Landy Named President of DMJM Design

LOS ANGELES—AECOM Technology Corp. has selected Ray Landy as president of DMJM Design, an AECOM company specializing in architecture, engineering, and program and construction management.

Landy had been serving as DMJM Design’s executive vice president, overseeing the company’s global architecture and engineering practice.

He has held a number of leadership positions in the firm during the past 23 years, including management of the program and construction management practice. In that role, he was responsible for overseeing such contracts as the renovation of the Pentagon, as well as major national programs for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and NASA.

He also recently provided executive management for the new $1.2 billion American Airlines terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City and Universal Studios’ CityWalk projects in Los Angeles.
Landy holds a master’s degree in urban planning and architecture from UCLA.

Granite Names New Leaders

WATSONVILLE—Granite Construction Inc., one of the nation’s largest civil engineering contractors and construction materials producers, named William G. Dorey, 58, as president. Dorey retains the title of chief operating officer. He succeeds David H. Watts as president.

The Granite board also named Mark E. Boitano, 54, to the position of executive vice president. Boitano continues as manager of the branch division.

Watts will continue as chairman and chief executive officer until the end of the year, when he will relinquish the role of CEO but continue as chairman of the board. He had served as president and CEO since 1987.

Owen Joins Carter & Burgess

SACRAMENTO—Peter Owen has been named construction services and business development manager of the transportation programs unit of Carter & Burgess Inc. He is responsible for California transportation construction services and business development.

With 39 years of industry experience, Owen joins Carter & Burgess from HDR-Construction Control Corp., where he served as vice president/operations director, western states, and the national technical director for construction services.

Recent assignments included construction manager for the $212 million Sacramento Transit District’s South Corridor Light Rail Extension and contract manager for a seismic-retrofit construction inspection contract for Caltrans’ Office of Structures.

Owen also has provided construction management and inspection services to the Bay Area Rapid Transit District, Santa Clara Traffic Authority, City of Sacramento and the United States Navy.

Beale Promoted; McAllister, Jackson, Parker Join Ware Malcomb

IRVINE—Ware Malcomb has promoted Devin Beale to project manager in its San Diego office. Beale was part of the original team that opened the San Diego office two years ago.
The Irvine office has added three new staff members.

Charlie McAllister joins the firm as a senior project manager for all health-care projects. Her background includes working as an owner’s representative for three major health-care organizations.

Vincent Jackson and Brian Parker have been hired as job captains. Jackson has nine years of experience. Parker has 10 years of experience and has worked on a variety of industrial, office and tenant-improvement projects.

Kharza Joins G&B; Patel Promoted

SAN FRANCISCO—Guttmann & Blaevoet Consulting Engineers has added Mehran Khazra as a principal.

Khazra has 22 years of engineering, management and marketing experience on commercial, institutional and government projects.

Nav Patel has been promoted to associate. His 15 years of engineering experience includes mechanical projects, primarily in health care, laboratory and industrial facilities. Patel’s expanded role will encompass increased participation with the firm’s management team and marketing responsibilities.

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