LAUREL, MD – October 14, 2008 – Engineering consulting firm, Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O), announced the expansion of its Land Development Services with the hiring of Correy Dietz, AICP, as the new Land Development Practice Builder at the Panama City branch office. In this role, Mr. Dietz will provide leadership to this growing market, manage engineering design resources, and coordinate sales and marketing resources.

Mr. Dietz has an extensive planning background in Florida and the Southeast region. His experience includes directing a data migration project in which redundant data sets were streamlined into a centralized system, planning several mixed-use developments in the Tallahassee area, and managing a 2-year Navy Training Infrastructure Plan (NTIP) study designed to provide the Naval Education and Training Command's (NETC) vision to all CONUS Naval regions.

G&O's Regional Vice President, Southeast General Civil Services Joe Skinner, P.E., commented, "Correy brings a variety of experience to the Panama City branch office.  His extensive knowledge of Florida and the Southeast is the perfect addition to our team at a time when we are continuing to strategically increase our presence in the area."

Mr. Dietz received his Master of Science in Urban and Regional Planning and Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Florida State University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), American Planning Association (APA), and the Florida Planning and Zoning Association (FPZA).

Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O) is a full-service engineering consulting firm that provides solutions in the areas of general civil, transportation, environmental, water resources, and hazard mitigation and security services to clients in the public and private sectors. G&O's 18 offices support projects located throughout the United States and overseas. Founded in 1950, G&O is an employee-owned firm that is consistently ranked by Engineering News Record among the top architectural/engineering design firms in the United States in its annual Top 500 Design Firms survey.