Across the nation, our young professionals continue to showcase what it means to deliver a better world through innovative ideas and unparalleled leadership. Their sustainable focused work positively impacts our clients, communities and world for generations. We are excited to congratulate and introduce our ENR 2026 National and Regional Top Young professionals. Read more about each of our honorees.

Here is the full list of people who were recognized for ENR’s Region Top Young Professionals:

ENR East

Marlon Bess, Project Manager (New York, NY)

Marlon’s construction management career began with Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in Rockaway, Queens, where he collaborated closely with ArchTam Tishman on critical, high-pressure projects. Following this, Marlon joined Leeding Builders Group, where he has experienced rapid professional growth, managing a broad range of trades from large scopes to specialized interior work. Currently, he oversees interior trades — including carpentry, millwork, flooring, tilework, specialties and finishes — on high-end, ground-up residential developments.

Dimitra Karachaliou, Associate Vice President (New York, NY)

Driven by a passion for infrastructure and innovation, Dimitra is Associate Vice President at ArchTam with over 13 years of experience, specializing in Program/Project Management and Controls, and Digital Transformation advisory. She provides advisory services to clients, leading digital transformation initiatives across programs that exceed $2 billion in value. Dimitra began her career as a cost estimator for luxury residential projects. In 2016, she joined ArchTam as Deputy Project Manager and quickly rose to leadership. In 2025, she launched ArchTam’s Digital Transformation Advisory Champions to scale digital consulting capabilities internally.

Celine Sze, Project Manager (New York, NY)

With eight years in the water and wastewater industry, Celine has gained experience in planning, design and design services during construction. As the ArchTam deputy project manager of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection (NYCDEP) Ashokan Reservoir Reconstruction Project, which is part of the largest public works program in the area in more than 50 years, Celine is developing creative solutions to provide more flood-resilient water supply infrastructure in addition to minimizing environmental impacts and enhancing public recreational facilities. Celine is also helping NYCDEP develop a pathway toward energy neutrality at the in-city wastewater resource recovery facilities and carbon reduction across the agency.

Brigid Wright, DBIA, Project Manager (New York, NY)

Brigid began her career at Plaza Construction’s Washington, D.C. office in 2012, working on the historic Monticello Hotel renovation. Her experience expanded across diverse sectors, including schedule and construction oversight for a nationally recognized railcar manufacturing facility in Massachusetts, serving as full-charge Project Manager for the first Fisher Houses in New York City, and managing security and MEP trades for the expansion of Resorts World Casino in Queens. Her background in architecture strengthened her ability to translate design intent into buildable solutions, a skill she applied at Leeding Builders Group while overseeing amenity completion of an ENR award-winning luxury residential tower and tackling forensic construction challenges on The Brooklyn Tower.

ENR Midwest

Tim Prince, Director of SH&E (Indianapolis, IN)

Tim began at ArchTam Hunt as a safety intern on a project in southern Indiana, where he quickly developed a strong passion for the major construction industry. In 2022, he earned a promotion to Regional Manager, where he began shaping his territory in the Central Region of the company. After three years in this position, Tim was promoted to Director of Safety for the Central Region, encompassing over 30 states. Over the past 11 years, Tim has dedicated himself to transforming the safety culture in the construction industry and helping people.

ENR Mountain States and Southwest

Stephanie Tjan, Project Manager/ Environmental Engineer (Albuquerque, NM)

Stephanie has eight years of specialized experience as an environmental engineer and project manager, with a strong track record of leading complex environmental investigations and remediation projects. The focus of her work is on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), an emerging contaminant of national and global priority. In her current role, she leads high-profile PFAS investigations and pilot studies to treat PFAS contamination at the Department of Defense (DoD) facilities across the country. Notably, she led the development and execution of the first and largest CERCLA Remedial Investigation for a DoD client in Michigan which included a complex and iterative rapid site characterization approach.

