{"id":147799,"date":"2026-02-23T19:04:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147799"},"modified":"2026-02-23T19:04:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T00:04:16","slug":"rj-pale-overseeing-quality-innovation-in-3d-modeling-as-hrgs-senior-quality-lead-in-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147799","title":{"rendered":"RJ Pale Overseeing Quality &#038; Innovation in 3D Modeling as HRG\u2019s Senior Quality Lead in Transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Herbert, Rowland &amp; Grubic, Inc. (HRG) has promoted RJ Pale to senior quality lead in their transportation service group.\u00a0 In this role, Pale provides technical expertise and quality control reviews related to 3D modeling on roadways and bridges designed by the firm.\u00a0 He also mentors and trains staff in the continued development of these skills.<\/p>\n<p>HRG leverages digital technology like 3D modeling to create smarter, more resilient infrastructure for their clients.\u00a0 Through 3D modeling, HRG\u2019s team can integrate roads, terrain, drainage systems, bridges, and utilities into a single, spatially accurate digital environment.\u00a0 This unified model improves visualization, making it easier to detect design conflicts early and prevent costly changes during construction. It also supports more reliable, data-driven quantity calculations for earthwork and construction materials, giving clients a clearer picture for planning and budgeting. 3D visualizations for public meetings help the community and stakeholders clearly understand a project, see potential impacts, and offer meaningful feedback.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c3D modeling is especially valuable on projects where multiple disciplines overlap, clear coordination is critical, and public understanding is a priority,\u201d Pale says.<\/p>\n<p>Pale has 11 years of experience in transportation design and engineering.\u00a0 He has multiple industry accreditations in roadway and bridge modeling and a genuine commitment to continuous learning and professional development.\u00a0 Jeff Mikesic, HRG\u2019s assistant vice president of transportation, says Pale \u201chas consistently demonstrated outstanding technical proficiency, a desire to learn new technologies, meticulous attention to detail, and a strong commitment to quality and process efficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT HRG<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HRG assists with the planning, design, and management of community infrastructure. The firm serves public and private sector clients throughout the mid-Atlantic region and has won more than 100 awards from state and national organizations for their projects. It has offices in Harrisburg, Chambersburg, York, Lancaster, King of Prussia, State College, Lewisburg, Allentown, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It also has an office in Morgantown, West Virginia.\u00a0 The 100% employee-owned company is an industry leader in municipal engineering, water and wastewater systems engineering, and stormwater management.\u00a0 It also has a strong presence in the transportation engineering and land development market sectors. For more information, visit the website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hrg-inc.com\/\">www.hrg-inc.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nJudy Lincoln<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Herbert, Rowland &amp; Grubic, Inc. (HRG) has promoted RJ Pale to senior quality lead in their transportation service group.\u00a0 In this role, Pale provides technical expertise and quality control reviews &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=147799\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">RJ Pale Overseeing Quality &#038; Innovation in 3D Modeling as HRG\u2019s Senior Quality Lead in Transportation<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":147800,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-147799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RJ-Pale.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147799"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=147799"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147801,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147799\/revisions\/147801"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/147800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=147799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=147799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=147799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}