McMillen Jacobs Asso- ciates also welcomed Henry Spieker as a principal of the firm. Spieker has more than 25 years of construction experience and has participated as a lecturer in seminars and at conferences on such topics as scheduling, schedule delay analysis and claims avoidance. Addi- tionally, he is experienced in construction defect and failure investigations, and provided his property and casualty loss services following the 1994 Northridge (LA) earthquake. Spieker holds a B.S. in construction management from Bowling Green State University, Ohio. Ken Dombroski, P.E., joined the McMillen J a c o b s A s s o c i a t e s Cleveland office as a new associate. Dombroski’s professional practice focuses on stormwater management and municipal engineering. He received both his Master’s in public administration and B.S. in civil engineering from Cleveland State University. IHC IQIP, part of Royal IHC, expanded its global presence with a new office and yard in Perth, Australia. IHC IQIP acquired Machinery Supply, which provides the rental and sale of foundation, installation and decommissioning equipment, and aims to increase its service level to clients active in the oil and gas and coastal and civil markets in Australia and New Zealand. Langan Engineering & Environmental Services announced the opening of its Houston office. As the firm’s first location in Texas, Langan strengthens its com- mitment to supporting clients and partners in the oil and gas industry, while al so providing engineer ing and environmental services to the real estate development market in the greater Houston region. The Houston office, located at 16225 Park Ten Place in the energy corridor of Houston, is led by W. Kyle Bogardus, P.E., senior associate, and Chip Day, senior project manager. D’Appolonia acquired Milan-based SC Sembenelli Consulting, a firm with parti- cular experience in dams and hydropower, civil and hydraulic infrastructures. Founded in 1983, Sembenelli has been involved in over 250 projects in 40 countries, and was a pioneer in the use of geo-synthetics. Sembenelli designed the temporary works and the excavations for the Panama Canal Third Set of Locks Project, designed part of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China and has performed geotechnical studies for the Riyadh Metro. Correction An announcement in the May/June 2015 issue ran with incorrect photos. Photos of Walter Kaeck and Tony Canale of Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers appeared with news about John Devine and Gordian Ulrich of ECA. Following is a corrected announcement. Equipment Corporation of America named John Devine Midwest regional sales manager. He will manage all of the firm’s product lines in Western Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota. Devine has 25 years of construction equipment sales experience in his coverage area. His specialties include sales management, branch management, and territory and product line expansion in both distribution and manufacturing. ECA also hired Gordian Ulrich as engineering sales manager. He will be responsible for BAUER technical applications and advancement of its available technology in the Eastern U.S. and Canada. Ulrich graduated from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. DEEP FOUNDATIONS • JULY/AUG 2015 • 107
