Awards, promotions, and new hires
on the rise
Dennis Baker was named Northern New England area manager for transportation and infrastructure at WSP USA. Based in the firm’s Boston office, he will oversee the firm’s transportation and infrastructure practice in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. Caroline Downing was named New England operations manager for transportation. Also based in the Boston office, she will lead enhanced project reviews for large, complex projects to assess fi- nancial performance, risks, opportunities, staffing, and client satisfaction. David Warner, P.E. , was named Northwest Pacific district manager, Seattle office area manager, and vice president of WSP USA. He has 15 years of experience in the transportation industry, focusing on business and operations management, business development, project management, and pro- gram management. Fred Tallarico, P.E. , was named national director for alternative delivery at WSP USA. He will manage WSP’s pursuit and execution of transit, highway, and infrastructure projects using alternative delivery methods such as design-build and public-private partnerships. Davis, Bowen & Friedel (DBF) welcomed three new employees. Yancey Wetterich has more than 13 years of experience in civil design and is skilled in 11 types of 2D and 3D CAD programs. Brandon Mace, E.I.T. , recently joined the firm to assist the engineering de- partment on the Sail Side Condominium in Rehoboth, Del., and Sand Hill Valley Clubhouse & Amenities in Milton, Del. Jason Kehler , with a degree in landscape architecture from West Virginia University, will assist DBF’s Site Engineering design team with CAD and Sketch-up 3D Modeling. Laura Weis, P.E. , joined Michael Baker International as vice president and office executive in Dallas. She has more than 21 years of experience delivering en- gineering and project management services on civil infrastructure projects, including planning, design, estimating, and construction support. Patty Dunaway, P.E ., joined Michael Baker International as office ex- ecutive in Louisville, Ky. She has more than 27 years of experience, including roles of increasing responsi- bility for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. Dewberry promoted Sam Fleming, P.E. , to associate vice president in the firm’s stormwater and resilience department. His expertise includes water resources, transportation, and site/civil engineering. Don Ham- mack, P.E. , was promoted to vice president in Dew- berry’s Orlando, Fla., office. He has more than three decades of experience, including alternative develop-
ment, preliminary and final designs, preparation of construction documents, construction inspection, and field engineer assignments. Todd Brooks, P.E. , joined Dewberry as a senior associate and manager of the traffic engineering group in the firm’s Raleigh, N.C., office. He has more than 30 years of experience in traffic engineering, including intelligent transportation systems. Rob Singer, P.E. , joined Kleinfelder’s Central Divi- sion as the Civil Infrastructure lead. He has more than 26 years of experience in engineering and operations management roles for consulting firms in the Greater Denver area. Stephen Plauson, P.E., G.E. , rejoined Kleinfelder as a principal geotechnical engineer in the Great Valley Area of California. He has more than 23 years of geotechnical engineering, materials testing, and construction inspection experience. Sam Yu, CCM, DBIA , was promoted to senior vice president in STV’s Construction Management (CM) Division on the West Coast. Yu was named the firm’s CM Western Territory manager in 2015 and under his leadership the group has more than quadrupled in size. Derya Thompson, CEng, MIStructE, ENV SP , joined Thornton Tomasetti’s Weidlinger Transporta- tion practice as a senior vice president and U.S. West Region leader. She has more than 25 years of design- build and public-private partnership experience in the design, delivery, procurement, and management of complex transportation and infrastructure projects. Jim Dray joined Thornton Tomasetti as chief infor- mation officer. Based in New York, Dray will be re- sponsible for all IT operations at Thornton Tomasetti, including infrastructure, network services and secu- rity, end-user support, and application management. Thornton Tomasetti announced that Project Engineer Dara Naderi, P.E. , received the 2018 Rising Stars in Structural Engineering Award and Principal Peggy Van Eepoel, P.E., F.SEI , received the Chairperson’s Award from the Structural Engineers Association of Metropolitan Washington. VHB welcomed Rene' Schneider, P.E., PMP , as senior project manager in Orlando, Fla., as part of its Land Development team, helping to expand VHB’s capabilities in the retail and hospitality markets. He has 35 years of experience, including multi-family, commercial, hospitality, industrial, and municipal infrastructure development.
Dennis Baker
Caroline Downing
Fred Tallarico, P.E.
David Warner, P.E.
Yancey Wetterich Brandon Mace, E.I.T.
Jason Kehler
Laura Weis, P.E.
Patty Dunaway, P.E.
Sam Fleming, P.E.
Don Hammack, P.E.
Todd Brooks, P.E.
Rob Singer, P.E.
Stephen Plauson, P.E., G.E.
Sam Yu, CCM, DBIA Derya Thompson, CEng, MIStructE, ENV SP
Jim Dray
Reneʹ Schneider, P.E., PMP
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