ODOT Hires Kris Strickler to Head Highway Division
SALEM -- “As a Department of Transportation we build and maintain more than highways. Kris brings a vision and the right fit to help us deliver new ways for all Oregonians to get around – whether in a car, on a bike, in a truck, on a bus or on a trail.” That’s how Oregon Department of Transportation Director Matthew Garrett describes Kris Strickler – chosen as the next administrator of ODOT’s Highway Division. “A historic five billion dollar transportation package brings great opportunity to str...
APTA’s PTC Congressional Testimony: We are Making Solid Progress so that Public Transit is Even Safer
Washington, D.C. – Today, on behalf of the American Public Transportation Committee, Jeffrey D. Knueppel, P.E. General Manager of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) testified before the House Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The hearing focused on the industry progress in implementing positive train control (PTC). PTC is “system designed to prevent train-to-train collisions, over speed d...
Yvonne Bilshausen Joins HNTB as Aviation Architecture Principal
CHICAGO – Yvonne Bilshausen joined HNTB Corporation as aviation architecture principal and vice president, specializing in strategic planning, client management, and growth of the firm’s aviation practice. She is based in Chicago and works with clients throughout the country. Bilshausen brings more than two decades of airport consulting experience, including design, planning, program management/construction management, financial planning and oversight, airport business partner management an...
Supplier of Industry Leading Vegetated Systems, Stormwater Capture Co is Proud to Welcome Rodney Chaney to the Team
CATONSVILLE, Md. - Stormwater Capture Co is proud to announce and welcome Rodney Chaney as the vegetated roofing company's new Technical Sales Manager. Chaney is the company's first point of contact for clients across the North Eastern and Mid-Atlantic US helping deliver full life cycle vegetated roofing solutions. "We are very excited that Rodney has joined our team and convinced that he will add another layer of success to our efforts in delivering much needed stormwater solutions," said Ri...
Transportation Expert Jennifer Carrier Joins HNTB as Connecticut Office Leader
Rocky Hill, Conn. – Jennifer Carrier, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as Connecticut office leader and associate vice president. With 25 years of transportation engineering experience, Carrier oversees HNTB’s operations throughout the state from the firm’s Rocky Hill office. “Jennifer’s technical knowledge and insights, combined with many years of experience working with state transportation agencies and officials, will help HNTB deliver thoughtful, innovative solutions for Connecticut’s pr...
Profile’s Marc S. Theisen Earns Esteemed Industry Awards
Profile's Marc S. Theisen (right) receiving the 2018 IECA Technical Paper of the Year Award BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Profile Products is pleased to announce that Marc S. Theisen, M.Sc., CPESC, CPSWQ, CESSWI, earned two esteemed industry awards: EnviroCert International’s (ECI) “Distinguished Service Award” and the International Erosion Control Association (IECA) “2018 Technical Paper of the Year.” To win the Distinguished Service Award, recipients must have demonstrated outstanding mora...
Michigan DOT’s Steudle to Retire
Kirk Steudle, Michigan’s transportation director for 12 years and a 31-year veteran of the Michigan Department of Transportation, announced he will be retiring effective Oct. 31, though he will continue as interim CEO and president for the American Center for Mobility – a position he took on in mid-August – until that group’s board of directors selects a permanent replacement. “Needless to say, this is bittersweet,” said Steudle in a statement to MDOT employees. “My entire professional career...
Environmental Assessment & Remediation Expert Jim Twiford Joins Cardno's Petaluma Office
PETALUMA, CA - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Jim Twiford, PE, has joined the firm as a Senior Technical Consultant in the company’s Petaluma, CA, USA office. Jim has more than 30 years of experience performing assessment and remediation of contaminated sites and providing environmental compliance for the National Environmental Protection Act and the California Environmental Quality Act. His specific project management expertise includes remediation, construction, risk asses...
Environmental Compliance & Coastal Infrastructure Specialist Brenton Jenkins, PE, Joins Cardno's Baton Rouge Office
BATON ROUGE, LA - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Brenton Jenkins has joined the firm as a Project Engineer in the company’s Baton Rouge, LA, USA office. Brenton has more than five years of experience performing environmental project management, engineering and construction services, primarily for the oil and gas sector. His specific project management expertise includes due diligence, environmental compliance, and wetland support for a number of coastal infrastructure projec...
Thornton Tomasetti Foundation Announces 2018-19 Scholarship and Fellowship Winners
From left, Bowen Plogmann, Sophie Sisson, Joanna Zou, Fei Ding, Longxi Luo and Catherine Wolfe (New York, N.Y. ) – The Thornton Tomasetti Foundation has awarded six college students—Bowen Plogmann, Sophie Sisson, Joanna Zou, Fei Ding, Longxi Luo and Catherine Wolfe —with scholarships and research fellowships for use during the 2018-19 academic year. This year marks the introduction of the Technical Literacy Fellowship, an award given to students graduating from a U.S. university or...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
