Bechtel’s Peggy McCullough to Receive the 2019 ASME Henry Laurence Gantt Medal
Bechtel senior vice president Peggy McCullough has been awarded the 2019 American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME) Henry Laurence Gantt Medal, the organization has announced. McCullough oversees a multi-billion-dollar per-year portfolio of projects that are helping solve some of the most complex challenges faced by government and commercial customers anywhere. The projects include management and operation of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, two nuclear security pl...
Thompson Named Director of Project Delivery at WSP USA
Industry veteran brings three decades of engineering expertise and leadership to new role managing transportation project delivery and risk management across the U.S. HERNDON, VIRGINIA — Mark Thompson has been named director of project delivery and risk management for transportation and infrastructure at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Thompson brings more than 35 years of civil engineering experience to his new role, where he will oversee project...
ACEC Leaders to Represent America’s Engineers on Official Trade Mission to Asia
Washington, DC - Two U.S. engineering industry leaders will accompany Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on a business development mission to Southeast Asia next week. American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) current Board Chair, Mitch Simpler, and Former Board Chair, Manish Kothari, will meet with heads of state, ministry officials, and industry leaders during the week-long tour (November 3-8) of Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. ACEC’s participation in the overseas mission complements t...
Bob Hicks Joins Stantec’s Education Practice
BOSTON, MA: NYSE, TSX:STN: Bob Hicks has joined leading global design firm Stantec as a Senior Project Manager in the education practice. Located in the firm’s Boston office, he will be responsible for growing the higher education portfolio in the US Northeast. Hicks brings more than 30 years of professional experience, helping colleges, universities, and other institutional clients understand, plan, and bring to life their project aspirations. He has been involved in numerous high profile pr...
American Concrete Institute Announces Winners of FRP Composites Student Competition
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., USA – The American Concrete Institute announces the winners of its Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites Student Competition, held recently at the Concrete Convention and Exposition in Cincinnati, OH, USA. The competition objectives were for students to design, construct, and test a concrete structure reinforced with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) to achieve the optimal load-to-cost ratio, predict the ultimate load, and predict the load that will result in a pisto...
Trimble Announces CEO Succession
Rob Painter, Current CFO, to Become New CEO Steve Berglund to Transition to Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors Ulf Johansson to Retire as Chairman of the Board SUNNYVALE, Calif.— Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) announced today that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Robert G. Painter to succeed Steven W. Berglund as president and CEO of Trimble effective January 4, 2020, the first day of Trimble's 2020 fiscal year. Painter will also join the Trimble Board of Directors on Janu...
Thornton Tomasetti’s Joel Stout Named LEED Fellow
New York, NY – Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Joel Stout, a vice president in the firm’s Sustainability practice, has achieved the rank of LEED Fellow, the highest distinction awarded by the Green Business Certification, Inc. (GBCI). He is one of 29 practitioners and leaders within the green building community to be named to the 2019 class of LEED Fellows. The GCBI administers the LEED professional credentialing and project certification programs. The...
Hasan to Lead WSP USA Mid-Atlantic Region Construction Services Practice
Seasoned program and construction management expert will leverage more than 35 years of experience in the region helping clients deliver critical infrastructure projects. BALTIMORE — Anwer Hasan has been promoted to Mid-Atlantic Region construction services director at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Hasan will continue growing WSP’s program management and construction management (PM/CM) services footprint in the region, across markets and infra...
Adam Sheets rejoins HNTB as strategic advisor for firm’s infrastructure clients
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Adam Sheets has rejoined HNTB Corporation as national practice consultant and vice president. He is based in the firm’s Columbus, Ohio, office. He previously served in a similar role with HNTB from 2015 to 2018. Sheets brings extensive legal, policy and project management experience with a focus on toll program development, emerging technologies, alternative delivery, and public-private partnerships. Sheets adds his expertise to the list of advisory services HNTB currentl...
Airports Leader Rejoins Stantec
We are pleased to announce that Architect Rian Burger has rejoined Stantec as a senior principal in our global airport practice. Based in Stantec’s Toronto-Wellington office, Rian brings more than 30 years of industry experience, along with a keen understanding of the airport business and a creative approach to solving operational challenges faced by airport operators. “We’re delighted to welcome Rian back to Stantec and we look forward to his leadership of our Airport team in the Greater Tor...