Construction Management Expert David Tiberi Joins HNTB in Southern California
LOS ANGELES – David Tiberi, PE, PMP, CCM, rejoined HNTB Corporation as construction program manager and vice president for its expanding West Division transportation infrastructure practice. He is based in HNTB’s Los Angeles office. Tiberi is responsible for the firm’s growing highway and bridge planning, design and construction practices and supporting the firm’s project and construction management team on the I-10 Express Lanes Design-Build project for the San Bernardino County Transportati...
ARTBA Leader Pete Ruane Announces Retirement Plans
(WASHINGTON) - Pete Ruane, president and chief executive officer of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA), today announced he will be retiring from the organization in October after 30 years of service. He is the longest tenured head of the 116-year-old organization. After Ruane’s departure, ARTBA Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer William D. Toohey, Jr., a 33-year ARTBA veteran, will serve as acting CEO until the new top executive appointment is ma...
Two Landscape Architecture Leaders Join HDR’s Denver Architecture Studio
Anthony (Tony) Mazzeo, site design principal, and Kent Freed, RLA, AIA, senior landscape architect, have joined HDR’s Denver architecture studio as leaders of its landscape architecture department. Previously owners of PLOT Project, LLC, in Denver, they have more than 50 years of combined experience in the Denver market. Notable projects have included a freight garden and landscapes at the TAXI development in Denver’s River North Art District; a mixed-use office building streetscape and rain...
Kats Joins WSP as Business Development Manager
LOS ANGELES — Steven Kats has been named business development manager for the Los Angeles transportation and infrastructure business of WSP USA, formerly WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. In his new position, Mr. Kats will work closely with the firm’s Los Angeles office staff and regional leadership to achieve annual sales goals, develop and implement tactical action plans and client relation management plans, and lead key external initia...
Julie Wienberg Rejoins HNTB as Aviation Project Director and Vice President
KANSAS CITY – Julie Wienberg, NCARB, has rejoined HNTB Corporation as aviation project director and vice president, serving as aviation group leader for HNTB’s architecture practice. Wienberg focuses on strategic planning, client service and providing support and advisory services to HNTB’s national aviation practice and to clients in the development of public-private partnerships. Wienberg brings extensive experience in developing, managing and leading project teams, with more than 20 years...
Keith Ludwig Elected as Board President for Society of American Military Engineers, Philadelphia Post
Keith Ludwig, PLS, has been elected president of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), Philadelphia post. Ludwig has been an active member of the Philadelphia SAME post for more than 12 years and has served on the board of directors for nine. He previously served on a committee for SAME’s Signature Event, which supports local disabled veterans through various nonprofits, including the Travis Manion Foundation. Ludwig is chair of the program committee and a member of the audit and...
MDOT’s Steudle Inducted into ITS America Hall of Fame
ITS America inducted Michigan Department of Transportation Director Kirk Steudle into its Hall of Fame during the group's annual meeting June 4-7 in Detroit, Michigan. A registered professional engineer, Steudle began his career with MDOT in 1987, rising through the ranks to become state transportation director in 2006, a position he still holds today. He also served as president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials from 2011 to 2012 and has been a member...
2018 Harold Washington Literary Award Dinner
Updates from James McHugh Construction Co.: Last Thursday was the Harold Washington Literary Award Dinner. The event funds the Near South Planning Board’s Authors in the Schools Program, a literary program developed to encourage reading and writing in Chicago’s elementary inner-city schools. We we’re very proud to have our long time client Joe Antunovich, from Antunovich Associates, chair the event and our own Shelly Griggs serve as Vice Chair.
Nemetschek Group Expands Supervisory Board with US Executive Bill Krouch
Munich / Washington D.C. - The Nemetschek Group, one of the largest software providers for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry, announced today that its shareholders have elected a fourth member for the Supervisory Board. Bill Krouch, an advisor based in the US, is the first non-European member on the Supervisory Board of the successful Group. The shareholders showed strong support for the new board member with 99.72% approval. "We are very pleased with the decision...
Angela McMurray Rejoins HNTB in Houston as Environmental Planning Manager
HOUSTON – Angela McMurray, AICP, has rejoined HNTB Corporation as environmental planning manager. McMurray leads efforts to grow the environmental planning practice in HNTB’s Houston office and focuses on service and delivery for major transportation projects throughout southeast Texas and El Paso. McMurray has 12 years of experience in environmental consulting and natural resources management, including work on numerous biological assessment and ecological evaluation projects. Additionally,...