DFI Announces New Chair of Women in Deep Foundations Committee
Hawthorne, NJ: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that Lucky Nagarajan, general manager-engineering and business development for Giken America, is the new chair of the DFI Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee. She succeeds Maysill Pascal, P.E., senior regional engineer/sales manager for USW, a Menard Group USA Company. The WiDF Committee is a group of women and men who are advocates for retaining women in the deep foundations industry. The goal is to foster greater success and inte...
Steel Bridge Expert John Yadlosky Honored with AISC Lifetime Achievement Award
OMAHA, Neb. — HDR’s John Yadlosky has been honored with the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. The prestigious award recognizes individuals who have provided outstanding service to the structural steel industry and to AISC for a sustained period of time. “Being honored by AISC means a great deal to me on more than one level,” said Yadlosky, HDR’s bridges and structures operations director. “Professionally, it’s recognition from an organization that ha...
McElhinney named new Idaho Transportation Department Chief Operations Officer
Dan McElhinney has been selected as the Idaho Transportation Department’s new Chief Operations Officer following a thorough national search. He is expected to begin August 10. At ITD, McElhinney will be responsible for overseeing more than 12,000 lane miles of highways and roads, more than 1,800 bridges on the State Highway System, as well as the department’s Highway Construction & Operations and Highway Development areas, plus six district offices located in regions around the state. McEl...
Mangione Promoted to National Markets Director for Transportation
WSP USA’s highway/bridge director has served multiple transportation leadership and technical roles since joining the firm in 1995. NEW YORK CITY (July 7, 2020) — With his promotion to national markets director for transportation, Michael Mangione will be expanding his leadership responsibilities at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Mangione, also currently serves as the national highway/bridge director for WSP, will work with all market leaders to...
Brokk Welcomes Matt Lyons to North American Service Team
MONROE, Wash. (July 7, 2020) – Brokk, the world’s leading manufacturer of remote-controlled demolition machines, welcomes Matt Lyons to the team as its newest training and application specialist. Over the past year, the company has enhanced training and support services across North America, providing easier access to both in-person and digital educational opportunities for customers through facility upgrades and new hires. Lyons joins a highly skilled team of six training specialists who have m...
Haight Named Fellow by Society of American Military Engineers
Honored for distinguished four-decade career in public and private sector and focus on fostering engineering education and advancement. ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA — William Haight III, a WSP USA engineer, retired U.S. Army colonel and a leader in contingency engineering for global U.S. military and civilian agency international development programs, was selected for induction into the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Academy of Fellows. Haight, a senior vice president at WSP U...
Dr. Kalavacharla Sree Rama Krishna Named 2020 DFI Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Hawthorne, N.J. (July 2, 2020): Kalavacharla Sree (K.S.) Rama Krishna, Ph.D., geotechnical consultant, chair of DFI of India and a member of the DFI Board of Trustees, is the recipient of DFI’s highest award to an individual, the Distinguished Service Award (DSA). This award recognizes individuals who have made exceptionally valuable contributions to the advancement of the deep foundations industry. The award is being presented during DFI’s 45th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations tentatively...
Woolpert Adds Vice President, Senior Strategic Consultant to ISO/TC 251 Asset Management Advisory Group
Woolpert Senior Strategic Consultant Bob Leitch (left) and Vice President David Feuer were named to the U.S. Technical Advisory Group for the International Organization for Standardization Technical Committee 251. David Feuer and Bob Leitch are the most recent members of the firm to be named to an International Organization for Standardization committee or group. DENVER (July 2, 2020) — Woolpert Vice President David Feuer and Senior Strategic Consultant Bob Leitch have been named to t...
ACI Foundation is Now Accepting Fellowship and Scholarship Applications
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The ACI Foundation announces that applications are now being accepted from graduate and undergraduate students for the 2021-2022 academic year. Three new fellowships and one new undergraduate scholarship have been added to the program. Additionally, the ACI Middle East Fellowship has been re-named as the ACI Middle East & North Africa Fellowship and is available to students studying in: Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordon, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi...
GSSI Announces Marc Lussier as New VP of Operations
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marc Lussier as Vice President of Operations. In his new role Marc will lead GSSI’s initiative to build production capacity to meet the growing global demand for their products, while maintaining high levels of customer satisfaction, quality and profitability. “It is with great pleasure that I join GSSI and I’m excited to be part of an organization renowned for its tec...
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