Michael Baker International’s Christine Mayernik Recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award for Commitment and Leadership in the Energy Industry
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Christine Mayernik was honored by the Pittsburgh Business Times with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her lasting impact on the energy industry. Ms. Mayernik is vice president, regional oil and gas market in Michael Baker’s Moon Township office where she oversees the company’s energy marketplace in the Eastern U.S., with a focus in the Marcellus and Utica Shale areas. Ms. Mayern...
Amec Foster Wheeler Appoints Philip Luna, Senior Vice President, Business Development
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today the appointment of Philip Luna as Senior Vice President, Business Development for Amec Foster Wheeler’s Oil & Gas Americas business, effective immediately. Based in Houston, Philip will oversee business development activities for Amec Foster Wheeler’s oil and gas market in the Americas, which includes assisting clients in the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors from Canada to Argentina. Armed with 35 years of engineering and construction manageme...
International Water Association Announces New President
Today the International Water Association announced, Diane d’Arras as the new President of the association. Diane has been an active member of the IWA for many years, and has served on the organisation’s Board for the last six years. She takes over the role of president from Professor Helmut Kroiss. A civil engineer for nearly forty years, Diane d’Arras is becoming President of the world’s largest international association of water professionals at a time of great challenges, changes and opport...
Bechtel Executive Appointed to President's Advisory Council On Doing Business In Africa
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that Bechtel executive, Andrew Patterson has been appointed to the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa. Patterson serves as the company’s region president for business in Africa. Established in 2014, the council advises President Obama on enhancing commercial engagement between the United States and Africa through the involvement of senior private sector leaders representing a wide range of industry sectors. The announcement...
Idaho Transportation Department Director Brian Ness Named Finalist in Nationwide Navigator Awards Celebrating Innovative Spirit
BOISE - Recognizing an innovative spirit and a transformed culture that reflects a focus on the customer, the national organization Route Fifty has named Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) Director Brian Ness a finalist for the 2016 Navigator Awards in the “Agency and Department Chiefs” category. The winner from the 10 finalists in the category will be announced November 16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ness is a finalist in a category honoring “individuals across state, county and munic...
Dewberry's Gary Kirkbride Appointed to Northern Virginia Conservation Trust Board
Dewberry has announced the appointment of Gary Kirkbride as chairman of the Northern Virginia Conservation Trust Board (NVTC). The organization advocates for public land and appropriate land use. Additionally, NVTC offers advice and support to those interested in land conservation and proper land management. Kirkbride, an urban planner with Dewberry in the Fairfax, Virginia, office, has been involved with the NVTC for more than five years. Kirkbride has extensive experience in the supervis...
Peters Brings Industry Perspective to Construction Safety Advisory Committee
LOS ANGELES — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that Andy Peters, AECOM’s senior vice president and chief safety officer, has been appointed to the United States Department of Labor’s Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH). Peters will join a 15-member body that advises Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez on ways to improve workplace safety and health in the construction industry as well as on related policy matters. “Safety i...
Mary Cay O'Malley Joins Mott MacDonald as Senior Vice President
Iselin, NJ — Mary Cay O’Malley, PE, PS, has joined Mott MacDonald as a Senior Vice President and Project Delivery Leader. She is based in Mott MacDonald’s Cleveland office. O’Malley has 28 years of experience in managing and supporting large, complex transportation projects. As Project Delivery Leader, she will support some of Mott MacDonald’s largest transportation projects, with an initial focus on design-build projects. Nick DeNichilo, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mott MacDo...
Cardno’s Jim Anspach Confirmed as President-Elect of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute
We are proud to announce that Cardno’s Director of Utility Market & Practice Development, Jim Anspach, was recently confirmed as the President-Elect of the Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI). UESI, the first of its kind in the world, is the ninth and newest American Society for Civil Engineering (ASCE) institute. Cardno is a founding organizational member of UESI. Jim is an expert in Subsurface Utility Engineering. He has 38 years of experience as a project consultant, educato...
Bridge Expert Awarded Civil Engineering Oscar
One of Britain’s best-known bridge engineers has been awarded the prestigious Gold Medal at the Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) glamorous annual awards. Chris Hendy, Atkins Fellow and technical director has spent over 20 years in the industry during which time he has made a significant contribution to the industry. Chris has worked on projects including the New Medway Bridge in Kent, and internationally recognised projects, including the 14.5 kilometre Penang Bridge in Malaysia and the...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
