Michael Baker International Grows Aviation Practice with Two Strategic Appointments
Pittsburgh - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that J. Brad Homan, P.E., and Matthew Ponce, P.E., are assuming new roles within the firm’s Aviation Practice, as it continues to strengthen its aviation services, including developing airport master plans, designing new airfield infrastructure, creating new terminal programs and serving as an on-call extension of staff to aviation clients. “Michael Baker has a long his...
New General Manager to Lead Maptek in Africa
Maptek is pleased to announce the appointment of Gideon Slabbert to the role of General Manager of Maptek in South Africa. Slabbert replaces Nick Venter who will join Maptek's North American operations as Director of Sales and Technical Sales Support. Slabbert joined Maptek in 2017 as BlastLogic Product Manager and quickly demonstrated strong leadership, and an intimate understanding of customer requirements and challenges in the region. As General Manager he is keen to drive uptake of...
Michael McNamara joins HNTB as senior director of rail and transit systems for eastern United States
With more than 40 years of program management and engineering experience, McNamara has helped achieve significant service improvements for rail system throughout the U.S. and Canada. NEW YORK – Michael McNamara, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as regional senior director of rail and transit systems and vice president. Based in the firm’s King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, office, McNamara provides program management and engineering oversight for HNTB’s major rail and transit projects throughout the...
Woolpert’s Shiv Iyer Elected Vice Chair of U.S. Technical Advisory Group for ISO/TC 251 Asset Management Committee
The group supports the International Organization for Standardization and helps further the nation’s position on asset management standards. DAYTON, Ohio — Woolpert Strategic Asset Management Subject Matter Expert Shiv Iyer, Ph.D., PE, PMP, MIAM, has been elected vice chair of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 251. ISO is an independent, non-governmental international organization with members from 164 cou...
M Property Services Director of Construction Management Dr. Ramona Tumblin-Rucker Receives Prestigious MOKAN Award
Dr. Ramona Tumblin-Rucker, PEng, MBA, MPM, CHC, D. Mgt., Director of Construction Management at M Property Services (pictured center), receives the “Private Sector Executive of the Year” award from MOKAN Executive Director Yaphett El-Amin (left) and MOKAN Dinner Chair Honorable Jamilah Nasheed (right). St. Louis, MO – Dr. Ramona Tumblin-Rucker, PEng, MBA, MPM, CHC, D. Mgt., Director of Construction Management at M Property Services (MPS), has been awarded the prestigious “Private Sector...
PennDOT’s Leslie Richards Tapped to be General Manager of SEPTA
Leslie Richards (seen above at podium), secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, will become the next general manager of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority or SEPTA effective January 202o. SEPTA is the regional public transportation authority that operates bus, rapid transit, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolleybus services for nearly four million people in five counties in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It employs 9,500 people and is...
DOE honors 9 women for leadership
The Department of Energy is recognizing nine women for their achievements and leadership in clean energy. Suzanne Singer. Clean Energy Education & Empowerment Awards One of them, Suzanne Singer, is a member of the Navajo (Diné) tribe and chief engineer for Native Renewables in Flagstaff, Ariz. She co-founded the nonprofit organization in 2016 to solve energy access challenges for 15,000 families on the Navajo Nation who live without electricity. Singer develops programs that promote...
Green Business Certification Inc. Rolls Out ISSP Professional Credentials, Recognizing Expertise in the Field of Sustainability
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) is officially adding two sustainability credentials to its suite of green business services. Originally developed by the International Society of Sustainability Professionals (ISSP), GBCI will maintain, promote and deliver the ISSP Sustainability Associate (ISSP-SA) and ISSP Certified Sustainability Professional (ISSP-CSP). The credentials provide third-party verification of competency in the field of sustainability and recognize indivi...
Satya Lory joins HNTB’s Lake Mary office as Florida client service leader
LAKE MARY, Fla. – Satya Lory, PE, PMP, joined HNTB Corporation as Florida client service leader and vice president. She is based in the firm’s Lake Mary office and leads HNTB’s delivery of some of the most complex transportation infrastructure projects throughout the state. Lory has nearly 30 years of experience in the transportation industry, including design and program and project management. She has significant expertise working with alternative delivery methods such as design-build and p...
Dewberry’s Deborah Mills Named ASFPM Foundation Fellow
The Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM) announced that Deborah Mills, CFM, has been named a Foundation Fellow. The ASFPM Foundation began its Fellows Program to provide an opportunity for long-standing supporters to remain engaged and active in supporting the organization’s mission of promoting education and policies that mitigate losses caused by flooding. Mills was selected based on her long-time commitment to ASFPM and the emergency management and hazard mitigation industry. M...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
