Highview Power Names Rupert Pearce Chief Executive Officer
Global technology leader leverages expertise to accelerate the drive to a 100% renewable energy grid Highview Power, a global leader in providing long duration energy storage and essential grid services, has named Rupert Pearce as its new CEO. In this role, Pearce will leverage his expertise in guiding technology companies through significant transformation and globalisation to position Highview Power as a leader in accelerating the energy transition. “The world has ambitious Net Zero goa...
Workplace Culture a Barrier to Retaining Women Engineers
SWE Magazine Engineering Literature Review Covers 20 Years of Research (Chicago)—Workplace culture is one of the biggest reasons women engineers choose to leave their field, according to a summary of two decades of engineering research from the review of research literature on women in engineering that is conducted by the Society of Women Engineers and published annually in SWE Magazine. The summary was presented as part of a media briefing hosted by Anne Perusek, director, Editorial and P...
Shaun Hoyte – Con-Ed Business Unit Leader, Diversity Champion: Harlem YMCA Award-Winner
As one among 14,000 employees at a historically corporate utility company, rising to the role of a national ambassador for diversity and community advocacy is no easy feat, especially when deck is stacked against you. This is a story of a black laborer from the Bronx effecting a singular impact on a dominant economic sector - greater than any corporate policy could. The result: more opportunity for more black and brown employees, revenue and community growth for customer business districts,...
2022 Vectorworks Design Scholarship Now Open for Submissions
Students Can Win up to $10,000 USD in Sixth Global Design Competition Columbia, MD — Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. opens its sixth Vectorworks Design Scholarship. This global competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students in major disciplines related to architecture, landscape architecture, landscape design, entertainment and interior design who can now submit either new or past projects for a chance to win up to $10,000 USD. “We understand that...
Profile® Products Expands Biotic Soil Business Group with Technical Sales Manager Hire
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (April 5, 2022) — Profile® Products has hired Ashley Chong as the new technical sales manager for the company’s biotic soil business group. Ashley will work with the regional sales managers and market development managers in the East to support biotic soil technology education and sales through demos, lunch and learns, project support and distributor training. Chong joins Profile with more than five years of industry experience. She spent several years with the Pennsylvani...
Applications Being Accepted for DFI’s Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants
Submission Deadline May 16 Hawthorne, N.J. : The DFI Educational Trust, through the DFI WiDF Committee Fund, is awarding Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women involved in design or construction of deep foundations. Recipients are invited to attend DFI’s 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in National Harbor, Maryland, October 4-7. The grant defrays travel and related expenses for attending the conference. In addition, the recip...
Patrick Chan joins HNTB as technical director – tunnels and complex underground structures
Veteran tunneling professional brings experience in design of tunnels, transit facilities, underground structures, bridges and wind turbines in the U.S. and internationally NEW YORK – HNTB announced today that Patrick Chan, PE, has joined its tunnel and underground team as technical director – tunnels and complex underground structures and associate vice president. In this new role, Chan will be an accomplished technical resource to clients and projects across the nation. Based in H...
In Honor of David R. Bibbs
It is with heavy hearts we share the loss of David Bibbs with you all today. Dave was a true champion for structural engineers, serving as SEAOI President of SEAOI 2007 – 2008, the Past Chair of the Illinois SE Board, and most recently serving on SEAOI’s Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee. We loved seeing Dave at our events – he was always quick with a welcoming smile and usually a little joke. He was a reliable, reassuring presence at SEAOI, and within the structural engineerin...
AGA Announces New Technical Director
Centennial, Colo.- The American Galvanizers Association (AGA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Alana Fossa as Technical Director. This transition has the full support of Leadership Team Executive Director Melissa Lindsley, Marketing Director John Krzywicki, and Dr. Tom Langill, who will be cutting back to three days a week as Technical Director Emeritus. Alana has been with the AGA since 2015 serving as the Corrosion Engineer and Senior Corrosion Engineer. During h...
EW Howell Construction Group Announces Changes in Executive Leadership
Daniel Williams Will Rise to President; Howard Rowland to Assume Role as CEO (Plainview, N.Y. ) – EW Howell Construction Group, one of the region’s leading builders, is pleased to announce that Daniel Williams has been appointed President. Effective April 1st, 2022, Williams, previously EW Howell’s Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will take over the day-to-day responsibilities as President while maintaining his role as CFO. Additionally, current President and Chief Operating...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
