Related Links: SMPS Ron Garikes Student Scholarship website Obituaries of other industry leaders and innovators GarikesRon W. Garikes, 54, former chief operating officer of the now-closed architecture firm Karlsberger Cos. and a longtime professional services marketing advocate, died on April 28 in Birmingham, Ala., of complications of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease.Garikes, who was based in Birmingham, also led Karlsberger's national laboratory and technology group before the Columbus, Ohio, firm closed in 2011.He was a former national president and distinguished life member of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) as well as a founding member and past president of
Even while gaining book smarts—a civil engineering degree from MIT and an MBA from Stanford University—Thomas W. Traylor stayed close to the core of his family-owned contractor, Traylor Bros. Inc., working summers in its welding shop building tunnel shields and the firm’s first rotary tunnel excavator, says one biography.
Related Links: See who else has moved up, or moved on, in the AEC sector Balfour Beatty Construction Services US, Dallas, has promoted President Mark Layman to the added roles of chairman and CEO at the end of 2013, says the firm. He will succeed Robert Van Cleave, who has served in those positions since 2003; previously, Cleave was CEO of building firm Centex before its 1996 sale to Balfour Beatty. John Tarpey remains COO. Kurt R. Fraese was elected president of ASFE: The Geoprofessional Business Association, a Fraesegeotechnical professionals group. He is CEO of GeoEngineers Inc., a 300-person earth-science
Graham Downes Architecture Inc. Hard Rock hotel in San Diego was a signature design project for the firm founded by Graham Downes. Related Links: Website of Graham Downes Architecture Obituaries of other industry leaders and innovators DownesSan Diego architect Graham T. Downes died on April 21 from injuries following a late-night fight two days before with an employee outside his San Diego home. He was 55.Downes suffered blunt force head and neck trauma, including numerous skull fractures, from the altercation with Higinio Soriano Salgado, according to the San Diego County coroner's report.Salgado was a development manager since 2008 with Blokhaus,
Accurate pipe-pile placement was confirmed by a Jones-designed device that has a conical nose to self-center in piles, an inclinometer to plumb and two GPS units for location.
Related Links: With Engineering Savvy, Abreu Pilots Airport Plan In a planned succession, Black & Veatch has elevated Steve L. Edwards to chairman, president and CEO, effective in January. Named immediately to what the firm tells ENR is a first-time company role as chief operating officer, he will succeed Leonard C. Rodman, who has been president and CEO since 1998 and chairman since 2000. Edwards, who had been executive vice president, also is executive director of global EPC for the Overland Park, Kan., firm's global energy business. Rodman, 64, who the company says will retire in 2014, is a 42-year
Related Links: Obituaries of other industry leaders and innovators George A. Schaefer, 84, an accountant whose leadership at construction equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. in the 1980s guided it from red ink to profits and global growth, died on April 9 in Peoria, Ill., says the firm, also based there. SCHAEFERNo cause of death was provided.Schaefer's term as chairman and CEO, from 1985 until 1990, capped a 39-year company career.He took the helm amid Caterpillar losses of nearly $1 billion, United Auto Workers strikes at its plants and stronger foreign competition, such as from Japan-based Komatsu Corp., according to a Harvard Business
Cosanti Foundation A Scottsdale, Ariz., bridge exemplifies Soleri's unique design approach. Related Links: Legendary Arizona Architect Paolo Soleri Dies at 93 Obituaries of other industry leaders and innovators On April 9, the day architect Paolo Soleri died, high winds in Arizona caused his bronze-and-ceramic "wind bells," which were prevalent across the state, to ring loudly.To many Arizonans, it was a fitting tribute to a locally-based designer who spent a long career blending architecture and ecology.Soleri, an Italian immigrant who incorporated environmentalism and sustainability into designs long before it was trendy, was 93 years old. SOLERIWhile many of his urban environments reside
Related Links: See who else has already moved up, or moved on, in the AEC sector Kenneth E. Rigmaiden was unanimously elected general president of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, the 140,000-member union said on April 1. The former executive general vice president succeeds James A. Williams, who retires from the role he held since 2003. Williams has been a union member since 1968. RIGMAIDENRigmaiden, who joined IUPAT in 1977, is a former union local president, based in San Jose, Calif., and participated in the first regional collective-bargaining agreement for northern California, says IUPAT. He is co-chairman of
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