Michelle Hoysick, Greater West Transportation Business Development Director (Denver, CO)

Michelle has fifteen years of experience in the transportation industry, demonstrating consistent growth, leadership and impact across her career. She currently serves as Business Development Director at ArchTam, leading strategic growth initiatives for alternative delivery transportation projects across the Great Lakes, Great Plains and Rocky Mountain states. She is also the Colorado business development lead, mentoring staff and contributing to long-term success. Earlier in her career, Michelle was Program Manager Oversight Consultant for several major Denver-area transit projects, including the $6.5 billion RTD FasTracks program, including Denver Union Station, and the West and R rail lines. Michelle was also selected for ENR’s 2026 National Top 20 Under 40 this year.

ENR Texas & Southeast

Erik M. Alcantara, Client Service Manager/Senior Project Manager (Coral Gables, FL)

Erik is Client Service Manager and Senior Project Manager in ArchTam’s Water business line based in Coral Gables, Florida. With over a decade of experience, he leads major municipal programs and projects across South Florida focused on stormwater and flood mitigation, water and wastewater infrastructure, and climate resilience — bringing together planning, design, permitting and delivery to help communities adapt and thrive. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Florida, a Project Management Professional (PMP), and an Envision Sustainability Professional (ENV SP). He is also active in advancing the civil engineering profession through ASCE leadership and service, including as President of the ASCE Miami-Dade Branch (FY 2025).

Imtiaz Ali, Project Controls – Schedule & Cost Lead (Atlanta, GA)

Imtiaz currently serves as Schedule & Cost Lead at ArchTam, contributing to one of America’s largest transportation programs — a $4.7 billon infrastructure project in Georgia — where he leads the review, analysis and maintenance of integrated project schedules with a strong focus on earned value management and schedule risk mitigation. Earlier in his career, Imtiaz worked on some of the most ambitious developments in the Middle East including the world’s largest indoor sports mall in Dubai.

Tanner Oetjen, Civil Engineer (Houston, TX)

Tanner is a civil engineer at ArchTam with over nine years of experience in transportation design. Tanner works in the Transportation Planning group, a multidisciplinary group that combines elements of traditional transportation engineering, feasibility and long-range planning. He is a key member on major projects across the state of Texas and is currently leading construction phasing for the Wheeler Station Transit Center in Houston. Tanner has also contributed to Fort Worth’s long-term transportation goals, serving as the lead roadway designer for the city’s Master Transportation Plan and the redevelopment of the historic Butler Place site.

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Across the nation, our young professionals continue to showcase what it means to deliver a better world through innovative ideas and unparalleled leadership. Their sustainable focused work positively impacts our clients, communities and world for generations. We are excited to congratulate and introduce our ENR 2025 National and Regional Top Young professionals. Read more about each of our honorees:

ENR East

Aneesh Karlekar, Director. As director of the energy business practice in ArchTam’s New York Metro and East Region, Aneesh provides solutions to major utility, private and public clients, within the transportation electrification, renewable energy, grid modernization and energy advisory market segments. Aneesh is responsible for setting the business’ strategic direction in the region, providing oversight for the delivery of the 150-plus projects, and bringing leadership and mentorship to the team. Aneesh is the client account manager for the New York Power Authority, the state’s leading utility and a leader in energy transition. Previously, as a project manager, Aneesh delivered multiple projects including landmark projects like a $40 million EPC project for a digestor gas conditioning plant and $20 million O&M of the co-generation facility.

Matthew Calvey, Architect. With 16 years of experience, Matthew is an innovative architect who has helped design high-performance buildings globally and locally across Massachusetts and New York. He contributed to Boston’s urban planning standards through the city’s Living with Water competition, which focused on resilience against rising sea levels. Using digital tools, he has shared expertise to create energy-efficient, healthy buildings worldwide. At ArchTam, Matthew focuses on Boston Logan Airport’s Terminal E, managing complex BIM models, design, documentation, construction administration and project management. He collaborates closely with the construction team to realize the terminal’s intricate geometries and systems through virtual clash resolution and redesigns.

