48 More Transportation Project Professionals Are Now “Safety Certified”
(WASHINGTON) - Forty eight individuals from 19 companies and representing 14 states have earned the “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” (SCTPP) credential over the past four months, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation announced today. The certification is valid for three years. The SCTPP program is aimed at the thousands of transportation project workers, supervisors, foremen, inspectors, managers, manufacturers and materia...
Cardno Promotes Gretchen Thach to National Assessment & Remediation Lead
Boston, Mass. - Professional infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno is pleased to announce the promotion of Gretchen Thach to Vice President, Assessment & Remediation Area Lead. In her new position, she will lead the Assessment & Remediation Business Area, guiding the implementation of the unit’s business plan, focusing on client relationship management, program performance, and career development for staff. She is a leading expert in environmental investigations, assistin...
Wade Benton Rejoins HNTB in Austin as Senior Project Manager
AUSTIN – Wade Benton, PE, has rejoined HNTB Corporation as senior project manager and associate vice president, based in the firm’s Austin office. Benton’s work will focus on the firm’s general engineering consultant contract for the Hays County Road Bond Program. Benton has nearly 25 years of experience developing and delivering large municipal transportation, utility, drainage and other infrastructure projects in Texas. Throughout his career, he has served on projects for Capital Metro in...
WSP Experts Featured at National Transportation Asset Management Conference
SAN DIEGO, CA — Industry leaders from WSP USA, an engineering and professional services consultancy, will present best practices in advancing business and asset performance at the Transportation Research Board’s 12th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management July 14-17, 2018 in San Diego, California. Transportation asset management is a strategic approach aimed at optimizing lifecycle management of the infrastructure, fleet and facilities that transportation agenci...
Iowa Architect Terry L. Allers Elected as NCARB First Vice President/President-Elect
Detroit, MI—Terry L. Allers, NCARB, AIA, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, was elected first vice president/president-elect of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) at its 99th Annual Business Meeting. By virtue of his election, Allers will become president in July 2019.“It’s an exciting time to lead the regulation of architecture,” said Allers. “I’m honored to have the opportunity to help bring several ongoing initiatives, including NCARB’s upcoming Model Law refresh, to fruit...
Kansas Architect David L. Hoffman Inaugurated as NCARB President
Detroit, MI—David L. Hoffman, FAIA, NCARB, Hon. FCARM, was inaugurated as the president of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) at its 99th Annual Business Meeting. As president, the Wichita, Kansas, architect will lead the organization—which supports the 54 U.S. architectural licensing boards—through its centennial year. “Serving as president during our 100th year provides a unique opportunity to celebrate NCARB’s accomplishments over the last five generations,”...
Petroteq Announces New Advisory Board Member and Highlights Recent Industry News
STUDIO CITY, CALIFORNIA - Petroteq Energy Inc. (“Petroteq” or the “Company”) (TSXV: PQE; OTC: PQEFF; Frankfurt: A2DYWC), a company focused on the development and implementation of proprietary technologies for the energy industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of experienced energy technology investor Mr. David Kahn to its Advisory Board. Mr. Kahn has served as an executive in some of the largest companies in the energy industry including, Weatherford, Baker Hughes and Texaco. He als...
CFSEI Names Recipient of the 2018 CFSEI John P. Matsen Award for Distinguished Service
WASHINGTON, DC —The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute (CFSEI) has named Jennifer Zabik, P.E., S.E., president of Zabik-Turner Engineering, LLC as the recipient of the 2018 CFSEI John P. Matsen Award for Distinguished Service. The award recognizes the significant contributions of an individual who has volunteered time, talent and resources to the cold-formed steel industry. It was renamed in 2016 to honor John P. Matsen, P.E., founder and principal of Matsen Ford Design Associates in Waukesha...
Carrie Rocha Selected as HNTB Atlanta Office Leader
ATLANTA, Ga. – Carrie Rocha, PE, vice president, was named HNTB Corporation’s Atlanta office leader. She previously served in a similar role for HNTB’s Connecticut operation. With her move to Atlanta, Rocha brings 20 years of experience in transportation infrastructure project and construction management, contract administration and engineering for highways, bridges, tunnels, transit/rail, aviation and related facilities. She fills the office leader vacancy left by Jeff Parker who became MART...
ARTBA Honors Texas A&M Professor & Retired ORAFOL Leader with Prestigious Highway Safety Award
(WASHINGTON) - Gene Hawkins, a professor in the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering at Texas A&M University, and retired ORAFOL Americas leader Tom Flaherty, are the respective public and private sector recipients of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) 2018 “Jake Landen Memorial Safety Award.” Established in 1979 by ARTBA’s Traffic Safety Industry Division (TSID), the Landen Award is presented annually to those individuals who have “made significant and lasti...