Stantec's Ian Cotton Named One of Northwest's Top Young Professionals
Lynnwood-based electrical engineer Ian Cotton, PE, LEED AP, was recently selected as one of top young professionals in the Northwest by Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine, the nation’s largest industry journal for contractors and design firms. A key project manager at design firm Stantec, Cotton is one of just six professionals selected for the honor, which highlights the most accomplished construction industry professionals under the age of 40 in Alaska, Washington and Oregon. Cotton,...
Michael Baker International Drives Growth Trajectory in Railroad and Transit Practice with Appointment of Bonnie D. Shepherd as SVP and National Market Lead
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Bonnie D. Shepherd has joined the firm as Senior Vice President and National Market Lead in the Railroad and Transit practice. In this role, Shepherd will be based in the firm’s Baltimore office and will direct all activities related to Michael Baker’s rail and transit national market to better serve the public and private demands of the industry and the firm’s growing client base....
Zafer Müdar to Manage Transportation Projects in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA — Zafer Müdar has been named a senior engineering manager in the Los Angeles office of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization. In his new position, Mr. Müdar will be responsible for managing transit and transportation projects in the Los Angeles area. He will also support the firm’s business development and client relations in the region. Some of the firm’s current projects in Los Angeles include the Expo Line Phase 2, the Pu...
Keith Jackson Joins HNTB as Regional Business Development Officer
AUSTIN, Texas – Keith Jackson, PE, has joined HNTB Corporation as regional business development officer and senior vice president. He is based in the firm’s Austin, Texas, office. Jackson has 36 years of experience as a top consultant to state departments of transportation in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. Most recently, Jackson served as a vice president of transportation and infrastructure for another consulting firm, building and managing a staff of 30 people that led to an increase of $32...
Dewberry's Benjamin Revette Named One of Engineering News-Record New England’s Top Young Professionals
Dewberry is proud to announce that Benjamin Revette, PE, a senior associate in the firm's Boston, Massachusetts, office, was selected as one of Engineering News-Record (ENR) New England's Top Young Professionals. Revette is the director of the Boston telecommunications engineering department and has grown the department by 35 percent since 2014. He has completed more than 1,000 telecommunications projects during his career and specializes in challenging sites. Revette has designed or managed...
AECOM Appoints John Priestland to Reinforce its Drive for Growth
AECOM, the global infrastructure services company, has hired John Priestland as Chief Executive, Major Bids and Corporate Development, Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMIA). Reporting to EMIA Chief Executive Steve Morriss, John will serve as a member of the EMIA Executive team and will focus on growing AECOM’s business across all markets in the region. He joined the company this week and will be based in London. Steve Morriss, Chief Executive, Europe, Middle East, India and Africa, sa...
Arpit Talati to Lead Business Development for the Texas-Mountain Region
DALLAS, TX — Arpit Talati has been appointed business development director for the Texas-Mountain region of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization. In his new position, Mr. Talati will be responsible for developing and implementing business development strategy for transportation and infrastructure projects and managing client relationship efforts for the firm’s Texas-Mountain region, which includes the states of Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana...
Caroline Fellenius-Omnell New Executive Vice President General Counsel
Caroline Fellenius-Omnell has been appointed to Executive Vice President General Counsel. Caroline will take on her new position January 16 and at the same time become part of the Senior Executive Team for Skanska AB. Caroline comes from a position as General Counsel at Tele2. Previously she has worked as General Counsel in different parts of Tetra Laval in Switzerland and France. She has also worked at Electrolux and as a lawyer for Skadden Arps and Mannheimer Swartling, in Brussels and St...
Michael Shewchuk to Manage Electrical Design Efforts in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Michael Shewchuk has been appointed a vice president in the San Francisco buildings office of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization. In his new position, Mr. Shewchuk will manage multi-disciplinary teams providing electrical designs for commercial building systems. He has more than 25 years of experience in operational management, business development as well as project management and project delivery. He will immediately a...
Dewberry Announces the Promotions of Bradley Hall and Carey Mayer
Dewberry is pleased to announce the promotions of Bradley Hall, AIA, to senior principal and Carey Mayer, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, to associate in the firm's Peoria, Illinois, office. Hall is a senior project manager with more than 40 years of experience in all phases of the architectural design process—from pre-design, schematic design, and design development to construction documents, bidding, and construction administration. He provides building code reviews and coordination of architectural dra...