(Mitchell, South Dakota) – Martin Group, a global provider of enterprise-wide telecommunications solutions, next generation engineering, and consulting services, is pleased to announce that Howard Gorter, Staff Engineer, is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in South Dakota and Tennessee. Professional registration in other Eastern states served by Martin Group’s new Nashville office is in progress.

By obtaining his license, Mr. Gorter will now function as the engineer in responsible charge of projects, submit engineering plans and drawings to a public authority and certify engineering work for clients. Tier 3 communications companies who utilize RUS financing will now have a P.E. in close proximity to authenticate all project documentation.

"Martin Group is proud of Mr. Gorter’s achievement. With his licensure, our clients in the Eastern United States will have a local Professional Engineer to assist them with the complete life cycle of their projects," says Peter Rasmusson, President of Telecommunications Consulting and Engineering. "Mr. Gorter’s licensure also adds depth to Martin Group’s engineering expertise enabling us to provide additional mentoring to our Engineers-In-Training and other technical staff as well as sharing the project workload among our staff of four Professional Engineers," comments Rasmusson.

Mr. Gorter graduated from Dordt College with a degree in Engineering and Computer Science. He also earned his MBA from the University of Sioux Falls. While at Martin Group, he has worked with a wide variety of state-of-the-art telecommunications technologies. These include Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH), Fiber-in-the-Loop (FITL), Routers, Video on Demand (VoD), Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), SONET, Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) systems and wireless projects.