April 15, 2024

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Benedico Joins Lochner as Southeast Regional Manager

H.W. Lochner, Inc. (Lochner), a leading provider of infrastructure planning and engineering services, is pleased to announce that Nick Benedico, PE, has joined Lochner as Vice President, Southeast Regional Manager, reporting to the company’s Chief Executive Officer Terry Ruhl. 

Lochner’s Southeast Region is centered in Florida, with offices in Fort Meyers, Jacksonville, Miami, Tallahassee, and Tampa. Benedico will provide leadership for the firm’s surface transportation business serving state agencies, counties, and municipalities across Florida. He succeeds Don Skelton, PE, who is retiring after 11 successful years at Lochner and a 37-year career supporting the delivery of large transportation projects and programs. 

Cranford Joins KEITH as Principal Engineer

Kelly Cranford, PE, ENV SP, has proudly joined KEITH as Principal Engineer. With over 33 years of experience, Kelly will be instrumental in expanding the KEITH Water practice alongside the firm’s existing talented staff. She brings a robust stormwater portfolio that expands throughout Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie Counties.

Kelly's municipal experience includes project development, scheduling, and implementation of projects under a $40 million bond and City of West Palm Beach’s 5-year CIP program projects; supervising SFWMD teams responsible for review, recommendation of approval, and enforcement of Environmental Resource and Consumptive Use permits, and supervising West Palm Beach construction coordinator teams.

Fauri Selected as RS&H's Construction Management Operations Leader

RS&H’s Construction Management National Operations Leader, Doug Geiger, PE, announced he is retiring in October 2024. After a thorough search spanning several months, RS&H has selected Kirk Fauri, PE, as the new Construction Management National Operations Leader.  

Kirk recently transitioned to his new role. He and RS&H remain committed to delivering the level of service you have come to expect.  

Terracon Promotes James Nesbitt, P.E. to Office Manager in Tampa

Terracon Consultants, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of James Nesbitt, P.E. to Office Manager in Tampa. Nesbitt, who has 20 years of experience as a geotechnical engineer, will oversee the operations and growth of the Tampa office, serving clients in the public and private sectors.

Since joining Terracon, he has shown tremendous leadership growth while fostering a positive work environment. Nesbitt has embodied Terracon’s commitment to technical quality and client experience, where he has been instrumental in developing and maintaining strong relationships with clients, delivering solutions that meet their needs and expectations in the Tampa Bay region.

Noordzy Celebrates 10 years at Hanson

Jonathan Noordzy, P.E., QCxP, CxA, EMP, the commissioning and energy technical discipline chief at Hanson Professional Services Inc., recently celebrated 10 years of service at the firm.

Noordzy, who joined Hanson in 2014 and works at the Orlando, Florida, regional office, oversees Hanson’s building commissioning and energy technical discipline and provides commissioning services, energy analysis and the planning of energy systems, as well as mechanical system peer and design reviews. He has worked on projects including Orlando International Airport’s new Terminal C, over 20 Orange County Public Schools facilities, the University of Florida’s new Malachowsky Hall for Data Science and Information Technology and Florida Power & Light Co.’s new office and data center in Palm Beach Gardens.

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