PEOPLE - Wayne E. Russell becomes vice president at Florida East Coast Railway - this and other items are discussed - Brief Article

Railway Track and Structures, August, 2000

Florida East Coast named Wayne E. Russell vice president and chief engineer. He replaces William Stokely, who becomes consulting engineer for Florida East Coast Industries, Inc.

Suppliers

Andrew Corporation appointed Charles Jacobs group president, wireless and in-building products. Donn Peterson named vice president of wireless infrastructure sales for the U.S. and Canada, with headquarters at Orland Park, Ill.

Emergency Preemption Systems Inc. named Steve Anderson president and chief operating officer.

David Evans and Associates named Carolyn D. Wylder vice president, Transportation Group.

Frederic R. Harris, Inc., named Alan C. Boone, P.E., Civil Department manager and principal civil engineer, based in Sacramento, Calif. Eli Choueiry, P.E., becomes associate vice president, with headquarters at Long Beach, Calif.

The HNTB Companies announced the appointment of Stephen F. Nevero as senior project manager, Thomas K. Dyer, Inc., Lexington, Mass.

INTERNOS Corporation appointed Randall Hoerauf chief operating officer and Gary S. Shaivitz, senior vice president of strategic planning.

Parsons Brinckerhoff named David A. McAlister managing director of European infrastructure operations.

Progress Rail Services named Dennis Dubois sales director of rail services in Canada. He will have headquarters in Calgary, Alta.

Short Elliott Hendrickson Inc.[R] appointed Robert McFarlin senior project manager in the Transportation Service Area at St. Paul.

WeldersMall.com named Nathaniel Leonard president and Mac McKenzie executive vice president. This new e-commerce site offers name brand welding and safety equipment delivered through a support and service network of local distributors.

Ralph Whitehead Associates, Inc., appointed James L. Cashwell senior railroad project engineer; David L. Runton, railroad project manager/senior engineer; Paul Smith, project manager for rail projects with particular emphasis on fiber-optic installation; Thomas K. Whitaker, field engineer/inspector for railroad projects.