News: Northern New England
Posted: October 6, 2017
Fitch joins TFMoran’s structural team
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Bedford, NH TFMoran has expanded its structural engineering team to 12 people with the addition of Harold Fitch.
Fitch is a versatile structural designer with over 24 years of experience in private and public sector work, including over 20 years in the Army and Army National Guard. His recent work experience includes structural design of healthcare, senior living, multi-residential, hospitality and commercial facilities.
Fitch’s education background includes Structural and Civil Drafting at Kennebec Valley Technical College in Waterville, Maine, and Industrial and Engineering Technology at Leeward Community College in Oahu, Hawaii.
His extensive background also includes field survey and construction experience while serving in the military, and he led a Forward Engineer Support Team during Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2004-2005.
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