GSSI Announces Marc Lussier as New VP of Operations
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc Lussier as Vice President of Operations. In his new role Marc will lead GSSI’s initiative to build production capacity to meet the growing global demand for their products, while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction, quality and profitability. “It is with great pleasure that I join GSSI and I’m excited to be part of an organization renowned for its tec...
R&R Engineers - Surveyors, Inc. Adds New Controller to Team
Denver, Colo. - R&R Engineers - Surveyors, Inc., a Denver-based land survey and civil engineering firm operating primarily in the Rocky Mountain Region, announces that Timothy Rees is R&R's new Controller. Rees' duties at R&R include: Responsibility for leading the company's financial reporting; Cost accounting, budget management, A/R, A/P, and forecasting; Growing the overall competence of those involved in financial reporting and analysis; Effectively communicating results, t...
Melissa Elliott of Colorado takes gavel as AWWA president
Melissa Elliott of Greenwood Village, Colo., began her one-year term as president of the American Water Works Association (AWWA) today during a live-streamed gavel passing ceremony hosted at AWWA’s Denver headquarters. Today’s ceremony is available to view online. The Presidential Gavel Passing Ceremony usually takes place at AWWA’s Annual Conference and Exposition, but it was conducted virtually this year after the conference was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Elliott is director...
Vectorworks, Inc. Offers Discounted Licenses to Graduating Students with student2PRO Program
Higher education graduates are eligible for a 40 percent discount on award-winning design software licenses up to twelve months after graduation Columbia, MD (June 30, 2020)—To help graduating students transition into their professional careers, global design and BIM software provider, Vectorworks, Inc. is offering recent graduates 40 percent off perpetual licenses as part of its student2PRO program. This deal is applicable to any Vectorworks product. “Starting a career after graduatio...
Jacob Tompkins OBE, UK Water Executive Joins Waterhound Futures as Board Advisor
DUBLIN - Waterhound Futures Ltd., a leader in water and waste water data analytics, announced today that Jacob Tompkins will join Waterhound Futures Ltd as a Board Advisor. Waterhound Futures provides deep tech software solutions to industry and municipal water and waste water treatment customers, while Jacob will advise on market strategy, growth and building commercial collaborations in the UK market. Jacob is an executive in the UK water industry and brings extensive experience and insight...
Bryan Erler Begins Term as ASME’s 139th President, Three New Members of the Board of Governors Announced
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Effective July 1, 2020, Bryan Erler, P.E., will begin his term as the 139th president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society announced June 16 during its virtual annual meeting. An active member of ASME since 1991, Erler has been an executive and expert in the nuclear power industry for more than 45 years with significant leadership roles and responsibilities in the designing of electric power plants as an owner and senior vice president of Sargent &...
Texas Architect Alfred Vidaurri Jr. Elected as NCARB First Vice President/President-elect
Washington, DC—Alfred Vidaurri Jr., FAIA, NCARB, AICP, of Fort Worth, Texas, was elected first vice president/president-elect of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) at the organization’s 2020 Annual Business Meeting. By virtue of his election, Vidaurri will become the first Latino president of the organization, which facilitates licensure and credentialing for architects in the United States, in June 2021. Over the next two years, Vidaurri plans to focus on furth...
New Mexico Architect Robert M. Calvani Inaugurated as NCARB President
Washington, DC—Robert M. Calvani, FAIA, NCARB, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was inaugurated as the president of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) at its 2020 Annual Business Meeting. As president, Calvani will lead the organization that supports the 55 U.S. architectural licensing boards in their mission to protect the public health, safety, and welfare. “I am honored by the trust placed in me to lead the Council this year,” said Calvani. “NCARB has built up gre...
Sukow Named Southwest Construction Services Lead at WSP USA
Former Caltrans engineer brings nearly three decades of experience to new construction services leadership role covering Southern California and Nevada. ORANGE, CALIFORNIA (June 24, 2020) — Derich Sukow has been named as vice president and construction services lead for the Southwest district at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Sukow brings over 27 years of construction management, project management and design experience on transportation infrastr...
Robert Mankowski, SVP of Digital Cities, Bentley Systems, Joins the Executive Board of the World Geospatial Industry Council
EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twin cloud services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, announces that Robert Mankowski, Bentley’s senior vice president of digital cities, has been named to the executive board of the World Geospatial Industry Council. Mankowski leads Bentley’s digital cities solution area, which provides infrastructure engineering, digital twin software, and serv...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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