Promotions and New Hires
Dasoqi New Senior EM
Chicago, IL — PB has named John Dasoqi senior engineering manager. He will be responsible for expanding PB’s business in the buildings market.
Changes at Skanska
Skanska USA Building Inc., has promoted David Reece to senior vice president and account manager for Michigan in the Southfield office and Brian Freeman manager of the central Texas operations based in San Antonio.
Wasson Joins Austin AECOM
Chicago, IL — David Wasson has joined Austin AECOM’s Orange, CA, office as vice president of business development.
Wight Hires Two
Darien, IL — Wight & Company announced that Nino Conti has joined the company as chief financial officer and James Murphy, RA, NCARB, as a senior project manager for the architecture department.
River City Adds Fairfield
East Peoria, IL — River City Construction L.L.C. has added Scot Fairfield as vice president of River City Design Group.
Changes at McMahon
McMahon Associates, Inc., has added Christopher G. Seaman, P.E., as senior project engineer in the design department at its Exton, PA, office. In Florida, Richard DiCesare, P.E., PTOE, has been promoted to general manager of the Fort Lauderdale office, R. Trent Ebersole, P.E., to general manager of the Palm Beach Gardens office, and Michael D. Spitz, P.E., to senior project manager of McMahon’s west coast Florida operations. Joseph C. Rudy has been promoted to project manager at the Camp Hill, PA, office.
New Faces at Filanc
San Diego, CA — Michael Boyle has been appointed general counsel at J.R. Filanc Construction Company, Inc., and Rob Slaughter as information technology manager.
Promotions at Clayco
St. Louis, MO — Clayco has promoted Robert Fritz to project executive, and Ryan Taylor, Otto Nichols, and Matt Reiter to senior project manager.
Sands to Lead Environmental Services
Long Beach, CA — Earth Tech Inc. has appointed Dale Sands as senior vice president and director of environmental service within its global consulting & engineering division.
CH2M HILL Names Marengo
Philadelphia, PA — CH2M HILL has named Brian G. Marengo, P.E., to lead its ongoing initiative delivering highly effective wet weather programs and projects.
Korte Continues to Grow
Las Vegas, NV — Michael Beer has joined The Korte Company’s TKC, Design PC, as a project engineer.
Sunley Joins O’Shea
Springfield, IL — Mike Sunley has joined the team at Harold O’Shea Builders as a project engineer.
Changes at Courthouse
Gloucester, VA — Courthouse Construction, Inc., welcomes its newest team members, Phil White, designer, and Caroline Kelley, marketing coordinator.
Paulsen Promoted
Darien, IL — Wight & Company has promoted Brad Paulsen to vice president and K-12 education practice leader.
Fentress Hires Popowski
Denver, CO — Fentress Bradburn Architects, Ltd., has hired Matt Popowski as its new public relations coordinator.
B&V Names Bond
Kansas City, MO — Black &Veatch has named Matt Bond as associate vice president and wastewater practice leader for the central region of its Americas water business.
Gabriel Joins G&O
Laurel, MD — Jack J. Gabriel, P.E., DBIA, has joined Greenhorne & O’Mara as division manager for its southeast transportation structures group, working from the Jacksonville, FL, office.
McCarthy Hires Nelson
Newport Beach, CA — McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has hired Bruce A. Nelson to serve as vice president of business development for its Southern California Division.
Vandenbussche Joins Barton Malow
Southfield, MI — Barton Malow is pleased to announce that Keith Vandenbussche has joined the company as director of facility services.
Awards and Honors
Nash Receives Dunn Award
Orlando, FL — On August 2, the Construction Industry Institute awarded David Nash of BE&K Government Group, Inc., the Carroll H. Dunn Award of Excellence, its highest award to the person who has had singular and notable responsibility for significant advancements in improving the cost effectiveness of the construction industry.
CEC Ontario Awards
The Consulting Engineers of Ontario have honored two DBIA members: Black & Veatch earned the Willis Chipman Award for its role in the upgrade and expansion of the Lakeview Wastewater Treatment Plant for the Region of Poel. Earth Tech Inc. earned an Award of Merit for the automated people mover at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada’s busiest.
Wilson Receives Bechtel Award
Redding, CA — Howard O. Wilson of CH2M HILL has been recognized with the Stephen D. Bechtel Pipeline Engineering Award presented by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
CH2M HILL Project Honored
Reno, NV — The Nevada Water Resources Association named CH2M HILL’s Washoe County Department of Water Resources’ Longley Lane Water Treatment Facility Project as its 2007 Major Project of the Year. The facility, for which the firm provided planning, design, construction management, programming, and startup services, was honored for its innovative use of technology in treating water from a variety of sources with different treatment issues.
Chapter Honors HSMM
Washington, DC — HSMM and Coakley & Williams Construction, Inc., were recognized by DBIA’s National Capital Chapter with the 2007 award for Best Public Sector Building Project over $15 million for their Calvert Street Parking Garage in Annapolis, MD.
County Business of the Year
Waynesville, NC — The Haywood County Chamber of Commerce has chosen Clark & Leatherwood, Inc., as the county’s 2007 Business of the Year.
CDM Recycles
Bellevue, WA — CDM was named one of the Best Workplaces for Recycling by King County.
CH2M HILL Recognized
Denver, CO — CH2M HILL has been ranked the nation’s sixth largest employee-owned company in the nation and the largest in the engineering construction industry, as well as in the Rocky Mountain region.
Rosendin Honored
San Jose, CA — Rosendin Electric has been selected by the ESOP Association as the runner-up of the 2007 “Young ESOP” Annual Award for Communications Excellence.
Transitions
B&V Expands Overseas
Sydney, Australia — Black & Veatch continues to expand its international operations by moving into a new office here.