DFI Announces Board of Trustees Election Results
Peter Faust Hawthorne, N.J.: DFI’s membership voted to elect two new members to the DFI Board of Trustees and re-elected three members. Their terms began on January 1, 2020. The newly elected trustees are Peter Faust, Dipl.-Ing., of Malcolm Drilling, and Franz-Werner Gerressen, Dipl.-Ing., of Bauer Maschinen. Faust, vice president of business development at Malcolm Drilling Company, has over 25 years of professional experience in the design and construction of foundations. After be...
Shruti Ramaker Joins Stantec’s Environmental Services Team in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA - NYSE, TSX:STN - Shruti Ramaker has joined Stantec—a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm—as a principal environmental planner and permitting specialist in its Santa Barbara, California, office. She has over 20 years of California experience on impact analyses, agency permitting, and management of multiple CEQA/NEPA environmental documents. Ramaker’s experience has centered on utility projects, renewable energy projects, power generation, water resources, i...
Cadasta Foundation Welcomes New Director of GIS and Technology Chuck Conley
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Cadasta Foundation is pleased to welcome Chuck Conley as its new Director of GIS and Technology. In this role, Chuck will serve as Cadasta’s technology solution lead and will work alongside senior leadership to lead, analyze, develop, and implement innovative technical strategies to document the land and resource rights of vulnerable communities. Founded in 2015, Cadasta Foundation is a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit that develops and promotes the use of simple digital t...
Energy Infrastructure Expert Benjamin Kosbab Joins Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) is pleased to announce the addition of Principal Benjamin Kosbab to lead the firm’s new Engineering Mechanics and Infrastructure (EMI) division in Atlanta, Georgia. Benjamin brings expertise in seismic engineering, technology development, and risk and reliability assessment for energy-related assets and complex infrastructure. He specializes in solving complex engineering challenges related to high-technology, nuclear, marine, underwater, and off-shore projects for...
ODOT names three key leaders to new Office of Urban Mobility and Mega Project Delivery, including the new tolling program
SALEM – The Oregon Department of Transportation is developing a new focus on comprehensive solutions to congestion, access, and mobility issues, which affect quality of life and economic health far beyond the Portland metro area. This new focus responds to public and stakeholder feedback and aligns with the visions of the Oregon Transportation Commission and ODOT Director Kris Strickler for the future of the transportation system. ODOT’s newly formed Office of Urban Mobility and Mega Project...
King named Mississippi Transportation Commission Chairman
JACKSON, MISS. – At its first meeting of 2020, the Mississippi Transportation Commission named Commissioner Tom King, Southern Transportation District, as chairman. “I am so honored to be elected as chairman; it is a responsibility I will take pride in” said King. “As chairman, my goal is to ensure the commission continues to focus on sustaining a transportation infrastructure that promotes economic growth throughout the state, as well as the needs of the public when it comes to safety.” K...
Woolpert Welcomes Former AGC, Director of Warfighter Support, Senior Geospatial Strategist Michael Harper
The U.S. Army veteran will help the firm expand its mapping and spatial data support of the U.S. Armed Forces. ARLINGTON, Va. — Michael A. Harper has joined Woolpert as a senior strategist to support the firm’s rapidly expanding Geospatial Sector, working out of the firm’s Arlington office. Harper worked for the U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) from 2005-2019, providing leadership, strategic planning, and direct geospatial engineering and intelligence support for all levels of command. Pr...
McGuireWoods Consulting Strengthens Federal Team with New Additions
McGuireWoods Consulting welcomes two new additions to its federal public affairs team in Washington, D.C., bolstering the firm’s depth in areas such as emerging technology, international trade and infrastructure, among others. Thomas Cassidy joined McGuireWoods Consulting as a senior vice president, and as counsel with McGuireWoods LLP. He has worked in the Washington offices of Squire Patton Boggs and Williams Mullen prior to joining MWC. Cassidy does extensive work for infrastructure clien...
Katayoun Sadeghi joins HNTB as national practice consultant
NEW YORK – Katayoun Sadeghi joined HNTB Corporation as national practice consultant and vice president. She serves as commercial lead on major infrastructure projects and is an accomplished professional in innovative project delivery. She is based in HNTB’s New York City office in the Empire State Building. Sadeghi is an expert in structuring complex infrastructure transactions, having delivered multiple landmark public-private partnership projects. Her experience includes working as a devel...
MWC Atlanta Adds Rising Star to Roster
Atlanta - Jennifer Winkler Larosa has joined McGuireWoods Consulting as a vice president on the Georgia government relations team. With extensive experience in transportation, infrastructure and local government relations, Larosa will advise clients on procurement goals, public relations initiatives, and legislative agendas. Prior to joining McGuireWoods Consulting, Larosa was the senior officer of government and external affairs for the Atlanta region’s transit agency, the ATL. She also has...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