ENR Texas and Southeast

Milad Rezaee, Senior Structural Engineer. Milad has over a decade of professional experience in civil and structural engineering, with expertise ranging from FEA and structural design of ports, wharves, and coastal structures to CFD, hydraulic design, and hydrodynamic modeling. At ArchTam, Milad has served as a structural lead, deputy project manager, and structural engineer on several high-profile and impactful projects, delivering innovative and efficient design solutions. Milad’s leadership includes mentoring junior engineers, fostering technical growth, and promoting collaboration. His commitment to operational efficiency is evident in his use of advanced tools and methodologies to optimize workflows and outcomes. As a digital lead, Milad spearheads initiatives to integrate automation technologies, driving project delivery improvements and fostering a culture of innovation across regional departments.

ENR West

Alicia Pajares, Water Resources Project Manager. Based in Seattle with 12 years of industry experience, Alicia leads water resources planning projects nationwide. Her work revolves around developing solutions for drought resilience, flood prevention and watershed protection. Throughout her career, she has worked with federal agencies including the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), evaluating water resources projects including new reservoirs, agricultural water supply, flood control and watershed protection projects for primarily rural and underserved communities. These projects have involved detailed environmental checks and balances required to construct new infrastructure, which have allowed Alicia to continue to strive as a steward for the environment.

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Across the nation, our young professionals continue to showcase what it means to deliver a better world through innovative ideas and unparalleled leadership. Their sustainable focused work positively impacts our clients, communities and world for generations to come. We are excited to congratulate and introduce our ENR 2024 National and Regional Top Young professionals. Read more about each of our honorees.

ENR Mountain States

Santosh Vangala, Associate, Structural Engineer. Santosh is a registered professional engineer with a master’s degree and 10 years of experience in structural engineering, precast design and project management for commercial projects. As a lead structural engineer, Santosh successfully executed the concept, analysis and design of a theatre operational facility at Peterson Air Force Base and a vehicle maintenance/aircraft support shop/storage complex at F.E Warren Air Force Base. Santosh is also a founding member of ArchTam’s Structural Gatekeeper community, which advocates the use of digital tools and writing scripts to automate repetitive tasks and enhance efficiency.

ENR California

Jacqueline Saladé, Natural Resources Group Manager, Southern California/ Project Director/ Senior Restoration Ecologist. Jacqueline joined ArchTam in 2015 working as a Restoration Ecologist and then as a task manager soon after. Jacqueline’s proactive and team-motivating style facilitated her project successes as well as earned her the role of ArchTam’s Southern California Botany and Restoration Practice Leader, managing a team of 25, just three years after joining ArchTam. One of her most impactful technical achievements has been her contributions to the implementation of an industry-leading, large-scale, seed collection program for a local utility company. With a knack for financial strategy, Jacqueline’s impact also extends into Northern California where she supports ArchTam as a Portfolio Delivery Lead, overseeing financials on over $20M of projects.

ENR Northwest

Courtney Brozovsky, GIS Specialist. Joining ArchTam in 2013, Courtney is a GIS Specialist who seeks to connect with junior staff, peers and mentors by bringing solutions to problems using GIS, technology, creative thinking and a “can-do” attitude. These traits are evident in her involvement during her education, career and the Alaska GIS professional community. Courtney’s career-defining projects include the Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric Project (Alaska Energy Authority), Point Thomson Project (ExxonMobil) and the Bering Sea-Western Interior Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management).

ENR Midwest

Mirela Keserovic, Structural Engineer. In her more than 11-year career, Mirela has worked on some of the Chicago Bridge group’s biggest projects, winning many prestigious regional and national engineering awards; 41st Street Pedestrian Bridge over Lake Shore Drive project won over 20 awards, among them ENR’s 2019 Best of the Best award. As a Peoples Manager, Mirela has been involved in several high-profile engineering projects, consistently delivering exceptional results and reflecting her exceptional skills, unwavering dedication and commitment to both personal and professional growth.

