January 2023 Vol. 78 No. 1
Business
Business People
Jacobsen Engineering
To prepare Jacobsen Construction Company for a busy project schedule, favorable industry conditions, and strong economic tailwinds, the general contractor promoted seven executives.
Scott DeGraffenried, general counsel, now fills that role as an executive vice president at the company. Named to the Utah Legal Elite list in 2021, he has been with Jacobsen since 2018.
Josh Fenn is vice president and project executive at Jacobsen, in addition to continuing as assistant project director at the Salt Lake Temple Major Renovation.
Rob Mills was named vice president of project development. He has handled project development duties for Jacobsen projects nationwide since 1999, most recently as a preconstruction manager.
Jon Moody was named vice president and project executive, utilizing his 21 years of expertise in pre-construction and project development.
Julie Mulcock was named executive vice president of Human Resources. With the firm since 2002, most recently, she was vice president and director of Human Resources, overseeing the needs of the company’s 600-strong workforce.
Scott Samowitz is vice president of Information Technology (IT) & Security. Previously director of IT, he has more than 10 years of experience keeping the company’s information systems secure and technological capabilities up to date.
Jon Wight, who joined Jacobsen in 2005, was named vice president of field operations. His responsibilities include high-level strategic risk management and construction management.
Underground Safety Alliance
Justin Sell is the new executive director for Underground Safety Alliance (USA), the umbrella, non-profit organization for Indiana 811 and Kentucky 811.
In this role, he leads all strategic planning, administration, program execution and staff management for the “811 Before You Dig” centers in those states and provides fiscally sound recommendations and counsel to the USA Board of Directors.
Sell has been with the organization since 2011, serving as director of operations and technology for the last four years.
Stantec
Sujan Punyamurthula, Ph.D., P.E., joined Stantec, a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm, as senior vice president, in the firm’s North American water practice.
While primarily focused on the Water sector, he works with the firm’s network of industry leaders to identify and develop long-term strategies to position Stantec for growth across the US and Canada, in alignment with innovation and sustainability goals.
He has nearly three decades of experience in the civil engineering industry, specialized in integrating digital technologies to drive innovation, improve operational efficiency and sustain market leadership through infrastructure programs – specifically water infrastructure projects, over the past decade.
Saf-T-Gard
John Lynch joined Saf-T-Gard International, Inc., a full-line, quality-oriented supplier of personal protective equipment (PPE) for more than eight decades, as senior director of business development.
The industry veteran brings 30-plus years of experience in safety and PPE sales and leadership, with a heavy focus on electrical safety.
Brown & Caldwell
Suad Cisic joined leading environmental engineering and construction firm Brown and Caldwell, as managing director of client services. Specifically, he partners with municipal and private clients, aligning the firm’s technical solutions to help overcome complex challenges related to water scarcity, aging infrastructure, and dependence on imported water supplies.
A seasoned executive with over 30 years of related consulting experience, he has a proven track record of positioning for, capturing, and delivering highly technical projects and programs, domestically and overseas.
SSC Underground
Arvid Veidmark III is the new president of Specialized Services Co. (SSC), one of Arizona’s leading underground construction contractor companies.
A 30-year veteran of the company, Veidmark has “grown up” with the family business, involved in various ways since age 10 and full-time since 1993.
While maintaining SSC’s current level of production, he leads further implementation of the company’s Trenchless Constructability and Design (TCD) consulting arm, with the goal making it the go-to firm for input on proactively designing tunneling and other trenchless projects.
Woolpert
Bryan Dickerson rejoined architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG) and strategic consulting firm Woolpert, as vice president and director of operations for infrastructure. In this role, he supports the sector’s organic and acquisitive growth, strategic initiatives, operational improvements, investments and business development.
McElroy
Barry Johnson is the new quality director at McElroy, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of thermoplastic fusion equipment. He replaces Steve Burgess, who is retiring after a 35-year career with the company.
Johnson will lead McElroy’s quality team, identifying opportunities to improve the overall customer experience. Most recently, he served as senior director of quality and continuous improvement at NORDAM, an aerospace manufacturing and repair firm.
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