Plants Welcome Visitors During PCI Precast Days
CHICAGO, November 18, 2025 – Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) members welcomed visitors to their plants last month as they marked 2025 PCI Precast Days. PCI-certified producer members held open houses and gave tours of their production facilities for students, members of the community, and other individuals from October 6-10. The annual event is an ideal way to get young people who are thinking about their careers interested in the precast concrete and construction industries....
DFI Announces New Technical Committee Chairs
Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces new chairs for two technical committees. Mickey Westbrook is the new chair of the Augered Cast-in-Place and Drilled Displacement Pile Committee. Vice president of Specrete-IP Incorporated and a Kent State University graduate, Westbrook brings more than 13 years of experience in the deep foundations industry. He specializes in providing technical support for the use of additives in cementitious grout and concrete, helping optimize per...
Crystal Chan Joins STV to Lead Buildings Operations in the West
LOS ANGELES, CA – STV today announced Crystal Chan, AIA, has joined the firm as vice president and West area manager within the firm’s national buildings group. In this role, Chan will oversee operations across the Western U.S., driving business development, client and community engagement, talent cultivation, project execution and financial performance. “Crystal’s ability to guide large, complex projects while fostering collaboration between teams, clients and community stakeholders will be...
BR Design Associates Strengthens Leadership with Promotions and New Hire
Strategic appointments reinforce the firm’s commitment to investing in talent and delivering client-focused design excellence NEW YORK — November 12, 2025 –– BR Design Associates, a New York City-based architecture, interior design, and planning firm widely recognized for transforming commercial spaces, celebrates the promotion of two senior leaders and the addition of a new Director of Design. Now in its 40th year, these leadership updates reinforce the firm’s commitment to cultivating...
Matt D'Angelo Named Executive Vice President of Transportation at Gresham Smith
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 11, 2025 - Gresham Smith, a premier architecture, engineering and consultancy services firm, is pleased to announce that Matt D'Angelo has been named Executive Vice President (EVP) of the firm's Transportation market, effective January 1, 2026. The EVP role has overall leadership responsibility for the strategy and growth of the market and D'Angelo will succeed Kent Black, who will be transitioning out of his current EVP role at the end of the year as part of Gresham Smith...
Schneider Electric Launches Veteran Hiring Initiative to Build Mission-Ready Workforce for Critical Facilities
Program aims to bring on 400 new technicians to help close the industry-wide skills gap in data centers, energy systems, and other essential infrastructure areas Initiative emphasizes unique experience and skillsets that differentiate veterans, while providing them meaningful civilian career opportunities NEW YORK - Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, today announced a new initiative to recruit and train U.S. military veterans for careers in its Services busine...
DFI Announces Winner of the 2025 Student Paper Competition
Hawthorne, N.J. (November 10, 2025): Song Qin, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, is the winner of the DFI Educational Trust Student Paper Competition. His paper is titled “Investigation of Vibratory Hammer Installation for Deeply Embedded Ring Anchor System in Sand.” Song presented his paper at DFI’s 50th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations in Nashville, Tennessee, October 20−23. Song recently earned his Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering from Texas A&M University, specializing in the foundat...
ACA Board of Directors Elects First Woman to Serve as Chair in Its History
The election took place at association’s annual Fall Meeting New Orleans, La. — Monica Manolas, Region President, Ash Grove East, is now the first woman in the American Cement Association’s (ACA) history to be elected chair of its Board of Directors. David Loomes, president of Cement Segment, Quikrete Cement, is the new vice chair. The elections took place yesterday during ACA’s 2025 Fall Meeting being held this week in New Orleans, La. ACA Chair Monica Manolas “Becoming the first...
Urban Engineers Welcomes Madhuri Subramaniam as Aviation Market Director
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Urban Engineers, Inc. (Urban) is elevating its aviation practice with the addition of Madhuri Subramaniam, AIA, LEED AP, who will lead its national aviation market strategy and growth. Subramaniam’s addition reinforces the firm’s commitment to delivering top-notch talent to provide outstanding solutions and integrity to the aviation industry. As Aviation Market Director, Ms. Subramaniam will be responsible for the firm’s aviation business line and lead Urban’s strategic pur...
Matern Professional Engineering Expands; Welcomes Bruce Amberger and Jeff Curtis to its Ft. Myers Office
FORT MYERS, FL, October 23, 2025 – Matern Professional Engineering is pleased to welcome Bruce Amberger as Construction Administrator and Jeff Curtis as a Senior Plumbing and Fire Protection Designer in the company’s Fort Myers office. “The leadership and technical insight Bruce and Jeff bring marks an exciting step in strengthening our firm's cross-disciplinary approach,” said Todd Griffith, PE, Sr. Vice President, and Director of Matern’s Southwest Florida Office. “They bolster our expe...