Michael Baker International Appoints Ralph B. Hennessy to Lead Aviation Services Group in Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (April 24, 2018) – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Ralph B. Hennessy, C.M., will join the firm as the Aviation Services Group Lead for the state of Louisiana. Based in Michael Baker’s Baton Rouge office, Mr. Hennessy will be a strategic partner for the firm’s Louisiana-based aviation clients and utilize his expertise to help secure funding for capital improvement projects. He also will be r...
New Geopolitics: Commission on the Global Consequences of Renewable Energy Transformation
Berlin, Germany – Global leaders from across the spheres of energy, foreign policy, trade, development and business have been announced as members of the newly formed Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation. The Commission was launched in January during the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and its work is supported by the governments of Germany, Norway and the United Arab Emirates. The former President of Iceland, Olafur Grimsson will lead t...
50 Bay Area Student Leaders to Unveil Over 20 Design Solutions that Tackle the Threat of Climate Change and Growing Inequities
Berkeley, Calif — The first-ever Y-PLAN Youth Challenge Regional Summit will be held on Wednesday, April 25th and will feature over 50 students representing over 800 of their classmates from East Palo Alto, Richmond, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Rafael as they present and discuss design solutions that tackle the local impacts of climate change. This summit is the continuation of a youth-led movement to reimagine communities in the Bay Area to be stronger and safer by solving complex urban pla...
Western Specialty Contractors Promotes Crystal Moyer to Senior National Account Program Manager
(St. Louis, MO) – Western Specialty Contractors has promoted Crystal Moyer of Eureka, MO to Senior National Account Program Manager. She was a National Account Manager for the past two years. Western recently restructured its Marketing/Business Development/National Account Department into two main focuses - National Account Program and National Account Asset, each headed by a Senior Manager. Moyer will head the National Account Program and oversee a pair of National Account Managers. Moyer...
Helene Kornblatt Joins HNTB as Environmental Planning Director and Southern California Practice Leader
LOS ANGELES – Helene Kornblatt joined HNTB Corporation as senior environmental sciences and planning director and Southern California practice leader. She also is an associate vice president of the firm. She brings 30 years of experience in transportation and public transit. In this position, she is responsible for project delivery and business development for the firm’s growing environmental practice throughout California. She is based in Los Angeles. Kornblatt is recognized as a skilled env...
AISC President Charlie Carter Named Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumnus
Charles J. Carter, SE, PE, PhD, AISC’s president, has been named a 2018 Outstanding Engineering Alumnus by the Penn State College of Engineering. Established in 1966, the Penn State Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award is the highest honor bestowed by the college and recognizes graduates who have reached exceptional levels of professional achievement. Carter, along with the 11 other award recipients, will receive his award at a ceremony on April 23 at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State’s U...
Senior Project Manager, Jeremy Runkle, PE, Joins Cardno's Clearwater Office
Clearwater, FL - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Jeremy Runkle, PE, has returned to the firm as Senior Project Manager in the company’s Clearwater, FL, USA office. Jeremy previously worked for Cardno from 2007 to 2014 and brings over 11 years of experience in transportation engineering and design, leading major roadway projects with technical expertise and performance in production efficiency and continuous process improvement. Jeremy has a long record of providing design servi...
DXA Studio Announces Two New Team Members
NEW YORK – DXA studio, a New York based architecture and design firm known for a diverse range of projects primarily in Manhattan and Brooklyn, has announced that two new employees have joined their growing team. Their new hires are as follows: Silvia Ott, AIA, LEED AP, Senior Architect Silvia attended New York University, received her Masters of Architecture from Technical University Munich, and was an Erasmus student at Escuela Técnica Superior de Architectura in Spain. Silvia...
Shuster Announces Departure of Committee Staff Director & Additional Senior Staff Changes
Washington, D.C. - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) today announced that Committee Staff Director Matt Sturges is leaving the Committee staff to join the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) as the Deputy Administrator. In addition, Shuster announced the promotions of Chris Vieson to the position of Staff Director for the Committee, and Geoff Gosselin to the position of Deputy Staff Director. “Matt joined the Transportation and Infrastructure staff wh...
National Association of Environmental Professionals Selects HNTB’s Ron Deverman as Newest Fellow
CHICAGO – Ron Deverman, CEP, has been named a Fellow by the National Association of Environmental Professionals—only the 10th Fellow named by the organization in its 43-year history. Deverman, based in HNTB’s Chicago office, is principal environmental planning manager and associate vice president. The NAEP serves as a forum for environmental study and professional advancement, a networking platform, an industry resource and a proponent of ethical standards. “Ron’s dedication to technical...
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