Stantec grows North American aviation team with four strategic hires, including new sector leader
Kirk Meredith, Mike Smejkal, Alex Mariz, and Carl Abdallah will help strengthen the services the firm provides to airports across the United States and Canada Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, welcomes Kirk Meredith, Mike Smejkal, Alex Mariz, and Carl Abdallah to the firm’s growing North American aviation team. Meredith joins as the new airport sector leader for the United States, Smejkal as senior project manager, Mariz as senior airport planner, and Abdalla...
Aurecon to expand footprint in Asia with strategic growth appointment
Hong Kong – International design, engineering and advisory company Aurecon has appointed Dr Olivier Petit as its new Managing Director, Growth and Strategy, Asia effective 12 August 2022. Olivier will be based in Hong Kong and report directly to Stephane Asselin, Chief Executive, Asia. This senior appointment aligns with Aurecon’s overall growth strategy and complements its continued expansion across Asia. As countries navigate their economic recovery from COVID-19, many governments, especial...
JENNIFER CURRAN ELECTED TO ENERGY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION GROUP BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG) has announced that Jennifer Curran, Senior Vice President, Planning & Operations and Chief Compliance Officer at Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) was recently elected to the group’s board of directors. At MISO, Curran oversees the company’s transmission and resource planning efforts, market operations and system operations, as well as the company’s work to comply with state and federal electricity standards. Since joini...
ACI Hires Industry Expert to Assist Centers of Excellence
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has hired Dean A. Frank to develop programs to assist in supporting the use of nonmetallic reinforcement and reducing carbon emissions in the concrete construction industry. Frank will initially be working primarily with NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete, assisting in the development of assessment, validation, and certification programs as identified by NEU. Frank joins ACI Staff as a Program Developer...
National Institute of Building Sciences Names New CEO AC Powell
Powell previously served as CEO of the Association for Facilities Engineering (WASHINGTON, DC, August 12, 2022) – The National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Board of Directors is proud to announce the selection of AC Powell, JD, CPS, as the new President and CEO. Powell officially joins NIBS on September 12, 2022. Powell comes with extensive leadership in the built environment, most recently serving for nearly five years as Executive Director and CEO of the Washington, DC-bas...
Ideate Software is Growing Again
Jesika DiGregorio (front left) with some of the Ideate Software team at a recent gathering in Portland, Oregon San Francisco, CA – Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk® Authorized Developer, is pleased to announce that its team is growing. “Increased demand for our Revit plug-in solutions and the success of the newly launched Ideate Automation have prompted the need for us to expand the Ideate Software team,” said Glynnis Patterson, Director of Software Deve...
NELSON Worldwide Welcomes Robert Cohoon as Central Regional Technical Leader
The licensed architect brings over three decades of market-wide expertise and will coordinate the implementation of technical firmwide standards CHICAGO — NELSON Worldwide, award-winning architecture, design, and strategy firm, welcomes Robert Cohoon as Regional Technical Leader. Robert will work alongside workplace project teams in the Central Region in a technical leadership role to coordinate drawing/document production and implement firmwide drawing standards. Robert will also provid...
Steel Fabricators of Monroe Welcomes Hale as Project Coordinator
MONROE, La. – Steel Fabricators of Monroe (SFM), a Lexicon, Inc. company, has added Jake Hale as project coordinator. Hale will utilize his coordination, communication and management skills to deliver the highest level of service to the company’s clients. "As a recent graduate, Jake is a shining example of the next generation of constructors who will carry our industry forward," said Joe Tannehill, executive vice president of SFM. "It's been exciting to watch him advance from an intern to his...
Simpson Strong-Tie Announces 2022-2023 Scholarship Winners
Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced the recipients of its Student Scholarship, part of the company’s Strong-Tie Undergraduate Fellowship program, for the 2022-2023 academic year. The 100 scholarship recipients are undergraduates in their junior and senior years, majoring in architecture, civil/structural engineering or construction management across the country. The Simpson Strong-Tie® Student Scholarship supports higher educati...
DFI Educational Trust Awards Women in Deep Foundations Professional Development Grants
Hawthorne, N.J. (August 8, 2022): DFI Educational Trust has awarded six Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Professional Development Grants of $1,750 each to women working in the deep foundations industry. The recipients are invited to attend DFI’s 47th Annual Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, October 4-7. The grant includes complimentary conference registration and covers related expenses for attending the conference. The recipients are: • Genesis Figueroa Palacios, graduate student r...