KAI Hires Matt Westphal as President of KAI Design, KAI Engineering
KAI announces the appointment of Matt Westphal as President of KAI Design and KAI Engineering. CEO Michael Kennedy, Jr. announced in January that KAI had undergone a corporate restructuring as parent company KAI Enterprises with four new subsidiaries—KAI Design, KAI Engineering, KAI Build and KAI 360 Construction Services (KAI 360 CS)—each with its own president. Darren L. James, AIA, a shareholder with the firm since 2010, transitioned to President of KAI Enterprises, overseeing the holding...
Renowned International Architect Emre Arolat Elected Honorary Fellow of the American Institute of Architects
NEW YORK – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has elected Emre Arolat, Founder of Emre Arolat Architecture, as a prestigious Honorary Fellow. The award is among the highest honors the AIA can bestow upon a colleague who has contributed significantly to architecture and society. “It is a great privilege and honor to receive this recognition by the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows and Jury of Honorary Fellows, and to be among a group of accomplished colleagues that h...
Shant Paklaian Joins HNTB in Chicago
CHICAGO – Shant Paklaian joined HNTB Corporation as construction manager, based in the firm’s Chicago office. Paklaian has 12 years of experience managing construction projects and programs in a variety of private sector roles. Paklaian provides technical and engineering support to major program and construction management initiatives with a focus on the transit and rail sector. He is responsible for resolving technical field issues, coordinating between owner operations, architects and cont...
Gannett Fleming Miami Office Relocates Due to Unprecedented Expansion
(Miami, Fla.)Gannett Fleming welcomed clients, teaming partners, and local leaders to its new, state-of-the-art Miami office during an open house event Feb. 7. “The new Miami office represents the opportunity to grow our business in a diverse and dynamic community that continues to invest in infrastructure,” said Naldo Gonzalez, PE, Gannett Fleming Florida transportation director, Miami office principal, and vice president. “We look forward to continuing to deliver excellence and serve as a t...
Bechtel Engineer Farhang Ostadan To Be Honored for Advancing the Protection of Nuclear Power Plants Against Earthquakes
The American Civil Engineering Society will recognize the co-author of the groundbreaking SASSI computer code with Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Energy Award Farhang Ostadan, manager of Bechtel’s Earthquake Engineering Center, has been announced as the 2019 recipient of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Energy Award. The prestigious award recognizes outstanding achievements in the energy industry and is named after former Bechtel president and chairman Stephen D. Bech...
Transportation Engineering Expert Vijay Thaker Joins HNTB in New Jersey
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Vijay Thaker, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as a project manager in the firm’s New Jersey structures practice. Based in HNTB’s Lawrenceville office, he leads design, delivery, technical review and construction support for the firm’s highway and bridge projects with the New Jersey Department of Transportation. “Vijay is recognized as an accomplished expert and leader in the design and construction of highways and bridges. He brings a demonstrated ability to manage the delive...
Georgia DOT’s McMurry Named Chair for AASHTO’s Council on Highways and Streets
Russell McMurry (seen above), commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation, has been appointed to a two-year term as chair of the American Association of Stater Highway and Transportation Officials Council on Highways and Streets. McMurry – appointed to be Georgia DOT’s commissioner by a unanimous vote of the State Transportation Board in January 2015 – began his career with the agency in 1990 as an engineering trainee, working his way up to become chief engineer and then p...
Gannett Fleming Names 13 Senior Associates
(Harrisburg, Pa.) Gannett Fleming, a global infrastructure and engineering firm, recently appointed 13 new senior associates. These thought leaders will continue to drive strategic growth in their respective business lines with a focus on employee and client relations, innovation, and upholding the firm’s corporate values. Martin Benzaquen, PE, ENV SP, is a vice president and Florida construction services director based out of Miami. Benzaquen’s 20-year career spans many successful design-bui...
43 New Transportation Project Professionals Earn ANSI-Accredited Safety Credential
(WASHINGTON) - Forty three professionals from 13 companies or agencies representing nine states and the District of Columbia have earned the “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” (SCTPP) credential over the past two months, helping push the number of safety certificants over the 300 mark, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation said today. Since its launch in late 2016, 301 individuals from 79 companies representing 36 states an...
Woolpert Senior Strategic Consultant Selected to Serve on Board of NIBS Facilities Committee
DAYTON, Ohio — Woolpert Senior Consultant Emily Herndon, LEED AP, has been selected to serve on the board for the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), Facility Maintenance and Operations Committee (FMOC). NIBS is a group of industry, government and agency experts who identify and solve issues that would otherwise hamper the construction of safe, affordable structures throughout the U.S. The FMOC works to improve the performance and longevity of buildings through effective maintenance...
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June Issue 2026
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