Carter & Burgess adds Public Works, Landscape Specialists

New hires Ryan Bricker and Mark Hill bring more than 25 years experience to Carter & Burgess's urban design and planning and public works units.

Ryan E. Bricker has joined Carter & Burgess as transportation studio leader within the firm's Dallas-Ft. Worth Urban Design and Planning Unit. As a landscape architect, Bricker brings more than seven years of multi-disciplinary design experience on projects throughout the country. As a specialist in transportation enhancements, streetscapes and transit related design, Bricker has both the expertise and the background necessary to lead today's most challenging design projects.

Bricker will direct transportation related urban design projects. His current projects include enhancement designs for the reconstruction of Interstate Highway 635, LBJ Expressway in Dallas, the Interstate 40 Crosstown Expressway in Oklahoma City and State Highway 45 in Central Texas.

Bricker is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and has received numerous design awards from that organization in addition to awards from the American Institute of Architects and the American Planning Association.

He sits on the professional advisory board for the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning at Texas A&M University where he earned a bachelor of landscape architecture degree in 1997.

Mark D. Hill has joined Carter & Burgess as a senior project manager with the Public Works Unit in Dallas.

During his 18 years in civil engineering, Hill has planned, designed and managed infrastructure projects in both the water and wastewater industries for municipalities and water supply corporations, and he has been involved in the design of paving and drainage projects for municipalities.

Hill has assisted in the development of master plans; capital improvement programs for water, wastewater, paving and drainage; budgets; impact fees; and development standards. He has performed design and project management services for a wide array of projects and clients.

His experience within the water industry includes design and project management of treatment, distribution, transmission, pumping, master planning, CCN boundaries, water wells and storage projects. For the wastewater industry, his projects have included treatment, collection, interceptors, pumping, CCN boundaries and master planning.

Hill holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Texas A&M University and is a registered professional engineer in Texas.

Walter P. Moore recently announced eight new principals of the firm. They are: Tarek A. Ayoubi, Dilip Choudhuri, Michael E. Duval, Eric C. Green, Gabriel A. Jiminez-Lopez, Andrew P. Sullivan, Dennis R. Tow and Kurtis A. Young.

Tracy Brettmann, has been named as 2004-2005 President of Deep Foundations Institute. Brettmann is the Texas regional manager for Berkel and Company Contractors, which is headquartered in Bonner Springs, Kan. He has been involved with the design, installation and quality control of deep foundations for the past 17 years. He has been a DFI Trustee since 2000 and served as DFI's vice president for the last two years.

Brettmann received his bachelor's of science in civil engineering from the University of Nebraska and his master's of science in geotechnical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas and Louisiana.

Carmen Abad-Fitts of HDR, an architectural, engineering and consulting firm, received a National Women of Color Technology Award for her accomplishments in advancing technology and science. Abad-Fitts is the assistant department manager for HDR's San Antonio office.

Abad-Fitts is a recipient of the All Star award, a category that honors accomplished women of color who have demonstrated excellence as role models and leaders throughout their careers and continue to shape the course of business and technology.

Moorhouse Construction recently announced several new hires and promotions. Roy G. DiPasquale, has joined Moorhouse as executive vice president. He is responsible for strategy, business development and operations. DiPasquale has more than 30 years of experience with Fortune 100 companies and in the contracting industry. Jeffrey A. Stocks has joined Moorhouse as CFO and general counsel. He has more than 20 years experience as an attorney and in senior financial positions. Bill Bayne, a 10-year veteran of Moorhouse, has been promoted to vice president of operations. James Croley, a 15-year veteran of Moorhouse, has been named vice president of the Houston office, which has recently become the headquarters for Moorhouse. Gary Willard, an 18-year veteran of Moorhouse, has been promoted to vice president of the Corpus Christi office.

Fugro Consultants LP, a geotechnical and construction materials engineering and testing firm, announced the following eleven key people have attained the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design professional accreditation: Donald Anderson, Nick Aschliman, Umesh Bachu, Blake Cotton, Duane Harrell, David Mason, Tom Posey, Chuck Rushing, John Styron, Richard Weathers and Tom Wesling. These experts in sustainable design represent Fugro's twelve offices in Texas, Louisiana, and Arizona.