John Polansky, Jr. has been hired
as the new director of engineering and security with
the Port of Greater Baton Rouge. His responsibilities
include oversight of the Port Construction and
Development Priority Program and supervision of the
design and construction of projects, as well as
ensuring environmental compliance of all port
facilities.
Originally from South Charleston, West Virginia,
Polansky graduated from West Virginia University in
1978 with a Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He
has more than 24 years of experience in the field of
civil engineering, including project management,
engineering design, managing maintenance and
construction programs, directing traffic related
problems throughout the city of Lake Charles and
assisting the district engineer in the performance of
inspections of highway construction projects.
For the past 13 years, Polansky has been the director
of maintenance, engineering and construction for Lake
Charles Harbor and Terminal District.
"John’s years of experience
implementing port projects
in Louisiana and his familiarity with our state Port
Priority Program make him a tremendous asset to our
management team," said Roger Richard, port CEO. "He
has a wealth of technical knowledge related to port
infrastructure," noted Jay Hardman, port managing
director. "We’re very enthusiastic about his ability
to hit the ground running immediately at the Port of
Greater Baton Rouge."