113 New Transportation Project ProfessionalsEarn Safety Certification Credential
(WASHINGTON)—A total of 113 professionals from 19 companies or agencies representing 15 states have earned the “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” (SCTPP) credential over the past six months, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation said today. The program was launched with the aim to significantly reduce—or ideally eliminate—the 700 motorist and worker fatalities, and nearly 50,000 injuries that occur annually in and around U....
DFI Annual Student and Young Professor Paper Competitions Call for Papers Open
Tracy Brettmann, Trust chair, with 2019 Student Paper Competition winners Jamie Crispin and Abagail Bateman, University of Bristol, U.K. DFI and the DFI Educational Trust announce that the Call for Papers is open for the annual Student Paper Competition and Young Professor Paper Competition. Abstracts are due on Friday, March 13. The winning authors are invited to attend DFI's 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (#DFI45), October 13-16 in National Harbor, Maryland, to present...
Transit executive Ronnie Hakim joins HNTB as national transit and rail market sector leader
Former leader at the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, New York City Transit and New Jersey Transit brings more than three decades of public-sector experience NEW YORK – Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, a career transit and transportation professional who has led some of the largest transportation agencies in the country, joined HNTB as national transit and rail market sector leader and senior vice president on Feb. 3. Hakim is based in HNTB’s New York City office in the Empire St...
Rob Mowat Strengthens Fleet Conversion Experience as Transportation Electrified Mobility Practice Lead
OMAHA, Neb. — As more initiatives and grants encourage a zero emissions transportation future, demand for electric cars, buses and trucks increases exponentially. To help transportation clients with their conversion efforts, Rob Mowat has joined HDR as the transportation electrified mobility practice lead. In this role, he will help HDR's clients develop plans and integrate electric and other zero emission vehicles into their operations. Based in Austin, Texas, Mowat will partner with transp...
Judi Craig Promoted to Lead Woolpert’s Roads and Bridges Market
CINCINNATI (Feb. 3, 2020) — Judi Craig was recently promoted to Roads and Bridges market director at Woolpert, supporting the firm’s targeted engineering and geospatial services growth. Craig, who works out of the firm’s Cincinnati office, has 25 years of transportation industry experience and has served as a program director at Woolpert since June. Craig said her primary objective is to expand Woolpert’s Roads and Bridges footprint in new and existing markets. “Ohio is our home, and we sh...
A Career in Service to National Security: Bechtel Executive Honored by U.S. Department of Energy
Bechtel Principal Vice President Tom Gioconda receives the Administrator’s Gold Medal from Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy and administrator of National Nuclear Security Administration. Tom Gioconda Served as Deputy Director of National Security Laboratory. Bechtel Principal Vice President and former Deputy Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Tom Gioconda was recently recognized for his more than 40 years of service to the U.S. Air For...
Gail Farber joins HNTB as office leader in Orange County
Veteran transportation professional leads project delivery and continues to grow HNTB’s presence in Southern California SANTA ANA, Calif. – Gail Farber, PE, has been named HNTB Corporation’s Orange County office leader and vice president, based in the firm’s Santa Ana office. Farber brings more than 35 years of transportation industry experience. She leads project delivery and the firm’s strategy to continue growing in Southern California. “Gail brings a breadth of experience across t...
American Concrete Institute Announces Recipients of the ACI Certification Award and ACI Construction Award
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to announce the recipients of the ACI Certification Award and the ACI Construction Award. Mark A. Cheek receives the ACI Certification Award: “For outstanding leadership and service on ACI Certification committees, and dedication in developing, promoting, supporting, and delivering ACI Certification programs.” Mark A. Cheek, FACI, is Vice President of The Beta Group, Engineering and Construction Services, in Gretna, LA...
Tanjuaquio Named West Construction Services Lead at WSP USA
Former Caltrans engineer brings nearly three decades of experience to new construction services leadership role covering a six-state region. ORANGE, CALIFORNIA — Allan Tanjuaquio has been named a senior vice president and construction services lead for the West region at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Tanjuaquio bring 29 years of program management and construction management (PM/CM) experience to his new role at WSP. He will provide his extensiv...
DFI Educational Trust and Terracon Foundation Announce a New Scholarship Fund
Picture: Terracon presents a $50,000 check to DFI. Left to right: Theresa Engler, executive director, DFI; Bernie Hertlein, senior consultant GEI and DFI Educational Trust board member; Liz Smith, senior principal, Terracon; and Andrew Verity, national account manager, Terracon Hawthorne, N.J. : Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust and the Terracon Foundation announce the establishment of the DFI Educational Trust/Terracon Consultants Scholarship Fund, which will provide s...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
