In the northeast Caribbean, the area called the Puerto Rico trench features a subduction zone. When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami hit, ten Brinks' group received funding from the U.S. government to study the tsunami potential of the Puerto Rico trench.
Neal Wunderlich is President of Wunderlich-Malec, a 31+ year old company that is 100% Employee Owned. WM has 20 offices a crossed the United States, plus an office in Saudia Arabia. The company is presently expanding our business in China and South America.
Jacobs Engineering was founded in 1947 by Joseph J. Jacobs. As of 2016 the Chairman and CEO is Steven J. Demetriou. The previous President and CEO was Craig L. Martin from 2006 until 2014. The company is publicly traded as a Fortune 500 company, and as of October 2016 had 50,000 employees globally. Jacobs has more than 250 offices in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Africa, and Asia. The company is structured around four lines of business: Aerospace & Technology; Buildings & Infrastructure; Industrial; and Petroleum & Chemicals.