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Robert O. Agbede is the President and CEO of Chester Engineers, a leading national water and waste water engineering and scientific research firm. Mr. Agbede, after 15 years as the founder, President and CEO of Advanced Technology Systems, Inc. (ATS Group), became the leader of the largest African-American owned municipal engineering services firm in the United States. ATS Group, a leader in providing innovative solutions to client issues requiring design; engineering and scientific analyses; water resources management; municipal services; construction management and inspection; database management; computer modeling; regulatory support and field investigations; became the parent company of Chester Engineers through the acquisition of a well-known, long-standing municipal engineering company, formerly known as Chester Engineers. Under his management, Chester Engineers has become a client-focused, technology-based national provider of professional services to major public and private sector clients. Mr. Agbede is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where he earned a B.S. and an M.S. in Mining Engineering. In 2000, the University honored Mr. Agbede by installing him in their prestigious "Engineering Hall of Fame." Mr. Agbede joins other prominent University of Pittsburgh graduates who have made significant contributions to American industry while serving as Presidents and/or CEOs of many of the nation's leading corporations. In 2002, at the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering, a Robert O. Agbede Scholarship was established by ATS Group to encourage and assist African-American youths to pursue a career in Engineering. Concurrently, ATS Group also established a Robert O. Agbede Diversity Award at the school to encourage recruitment and retention of qualified African-American students and faculty members. In addition, Chester Engineers has two endowments at Carnegie Mellon University and at the University of Pittsburgh presently valued at $2.6 million with a focus on minority student enrollment and retention. Mr. Agbede shares his time and experience by serving on the Board of several professional and civic organizations. He is an ordained minister of the gospel. Mr. Agbede is also active in the development of youth in the Pittsburgh community as one of the founding members of the Central Baptist Academy. Mr. Agbede is dedicated to providing mentorship to other small/minority businesses. | 