Jeff McGarvey has joined Willdan Financial Services as a managing principal in the firm’s Orlando office. He will be responsible for providing strategic focus to our continuing presence in the Florida market and the East Coast, working to expand Willdan Group, Inc.'s portfolio of professional consulting services.  Mr. McGarvey’s depth of experience will also complement and enhance Willdan’s utility rate practice in California and throughout the United States.

Mr. McGarvey possesses more than 20 years of experience providing professional consulting services to municipal water, wastewater, solid waste, electric, and natural gas utilities throughout the country.  He has a broad range of experience with municipal utility systems, with specialized expertise in complex alternatives analysis; utility rate analyses; utility valuations and acquisitions; regionalization and consolidation studies; debt issuance support (including the preparation of financial feasibility analyses associated with the issuance of revenue bonds); capital financing analyses; strategic planning; assisting with rate and regulatory matters; and instituting financial mechanisms to provide for the recovery of operating and capital costs.

Mr. McGarvey’s experience with municipal governments and utilities gives him a clear understanding of the challenges faced by such entities.  He has advised publicly owned utilities on effectively managing these important assets while positioning themselves for fiscal health.

Mr. McGarvey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He is a member of the American Water Works Association and the Water Environment Federation.

Mr. McGarvey can be reached through e-mail. For more information on Willdan and its Financial Services division, read About Us.