Kendall Williamson, Director of Community and Industry Engagement. Kendall currently manages all engagement and DEI operations for ArchTam’s Hunt’s Central Region, showcasing passion for expanding opportunities for all in every capacity of his work, including historically excluded and marginalized communities. Kendall has had the opportunity to support many award-winning projects, including the Joint Public Safety Training Campus (JPSTC), a state-of-the-art facility to provide comprehensive, joint, best practice training for the Chicago Fire Department, the Chicago Police Department, and the Office of Emergency Management and Communications; and O’Hare21 (ORD21), an $8.5 billion modernization and expansion project to transform O’Hare International Airport to a premier international transit hub.

ENR New York

Ryan Andrew, Vice President, ArchTam Tishman. Ryan Andrew, a construction management professional with a 14-year track record, launched his industry career on a 6.3 million-SF Hotel and Casino project in Atlantic City, NJ. Andrew has been involved in various mixed-use projects in the tri-state area but excels in the management and execution of mega projects. Ryan takes pride in ‘leading by example’ and holds mentoring young professionals as one of his top priorities.

Blair Pan, Senior Project Manager. Blair is a Senior Project Manager at ArchTam Tishman with 12 years of experience working in the construction industry. A few of her most recent projects include One Madison Avenue, 3 Hudson Boulevard and 30 Hudson Yards. Due to her outstanding commitment to her work, as well as her contribution to advocating equality in the ACE industry, she was recognized among the 40 Outstanding Women in Construction Under 40 and also received the Next Generation of Women Builders Award prepared by the Women Builders Council in 2021.

ENR Southwest

Raybeau Richardson, Structural Engineer III. Throughout his 9-year career, Raybeau has worked on several notable projects including assisting in the structural design and radiation shielding for Australia’s ANSTO nuclear medicine facility in Sydney, serving as the lead structural engineer for the design of the new 12,000 SF Headworks Facility at the Wastewater Treatment Facility in Salt Lake City, and as the structural engineer for a 16,000 SF terminal expansion building at the Lea County Regional Airport in Hobbs, NM. Three years into his career, Raybeau passed the Professional Engineering licensing exam and became a licensed PE in the state of New Mexico. Since then, Raybeau has also obtained his PE in the states of Montana, Utah, Wyoming and Texas.

ENR Mid-Atlantic

Jonathan R Eberle, Associate Vice President, Structural Discipline Lead. Jon currently serves as a department manager role, where he enjoys the opportunities to mentor younger staff. He is also the Operations Manager for ArchTam’s national, movable bridge practice where he helps to pursue work and coordinate staffing needs for the practice. He has recently taken on additional responsibilities as project manager for multiple DelDOT tasks and several movable bridge projects where he manages project teams and coordinates with clients and other consultants. Jon has authored papers and presented numerous projects, including DelDOT BR 1-717 Precast Panel Redecking, DelDOT BR 1-813 Emergency Repairs, MnDOT High Bridge Stability Analysis, and CM/GC Delivery.

ENR Texas and Louisiana

Leah Read, Structural Engineer VI. Leah has developed a strong professional focus on flood risk reduction, water conveyance and coastal restoration projects and structures during her 16 years of work with ArchTam. After graduating from Tulane University, Leah stayed in New Orleans working on flood risk reduction and drainage infrastructure projects for USACE and local governments in New Jersey, New York, Texas, California, Kentucky, Ohio, and Louisiana. She progressed as a team engineer and has had leadership roles in multi-million-dollar infrastructure projects. Leah also has a Graduate Certificate in Coastal Engineering and earned licensure in states outside Louisiana, to perform as a structural Engineer of Record (EOR) for several important projects.

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Across the nation, our young professionals continue to showcase what it means to deliver a better world through innovative ideas and unparalleled leadership. Their sustainable focused work positively impacts our clients, communities and world for generations to come. We are excited to congratulate and introduce our ENR 2023 National and Regional Top Young professionals. Read more about each of our honorees.

