I was honored and humbled to assume the role of President of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) yesterday from outgoing President, friend and mentor Jim Stark. The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is often referred to as the “Silent Giant” running for over 1100 miles from St. Marks, FL to Brownsville, TX. This vital waterway connects… Read More
Kate Updike – Hired as Human Resources Coordinator at McLEAN CONTRACTING COMPANY Robert Lynn – Promoted to Sr. Project Manager at Orion Marine Group Terence Cake – Hired as Senior Environmental Engineer at Taylor Engineering
Jessica Mahaffey, who joined ABS in 2019 as senior director of corporate affairs, has been named the classification society‘s vice president, marketing and communications. “Jessica is a strong leader for our marketing and communications team. I am confident she will spread the message about ABS and its important work right across the industry, inspiring our… Read More
VICKSBURG, Miss. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has selected Jason Mooney as Chief of Project Resources Management Branch (PRMB). In this role, Mooney will lead the way of carrying out PRMB’s mission, which is to provide quality engineering and other professional services for flood damage reduction, hydropower production, recreation management,… Read More
PASCAGOULA, Miss., (Aug. 12, 2021) — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced today that Jack Norris has been named director of state and local government affairs. Norris will lead all state and local government relations efforts in support of Ingalls’ strategic goals and will collaborate with community and economic development partners. “Jack has a… Read More
Kevin Pearse, Sarah Dearing, and Todd Knight were all named vice presidents within the company where they will expand their current roles and continue leading Callan Marine into the future, the dredging company said in a press release. Kevin Pearse, Operations Manager, was named Vice President of Operations. He is a 28-year veteran of the… Read More
Prior to the start of its fall semester, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy has installed Amy Donahue, Ph.D., as the institution’s first provost. In this position, Donahue will serve as the principal adviser to the superintendent in all matters relating to the academic program and faculty. Donahue is a graduate of Princeton University (B.A.) and… Read More
Amy S. Babey, PMP – Promoted to Continuing Authorities Program Manager at US Army Corps of Engineers Natasha Pavlovich – Promoted to Supervisory Grants Management Specialist at U.S. Department of Transportation Robert Foster – Promoted to President Sego Industries
Daan Heijbroek has been appointed global corporate communications director at Arcadis, the design and engineering consultancy. He has joined from industrial services firm ERIKS, where he has spent the past four years as director of comms. Arcadis has a workforce numbering 27,000 across 70 countries and generated net revenue of €2.5bn in 2020. Its many… Read More
Delmas Whittaker will take on a new leadership role as head of Marine Maintenance at the Port of Seattle. Whittaker has served as the Maritime Division’s senior manager of fishing and commercial vessels at Fishermen’s Terminal for three years and has worked for the port for 13. In that role, he has advised the NF… Read More
August 10, 2021 – Georgia Southern University and the Savannah Economic Development Authority have made a major step forward in a partnership that will leverage academic researchers, instructors, government, companies, and financial investors to foster new and commercially viable logistics technologies. Platform Strategies, headed by Bart Gobeil, has been hired to establish the strategic vision and… Read More
BATON ROUGE, La. (Aug. 10, 2021) – The Water Institute of the Gulf is thrilled to announce the appointment of three new members to the board of directors – Dr. Earthea Nance, Merritt Lane III, and Dr. William J. “Bill” Merrell. “Earthea Nance, Merritt Lane, and Bill Merrell bring years of experience and dedication to… Read More
Dearing Brings Over 10 Years Experience to Guide Production and Engineering Team GALVESTON, TX – August 10, 2021 – As part of ongoing growth and expansion, Callan Marine is excited to welcome Chris Dearing as the new Director of Engineering. Dearing brings extensive experience in the development and management of production and field engineering programs… Read More
Benjamin Salamone – Promoted to Senior Cost Engineer at US Army Christopher Coyle – Appointed as Ambassador at NSIN – National Security Innovation Network
Jeremy J Lowe – Promoted to VP Global Sales & Marketing at Chelsea Technologies Ltd