WSP Promotes Patrick Watz to Midwest District Transportation Leader
Watz will guide strategic development and help position the firm in pursuit of new transportation projects throughout the 13-state Midwest district. MINNEAPOLIS — WSP, a leading engineering, environment, and professional services consultancy in the U.S., has named Patrick Watz as Midwest district transportation business line leader. Watz, a senior vice president with the firm since 2021, brings nearly three decades of experience to his new leadership role that...
FK Architecture Continues Growth; Welcomes Project Coordinator Jessica Wyatt
FK Architecture, a Fugleberg Koch Company, is proud to welcome Jessica Wyatt to the firm as its newest project coordinator. In her new role, Wyatt manages and produces project schedules and project documentation. Wyatt reports to Sabrina Marano, who serves as project architect at the firm. “We are excited to welcome Jessica to the firm, who has already implemented new efficiencies in her short time here,” said Marano. “Jessica is detail-oriented, creative, and a collaborative team member....
Profile® Products Promotes Deem to Technical Services Manager
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. (October 16, 2023) — Profile® Products is pleased to announce the promotion of Lauren Deem, CPESC, CESSWI, to technical services manager. In this role, Deem will manage personnel of the Environmental Solutions (ES) technical services team, as well as drive innovation of unique solutions, practices and processes as the team grows. “Lauren had an immediate positive impact when she joined the team in 2021,” said Matt Welch, director of technical development at Profile. “She’s...
National Precast Concrete Association Elects New Chair and Board Members
The National Precast Concrete Association elected Kansas City-area businessman BILL BUNDSCHUH as Chair of the Board on Saturday, Oct. 14, at its 58th Annual Convention in Oklahoma City. Bundschuh is president and owner of PRETECH Corp in Kansas City, Kan. He has worked in the precast industry for more than 30 years. Founded in 1993, PRETECH manufactures a wide variety of precast concrete products, including sanitary and stormwater products, utility vaults, retaining walls and electrical manho...
National Precast Concrete Association Names Nick Rhoad President and CEO
The National Precast Concrete Association (NPCA) today announced NICK RHOAD as its new President and CEO. Based in the Indianapolis area, Rhoad brings more than 20 years of experience in association management, government service and private sector economic development to his new role. “We are excited to have someone of Nick’s caliber and experience,” said JOEL SHEETS, NPCA Immediate Past Chair of the Board, who led the search committee. “His background in both the public and private sec...
Bockus Payne Announces Leadership Transition
Firm Elevates Three Individuals as Part of a Multi-Year Leadership Transition Plan OKLAHOMA CITY – October 11, 2023 – Bockus Payne, an interdisciplinary architecture, interior design, and planning firm, is pleased to announce the elevation of three leaders as the first part of a future-facing, multi-year transition plan. “I am filled with gratitude that the people we have worked with and relied on for decades want to carry the firm forward, and that they believe in what we have built...
Buro Happold Selects Simon Kaye to Lead Global Advisory Group’s U.S. Team
Choice of U.S. lead signals potential for growth and market recognition in consulting, across sectors Buro Happold, a global practice of 2,400 engineers and consultants, has announced the appointment of California-based Simon Kaye as Advisory Partner for the U.S. Region. The move places Kaye, a senior consulting leader with 25 years of experience achieving accelerated, sustainable growth across multiple private and public market sectors, into a key role overseeing Buro Happold’s three ex...
Corgan’s Samantha Flores Joins 2024 Forge Prize Jury
CHICAGO - Samantha Flores, AIA, has made a career out of innovation--so it’s only fitting that she join the jury for the American Institute of Steel Construction’s Forge Prize, a conceptual competition that challenges emerging architects, architecture educators, and graduate students to dream big and come up with a vision for the future that capitalizes on the full potential of structural steel. Flores is the vice president and director of the innovation and research center (known as Hugo) at...
Garnica Announces the Appointment of David Smith as President, North American Division
Logroño, Spain, Wilmington, DE, United States and Toronto, ON, Canada - October 11, 2023 - Garnica, a leading global supplier of sustainable plywood solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of David Smith as President of its North American Division, effective September 1, 2023. David previously held senior positions at EGGER Group and Arclin USA before founding The David Smith Group, a sustainable building materials consulting firm, with a mission to revolutionize the construction techno...
Woolpert Welcomes Chief Financial Officer Specializing in High-Growth Companies
After an extensive, 18-month search as part of a planned succession, Woolpert has hired Chief Financial Officer Salman Rashid. AUSTIN, Texas (Oct. 11, 2023) — Woolpert has hired Chief Financial Officer Salman Rashid. Rashid has 25 years of financial and consulting success and his core values and supportive approach align with Woolpert. He was hired after an extensive, 18-month search as part of the planned succession for longtime Woolpert CFO Josh Heid. Rashid is an accomplished financial...