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ON THE MOVE HDR PROMOTES TWO TO CLIENT-FOCUSED TRANSPORTATION LEADERSHIP ROLES HDR has promoted two industry leaders to new roles assisting clients with custom solutions and connecting them with the diversified, global expertise to achieve their infrastructure goals. Christopher LaTuso, P.E., is taking on a dual role as director of our global Transportation Infrastructure Advisory Services practice and East Region transportation market development director. LaTuso will grow HDR’s Infrastructure Advisory practice by developing and offering comprehensive consulting services customized to the unique needs of our global clients and their communities. This advisory assistance will guide clients with executive knowledge that can directly help them with execution of their programs and the successful delivery of needed infrastructure, guiding them through resource agency requirements, complex decision making and risk avoidance. In the East Region, LaTuso will lead strategic planning and growth initiatives for all transportation sectors in collaboration with HDR’s operational and technical leadership. LaTuso has spent the majority of his three-
decade career developing transportation projects in the New York metropolitan area and is experienced in every phase of projects from concept and scoping to construction inspection. Notable projects include the raising of the Bayonne Bridge, and implementation of the Kew Gardens Interchange. “Our communities and states rely on a safe and efficient transportation network and we are there at the local, state and federal level to support our clients in the continued development and management of critical infrastructure,” said LaTuso. Christi Skinner has been named HDR’s transportation client development director. Skinner will be responsible for the creation and application of programs and processes to connect our broad service capabilities and innovative solutions to our clients, helping them achieve their infrastructure goals and strengthen their communities. In addition, she will manage strategic client development and strategic pursuit activities, with a primary focus on client service and custom-fit solutions. Skinner has worked in the AEC industry for three decades. Her career has been focused on business development efforts for major
transportation projects and programs, where she has developed a unique skill in translating organizational dynamics and pursuit intelligence into actionable strategy. “By helping to expand and lead collaboration of our transportation strategies and technical capabilities, I hope to continue to bring to bear our global expertise on infrastructure solutions for our clients around the world,” said Skinner. “Chris and Christi have a talent for bringing out the best from everyone they work with,” said Transportation President Brent Felker. “They quickly grasp the bigger picture and find solutions. I look forward to seeing how they continue to put those talents to work to help our global clients create the infrastructure they need for safer, stronger and better communities.” For over a century, HDR has partnered with clients to shape communities and push the boundaries of what’s possible. HDR has more than 10,000 employees in more than 200 locations around the world. The firm’s engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services bring an impressive breadth of knowledge to every project.
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your day is. Laura Vanderkam, author and speaker on time management, has this easy worksheet. ❚ ❚ Build time for that two-hour task you know you must do this week – don’t just hope you’ll figure out where to find the time. You have 168 hours each week to use – 168. Doesn’t that sound a little better than 24 hours a day? I think so. ❚ ❚ Set yourself to the habit of plotting small increments of time to spend on a singular task that adds up to a greater effort over time. Itzhak Perlman, world-renowned violinist and equally gifted teacher, is fond of telling his students “don’t practice so much!” It may seem counterintuitive, but as a violinist of his caliber, his point is don’t sit and practice for hours on end. It’s far more effective to tackle a task by practicing in smaller chunks of time on a regular basis. This works in business too! ❚ ❚ Determine how much discretionary time you actually have. This is time that is in your direct control and not driven by the daily demands from outside yourself. This will help you fit in those self-directed tasks that are necessary to finishing a project, growing your business, improving a skill, or otherwise growing in your professional life. Even with the demands of a complex life, we do have the ability to shape our time more effectively. Take time to measure and test your assumptions about how you spend time. Revisit regularly to make sure you’ve made room to pack exploration and accomplishment into one well- organized week. It’s never too late to start managing that gift and making time for what is most important to you. TED RYAN is an associate principal at PCS Structural Solutions which provides structural engineering services to clients across markets. Ted can be reached at tryan@pcs-structural.com.
To manage time effectively and build room for primary things, you need to know, and not just believe, you are spending time productively. It’s too easy to run through a mental list of daily priorities as you head to the office, but you want to compare what you set out to do with what you accomplish. Know thy time. “Take time to measure and test your assumptions about how you spend time. Revisit regularly to make sure you’ve made room to pack exploration and Here are some ideas that may help: ❚ ❚ Bookend your day. Set priorities and “posteriorities,” accomplishment into one well-organized week. It’s never too late to start managing that gift and making time for what is most important to you.” Drucker’s word for the things that should be at the end of our to-do list. These are the things you make a conscious decision not to do in order to leave room for the things you ought to do. Didn’t read that article that seemed so important two days ago? Let it go. ❚ ❚ Schedule your day. As I argued in an earlier article for The Zweig Letter , “Get It Done,” break up your day in half-hour chunks, and plan them out on paper. You’ll be surprised at how much you’ll be able to stay on task. And if you don’t, that’s OK. Perfection is not the goal but taking control of
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