Syska Snippets
Did you miss some of our press releases or emails? Not to worry. In every issue of Connections we provide a news summary.
Here is the latest:
New Hires
Andrew Krenning - Andrew joined Syska Hennessy’s Boston office as the new Associate Managing Director. He has over 16 years of experience in engineering design which entails conceptualization, initial design, budgeting, architecture, commissioning, and engineering services. In addition, Andrew has designed control systems for life science projects, lab environments, office buildings, retrofits, renovations, and energy projects.
Andrew Krenning
David Wright
David Wright - Syska Hennessy Group welcomes David Wright, PE, as associate vice president and senior practice area leader for healthcare. Based in the firm’s Richmond office, he will focus on healthcare projects in Virginia and North Carolina. David has more than 30 years of experience in healthcare engineering and project management. We are thrilled to have you on board, David.
Recent Promotions
Syska Hennessy Group has promoted seven senior-level executives to new positions in offices across the country.
The professionals and their new titles are:
John Bilotta, managing director II
(Hamilton, New Jersey)
Robert Ioanna, executive principal
(New York City)
Daniel Johnson, associate principal
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
Alex Myers, LEED AP, principal
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
Sean O’Shea, associate principal
(New York City)
Joseph O’Sullivan, executive director, GEO operations
(Chicago)
John Passanante, executive director, practices area
(Los Angeles)
Congratulations to all!
Awards
Congratulations to our six Vision Award Winners!
This year Syska Hennessy held its Visionaries Awards Ceremony. Six awards were presented:
- The Emerging Professional “Rising Star” Award
- The Ownership Culture Award
- The Project Management Award
- The Technical Excellence Award
- The Community Award
- The Project of the Year Award.
Respectively, the following individuals were selected: Jocelyn La Chance (LAO), Matthew Brady (NYO), Sami Khoury (SFO), Kris Baker (LAO).
- The Hamlin School won a Restoration & Renovation Architecture MasterPrize award.
- The Audrey Irmas Pavilion, Wilshire Boulevard Temple won the Building Team Award from the American Institute of Architects Los Angeles (AIA|LA).
- Congratulations to Syska Hennessy’s Marketing Development Team on winning three awards from the MARCOM Awards.
- James Hardie Industries won Engineering Project of the Year for the 34th Annual Chicago Real Estate Awards! James Hardie is a global building materials company and the largest global manufacturer of fiber cement products. Syska Hennessy Group provided full design and programming services associated with the construction of their new LEED certified office.
All the Way Up! Janet Moore Featured in Elevator World!
ICYMI - Janet Moore, Associate Partner in our Boston office, was one of 14 vertical transportation industry professionals featured by Elevator World Inc (EW). Congratulations on this impressive accomplishment! To read Janet’s EW profile, click on the link and navigate to page six.
Latest Articles for Consulting-Specifying Engineer (CSE)
Christian Nazon, a lead building automation engineer, authored the below Consulting Specifying Engineer article to eliminate the fear associated with auditing your building automation system. The editorial offers a guide to breaking down the process and introduces helpful tools available through ASHRAE Guideline 13: Specifying Building Automation Systems.
Speaking Engagements
AMFP NYC
Timothy E. Krawetz, Senior Principal and Healthcare Practice Area Leader, was one the speakers at the AMFP NYC - Association of Medical Facility Professionals virtual event held on Thursday, November 10th. "Repositioning Real Estate for a Renewed Future in Healthcare" focused on what factors to consider when you are thinking about geographic expansion or converting existing space.
I2SL Annual Conference
Syska Hennessy represented by Robert Fagnant & Tim Burdge attended the I2SL Annual Conference and Technology Fair as the conference’s Decarbonization Sponsor! The conference was held in October in Pittsburgh, PA and focused on environmental sustainability and energy efficiency in laboratories and related facilities.
7x24 Fall Conference
Todd Czworniak, Associate Partner from our Chicago office, presented at the 7x24 2022 Fall Conference in San Antonio, TX. His session titled “Forward-Looking Data Center Design Urban Environments” provided insight for end users, designers, developers and operators into what’s possible and practical in an increasingly competitive market.
Innovative Construction Technology Podcast
The ConTechCrew, an Innovative Construction Technology Podcast, recently discussed Robert Ioanna's article “Engineering Perspectives: Optimizing Optimization.” Podcast episode 330 hosted by Jeff Sample featured Todd Mustard from The Assc. of Union Constructors & Tim Speno from the E2E Summit discussed optimization - the next century of computing and more. It’s a great listen. Check out time stamp 48.25 for the article discussion!
DICE Midwest 2022
Joshua Fluecke moderated a Construction & Development panel at DICE Midwest 2022 on September 22nd. The focus was on building trends across the Midwest states dealing with the prolonged supply chain complications in this region addressing data centers and sustainability in specific.
Tenant Talks
On September 29th, Michael Terrigno, Principal, moderated a panel discussion entitled “Tenant Talks: What The New Washingtonian Wants In Their Office” where they discussed topics ranging from coworking opportunities to top amenities.
Firmwide News
Syska Hennessy’s Dubai office on celebrating 10 years in the MENA region!
Sacramento Office
Syska Hennessy celebrated our new office location in Sacramento! Syska has been serving numerous clients in the area, including the Department of General Services, the Judicial Council of California, UC Davis, UC Davis Health, Kaiser Permanente, Lumens, and other confidential technology, mission-critical, and financial firms. Jose Herrera, senior principal of Syska, will oversee the office, with operational and technical support from associate partner Sami El Khoury.
Blessings in a Backpack
Blessings in a Backpack - "It's not how much we give, but how much love we put into giving." (Mother Teresa). Recently our Charlotte office raised $475 and matched the amount for Blessings in a Backpack! The team along with, co-CEO Cyrus J. Izzo, packed bags to distribute to the 75 families in need at Starmount Academy!
SHE Builds
Recently, Syska Hennessy participated in a local San Francisco SHE Builds project, where a team of women helped rebuild a community member’s backyard. Together they built a new fence, redistributed a colossal amount of dirt, demolished and rebuilt a broken stair, installed (6) new solar powered safety lights, planted native plants, rescreened three window screens and built two benches. Major kudos to everyone who took part in this project!
Syska Hennessy reached 20K on LinkedIn!
In Memory of our Colleague and Friend - Scott Bull
November 2, 1968 – November 12, 2022
Scott joined us in December 2019 and focused on managing client relationships locally and nationally for critical facilities, commercial, life sciences, and healthcare sectors. A business development professional and the managing director of our Atlanta office, Scott had more than two decades of experience in the AEC field.
Joseph O’Sullivan, senior principal and leader of Syska’s southeastern region, recently noted that Scott made an “exceptionally strong impression internally and externally” in the nearly 3 years that he was with Syska and that Scott excelled in both business development and project management.
Scott, who resided in Marietta, GA, received a Bachelor of Design from the University of Florida’s College of Architecture. He was a member of the Design Build Institute of America, the Society for Marketing Professional Services, 7×24 Exchange International, and AFCOM, the professional development organization for IT infrastructure professionals.
He is survived by his son Brody, his father Jim, mother Cindy, stepfather Bob Powell, brothers Kevin and Brent, and sister Amy.
Our hearts are heavy. Scott will be deeply missed at Syska Hennessy.
Scott Bull