The DFI Educational Trust Awards Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants
Hawthorne, N.J. : The DFI Educational Trust has awarded five Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women working in the deep foundations industry to attend DFI’s 45th Annual Conference. The grant includes complimentary conference registration and covers related expenses for attending the conference. The grants will be presented during the Annual Conference at the Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) 6th Annual networking event. The recipients are: T...
HLW Welcomes New Director of Sustainability and Wellness in New York
Jonce Walker will reinforce the firm's pledge to scaling sustainability initiatives, leveraging a lauded, multidisciplinary background New York — July 2020 — Jonce Walker, LEED AP, Certified Sustainable Building Advisor, and Fitwel Ambassador, has officially joined HLW as Director of Sustainability and Wellness, operating out of the firm's New York City office. Bringing a strong background in place-based urban design to the team, Walker's portfolio spans more than 14 years of high perf...
Esri President Jack Dangermond Addresses UN High Level Political Forum
GIS Software Leader Speaks on COVID-19 and Sustainable Development Goals REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the world leader in GIS, location intelligence, and mapping technology, today announced that its founder and president, Jack Dangermond, addressed the United Nations’ High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. His remarks to the assembly were delivered July 7th at the key annual meeting for UN and Member State review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) globally. The United N...
DFI Announces New Chair of Women in Deep Foundations Committee
Hawthorne, NJ: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that Lucky Nagarajan, general manager-engineering and business development for Giken America, is the new chair of the DFI Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee. She succeeds Maysill Pascal, P.E., senior regional engineer/sales manager for USW, a Menard Group USA Company. The WiDF Committee is a group of women and men who are advocates for retaining women in the deep foundations industry. The goal is to foster greater success and inte...
Steel Bridge Expert John Yadlosky Honored with AISC Lifetime Achievement Award
OMAHA, Neb. — HDR’s John Yadlosky has been honored with the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. The prestigious award recognizes individuals who have provided outstanding service to the structural steel industry and to AISC for a sustained period of time. “Being honored by AISC means a great deal to me on more than one level,” said Yadlosky, HDR’s bridges and structures operations director. “Professionally, it’s recognition from an organization that ha...
McElhinney named new Idaho Transportation Department Chief Operations Officer
Dan McElhinney has been selected as the Idaho Transportation Department’s new Chief Operations Officer following a thorough national search. He is expected to begin August 10. At ITD, McElhinney will be responsible for overseeing more than 12,000 lane miles of highways and roads, more than 1,800 bridges on the State Highway System, as well as the department’s Highway Construction & Operations and Highway Development areas, plus six district offices located in regions around the state. McEl...
Mangione Promoted to National Markets Director for Transportation
WSP USA’s highway/bridge director has served multiple transportation leadership and technical roles since joining the firm in 1995. NEW YORK CITY (July 7, 2020) — With his promotion to national markets director for transportation, Michael Mangione will be expanding his leadership responsibilities at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Mangione, also currently serves as the national highway/bridge director for WSP, will work with all market leaders to...
Brokk Welcomes Matt Lyons to North American Service Team
MONROE, Wash. (July 7, 2020) – Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, welcomes Matt Lyons to the team as its newest training and application specialist. Over the past year, the company has enhanced training and support services across North America, providing easier access to both in-person and digital educational opportunities for customers through facility upgrades and new hires. Lyons joins a highly skilled team of six training specialists who have m...
Haight Named Fellow by Society of American Military Engineers
Honored for distinguished four-decade career in public and private sector and focus on fostering engineering education and advancement. ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA — William Haight III, a WSP USA engineer, retired U.S. Army colonel and a leader in contingency engineering for global U.S. military and civilian agency international development programs, was selected for induction into the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Academy of Fellows. Haight, a senior vice president at WSP U...
Dr. Kalavacharla Sree Rama Krishna Named 2020 DFI Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Hawthorne, N.J. (July 2, 2020): Kalavacharla Sree (K.S.) Rama Krishna, Ph.D., geotechnical consultant, chair of DFI of India and a member of the DFI Board of Trustees, is the recipient of DFI’s highest award to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). This award recognizes individuals who have made exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the deep foundations industry. The award is being presented during DFI’s 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations tentatively...
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