People News: Siemens USA, HNTB
Ann Fairchild is named President and CEO of Siemens USA. Also, HNTB welcomes Carmen C. Cham, AIA, as Managing Principal for the firm’s transit architecture practice.
Ann Fairchild is named President and CEO of Siemens USA. Also, HNTB welcomes Carmen C. Cham, AIA, as Managing Principal for the firm’s transit architecture practice.
RailPros hires Gorden Rumpff as Vice President, Mexico Operations. Also, Daniel Burke joins HNTB as Senior Group Director in Illinois.
Caltrain’s Diridon Steering Committee hires William (Bill) Sirois as Program Director. Also, Duos Technologies Group, Inc. (Duos) appoints Doug Recker as CEO; and Carla Collins joins HNTB as Vice President and Office Sales Manager.
HNTB’s Diana Mendes, AICP, is inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Also, Joanna Pinkerton, PE, is named HNTB’s National Practice Leader for Digital Infrastructure Solutions; and Michael Baker International names Rod Malehmir, PhD, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer.
Julien Deagostini has joined HNTB as Senior Project Manager, and William Fitzgerald has joined as Technical Advisor, “strengthening the firm’s capabilities in planning, delivering and integrating communications-based train control (CBTC) for major rail operators.”
RailPros hires Eric Sifferlen as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Also, Michael Baker International welcomes Farzad Moghbel as Vice President of Technology Products; and HNTB appoints Greg Boulanger as Carolinas Office Leader.
HNTB on Feb. 12 reported hiring Alicia Leite as a senior associate to help expand the firm’s transit planning practice, as well as its client relationships across the Northeast and nationally. With
The Indiana Rail Road Company (INRD) promotes Dereck McClure to Director, Service Operations. Also, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) Board of Commissioners approves the nomination of Kathryn Garcia as Executive Director; HNTB’s Bryan Jones is appointed to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Beautifying Transportation Infrastructure Council (BTIC); and Jerry Jannetti joins STV as President of Transportation South.
The Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District (NICTD) hires David Dech as its next President. Also, Kimberly Lesay joins HNTB as Transportation Planning Practice Consultant; and GoRail remembers Michael Gaynor, who assumed the role of President in 2025.
HNTB announced on Jan. 20 that Michael Mangione, Senior Vice President, has been named as the firm’s New York Office Leader, bringing more than 30 years of transportation industry experience and a “proven track record of leadership” to the role.