Shah Returns to WSP USA as Asset Management Director
Will lead digital asset management services to help the firm’s U.S. clients improve and enhance their business and financial strategies. ORANGE, California, Aug. 25, 2020 — Keyur Shah is returning to WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, as a vice president and managing director for the U.S. Asset Management practice. In his new role, Shah will lead the firm’s digital asset management services to help clients take advantage of advances in data analytics...
Anderson named KDOT Fiscal Bureau Chief
Pam Anderson has been named the Kansas Department of Transportation’s new Fiscal Bureau Chief. Her duties began in mid-August. Anderson has been with KDOT for 15 years. She started as an Accountant III in Federal-Aid and was promoted after one year to Federal-Aid Chief Accountant. Anderson has been involved in the implementation of several agency-wide computer processing systems. Within the Federal-Aid unit, the staff monitors projects with federal funds, processes purchase orders for the...
Tensar Announces Winner of First Annual Civil Engineering Scholarship Program
ATLANTA, GA – Tensar International, a leading geosynthetic products innovator known for its unique geogrid solutions, announced two winners of it first annual Tensar Civil Engineering Scholarship competition program. The two students each won a $1000 scholarship for completing a specific construction design challenge: one challenge was in flexible pavement design and the other in mechanically stabilized earth wall design. The scholarships are one component of Tensar’s ongoing professional educat...
HDR’s Latest Experts Talk: How Complete Streets Pilot Projects Help Communities Thrive in 2020
OMAHA, Neb. — The pandemic has made clear the importance of public streets. As people seek to socialize, exercise and distance themselves outside, streets are playing a major role in how people can interact with their communities. And as communities try to make the most of these public spaces, pilot projects can help to quickly test ideas and engage stakeholders. Rick Plenge In this Experts Talk interview, Rick Plenge and Gregory Adelberg share how piloting customized Complete Street app...
Inspected Appoints Industry Veteran Johnny Goetz to Lead its Government Relations
Austin, TX – Inspected, a virtual inspection software company, announces the appointment of Johnny Goetz as its director of government relations and chief building official. A veteran in the building and construction industry, Goetz is responsible for leading the company’s government affairs as well as working with building departments. Goetz joins Inspected with over 15 years of experience as a building official and over 25 years in construction management. Goetz has a strong history of pro...
Tom Harjung Joins Stantec’s Transportation Practice
ATLANTA, GA, NYSE, TSX:STN: Leading global design firm Stantec has hired Tom Harjung as a Senior Project Manager in the Transportation practice. Joining the firm’s Atlanta office, he will be responsible for helping grow Stantec’s client base and services as well as project management leadership, technical design expertise, and exceptional project delivery. Harjung brings 30 years of professional experience, including five years at the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT). With project...
Stantec bolsters US Federal Program with strategic addition of Michelle French
Michelle French(above) LOUIS, MO (August 13, 2020) TSX, NYSE:STN: Leading global design firm Stantec has expanded its US Federal Program with the strategic hire of Michelle French, CIH, as federal major programs capture leader (MPCL). This addition enhances the firm’s ability to serve its federal clients and support the broader objectives of Stantec’s federal strategy. French brings nearly 30 years of experience in overseeing major projects for a variety of federal organizations, incl...
Local Golden, Colorado Student Receives Scholarship from International Transportation Association
Washington, D.C. – The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) Foundation, the educational and charitable arm of the worldwide association for the owners and operators of toll facilities and the businesses that serve them, announced today the selection of Colorado School of Mines’ student Celeste Carmignani of Golden, CO as one of five recipients of this year’s 2020 transportation scholarships. Carmignani is pursuing a civil engineering degree from the Colorado School o...
FINLEY Hires Alejandra Duarte, EIT as a Bridge Designer
Bridge Design and Construction Engineering firm, Finley Engineering Group (FINLEY) is proud to welcome Alejandra Duarte, EIT, as a Bridge Designer to its’ expanding bridge design and construction engineering firm. Alejandra obtained her BA in Civil Engineering and her ME in Structural Engineering from the University of Florida, and joined the FINLEY team as an Engineering Intern in March of 2020. Alejandra brings to FINLEY a background in bridge design and engineering from both her coursework...
Bechtel Appoints New Presidents to Lead its Global Oil, Gas & Chemicals and Mining & Metals Businesses
Bechtel today announced the appointments of Paul Marsden as president of the company’s Oil, Gas & Chemicals (OG&C) business and Ailie MacAdam as president of its Mining & Metals (M&M) business. Marsden will succeed OG&C President Alasdair Cathcart, who is stepping down after 31 years at Bechtel, and MacAdam will succeed M&M President Paige Wilson, who is retiring after 25 years with the company. Both will report to incoming President and Chief Operating Officer Craig Albert. In their new role...