 2002 and Special Projects Manager in 1996. He joined the Company in 1978 as a Civil Engineer and has since held positions of increasing responsibility in domestic and international operations and project management.

Mr. Simonelli earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Rhode Island. He is a member of the Hydrographic Society, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and The Western Dredging Association.