Industry veteran architect, Don Bush, serves on board as the principal and leader of Lord, Aeck & Sargent’s science and technology practices. With nearly 20 years of expertise focused on science and technology project design and delivery, Bush has an act for working with higher education and government research facilities. Most recently, Bush was with Smith Carter Architects and Engineers, where served as market leader for higher education and civilian government.
Jason Morgan has been promoted to vice president of operations at Cadence McShane Construction Company. Based at the firm’s Houston office, Morgan will lead and supervise project management and field staff, ensuring all contract requirements and specifications are met, including safety practices.
Newly appointed South Florida project manager for Charles Perry Partners Inc. (CPPI), Brian J. Hayes will be based in the firm’s southern Florida office in Vero Beach. Hayes rejoined the company in 2009, having earlier served as project manager until 2003. Under his leadership, CPPI recently completed modifications to the Indian River School District Thermal Energy Storage Plants.
Peter Ellis will now lead partners Cannon Design and New Cities in expanding the firms’ urban planning and city design practices. Ellis worked for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) for 30 years prior to establishing New Cities.
Former University of Colorado architect Steve Thweatt, who was instrumental in building the ATLAS technology hub and the Wolf Law Building, as well as implementing the business school expansion, will return to the CU-Boulder campus as the executive director of facilities management. Thweatt currently serves as an associate vice president of planning, design and construction at Emory University.
Gainesville, Fla.-based Charles Perry Partners, Inc. has recently appointed regional manager Kenna Scragg. He will continue to partake in CPPI’s educational, commercial, and health care construction projects, including Georgia Southern University’s Sanford Hall renovation in Statesboro, Ga., and Crawford County Elementary School project in Roberta, Ga.
Bill Pearson, now the senior project manager, recently joined general contractor and construction manager Charles Perry Partners Inc. A 17-year construction veteran, Pearson has managed several projects including K-12 schools and university and health care buildings throughout Florida, as well as Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas. He formerly served as project manager for Trinity Fabricators since 2007 and was previously the vice president of M.M.
Bill Pearson, now the new senior project manager, recently joined general contractor and construction manager Charles Perry Partners Inc. A 17-year construction veteran, Pearson has managed several projects including K-12 schools, university and healthcare buildings throughout Florida, as well as Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas. He formerly served as project manager for Trinity Fabricators since 2007 and was previously the vice president of M.M.
Colm McGlynn joined Lydig’s large projects group. With more than 25 years of industry experience, McGlynn has built schools in the private education market including Seattle University Law School, University Prep and O’Dea High School. He recently retired from the Board of Directors at O’Dea High School after serving for 10 years.
McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has named Rick Tavelli the director of client services for the McCarthy division base in Albuquerque. With nearly four decades of experience in the construction industry in New Mexico, Tavelli has worked on various projects including schools, office buildings, as well as medical facilities.
