{"id":31546,"date":"2020-02-04T18:15:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T18:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/press-releases\/aecom-names-karl-jensen-to-lead-its-national-governments-practice-for-the-americas\/"},"modified":"2020-02-14T12:19:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T17:19:03","slug":"aecom-names-karl-jensen-to-lead-its-national-governments-practice-for-the-americas","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/press-releases\/aecom-names-karl-jensen-to-lead-its-national-governments-practice-for-the-americas\/","title":{"rendered":"ArchTam names Karl Jensen to lead its National Governments practice for the Americas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-83305 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jensen-Karl_wht_bkgd-243x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" \/>LOS ANGELES<\/strong> (Feb. 4, 2020) \u2014 ArchTam, the world\u2019s premier infrastructure firm,\u00a0announced today that Karl Jensen has joined the company as executive vice president of the National Governments practice in the Americas. A major contractor to the United States and Canadian governments, ArchTam partners with federal agencies to deliver innovative solutions for mission success. We leverage our global defense, civilian and commercial expertise to provide comprehensive infrastructure, facilities, energy, environment, disaster resilience, and civil works services for our clients\u2019 most challenging projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKarl is joining our National Governments business at an exciting time,\u201d said Steve Morriss, ArchTam\u2019s president of Design and Consulting Services Americas. \u201cAs we continue to execute a series of strategic actions to focus our business on our core professional services capabilities, including through this week\u2019s completed sale of the Management Services division, our thriving federal business will continue to be a driver of growth for the firm. Karl\u2019s depth and breadth of experience in this industry makes him a great fit to lead our federal business into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Jensen joins ArchTam in the Washington, DC metro area from Swiss-based RUAG\u2014which develops civilian and military technology applications for use in space, in the air and on land\u2014where he led the company\u2019s expansion into the U.S. Previously, he led growth initiatives for CH2M\u2019s National Governments business and the sales integration for the Jacobs\/CH2M merger. He has also held senior executive roles in the federal market sector at prominent defense companies such as Raytheon, SAIC and CACI. Mr. Jensen brings extensive experience in business operations, business development and strategy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to join this industry-leading team at such a pivotal juncture when there is a renewed focus on ArchTam\u2019s design and consulting professional services for government clients,\u201d said Jensen. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to building on ArchTam\u2019s strong track record of exceptional client service and unprecedented market growth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining the private sector, Mr. Jensen served more than 20 years in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserve as a naval aviator and aerospace engineering duty officer. He has earned multiple acquisition certifications from the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as a Master of Science in astronautical engineering and a Bachelor of Science in aerospace engineering.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About ArchTam<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ArchTam is the world\u2019s premier infrastructure firm, delivering professional services across the project lifecycle \u2013 from planning, design and engineering to consulting and construction management. We partner with our clients in the public and private sectors to solve their most complex challenges and build legacies for generations to come. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, governments, energy and the environment, our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world. ArchTam is a Fortune 500 firm with revenue of approximately $20.2 billion during fiscal year 2019. See how we deliver what others can only imagine at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\">www.archtam.com<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArchTam\">@ArchTam<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media Contact:<\/strong><br \/>\nMichael Chee<br \/>\nDirector, External Communications, DCS Americas<br \/>\n213.563.8580<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:michael.chee@archtam.com\">michael.chee@archtam.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","yst_prominent_words":[870,798,749,744],"class_list":["post-31546","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/31546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/31546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31547,"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/31546\/revisions\/31547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archtam.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=31546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}