SGH welcomes senior leaders Payman Tehrani and Ike Udoh to our Engineering Mechanics & Infrastructure group
Waltham, MA, 26 March 2024 – Simpson Gumpertz & Heger’s (SGH) Engineering Mechanics & Infrastructure (EMI) group recently welcomed senior leaders Payman Tehrani and Ike Udoh to the firm, bolstering our advanced analytical capabilities in energy development and water and transportation infrastructure. Advanced Infrastructure Analysis: Payman K. Tehrani, Ph.D., P.E. Payman Tehrani joins as a Principal and Vice President with SGH’s Structural Mechanics & Materials (SMM) Division, partnering c...
James Hall joins Atwell as Executive Vice President of Special Projects
March 20, 2024 (Southfield, MI) – James Hall has joined Atwell – a national consulting, engineering, and construction services firm – as Executive Vice President of Special Projects. In this role, Hall will lead the execution of several corporate projects, including strategic recruitment, integration of teams from mergers and acquisitions, and organic client growth across the Atwell Family of Companies – Atwell, RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture, and Strategic Construction Solutions. “I’m...
American Infrastructure Development hires Chip Hayward, adds architectural services and expands Florida footprint
This specialty aviation architectural-engineering (A/E) firm is known for hiring the best in the business and will soon open Lakewood Ranch, West Palm Beach and Jacksonville offices. Tampa, Fla. – American Infrastructure Development, Inc. (AID), a female- and minority-founded engineering firm offering innovative solutions in aviation, just celebrated its 15th anniversary but is far from reaching its maximum potential. The addition of architectural services and new expertise marks an exci...
Marking its 40th Anniversary, Bentley Systems Announces CEO Transition Plan
Left: Greg Bentley | Right: Nicholas Cumins COO Nicholas Cumins to be Promoted to CEO July 1, 2024, as Greg Bentley will Transition to Executive Chair London – March 21, 2024 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that effective July 1, 2024, Greg Bentley will transition from Bentley Systems’ CEO to Executive Chair of its Board of Directors. Nicholas Cumins, curr...
AISC Education Foundation Revamps Undergrad Research Fellowship, Thanks to Major Gift
CHICAGO—The American Institute of Steel Construction Education Foundation will soon expand its Undergraduate Research Fellowship program thanks to a generous contribution of $200,000 from Dennis R. McCartney of B&B Welding Company, Inc. This gift will allow the Education Foundation to offer larger awards for projects with a broader array of timeframes. Applications are now open and the deadline is Friday, April 26. The expanded fellowship program honors Dennis McCartney’s father, the late...
Daniel P. Jenny Research and Dennis R. Mertz Fellowships Awarded
CHICAGO, March 19, 2024 – The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s (PCI) Research and Development Council has awarded four Daniel P. Jenny Fellowships and one Dennis R. Mertz Bridge Research Fellowship. The fellowship program fosters collaboration between students, faculty, precast concrete producers, and industry experts, driving innovative research in precast concrete design, fabrication, and construction. PCI thanks its producer-members who provide in-kind support for universities advanci...
Simpson Strong-Tie Promotes Annie Kao to Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Engagement
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has promoted Annie Kao to a newly created position of Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Engagement. Kao has been a member of the Simpson Strong-Tie team for 18 years, most recently serving as Vice President of Engineering. In her new role, Kao will spearhead the company’s national industry outreach and engagement initiatives; identify and pursue strategic partnerships ins...
American Concrete Institute Honors Outstanding Contributions to the Industry
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich (March 19, 2024)— The American Concrete Institute (ACI) is pleased to recognize several professionals, groups, and companies for their outstanding contributions and dedication to ACI and the concrete industry. The 2024 honorees include the induction of Honorary Members, ACI’s highest honor, which recognizes persons of eminence in the field of the Institute’s interest, or one who has performed extraordinary meritorious service to the Institute. The following six individuals...
Woolpert Promotes Chief Corporate Development Officer Neil Churman to President
Churman will lead Woolpert's operational execution and advance its strategic plan. PITTSBURGH (March 19, 2024) — Neil Churman has been promoted to president of Woolpert. As president, Churman will oversee the company’s four major business sectors and ensure acquisitions are integrated optimally with these sectors. Churman takes over as president from Scott Cattran, who remains the company’s board chair and chief executive officer. Churman previously served as chief corporate development offic...
Missouri S&T alumnus to be awarded 2024 Fulbright Prize
ROLLA, Mo. – Gary White, an alumnus of Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been announced as a 2024 recipient of the J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding along with Academy award-winning writer, actor and humanitarian Matt Damon. White is CEO of Water.org and WaterEquity, two organizations he founded with Damon. According the Fulbright website, the Fulbright Prize has been awarded since 1993 to honor “outstanding contributions toward bringing people...