ENR National Winner and ENR Texas & Louisiana

Jaime Miller, PE, CCM: Jaime is a program director leading ArchTam’s team providing project and program management services for the City of Richardson’s $397 million 2021 Capital Improvement Program. Previously, Jaime led three of the most unique and complex campus modernization projects of the 2017 Austin Independent School District $1.05 billion Bond Program. These included the award-winning, state-of-the-art Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders ($75 million total project cost) and the Rosedale School for students with severe special education and medical needs that also features a one-of-a-kind partnership with a pediatric clinic. Jaime has many other public infrastructure projects including a successful 72-hour emergency dam stabilization effort as both an engineer and a construction manager.

ENR California

Carla Aguilar Rivera, PE: As a first-generation undocumented Latina raised in a low-income community, Carla has had to overcome constant barriers to blaze her own trail in the infrastructure world. Now, Carla is a rail and transit infrastructure project manager at ArchTam and an engineer of record for several large infrastructure projects all around the world. Working in the Northern California Mega Region, Carla is bringing her experience as a business development lead and client account manager to help develop the local transit group. 

Elliot Wong: A multifaceted leader, Elliot is a certified project manager and ArchTam accredited quality manager whose career has led him from Asia to Europe, to the Middle East, and now California. In his current role with ArchTam, Elliot is working with client development executives systematically through all workstreams of their programs to ensure a more resilient and monitorable approach to their project delivery practices. Elliot has led efforts within several notable projects including Valley Link, Caltrain Grade Separation and San Jose Downtown West Development. Beyond ArchTam, he is making significant, global contributions to the industry. Currently, he’s working on establishing an industry standard to be published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) as well as volunteering in Southeast Asia.

ENR MidAtlantic

Heather Riebeling: As a certified project manager as well as transit market sector operations manager for Greater Pennsylvania, Heather has delivered industry-leading project outcomes that greatly influence the transit industry. Heather was the U.S. OCS Team Lead for the Réseau Express Metropolitan (REM) project in Montreal, a CAD$6.3 billion alternative procurement design-build project. Heather also served as Systems and Tunnel Facilities Package Manager on the $2 billion Southwest LRT project. She is currently managing several projects for Amtrak and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in Philadelphia. Heather serves on the board of the IEEE VTS Overhead Contact Systems Committee and is active in WTS and ArchTam’s Pride Employee Resource Group.  

Jonathan Rumbaugh: Jonathan has become a leader in designing mission-critical facilities around the world and has a passion for integrated architecture and engineering design. He is currently the lead engineer for projects across the country and around the world for notable clients, such as NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, Architect of the Capital, Department of Homeland Security, National Park Service, and government intelligence agencies. He enjoys developing engineering solutions to complex problems for some of the world’s most critical infrastructure projects. Jonathan was the mechanical engineer for the recently completed, 2022 ENR MidAtlantic Best Project Winner, LEED-Gold, NASA Measurement Systems Laboratory, a 175,000-square-foot world-class facility for research and development of concepts, technologies, and systems that helps NASA better understand the Earth’s atmosphere, land spacecraft on other worlds, and improve space travel. Additionally, Jonathan currently serves as the Vice President of the ASHRAE National Capital Chapter and volunteers at several local community service organizations.

Ryan Samuels: Ryan is the founder of PRISM®— ArchTam’s internationally recognized hydrogeologic conceptual site model (CSM)— and a pioneer in the application of sequence stratigraphy to groundwater remediation projects. Ryan has implemented these innovative tools at over 100 complex remedial sites globally. Additionally, he has led and managed over 100 complex sites for the Department of Defense (DoD), private industry, and regulatory agencies, and has supported over $250 million in winning proposals. Ryan has been published in prestigious academic journals, including Springer Nature, and is currently co-authoring a book series.

ENR Midwest

Shelby Rizzi: Shelby is responsible for maintaining and providing technical solutions to ArchTam’s multiple safety databases used by ArchTam’s Construction Management business. She develops corporate safety metrics so ArchTam can measure incident rates as well as data relating to safety audits and observations. Shelby travels around the country providing training on safety databases. She also developed an onboarding training program and a corporate-wide training called Back to the Basics for ArchTam’s Construction Management employees. Lastly, she works closely with ArchTam’s Vice President of Safety to execute and develop corporate safety initiatives, assist with Coronavirus-related protocols, and ensure ArchTam is compliant with corporate and jurisdictional policies and procedures.

