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ON THE MOVE CARMINE BOREA JOINS FINLEY ENGINEERING GROUP AS BRIDGE ENGINEER Bridge design firm, Finley Engineering Group (Tallahassee, FL) wel- comes new staff member Carmine Borea , bridge engineer. Borea has five years of bridge design and construction engineering experience with an expertise in precast segmental bridge beams. Borea is assigned to the Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance project, launching gantries kinematics and providing technical support to Skans- ka Koch Kiewit’s erection of the segmental viaduct approach structures. This $850 million project, located in New York/New Jersey includes rais- ing the bridge deck by 64 feet to meet the navigational clearance needs of post-Panamex vessels. “As a structural engineer I believe that joining Finley’s team is a great op- portunity for my career,” Borea said. “I believe my previous experience and technical skills will help me transition well in the upcoming months. FINLEY is a world class bridge engineering company and I am highly motivated to be part of a great team working on complex projects.” “We are very excited about Carmine joining the Finley team,” said Craig Finley, the firm’s president. “He’s well educated, has both precast con- crete segmental design and construction experience, and has worked in the US and internationally. This combination is unique and will help FINLEY continue to ‘bridge challenges with solutions’.” DANA MCGOWAN JOINS ESA AS CULTURAL RESOURCES PRACTICE LEADER Environmental Science Associates (San Francisco, CA), an envi- ronmental consulting firm, announced that Dana McGowan has joined the firm as a cultural resources practice leader. McGowan will lead the firm’s Cultural Resources Practice from its Sacramento office. The prac-

tice is comprised of 60 professionals, including prehistoric and histori- cal archaeologists, architectural historians, preservation planners, mari- time archaeologists, and curation specialists. McGowan replaces Mitch Marken, who remains a key member of ESA’s cultural resources team with an expanded role in national marketing and business development. “Under Dana’s leadership, our cultural team will continue to grow on the successful trajectory of providing clients with expertise in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Her thorough understanding of regula- tions and proven portfolio of complex projects will represent a broader foundation of knowledge for our clients to draw from.” said Brian Ramos, ESA’s COO. McGowan is a registered professional archaeologist with more than 34 years of industry experience. She is an expert in NEPA, CEQA and Sec- tion 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. She brings extensive experience conducting environmental work for all types of infrastructure, including transportation, water, and energy projects, as well as wide- ranging rail experience. She is skilled at bridging environmental com- pliance and construction, and spent more than a decade working on the San Francisco Transportation Authority’s Doyle Drive Replacement Project. Before joining ESA, McGowan was the environmental manager of Par- sons-Brinckerhoff’s Program Management Team for the California High Speed Rail project, overseeing the environmental work for the entire 520 mile long project. Before that, she was the branch leader for a publically held international firm’s Sacramento office, where she led a multidisci- plinary team of 150 full-time personnel. More ON THE MOVE, page 4

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pregnant look pregnant. She might not be pregnant. If you ask that, and instead of being pregnant she is just a little plump, you now have someone who wants to see you dead. 7)Don’t use “out of office assistant.” It looks bad to announce to the world, both inside and out, that you’re discon- necting and won’t care enough about them to return their emails for X days. It just connotes poor service. 8)Don’t cheat on your expense report. You may get caught. The whole com- pany will think you’re dishonest, and it could ruin your ability to lead or man- age. 9)Don’t say “it’s not in my job descrip- tion.” There’s nothing a manager – or a peer or an underling – who is doing a tough job wants to hear less from you. 10) Don’t call in sick every Monday. It looks suspicious, and everyone will think you are either hungover or just wanted to extend your weekend. They’ll resent you for it, too! 11) Don’t leave early every Friday after changing into golf attire. It looks bad to those who can’t/won’t/aren’t going golfing. 12) Don’t talk politics or religion if

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