HDR Promotes Jason Mikkelsen to Managing Principal of Phoenix Studio
Jason Mikkelsen, PE, LEED AP, ENV SP, has been promoted to managing principal of HDR’s Phoenix architecture studio. He will lead a staff of 38 architects and engineers, and help further develop the firm’s presence in the Phoenix market. With HDR for the past seven years overseeing Phoenix’s downtown location and managing the cross-sector facilities design center, he will continue to be responsible for leading multiple teams to provide outstanding client service, build excellent relationships...
AISC VP John Cross Receives Leadership Achievement Award
John Cross, PE, LEED AP, AISC vice president of special projects, received the SMDI Industry Leadership Award for steel industry partners and customers from the Steel Market Development Institute on May 1. Cross was recognized for his contributions and expertise in building information modeling (BIM), construction economics and sustainability. Upon receiving the award, Cross credited his accomplishments as a team effort. “It is an award that recognizes the impact and effectiveness that a...
Western Specialty Contractors Presents SIUE Construction Management Major Joel Sipe with Scholarship
(St. Louis, MO) Western Specialty Contractors recently presented Joel Sipe, a sophomore and Construction Management major at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), with a scholarship. Western provides the SIUE School of Engineering’s Department of Construction with a scholarship annually. The awarding criteria and recipient of the scholarship is determined by Department of Construction faculty. Western Human Resources Director Maria Traina and Region Manager Jim Rechtin, Jr. prese...
Three New Fellows Join AASHTO’s Engineering Team
Above photo left to right: Kopinski, Bosin, and Clawson The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials welcomed three new fellows to its engineering department at the group's Washington D.C. headquarters. The three will each spend a year working on a variety of highway engineering, environmental, and policy issues for AASHTO. Eric Kopinski, a nine-year veteran of the Missouri Department of Transportation, will split his f...
Energy Systems Integration Group Elects Four New Board Members
RESTON, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has announced four new members of its board, following a recent nomination and election process. The new board members were introduced during ESIG’s annual membership meeting held in conjunction with the group’s 2018 Spring Technical Workshop. The board of directors serve as industry ambassadors for ESIG and collectively oversee and ensure the association’s operations and strategic growth plan. The newly elected board members are:...
SMDI Announces Steel Industry Lifetime, Leadership & Achievement Award Winners for 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), recognized four outstanding individuals with awards May 1 during AISI’s General Meeting held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The awards were presented in three categories to recognize lifetime achievement, industry leadership and market development achievement by AISI Chairman Roger Newport, chief executive officer of AK Steel Corporation. All thr...
Infrastructure Expert Dan Carroll Joins HNTB in San Antonio as Senior Project Engineer
SAN ANTONIO – Dan Carroll, PE, has rejoined HNTB Corporation as senior project engineer, based in the firm’s San Antonio office. He brings more than 17 years of industry experience including roadway design, traffic control, signal design, traffic impact analysis and all aspects of project delivery. Carroll will help deliver road and highway projects for various municipal clients and the Texas Department of Transportation. “Throughout his career, Dan has demonstrated a high degree of techni...
ITD Director Brian Ness Named to Transportation Research Board Executive Committee
Idaho Transportation Department Director Brian Ness was recently named to the Executive Committee of the 2018 Transportation Research Board (TRB). The TRB is a unit of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, and serves as an independent adviser to the President of the United States, the Congress, and federal and state agencies on scientific and technical transportation issues of national importance. Ness, who has been ITD Director since 2010, serves as the chair of the Res...
Burns & McDonnell's Ty McGown Earns Engineer of the Year Award in Wichita
WICHITA, Kan.- Ty McGown, a Burns & McDonnell engineer who led implementation of an advanced water-treatment process that is allowing Wichita to recharge a critical water supply aquifer and who is helping define new water supply facilities for the City, is being honored as Engineer of the Year by the Wichita Society of Professional Engineers. McGown, a project manager and associate in the firm's Wichita office, recently received the honor recognizing his engineering achievements, his work thr...
Transit and Rail Expert Michael Booth Joins HNTB in Chicago as Transit Planning Group Director
CHICAGO – Michael Booth, AICP, has joined HNTB Corporation as transit planning group director and associate vice president, based in the firm’s Chicago office. He brings over 33 years of industry expertise, with a focus on major transportation, transit and infrastructure capital projects, including experience in project management for the Chicago Transit Authority and other transit agencies. In his new role at HNTB, Booth leads HNTB’s Chicago transit planning practice, focusing on service and...
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