Pipeotech adds ‘industry diamond’ to the team
Norway’s Pipeotech has sealed the deal on an exciting new addition to its team by bringing in internationally recognised pipeline integrity and corrosions expert Jan Oredsson. Pipeotech makes the unique DeltaV-Seal, which carries a 10-year gas tight guarantee backed by DNV GL certification and trusted by a range of market leading industrial players, including VARD, Avista Oil, GE Healthcare, Quantafuel and Primagas. Oredsson has extensive experience in leading positions in the pipeline eng...
Australasia’s new lifting representative
As Steven Flint, founder and CEO of The Rigging Shed in Western Australia, takes his place on the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) Board as Regional Director – Australia, he commented: “My overall focus will be the membership – and letting the rest of the LEEA Board and organisation know their views, thoughts and aspirations.” He added: “I would like to thank Ashley Thacker for his work and dedication to LEEA during his tenure in the role. I wish also to thank the members...
DART Board of Directors Hires David Leininger as Interim President/Executive Director
At a special called meeting on November 20, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board of Directors selected David Leininger to serve as DART’s Interim President/Executive Director. This appointment follows Gary Thomas’ recent decision to retire from DART after almost 20 years of leadership at the agency. Leininger will join the agency as the Deputy Executive Director on November 30, 2020 and assume the role of Interim President/Executive Director on February 1, 2021. Thomas’ retirement...
AWWA Recognizes Hydraulics Expert and Bentley Fellow Thomas Walski for Papers that Focus on Digital Twins and Low Pressure in Water Systems
Thomas Walski, Bentley Fellow and senior project manager. Wins for “Risk and Resilience Assessment Isn’t Optional Anymore” and for Co-authoring “Pressure-dependent Demand under Pressure-deficient Conditions” EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced that the American Water Works Association (AWWA) has awarded Bentley Fellow and Senior Product Manager Thomas Walski, Ph.D., P.E., with the AWWA 2020 Opflow P...
Dr. Nikhil C. Trivedi receives prestigious Frank F. Aplan Award
The Mineral Processing Division and the Coal & Energy Division Frank F. Aplan Award Committee have selected Nikhil Trivedi, long-time member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), as the 2021 recipient of the prestigious Frank F. Aplan Award. The award recognizes engineering or scientific contributions that further the understanding of the technology of coal and/or mineral engineering. The award was established by AIME in 1989 as a tribute to Frank F. Aplan for his lifelong p...
Brokk Names Jeff Keeling North American Sales and Marketing Manager
MONROE, Wash. — Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, names Jeff Keeling North American sales and marketing manager. In his new role, Keeling is responsible for growing the Brokk brand in key segments across the United States and Canada, including demolition, processing and mining. He previously served as Brokk’s business development manager for North America. “Brokk’s demolition robots are all about having the right tool for the job,” said Lars Lin...
MDOT chief bridge engineer honored by national bridge institute for career contributions
November - Matt Chynoweth, the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) chief bridge engineer, has been named one of the American Segmental Bridge Institute's (ASBI) 2020 Leadership Award recipients for outstanding career contributions. Chynoweth, a 17-year veteran of the department, is director of the department's Bureau of Bridges and Structures (BoBS) (which develops statewide policy for design, construction, maintenance and operation of the state's 11,218 bridges) and se...
USDOT Transition Team Unveiled By Incoming Biden-Harris Administration
The incoming Biden-Harris administration has released the names of the 18-member transition team for the U.S. Department of Transportation, which will also review the National Transportation Safety Board, Amtrak, and the Federal Maritime Commission. Jeff Marootian The transition team has significant representation from urban transportation, public transportation, and labor. Jeff Marootian – director of the District of Columbia Department of Transportation and a member of the American Associati...
AASHTO Elects New President, Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer
The board of directors of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials elected Victoria Sheehan (above at left), commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, to serve as its 2020-2021 president on November 13 during its annual meeting: only the second woman to serve as AASHTO president in the association’s 106-year history. The board also elected Shawn Wilson, Ph. D. (above at right), secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Deve...
Kevin Parker Joins UMC as Sr. Business Development Representative
Strategically strengthening client relationships. Seattle/Mukilteo, WA: UMC welcomes Kevin Parker as our Sr. Business Development Representative. He will focus on UMC’s manufacturing offerings to strategic customers and UMC’s Facilities Services Group. He will put to work his client-focused relationship-building expertise for UMC. “Bringing Kevin on board is a perfect fit for our expanding effort to better serve our customers,” said Steve Brooks, VP of Business Development. “He’s spen...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
