Amy Williams is New Managing Principal of HDR’s Minneapolis Studio
September 2017- Amy Williams, AIA, LEED AP, former managing principal, vice president of HDR’s Los Angeles architecture studio, has assumed the managing principal role in the Minneapolis studio. Originally from Iowa and a graduate of Iowa State University, Williams is a licensed architect in Washington, Nevada, Utah, Minnesota and Michigan. She has led design practices for award-winning global architecture firms for the past eight years, and she has 20 years of experience on projects in th...
Harold Thompson Joins HDR's Dallas Architecture Studio as Managing Principal
Harold Thompson, AIA, LEED AP, is the new managing principal of HDR’s Dallas architecture studio. Responsible for working with the Dallas leadership team to create, execute and deliver great work, Thompson said he is most looking forward to developing relationships with HDR’s clients and his new colleagues. He hopes to foster an environment in which “every employee in the Dallas studio feels respected, invested, rewarded and inspired.” Prior to joining HDR, Thompson was a senior vice presiden...
ARTBA Foundation Announces Latest Group to Earn Transportation Project Safety Certification
(WASHINGTON) - Forty two additional people have earned the “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” (SCTPP) credential, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation announced today. This is on top of the 70 individuals in the first two classes announced earlier this year. The certification is valid for three years. Launched in late 2016, the SCTPP program is aimed at the thousands of transportation project workers, supervisors, foremen,...
IECA Region One Board of Directors Welcomes Back Past Leadership
IECA welcomes back Rafael (Nicky) Araujo, Jonathan Kopeke, CPESC, LEEd-AP and Jerry Sanders, CPESC to the IECA Region One Board of Directors. Thank you to everyone who voted. Please find a bio of each board member below and reasons to why they ran again to serve IECA. Rafael (Nicky) Araujo, born in Panama, Republic of Panama, holds a BSc. in Biology, majoring in Zoology and Ecology from the University of Panama and a Certificate in Geotechnical Engineering from University of Delaware. W...
A. Morton Thomas, Lea & Elliot Executives, ITR Concession Company & Two College Students Honored with ARTBA’s Women Leaders Awards
WASHINGTON - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) honored executives from A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc. and Lea & Elliot, Inc., the Indiana Toll Road (ITR) Concession Company, and students from the University of Florida and the University of Colorado with “Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction” awards. The association made the announcement Sept. 20. Winners were announced in three categories: ...
Michael Baker International Appoints James E. Koch as Regional Director for the Firm’s Mid-Atlantic Region
Pittsburgh (September 21, 2017) – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that James E. Koch, P.E., has joined the firm as the Regional Director for the Mid-Atlantic Region. Mr. Koch will be based in Michael Baker’s Alexandria, Va., office, which will now serve as the firm’s hub for the Mid-Atlantic Region. In his new role, Mr. Koch will expand Michael Baker’s focus on international and federal work while protecting a...
ARTBA Announces 2017-18 Officers During Annual Business Meeting of Members
WASHINGTON — The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2017-2018 officers during an annual business meeting of members on Sept. 19. They include: Chairman: Matt Cummings, executive vice president, AECOM, Philadelphia Senior Vice Chairman: Bob Alger, president & CEO, Lane Industries, Cheshire, Conn. First Vice Chairman: Steve McGough, president and chief financial officer, HCSS, Sugarland, Texas Northeastern Region Vice...
AECOM Executive Vice President Matt Cummings Elected 2017-2018 ARTBA Chairman
(WASHINGTON)— Matthew (Matt) G. Cummings, a Philadelphia-based executive vice president with global infrastructure company AECOM, has been elected 2017-2018 American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) chairman. The association made the announcement Sept. 19. Cummings’ career in the transportation construction industry spans 30 years, including 23 years at AECOM. A registered professional engineer in multiple states, he currently leads the firm’s $2 billion transportation busi...
Trump Taps Former Iowa DOT Chief Trombino to Lead FHWA
President Trump nominated former Iowa DOT Director Paul Trombino to become the next chief of the Federal Highway Administration, drawing on Trombino's deep industry ties and experience with a broad range of transportation issues. As FHWA administrator, Trombino would oversee agency officials who work with all states' transportation departments to help deploy federal funds from the nation's largest infrastructure investment account – the Highway Trust Fund, which supports highway, transit and...
ADOT Partners with Tucson-Area Tribe on Construction Academy
TUCSON – Twenty-seven members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe earned their certification to work as flaggers on tribal construction projects through a free Construction Academy sponsored by the Arizona Department of Transportation. After completing a series of weekend courses, participants in the Pascua Yaqui Reservation Tribal Employment Rights Organization Construction Academy are now qualified to work on road projects on the reservation, located in the southwest Tucson area. Fifteen participa...
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