WSP USA Introduces New Leadership for Southern California-Nevada
Richard Chavez and Derek Messier bring extensive experience in multiple businesses to firm’s regional leadership team. LOS ANGELES — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, is pleased to welcome Richard Chavez and Derek Messier to its leadership team for Southern California and Nevada. Chavez will serve as the advisory and planning business line leader and Messier as the operations leader for the district. “We are extremely fortunate to have leaders...
With new CEO, Cenosco is on track to consolidate its Asset Integrity Management Software as a market standard
The Hague - Cenosco announced today that Jan Poulsen has been appointed as the company’s new CEO, succeeding Mischa Simonis. Poulsen will focus on further professionalising the company and steering Cenosco towards continuous product development. This will enable Simonis to focus on the product development side more exclusively. The announcement comes on the heels of the news about Cenosco’s new partnership with European software investor, Fortino Capital Partners. This investment milestone wa...
HDR Transit Expert Shares Strategies for CIG Funding Success
Mark Fuhrmann Demystifies the FTA’s Capital Investment Grants Program in the Latest Experts Talk Interview OMAHA, Neb. — What does it take to secure federal grants for transit projects? More than $2 billion a year is dedicated to funding investments in rail, streetcar and bus rapid transit projects in the Federal Transit Administration’s Capital Investment Grants program. But there are more eligible projects than funding, and competition is stiff. Knowing how to navigate the program,...
Patrick Watz to Lead Plains District at WSP USA
Watz brings industry-leading experience and focus on growth to new leadership position covering business in a nine-state region for the firm. MINNEAPOLIS, April 20, 2021 — Patrick Watz has joined WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, as Plains District leader and a member of the leadership team in the firm’s Central Region. In his new role, Watz will be responsible for business delivery performance and client engagement in the nine-state Plains District...
Strategic Hires Across the U.S. Spur Growth of WSP USA Water Business
Addition of industry leaders in key markets enhances firm’s position in critical aspects of projects to improve management of surface water, drinking water and wastewater. NEW YORK — WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, significantly expanded its water business leadership with the recruitment of water resource experts Alex Shannon and Juan H. Diaz-Carreras in the West, Atri Sen in Texas, and Steve Tarallo in the Capital area. This group of hires reflec...
Jennica Bellanca receives the 2020 Robert Peele Memorial Award
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) Mining & Exploration Division’s Robert Peele Memorial Award Committee has selected Jennica Bellanca as the 2020 recipient of the prestigious Robert Peele Memorial Award. The award was established in 1953 and is given for the most outstanding paper published in an SME publication on behalf of the Mining & Exploration Division by an SME member age 35 or younger. Jennica Bellanca is recognized for her paper “Developing a Virtual Reality Envi...
Alice Bravo to Lead Florida District at WSP USA
Miami native joins firm after more than five years directing transportation and public works for Miami-Dade County. MIAMI, April 16, 2021 — Alice N. Bravo has joined WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, as the Florida District leader as part of the leadership team in the firm’s Southeast Region. In her new role, Bravo will be responsible for project delivery and client engagement in the Florida region, covering a broad range of disciplines, including t...
Panasonic TOUGHBOOK Appoints Michael Willett As UK Logistics and Manufacturing Lead
Aims to improve mobile workforce productivity across the supply chain with Panasonic TOUGHBOOK rugged solutions. BRACKNELL, UK – Panasonic has appointed Michael Willett as its new key account manager in the UK & Ireland for retail, transportation & logistics (T&L) and manufacturing for its Mobile Solutions Business Division. Michael aims to bring the productivity benefits of Panasonic TOUGHBOOK rugged mobile computing to businesses operating throughout the supply chain. “From the manu...
The ACI Foundation's 2021-2022 Fellowship and Scholarship Recipients
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce its 2021-2022 fellowship and scholarship recipients. The ACI Foundation is a non-profit subsidiary of ACI that promotes progress, innovation, and collaboration in the concrete industry through strategic investments in research, scholarship, and ideas. All Fellowship recipients receive a $10,000 (USD) educational stipend (Falconer fellowship receives $15K); paid travel expenses and attendance fees to two ACI conventions; and...
Burke Joins WSP USA as National Toll Practice Consultant
Industry veteran brings extensive experience in congestion pricing and toll-financed projects. ORANGE, California — Christopher Burke, an industry leader with nearly two decades of experience in tolling, has joined WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, as a national toll practice consultant. Burke will collaborate with Jeff Heilstedt, national director of tolling services at WSP, to enhance and reinforce the firm’s growing range of toll industry service...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
