CHERENZIA & ASSOCIATES, Ltd.

25 Ledward Ave, P.O. Box 513, Westerly, RI 02891
Call toll free: (877) 596 - 7746
(401) 596-7747;  (401) 596-3610 (fax)
500 Bridge Street, Groton, CT 06340
(860) 405-1900; (860) 405-1990 (fax)
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Raymond F. Cherenzia
President, Principal Engineer

Responsibilities

Primary responsibility for overall supervision of surveying, septic system design, sewer design, construction layout, and observation.

Education

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
B.S., Civil Engineering, 1973
Course work completed for M.S., Civil Engineering, 1976

Professional Experience

Owner and President, Cherenzia & Associates, Ltd., 1979 to Present, Westerly, Rhode Island
Owner and President, Rossi and Lewis Engineering, Inc. (1987 to Present), Westerly, Rhode Island Town Engineer, Department of Public Works, Westerly, Rhode Island, 7/77 - 2/80
Field Engineer, Metcalf & Eddy Consulting Engineers, 6/76 -7/77

Representative Projects

  • Inspection and supervision of construction of the Westerly Sewage Treatment Plant and sewer lines.
  • Inspection of Smith Plat sewer lateral construction.
  • Inspection of construction on Airport Road and Beach Street for sewer main, force main and pumping station.
  • Engineering inspection and project supervision for numerous Bell Atlantic/NYNEX Mobile Communications
  • Supervision of site plans for Mystic Marinelife Aquarium expansion and renovation
  • Project planning and construction for widening of Old Mountain Road bridge, Town of Richmond
  • Design and construction observation for Mashantucket Pequot Tribe Community Center, Ledyard, CT
  • Supervision of design/permit applications for 18-hole golf course and subdivision, Richmond, RI
  • Drainage study for Misquamicut drainage system Town of Westerly DPW, Westerly, RI
  • Supervision and design for miscellaneous expansion projects for Mashantucket Pequot Casino
  • Design, permit applications and construction observation for U.S. Post Office Facility. Block Island, RI
  • Design and field engineering of major construction projects in eastern Massachusetts including inspection of sewer main interception for City of Auburn and design of Water System for Town of Plymouth
  • Expert Witness
  • Superior Court, Supreme Court, State of Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Coastal Resources Management Council
In Rhode Island: Westerly, Charlestown, Hopkinton, Richmond, New Shoreham, West Warwick, Warwick, Coventry, East Providence, North Kingstown, Narragansett, Cranston and Lincoln
In Connecticut: Stonington, North Stonington, Norwich, New London, Meriden and Middle Town
In Massachusetts: Springfield

Professional Achievements

Licensed Registered Professional Engineer in the State of: Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut and New Hampshire
Licensed Land Surveyor in the State of Rhode Island and Connecticut

Professional Memberships

American Congress on Surveying and Mapping
Rhode Island Society of Professional Land Surveyors
American Society of Civil Engineering
Providence Engineering Society
National Society of Professional Land Surveyors

Publications

Co-author on Madson, On Connecticut Real Property Boundary Law. Gainsville, Florida: LLS Publishing Company, 1989.

Community Service

  • Membership in Westerly-Pawcatuck Chamber of Commerce since 1981
  • 1991-94 Board of Director, Chamber of Commerce
  • 1993-94 Project Coordinator for construction of the Westerly-Pawcatuck Chamber of Commerce Building
  • PTO Member of Dunns' Corners School, Westerly
  • Member of St. Clare's Parish, Misquamicut, RI
  • Taught wrestling at Westerly-Pawcatuck YMCA
  • President RI Kids Wrestling Federation
  • President of RI Wrestling Official Association
  • 1973 to present High School Wrestling Official
  • 1975 to present College Wrestling Official and Secretary/Treasurer of NEIWOA
  • Supporter of WPI Wrestling Program
  • 1992-1993 President Westerly Rotary Club
  • Director Norwich Navigators, AA Professional Baseball Team
  • Director Columbus Day Road Race, Chamber Sponsored
  • WPI Alumni Association
  • WPI Poly Sport Booster Club
  • Coach Westerly National League, Little League teams
  • 1993 to 1995, Chairman Connecticut Chamber of Commerce Federation
  • Corporator of Community Health of Westerly, Inc. (CHOW)
  • Director Westerly Track & Athletic Club
  • Ran four (4) marathons, including the 1996 Boston Marathon
  • Recipient of the 1995 Westerly-Pawcatuck Chamber of Commerce, Citizen of the Year & the 1995 Key Award