Southwest People: Construction business updates for May 2017
Douglas Syndor has reactivated his Scottsdale, Ariz.-based architectural firm douglas syndor architect + associates inc. after having recently left Gensler of Phoenix, where he was a senior architect and client relationship leader. As principal and owner, he will oversee client-centric services and business metrics and lead project design teams and strategic business development. Sydnor has completed 225 projects during his more than 35-year career exclusively in Arizona. He has received 60-plus awards from groups such as the American Institute of Architects, Valley Forward Association and the Arizona Masonry Guild.
Bridgers & Paxton Consulting Engineers has appointed Eric D. Conklin as vice president. Conklin joined the company’s Albuquerque office in 2006. His experience is primarily with B&P’s commercial design group and includes education, health care, manufacturing, community and local government projects. Conklin graduated from the University of New Mexico in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and became a professional engineer in New Mexico in 2010. He followed that with a master’s in mechanical engineering from UNM.