Ramboll Management Consulting Recruits Former Dimension Data CEO
When Ramboll’s newest hires docked-in their PCs for the first time earlier this month, 48-year old Sven Heinsen was one of them. He joined the team August 1st as the new global leader of Business Technology in Ramboll Management Consulting. Although his surname has a Scandinavian sound to it, Heinsen is German. Before joining Ramboll, Sven Heinsen served as CEO of Dimension Data’s German Organisation – a globally leading IT services provider. Adding to this, his CV includes management positio...
Governor Hogan Names Kevin Quinn MDOT MTA Administrator
ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan today named Kevin B. Quinn, Jr., Administrator of the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA). He has been serving as the MDOT MTA Acting Administrator since June 6. “Kevin is a smart transportation professional who has proven time and time again he knows how to make great things happen for the customers he serves,” said Governor Hogan. “The State of Maryland will truly benefit from this transit expertise and his a...
NorthAmerican Transportation Association Awarded Three Year Contract by City of Pasadena
RENO, Nev. - NorthAmerican Transportation Association announced that the City of Pasadena has awarded NTA a three-year contract to provide “Consortium for DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing” of the city’s safety-sensitive employee positions. It is notable that the NorthAmerican Transportation Association outbid JJ Keller and Quest Diagnostics plus 10 others to win the contract. NTA has always maintained that if you have a first class city or company, then you need a first class drug and alcohol pro...
ACEEE Presents Five 2017 Champion of Energy Efficiency in Industry Awards
Denver, Colorado : From the research world to the private sector, five distinguished experts received the Champions of Energy Efficiency Awards last night from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. The awards, presented at ACEEE's Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, recognizes leadership and accomplishment in the industrial energy efficiency field. Winners are selected based on demonstrated excellence in industrial leadership, lifetime achievement, research and develop...
T.Y. Lin International Hires Paul T. Baca, P.E., as Senior Project Manager, Transportation
T.Y. Lin International (TYLI), a globally recognized full-service infrastructure consulting firm, announces that Paul T. Baca, P.E., has been hired as Senior Project Manager, Transportation. Operating from TYLI’s office in Tempe, Arizona, Baca will lead senior project management and business development efforts for Surface Transportation projects in the Phoenix market and oversee design-build projects across the Southwest Region. Baca comes to TYLI with more than 16 years of transportation an...
Advanced Drainage Systems Announces Key Management Changes
HILLIARD, Ohio – Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (NYSE: WMS) (“ADS” or the “Company”), a leading global manufacturer of water management products and solutions for commercial, residential, infrastructure and agricultural applications, today announced several leadership changes in accordance with its previously communicated succession plan, which will become effective September 1, 2017. The Company’s Board of Directors has named Scott Barbour to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer, suc...
RJN Group, Inc. Selects Jeff Plymale as New Company President
WHEATON, Ill. - RJN Group, Inc. (RJN) announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously chosen Jeff Plymale as the organization's next President. Jeff, who currently serves as RJN's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, will succeed Al Hollenbeck, the company's current President and CEO. Al will remain CEO and Chairman of the Board. After a thorough succession planning process, the board is pleased to have found the best individual to become the third President in the 42-...
Utility Engineering & Surveying Expert, Corey Biddle, Joins Cardno's Portland Office
Portland, OR - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Corey Biddle has joined the firm as a Project Manager in the company’s Portland, OR, USA office. In this role, he will focus on bringing subsurface utility engineering and utility engineering services to our clients across the Pacific Northwest. Corey has more than 20 years of experience managing projects in the public and private sectors for clients ranging from private real estate developments to electrical utility providers and publi...
Board Adopts New Canon for ASCE Code of Ethics
The ASCE Board of Direction voted unanimously at its July meeting to adopt new language in the Society’s Code of Ethics that expresses a professional obligation to provide fair and equal treatment for all. The ASCE Code of Ethics, adopted in 1914, lays out the model for professional conduct for ASCE members. The newly adopted canon – Canon 8 in the Code of Ethics – states: Engineers shall, in all matters related to their profession, treat all persons fairly and encourage equitable particip...
AASHTO President Taps WVDOT’s Gillispie to Chair NTPEP Committee
Association President David Bernhardt appointed Aaron Gillispie of the West Virginia Department of Transportation to chair the National Transportation Product Evaluation Program Oversight Committee. That program is a public-private partnership that provides single-source testing of common products used by state DOTs and manufactured to AASHTO standards. It includes auditing and on-site inspection of factories manufacturing those products. Gillispie is chief engineer at the West Virginia D...