Steven J. Riojas has been promoted to director of the science and technology program for HDR Architecture Inc., based in the firm's San Francisco office. A senior vice president with the firm, Riojas' architectural project experience includes programming, site master planning, design, project management, program management and client relations domestically and abroad. He has managed numerous projects that accommodate basic and applied research, development, scale-up and advanced manufacturing for a variety of life and physical sciences-related materials, components, systems, products and processes. Riojas holds a master's degree in architecture and a master's in urban planning from the University of Michigan. He received his bachelor's degree in architecture from the Lawrence Institute of Technology.
Meredith Meyers has been hired as business-development coordinator at Skanska USA Building in Los Angeles. Meyers previously held positions at AEC firms in Southern California, including Syska Hennessy Group and Thornton Tomasetti. She has a bachelor's degree in communications and social sciences with a minor in Spanish from the University of Southern California. Skanska also named Veronica Ritona as marketing coordinator. She is based in Oakland. Ritona has served on the marketing team for Palecek, a high-end furniture company. Her background includes creating and overseeing marketing materials, such as print, sales and advertising pieces. Ritona is working toward a bachelor's degree in human development at California State University, East Bay in Hayward.