Michelle White has been named managing director of Harris & Associates, Concord, California. She previously served as chief operating officer and president of Harris’ consulting division since 2021. White began her tenure at Harris in 2018 as chief people officer, leading human resources, learning and development company information technology and administrative functions.
McCarthy Building Cos. has created a new leadership structure to support the evolution of its South Pacific region, which includes San Diego, Los Angeles, Newport Beach and Las Vegas. Following this change, the firm announced four promotions. Mike Myers has been elevated to CEO of the South Pacific. Previously its president, he is now its regional executive leader and has more than 20 years of experience. Jim Madrid he was promoted to president of the South Pacific. Most recently as executive vice president of the Newport Beach office and regional center, he oversees McCarthy’s regional operations in Southern California and Nevada. Paul Erb was elevated to COO, Southern Pacific. Moving from executive vice president and leader of the Los Angeles office to a broader role, he oversees McCarthy’s design phase and construction operations in Southern California and Nevada. Suzy Cruden he was promoted to senior vice president of strategy. She was vice president of marketing. Cruden brings two decades of industry experience to his new role.
Shimmick Corp., Irvine, Calif., has appointed Amanda Mobley as interim CFO. She replaces Devin Nordhagen, who is stepping down as CFO to pursue other business interests, the firm says. Mobley has been with Shimmick and its predecessors since 2011 in a variety of financial management roles.
Patty Rubstello has joined WSP, Seattle, as a national transportation strategic advisor. She previously served more than 33 years at the Washington State Department of Transportation in a variety of capacities, most recently as Assistant Secretary of Washington State Ferries.
XL Construction, Milpitas, Calif., has announced several promotions. Tom Humbert has been appointed chief administrative officer in addition to his current role as chief financial officer. He has been with XL for eight years. Matt Byrtus has been promoted to vice president of the business technology department. During his seven years at XL, Brytus has led an overhaul of its IT organization. Sean Holliday has been named vice president of integrated solutions to oversee specialists in preconstruction, estimating, construction technology, MEP design, sustainability and design management. Joined XL in 2023.
Paul Bergman has been promoted to director of the Northern California business group for the fish and aquatic sciences practice of Sacramento-based Environmental Science Associates. He was previously a program director.
Page & Turnbull, Los Angeles, has promoted James Mallery to the director of his architecture and design studio. He has been with the firm for five years in numerous roles, most recently as director of the Los Angeles office.
Gilbane Building Co., San Jose, Calif., has hired Ryan Heather as Senior Vice President and West Division Leader. He joins Gilbane from Truebeck Construction, where he served as Vice President, with over 25 years of experience in all major markets and delivery methods.
MNS Engineers, Santa Barbara, Calif., has launched a new structural and bridge engineering practice. To lead it, the company has hired Kyle Turner as vice president and director of bridge and structures. He was previously director of the bridge department at Michael Baker International. Chad Harden has also joined MNS as bridge technical director in the new practice. He previously served as a senior associate at Michael Baker International.
Rick Engineering, San Diego, has appointed Kristina Hysler as director of watershed science and planning. He was a water quality practice leader at Dudek.
Addy Duffany has been promoted to director of business development at Skanska USA in Seattle. He has been with the company for seven years and with this promotion he joins the leadership team in Seattle.
Ware Malcomb has announced several staff changes in its San Diego office. Angela Ryan has been promoted to director, Robert Park has rejoined the office as director of architecture and Karla Middleton has been promoted to architectural studio director.
Swinerton has several personnel updates from the West Coast. Eric Faust has been elevated to director of operations, overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Spokane, Wash., locations. and Boise of the company, i John Stinson has been promoted to senior superintendent in Spokane. J. Marcella Ayala has been hired as national director of life sciences, based in the Los Angeles office. Lisa Podesto has joined the company to lead mass wood preconstruction in Swinerton’s Northern California region as regional director of mass wood preconstruction and sustainability, based in San Francisco.
HNTB has announced several West Coast staff updates. Henry Dumaran has joined the company as head and vice president of the aviation program management and construction management division, based in San Diego. He recently led the renovation and expansion project for Terminal 1 Concourse B at San Francisco International Airport and led the Delta LAX redevelopment program at Los Angeles International Airport. Debbie Driver has been hired as director of government relations for HNTB’s Northwest Division, based in Seattle. In Los Angeles, John Hong has been hired as a construction project manager, Peter Costa has been promoted to director of transportation planning and Grace Tell has been named project manager.
Paul Schuler has joined Carollo Engineers, Portland, Ore., as senior vice president and strategic advisor. He began his career of more than 30 years as a project engineer for a company.
MG2 has hired Meghana Joshi lead its Irvine, California office and expand the company’s reach into the California market as Managing Director. She was previously a senior project manager at Little Diversified Architectural Consulting.
PCL Construction’s Seattle office announced personnel changes. Cristina Kanhai he was recently promoted to chief estimator. She started as a PCL estimator in Orlando 11 years ago and quickly rose through the ranks. Holly Bill she has been hired as human resources and professional development manager, with more than nine years of experience in labor relations and human resources. Lauren Mamola has been promoted to marketing director. He joined PCL in 2023 as a Senior Proposal Specialist.
Ann Morrow Johnson has been hired as design director and global entertainment leader in Gensler’s entertainment and experience design practice in Los Angeles. She was the global head of creative development for Walt Disney Imagineering.
Parametrix has made several promotions and new hires in its West Coast offices. In Northern California, David Parisi has been promoted in the southwest region complete streets and active transport leader. He joined the firm as a principal consultant in 2023 following its acquisition of Parisi Transportation Consulting, which he owned. In Portland, Oregon, Nimish Dharmadhikari has been hired as a senior engineer. She was a Research Associate and Modeler at the San Diego Association of Governments. In Seattle, Charlie Tidwell has joined the company as a senior engineer and transportation project manager. He comes to Parametrix from HDR, where he served as a transportation project manager. Also in Seattle, Leslie Sowles has been promoted to director of human resources. She joined Parametrix from Consor Engineers, where she served as director of employee relations.
Janisse Quiñones was named general manager and chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. She was senior vice president of electrical operations at Pacific Gas and Electric, and also served as senior vice president of gas engineering. In the management of the agency, Quiñones succeeds the general director and the chief engineer Martin L. Adamswho retired after a 40-year career there.
