Kris Bauman has joined Sam Schwartz Engineering, New York, as executive vice president and chief operating officer. He has more than 30 years of experience in construction and real estate and was the former president of Bauman Co. in Newtown, Pa.
Chris Ward, executive vice president for major projects at Dragados USA, has joined the New York Building Congress' board of directors, a coalition representing all facets of the city's design, construction and real estate industry. From 2008 to 2011, Ward served as executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and has decades of experience in spearheading multibillion-dollar infrastructure projects in both the public and private sectors.