Eric Guizzetti Joins UMC as Reality Capture Operations Manager
Seattle/Mukilteo, WA – Eric Guizzetti has joined UMC as Reality Capture Operations Manager for the new Reality Capture + Equipment line of business. In his role, he manages the Reality Capture group. He is responsible for scanning projects and selling Leica products. UMC is an authorized reseller of Leica equipment. Guizzetti has more than 12 years of scanning experience, four of those in Leica Direct scanning. He also has experience in Leica in-house BETA testing. With 30 years in the constr...
District of Columbia PSC Chairman Willie Phillips to Lead the NARUC Select Committee on Regulatory and Industry Diversity
WASHINGTON (April 6, 2021) — National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners President Paul Kjellander has appointed DC Public Service Commission Chairman Willie L. Phillips as the new chairman of the Select Committee on Regulatory and Industry Diversity. The Select Committee promotes inclusion and prudent, competitive procurement practices to advance opportunities for women, minority and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses in utility supply markets. The Select Committee also a...
Brian Presnell Joins UMC to Help Build Reality Capture Business
Seattle/Mukilteo, WA – Brian Presnell has joined UMC as Senior Business Development Representative for the company’s new Reality Capture + Equipment line of business. He will charter relationships and communications that expand the company’s reach and demand for reality capture services and solutions by pairing Leica’s scanning and positioning technology to construction eco-systems that require virtual representations of physical assets. Presnell has 20 years of delivering leading-edge emergi...
Sini Spets, Former Energy Executive from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind, Sumitomo FW, and Wärtsilä, Joins Highview Power as Vice President of People and Strategy
Spets brings a history of corporate transformation, innovation, and globalization to company’s leadership team LONDON – Highview Power, the global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, is pleased to announce that Ms. Sini Spets has joined Highview Power’s leadership team as Vice President of People and Strategy, effective April 15, 2021. Spets brings over 20 years of transformative human resources (HR) and business development experience leading change and globalisation at some of...
New Alternative Green Energy Inc. Names Dr. Anthony U. Martinez Chief ESG Officer
APRIL 1, 2021—MARLIN, TEXAS—New Alternative Green Energy Inc. (New AGE), a company dedicated to creating a cleaner future, today announced the appointment of Dr. Anthony U. Martinez to the position of Chief Environmental, Social and Governance Officer effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Martinez recently attained certification in “Sustainable Capitalism and Environmental, Social and Governance” from UC Berkeley Law Executive Education, his law school alma mater. Dr. Martinez, a retired university bu...
Mark Baker receives the 2021 Daniel C. Jackling Award
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) is pleased to announce that Mark Baker has received the prestigious Daniel C. Jackling Award. Established in 1953 and funded by the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME), the Daniel C. Jackling Award is presented for significant contributions to technical progress in mining, geology, and geophysics. The award honors Daniel C. Jackling who was an Honorary Member of AIME and was its President in 1938. B...
Cary S. Kopczynski Elected President of American Concrete Institute
President, vice president, and board members elected FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (April 2, 2021) – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2021-2022 president, vice president, and four board members. Cary S. Kopczynski has been elected to serve as president of the Institute for 2021-2022, Antonio Nanni has been elected ACI vice president for a two-year term, and Charles K. Nmai is now the Institute’s senior vice president. Additionally, four members have been elected to serve on th...
ASCE Statement on American Jobs Plan Proposal
The following is a statement by Jean-Louis Briaud, Ph.D., P.E., President, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in response to the Biden Administration’s proposed American Jobs Plan: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The American Society of Civil Engineers applauds President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, a truly historic proposal for modernizing and improving the nation’s infrastructure. ASCE urges Congress and the Administration to now work together to develop a comprehensive, bipartisan, infrastr...
ARTBA President and CEO Dave Bauer Issues Statement on Biden Administration "American Jobs Plan"
WASHINGTON — Please attribute the following statement on President Joe Biden’s “American Jobs Plan” to American Road & Transportation Builders (ARTBA) President and CEO Dave Bauer: “It is only fitting President Joe Biden announces his transportation investment plan in Pittsburgh, the city of bridges. “More than 45,000 U.S. bridges are in poor condition, according to the federal government. Such a data point underscores the scope of very real national infrastructure challenges. “The...
AISC Remembers Former Board Member Larry W. Jeffords
CHICAGO - Larry W. Jeffords, CEO of Jeffords Steel and Engineering Company and a former member of the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Board of Directors, died of cancer at age 73 earlier this year. “Larry was a key contributor in our industry, both locally and in the national activities of AISC,” said AISC President Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD. “His broad background as both an engineer and CEO of his fabrication company helped AISC's Board make our work for fabricators and engin...