Michael Baker International Strengthens Operations in Houston, Texas, with Appointment of Cory Wilder as Office Executive
Houston – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Cory Wilder has been appointed to Senior Vice President and Office Executive of the Houston, Texas, office. To meet the increased infrastructure demands throughout the state of Texas, Mr. Wilder will position the Houston office for growth by leveraging his extensive background in oil and gas as well as his diverse experience in other areas, such as highways. With...
Bechtel Names Project Director for Construction and Startup of World’s Most Complex Radioactive Waste Treatment Plant
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, construction, and project management, today announced that Brian Reilly, a 35+ year veteran of nuclear construction, will become the next project director for the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant project at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Hanford Site in Washington state. Reilly will guide completion, startup, and commissioning of WTP’s first phase: the seven-story, sports arena-sized Low Activity Waste Facility and its associated sup...
Gannett Fleming Names Tulumello as Northeast Region Facilities Business Line Leader
(Harrisburg, Pa.): Giuseppe (Joe) Tulumello, AIA, LEED® Green Associate, has been named leader of Gannett Fleming’s Northeast Region Facilities Business Line. In this role, Tulumello will oversee business strategy and planning, project delivery, and operational growth of Gannett Fleming’s facilities practice across Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.“There are tremendous opportunities in the northeast facilities markets, including tr...
Joe North Joins HNTB in Tallahassee as Senior GIS Analyst
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Joe North joined HNTB Corporation as senior geographic information systems analyst, based in the firm’s growing Tallahassee office. He is responsible for providing direction to HNTB’s West Florida team on the most effective GIS technology to improve the project life-cycle process, from planning to design, construction, maintenance, and most recently, to emergency management pre-event planning and post-event recovery. North has more than 20 years of experience in geospatial...
APTA Board Chooses Skoutelas as Transit Group’s Next CEO
The board of the American Public Transportation Association said it has chosen transit industry veteran Paul Skoutelas to become its new president and CEO effective Jan. 8. Skoutelas, who currently resides in Pittsburgh, will relocate to Washington, D.C., where the association is based, APTA said. "Skoutelas has been a highly successful and respected national leader in the public transportation industry for more than 40 years," the announcement said. It noted that he has headed transit sys...
Gov. Cuomo Taps Consultant Karas to Head NYSDOT
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that he has appointed infrastructure consultant and former Chicago public works commissioner Paul Karas to be commissioner of the state Department of Transportation. In the same personnel announcement, Cuomo also said he appointed Cathy Calhoun, who had been acting NYSDOT commissioner since August, to serve as director of state operations. The governor said that Karas most recently worked for four years as vice president and manager of RS&H Inc., a tra...
Gov. Hickenlooper Names Lewis CEO of Colorado DOT as Bhatt Leaves for ITSA
Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper named Michael Lewis to take over as executive director at the state Department of Transportation, as agency CEO Shailen Bhatt exits to head the Washington, D.C.-based trade association Intelligent Transportation Society of America. Lewis has been CDOT's deputy executive director and chief operating officer since 2015, and was formerly director of the Rhode Island DOT from 2008 until early 2015. He had also been president in 2012-13 of the American Associ...
Jubran Whalan Joins Constant Energy Capital Management LLC as Managing Director
(Portland, ME ) – Constant Energy Capital, a distributed energy and power-focused private investment firm, today announced that Jubran Whalan has joined the firm as Managing Director. From 2011 to 2017, Mr. Whalan was Managing Director at BP where he served as Managing Director, Global Structured Products. Catherine York Powers, CEO of Constant Energy Capital said, “Jubran Whalan is among the most knowledgeable and experienced leaders in the global energy and power industries today. Over his...
Joe North Joins HNTB in Tallahassee as Senior GIS Analyst
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Dec. 7, 2017) – Joe North joined HNTB Corporation as senior geographic information systems analyst, based in the firm’s growing Tallahassee office. He is responsible for providing direction to HNTB’s West Florida team on the most effective GIS technology to improve the project life-cycle process, from planning to design, construction, maintenance, and most recently, to emergency management pre-event planning and post-event recovery. North has more than 20 years of experienc...
Virginia’s Jagdmann Appointed as Chair of NARUC’s Electricity Committee
WASHINGTON—Virginia State Corporation Commission Chair Judith Williams Jagdmann is the new chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Committee on Electricity. The appointment was made by NARUC President John W. Betkoski III. The Committee on Electricity is charged with developing and advancing policies that promote a reliable, adequate and affordable supply of electricity. Through strong collaboration with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and related federa...