Move offers structure around function, not mode or customer group
SALEM - The Oregon Transportation Commission has approved changes to the leadership structure of the Oregon Department of Transportation. The changes, effective immediately, do not alter the agency’s mission but instead will work to enhance that mission. ODOT's new director, Kris Strickler, proposed the following changes to the OTC on Dec. 16. Reorganize the department, establishing these four assistant directors: •Cooper Brown, Assistant Director for Operations. •Travis Brouwer, Assista...
Cardno Announces Promotion of Susan Reisbord to CEO and Managing Director
Lone Tree, CO - Professional infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno announces the appointment of Susan Reisbord to Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. In her role as CEO, she will work with Cardno’s leadership team to continue to build the firm’s capabilities across all business lines. She will focus the team’s efforts on generating sustainable and profitable growth, developing strong and collaborative teams of people across the firm, and enhancing Cardno’s value prop...
Profile Products Welcomes Andrew Yablonski as Northeast Regional Sales Manager
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Profile® Products is pleased to announce the hiring of Andrew Yablonski as regional sales manager for the Northeast region. His territory will include West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Ohio. “Andrew brings a wealth of industry knowledge and we are confident that he will be a great addition to Profile’s team of industry-leading experts,” said Michael Schupp, national sales m...
Loete Named Illinois-Wisconsin Transportation Area Manager
Former Illinois DOT director of highways will lead and expand WSP USA’s transportation business in key Central U.S. markets. CHICAGO — Paul Loete has been named senior area manager for transportation in the Illinois and Wisconsin region at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Loete brings 25 years of project engineering experience to his new role at WSP. He will be responsible for driving the strategic direction of the Illinois and Wisconsin manageme...
Stantec Expands Program & Project Management Team in New England
Boston, MA - NYSE, TSX:STN: Leading global design, engineering, and project delivery firm Stantec is expanding its Program & Project Management (P&PM) team with the hire of Rebecca Jablonowski. Based in the firm’s Boston office, this new hire follows on the heels of recent project wins in the New England region, including the hot water conversion of 119 buildings at Dartmouth College, which will help the institution improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, the...
Subasic To Lead The Masonry Society as 1st Female President
Ms. Christine A. Subasic, consulting architectural engineer in Raleigh, North Carolina became President of The Masonry Society (TMS) following the Society’s November 2019 meetings in Scottsdale, Arizona. Subasic, who has been a Member of TMS for over 25 years, and who has served in numerous leadership roles including Vice President, Secretary/Treasurer, Board Member, Chair of the Sustainability Committee, and Editor of the Society’s Sustainability E-Newsletter, was introduced by TMS Past-Preside...
Cardno Promotes Mike Lancioni to Division President
Walkerton, IN. - Professional infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno is pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Lancioni to Division President effective December 1, 2019. In his new position, he will lead several business areas within the firm, including natural resources, assessment and remediation, restoration services, and health sciences. He has over 30 years of experience assembling project teams, overseeing client relationships, and coordinating the successful implement...
Debbie Gies joins HNTB Corporation in Boston as transit senior project manager
BOSTON – Debbie Gies joined HNTB Corporation as a senior project manager for program management. Based in the firm’s Boston office, Gies works with transit agencies in the areas of project management, operations coordination, construction staging logistics and public outreach. “Debbie brings an impressive background in transit system operations, having served in nearly every operations capacity for the MBTA’s Green line,” said Gary Bua, PE, HNTB’s Massachusetts office leader and vice presiden...
Sarah Lee joins HNTB as office leader in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Sarah Lee, Esq., has been named HNTB Corporation’s office leader for the firm’s Ohio offices in Columbus and Cleveland. She is based in Columbus. Lee, an associate vice president, brings more than 15 years of industry, legal and entrepreneurial experience to the role, and recognized expertise in advancing diversity and inclusion in the public transportation sector. As Ohio office leader, she leads more than 30 multi-disciplinary professionals committed to delivering highway,...
AASHTO Makes Committee Chair Appointments, Reappointments
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials has appointed Mark Lowe, director of the Iowa Department of Transportation, as the chair of the Special Committee on Research and Innovation for a two-year term. AASHTO also reappointed the chairs of eight other committees as well. Mark Lowe Appointed Iowa DOT’s director on May 26, 2017, Lowe previously served as the agency’s general counsel from 2008 to 2009, and as the director of its Motor Vehicle Division from 2009 to 2...