HNTB grows aviation practice in Miami office to help provide solutions to clients throughout South Florida
Maria Mendoza, Andrea Herdocia, Xue Li, Ricardo Martinez bolster firm’s capacity supporting airport capital improvement projects. Miami, Fla. – HNTB Corporation, a national infrastructure solutions firm, is growing in Miami to help address the area’s increasing aviation needs. The firm hired Maria Mendoza, Andrea Herdocia, Xue Li and Ricardo Martinez – four veteran professionals who add expertise to the firm’s portfolio in South Florida. They all are based in the firm’s Miami office. “Th...
FINLEY Bridge Designers, Jan Zitny and Jiri Bures Obtain Licenses and are Promoted to Bridge Engineers
Tallahassee, Fla. – January 15, 2020 – FINLEY Engineering Group (FINLEY), Tallahassee-based bridge design and construction engineering firm, is pleased to announce that Jan Zitny has passed his Professional Engineering exam and is a licensed Engineer in the State of Texas, and Jiri Bures has passed his Chartered Engineering exam in the Czech Republic. FINLEY recognized these significant accomplishments by promoting both Zitny and Bures to Bridge Engineers. Jan Zitny, P.E. Jan Zitny, P.E....
ACEC Announces New Volunteer Leaders
Washington, DC – The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) – the voice of America’s engineering industry – is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has elected five new members to its Executive Committee, with terms beginning later this year at the ACEC 2020 Annual Convention and Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C. At the Convention, Charlie Gozdziewski, principal emeritus at Hardesty & Hanover in New York City, will take over the role of Board Chair from current ACEC...
New LEEA Chair Heralds Association’s Future
Richard Money becomes Chair of The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) from January 2020, taking over from Paul Fulcher, with Kat Moss of Catena replacing Richard as Vice Chair. Keen to be a key player in driving LEEA forward, Richard introduces some of the initiatives to propel the association into the new decade. At the end of 2019, as we reflected on our 75-year history and how far we have come, it is clear that LEEA is an association in a great place. But, in taking on the rol...
ARTBA Foundation Seeks Nominations for the 2020 Transportation Development Hall of Fame Class
WASHINGTON — The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Transportation Development Hall of Fame. Launched in 2010, the Hall “honors individuals or families from the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to U.S. transportation development during their careers.” Nominees are considered in two categories: Transportation Design & Construction Industry Innovators: Honors the men and wom...
NACTO Announces New Executive Board Leadership
NEW YORK – Today, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) announced the election of Robin Hutcheson, Director of the Minneapolis Department of Public Works, as the board’s President, and Eulois Cleckley, Executive Director of the Denver Department of Transportation & Infrastructure, as the board’s Vice President. The board’s previous President, Los Angeles Department of Transportation General Manager Seleta Reynolds, has stepped down following five years of service on...
ARTBA Foundation Seeks Nominations for Annual Industry Leader Development Program
WASHINGTON —The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) is accepting nominations for its 2020 Industry Leader Development Program (ILDP), the 25th annual class of the first-of-its-kind introduction to federal and state advocacy for transportation infrastructure market development and protection. It will be held May 12-14 in the Nation’s Capital. The ILDP and its associated Industry Leader Development Council (ILDC) boast of nearly...
Strategic Group Hire Enhances Stantec’s Engineering Capabilities
Philadelphia, PA - TSX, NYSE: STN: Global integrated design firm Stantec announced today that staff from Pisarek Engineering will join its Buildings practice effective immediately. Previously located in Westmont, New Jersey, the eight-person team will relocate to Stantec’s 170-person Philadelphia office at 1500 Spring Garden Street. Founded in 2001, Pisarek has provided services for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering; planning and feasibility; program management; and value analy...
AASHTO Seeks Chief Technology Officer, Business Operations Coordinator
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is looking to hire a director of technology and digital strategy as well as a business operations coordinator; both will be full-time positions located at the organization’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. The director of technology and digital strategy will: serve as AASHTO’s chief information officer; serve as member of the association’s senior management team reporting directly to the executive director; and will be res...
Former Skanska CEO Tapped to Lead Gilbane
Former Skanska CEO and President Rich Cavallaro, right, is replacing Bill Gilbane III, left, as the executive in charge of Gilbane's New York division. Photo: Stephanie Price Gilbane Building Company, one of the city’s largest family-owned construction firms for nearly 150 years, is getting a new top executive as Bill Gilbane III steps away from his role as head of the company’s New York division. Gilbane, who was the fifth generation in his family to lead the business, will move up...