Woolpert’s Qassim Abdullah Selected for NOAA’s Hydrographic Services Review Panel
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Woolpert Chief Scientist and Senior Associate Qassim Abdullah, Ph.D., CP, PLS, has been named to a four-year term on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Hydrographic Services Review Panel (HSRP). The HSRP was created to provide NOAA with independent advice on hydrographic operations, research and development, as well as the acquisition and dissemination of data and information pertaining to hydrographic surveying, shoreline surveying, nautical ch...
Martin Engelmann Joins Stantec’s California Transportation Practice
Walnut Creek, CA, NYSE, TSX:STN- Martin Engelmann, PE, has joined Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm—as a senior transportation planning manager in the firm’s Walnut Creek, California, office. Engelmann has 35-plus years of transportation planning, engineering, policy and programming experience in California. At Stantec, he will serve as part of the leadership team for the Pacific Region Transportation Group focusing on growing the local transportation market and ser...
The UP Companies Adds Three New Members to Team
St. Louis, MO - The UP Companies (UPCO) announces three new hires to its staff: Michael Robinson as Preconstruction Director, Karen Lamberg as Assistant Controller and Kyle Renaud as Senior Estimator. Michael Robinson – Preconstruction Director As Preconstruction Director, Michael Robinson of Lake St. Louis, Missouri, will perform estimating, review policies and procedures, and develop new business and initiatives. He has 43 years of industry experience, having previously worked as an e...
2019 Ross Newlin Achievement Award Recipient Announced
Paul Smith, wind plant manager at Puget Sound Energy has been awarded the 2019 Ross Newlin Achievement Award, given by the Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) for his ongoing contributions in leading advancement efforts of the technical and operations sectors of the renewable energy industry. Named for wind industry pioneer Ross Newlin, the award was presented during ESIG’s annual Fall Operations and Maintenance Users Group meeting recently held in Palm Springs, Calif. “Ross Newlin hel...
CDOT Names Steve Harelson as Chief Engineer
Steve Harelson will serve as the Colorado Department of Transportation’s next chief engineer, effective immediately. Steve has been part of CDOT since 2002, and has served as the West Program Engineer in the Denver metro region since 2013. His breadth of experience ranges from hydraulic engineering, planning and design work on both the US 285 and I-70 Mountain Corridors, work on the Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel and fire suppression system. He has also worked extensively on landslides—lea...
DelDOT Announces New Director of Maintenance & Operations
Secretary of Transportation Jennifer Cohan announces Anne Brown as the new director of Maintenance & Operations (M&O) for DelDOT. Anne is the first woman to lead M&O, and succeeds Mark Alexander, who retired from the Department on September 30, 2019, after 32 years of service. Anne has been with DelDOT since 2010, beginning her career in M&O as a fiscal management analyst in the Business Management section before being promoted to chief of administration for M&O. Anne has most recently served...
Pamela McCombe Joins HNTB Corporation in Lake Mary as Senior Project Manager – Transit and Rail
LAKE MARY, Fla. – Pamela McCombe, P.Eng., joined HNTB Corporation as senior project manager – transit and rail, based in Lake Mary. In this role, she manages a variety of complex projects and ensures client needs are met with the highest degrees of technical excellence. McCombe has nearly 35 years of industry experience and has successfully implemented innovative initiatives for major transit systems, including bus, light rail, streetcar and commuter rail systems. She has led safety and secur...
ARTBA Foundation Announces Four Transportation Development Hall of Fame Inductees
WASHINGTON - Fred Fehsenfeld, Sr., Dr. T. Peter Ruane, Ethel A. Birchland and William “Bill” Boyd Burgett are the 2019 inductees into the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s Transportation Development Hall of Fame. The announcement was made Sept. 23 at the association’s National Convention in Savannah, Ga. Launched in 2010, the Hall “honors individuals or families from the public and private sectors who have made extraordinary contributions to U.S. transp...
Profile Products Hires Director of Human Resources
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Profile® Products is pleased to announce the hiring of Michelle Lee as director of human resources. Lee will be responsible for all HR activity throughout the company and will work closely with the executive leadership team on strategic initiatives. “Michelle has a wealth of knowledge in employee relations, recruiting and training in manufacturing and corporate work environments,” said Cal Stuart, vice president and chief financial officer of Profile Products. “We are co...
Theresa Weston Joins the Distinguished Ranks of Scientists and Engineers as a 2019 DuPont Fellow
WILMINGTON, Del. – Theresa (Teri) Weston, Senior Research Fellow in Performance Building Solutions, DuPont Safety & Construction, has been named a DuPont Fellow, the highest technical professional level in the company. She joins an elite group of scientists and engineers with only 12 other active members globally. “Teri is a powerful example of how one innovator can transform an industry through leadership, scientific acumen and pure tenacity,” said Alexa Dembek, Senior Vice President, Chief...
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