HNTB’s Diana Mendes Named Chair of APTA Legislative Committee and Member of APTA’s Executive Committee
ARLINGTON, Va. – Diana Mendes, AICP, HNTB Corporation Mid-Atlantic Division president, transit/rail practice leader and senior vice president, has been named chair of the American Public Transportation Association Legislative Committee and appointed to APTA’s Executive Committee. The 2017-2018 slate of officers was voted on during the APTA Annual Meeting in Atlanta on October 7. “HNTB has a long and successful history with APTA. I am honored to be elected by APTA’s diverse membership to suppo...
BSC Companies, Inc. Names Sean P. O’Brien, PE as Chief Executive Officer
Boston, MA – Sean P. O’Brien, PE, is named Chief Executive Officer of BSC Companies, Inc., a leading engineering, planning, science, and custom software solutions firm comprised of BSC Group, Inc. and Geonetics, Inc. O’Brien succeeds current CEO David N. Hayes, PE, LEED AP who remains President of BSC Companies until his retirement in 2018. Reporting to the firm’s Board of Directors, O’Brien begins his role today having immediate responsibility for the operational and financial management of BSC...
Cardno's Charlotte Office Welcomes Civil Engineer Jeremy VanWyk
Charlotte, NC - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Jeremy VanWyk has joined the firm as a Civil Engineer in the company’s Charlotte, NC, USA office. In this role, he will assist in the design and development of construction documents, engineering calculations, and permitting packages for private and public clients across the Southeast. Jeremy has experience providing technical support and analysis for stormwater projects as an engineer for the South Carolina’s Department of Health...
President Appoints Omishakin Vice Chair of Active Transportation Council
The association said that President John Schroer appointed Adetokunbo "Toks" Omishakin of the Tennessee Department of Transportation to a two-year term as vice chair of the newly formed AASHTO Council on Active Transportation. Omishakin is deputy commissioner and chief of environment and planning at TDOT, where Schroer is the commissioner. Omishakin has also participated in other association activities, which include chairing a task force on multimodal transportation planning and policy, a...
Ige Taps Butay to Head Hawaii DOT When Fuchigami Joins Governor’s Office
Hawaii Gov. David Ige said that Jade Butay, who is now deputy director of administration for the state Department of Transportation, will become HDOT's interim director Nov. 1 when current Director Ford Fuchigami joins the governor's office as its administrative director. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that Butay "will have the interim director title pending Senate confirmation during next year’s Legislature" to be the department's permanent CEO. Butay assumed his deputy director po...
AECOM Grows Water Leadership within its Americas Design and Consulting Services Group
LOS ANGELES — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has named Sergio Bazarevitsch senior vice president, water design-build and Quirien Muylwyk, MASc., P.Eng. vice president, water quality, both within the Americas Design and Consulting Services group. Mr. Bazarevitsch will oversee the design build practice, a critical growth area, and develop integrated and efficient solutions for AECOM’s process for building infrastructure systems. He comes...
KAI Design & Build Hires Three New Employees
(St. Louis, MO, Oct, 2017) KAI Design & Build announces the hiring of three new employees: Tom Graff of Edwardsville, IL as Construction Inspector. Graff comes to KAI with 19 years of industry experience. He has a Bachelor of Science in GIS/Environmental Planning from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, IL. George Robin, PE, of O'Fallon, MO as Senior Electrical Engineer. Robin comes to KAI with 41 years of industry experience, with expertise in the hospital/medical center industr...
J.F. Kiely Construction Co. Sr. VP to Headline as a Speaker at the 2017 New Jersey Water Association Conference
LONG BRANCH, N.J., Oct. 18, 2017 - Senior Vice President of Water Resources, David J. Applegate, will be a speaker at the upcoming New Jersey Water Association Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A long-time water industry veteran, Mr. Applegate will speak on Thursday, October 19 at 2 PM about energy conservation with a presentation entitled 'Common Sense Methods for Lightening the Load'. With more than 32 years of water resources knowledge and experience in the engineering design, con...
Michael Baker International Promotes Michael J. Conaboy, P.E., to Regional Director for the Firm’s West Region
Pittsburgh (October 18, 2017) - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced the promotion of Michael J. Conaboy, P.E., to Regional Director for the firm’s West Region. Mr. Conaboy will be based in the firm’s Santa Ana, California, office and report directly to Michael Baker’s Chief Operating Officer Dale R. Spaulding, P.E. In his new role, Mr. Conaboy will focus on growing the West Region and is responsible for regional l...
Bob Freinberg, Former CEO and President of Airbus DS Communications, Joins RapidSOS Advisory Board
NEW YORK - RapidSOS today announced that Bob Freinberg, former Chief Executive Officer and President of Airbus DS Communications, Inc., is joining the RapidSOS Advisory Board. Freinberg joins the Advisory Board to contribute expertise in public safety and technology from his 25+ years of leadership experience in the Software Services and Telecom Systems industries. "Bob has proven himself as a remarkable leader and expert strategist throughout his career in telecom and software services...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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