Gil currently serves as MSA’s CEO and sits on our board of directors. Since becoming CEO in 2013, he has focused on raising the bar for himself and everyone else at MSA. In that time, the company has undertaken a number of major improvement efforts that include the creation of 16 Communities of Practice, launching the company’s first Leadership Development course, now on its fifth cohort, and the implementation of Strategic Plans that have launched new service lines and geographic expansions. Gil led the effort that allowed MSA to become 100% employee owned through the company’s ESOP in 2017, after which MSA was recognized as the Wisconsin ESOP Firm of the Year in 2018. Since then the company has thrived as a firm under the 100% employee-ownership model.
Before taking on his role as CEO, Gil designed and managed dozens of wastewater treatment projects. Gil’s work has earned awards for the design of innovative wastewater treatment facility projects in Wisconsin as well as for a groundbreaking design guidance manual for the Iowa DNR. He has also taught courses on wastewater treatment design for the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Engineering Professional Development program, and currently lectures on leadership in engineering at the University.
Gil earned both his B.S. and M.S. in civil and environmental engineering from UW-Madison and is also a graduate of the American Council of Engineering Companies’ (ACEC) Senior Executives Institute (Class 18). A licensed professional engineer in Wisconsin and Michigan, he is an active member of a number of professional and civic organizations, including ACEC Wisconsin, of which he is a past chair.
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