HNTB Hires Positive Train Control Expert Aaron Marx
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3, 2016 – Aaron Marx joined HNTB Corporation as project manager, Positive Train Control systems. He is a technical resource for the firm and works with public- and private-sector clients across the United States. “We’re pleased to welcome Aaron to HNTB’s expanding transit team,” said Ian Choudri, HNTB national rail and transit business development director and senior vice president. “His experience and outstanding technical expertise will increase our ability to provide infr...
Stephen Willis Joins Stantec’s Community Development Team
Stephen Willis has joined Stantec in Ottawa as Senior Principal of Community Development. Stephen comes to Stantec from the National Capital Commission (NCC), where he served as Executive Director in the Capital Planning Branch. “Stephen is known to be a strategic thinker and a strong leader. He has a wealth of planning experience in the public and private sectors, in Ottawa and across Ontario,” says Peter Moroz, Stantec’s Managing Principal of Community Development. “Stephen’s ability to r...
HNTB Viewpoint Discusses FAST Act Funding for Nation’s Crumbling Bridges
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Chris Price, PE, national bridge practice leader for HNTB Corporation, authored an HNTB Viewpoint entitled “Crumbling bridges: Now is the time to take action.” It highlights provisions within the new Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act that enable more efficient bridge repair strategies. The Viewpoint notes that about 10 percent of the nation’s bridges are rated “structurally deficient,” the worst of five bridge status ratings. Price advocates bridge...
Mains Brings Stormwater Expertise to Gannett Fleming
Harrisburg, Pa. - P. Eric Mains, PE, has joined the Gannett Fleming water resources team as a senior project manager and leader for providing stormwater services to our municipal and private clients. He is based in the firm’s Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, office. Mains brings more than 20 years of progressive experience serving municipal clients and providing stormwater services within the ever changing stormwater management regulatory environment. He leads and develops Gannett Fleming’s resource...
Mindy Whisler to Manage Electrical Design in Kansas City, MO
KANSAS CITY, MO — Mindy Whisler will manage electrical design projects as a new Associate in the Kansas City, Missouri buildings office of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization. Ms. Whisler has more than 15 years of experience with broad expertise in project, team management and MEP (mechanical/electrical/plumbing) management. As an electrical engineer, she coordinates activities of technical staff throughout projects, and acts as a project ma...
Turner Construction Company Leaders Promoted in San Diego and Boston
Turner Construction Company is pleased to announce that John Greenip is now serving as vice president and general manager of Turner’s office in San Diego, reporting to Rick Bach, senior vice president. We are also pleased to announce that Maureen Kirkpatrick is now serving as vice president and operations manager of the company’s office in Boston, reporting to Peter Hamill, vice president and general manager. John joined Turner’s office in Boston, where he has spent his entire career until...
HNTB Grows Architecture Practice to Accommodate New Projects
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 1, 2016 – HNTB Corporation’s architecture practice has added a significant number of new architects, representing approximately a 20 percent increase in the firm’s total architecture staff over the past fourteen months. Hires include senior and mid-level architects and designers, plus recent graduates and interns, most of whom are based in Kansas City, Missouri. By the end of 2016, HNTB’s architecture practice expects to grow by an additional 30 percent in Kansas City and...
HDR Expands Dam, Levees, Civil Works Practice with Addition of Three Key Hires
HDR has recently added three industry-recognized leaders to the dams, levees and civil works practice. They are Dan Osmun, national technical advisor for dam safety and risk, and Jeff Allen, national technical advisor for heavy civil construction, both based in HDR's Denver, Colorado, office; and Ed Zapel, senior hydraulics engineer, based in HDR's Seattle, Washington, office. Over the past 25 years, Osmun has worked as the lead geotechnical engineer and project manager for major dam design...
Jeff VanDyke Joins HNTB in Atlanta as Senior Project Manager
ATLANTA, July 28, 2016 – Jeff VanDyke joined HNTB Corporation as senior project manager. He is based in the firm’s Atlanta office. VanDyke has more than 30 years of comprehensive transportation experience, with 14 years in private-sector consultation and 16 years in the public sector at the Georgia Department of Transportation. In his new role, VanDyke serves as the primary point of contact for large projects in the Office of Innovative Delivery, and coordinates with GDOT to develop altern...
Mortenson Women Wielded Hammers & Drills to Help a St. Paul Somali Family Build a Home
A team of 15 women from Mortenson aided homebuyers Marian and Abdikani to do interior trim and finishing work on a house just north of Frogtown in St. Paul, Minnesota. Construction Executive Kelly Mansell led the Mortenson Women Build team along with women at Habitat for Humanity. “Helping a family to improve their home and giving them a comfortable and safe place to live feels amazing” said Kelly. “I always enjoy these projects as it brings together women in the construction industry.” Ho...
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Bridge Replacement at Amsterdam Centraal Station
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