Jenell Schroeder: Jenell is the Senior Director and Market Sector Leader of multifamily, office, and hospitality projects for ArchTam Hunt. Jenell is involved in the overall project operations from preconstruction to closeout for the ventures she oversees. She has built over 4,000,000 square feet of high-rise projects. Her current role has expanded her geographic reach to follow clients outside of her primary market of Chicago to other parts of the country. Recently, Jenell has taken on new opportunities in business development to help shape the future of ArchTam Hunt. Janell’s success relies on open and transparent communication throughout the process and collaboration with the design team, ownership, and any other stakeholders to understand the vision and priorities of the project.

Michelle Sweeney: Michelle serves as Senior Project Manager at ArchTam, where she continues to excel through designing and managing municipal highways, urban, federal aid, city, and private site development projects. In addition to being a project manager, Michelle is the Transportation Planning/ CRS Department Leader, which entails staff coordination and assistance with the hiring process. Michelle constantly showcases leadership, such as her work on University Avenue Reconstruction Projects as a project manager. She assisted in transforming the major roadway into a multimodal, Complete Street corridor. Michelle is currently helping to design the IA58 & Greenhill Road Interchange as a project manager, after designing the IA58 & Viking Road Interchange.

ENR Mountain States

Julie Smolarek: Julie has over a decade of experience in dam safety risk analyses, geotechnical analyses, and engineering design. Julie joined ArchTam as a geotechnical engineer in 2012, and she became a geotechnical engineering team leader at the beginning of 2020. Julie has been a leader in developing risk-informed dam safety procedures for state dam safety branches, including Colorado, New Mexico, and Hawaii. She has also conducted over 20 dam inspections to assess the overall condition of a particular dam and its appurtenant structures and inform risk analyses. Julie has shared her expertise with the dam safety industry through the publication of six technical papers between 2014 and 2021.

ENR Northwest

Paige Anderson: Paige has integrated her passion for environmental stewardship and leadership into a multifaceted career. Now working as an environmental impact analyst at ArchTam in Portland, Oregon, Paige specializes in biological permitting, environmental analysis documents, water quality, and public outreach. Paige has used her varied skillset for a multitude of ArchTam projects—from pipeline repairs in Portland’s Forest Park to the expansion of a Metro line in southern California. She has played an integral role in furthering equity, diversity and inclusion into ArchTam’s practices across the Americas.  

ENR Southeast

Samer Alkhatib: Samer has been working with ArchTam since 2018 in the role of both a program manager and a business development director. He serves the public sector as a program management technical advisor for the City of Baltimore Department of Public Works. As a technical advisor, Samer is leading the department of public work’s internal and external coordination efforts. Through developing and utilizing innovative tools, the goal is to minimize the impact and inconvenience of future projects on City residents and businesses. Throughout his career, Samer’s led high-profile projects and programs, including Wet Weather Consent Decree, Water Rehabilitation & CIP, AMI/AMR, and Transit programs. As a CIP Department Manager, Samer led the development and management of the Maryland Transit Administration’s $2.5 billion capital program.

Grace Porter: Since joining ArchTam, Grace has supported South Carolina’s Transportation Group on a wide variety of projects for SCDOT and other local clients across the state, including road widenings, intersection improvements, safety projects, and multimillion-dollar streetscape/bike-pedestrian improvements. She personally assisted in bridge scour inspections for over 30 bridges across South Carolina, conducted surveys to local bus patrons for transit planning purposes over the course of a week, and aided in the design of many mechanically stabilized earth walls. Grace received a Making a Difference Award from ArchTam in September 2020 for demonstrating innovation and excellence with her work on an upcoming downtown Columbia streetscaping project.

Patrick Wipperman: Prior to graduating from Purdue University, Patrick had already begun working at ArchTam Hunt. Since then, he has advanced from laborer to his current role as a vice president, where he specializes in sports and multi-purpose venues. Onsite day-to-day, Patrick is communicating directly with the client/owner, program manager, and architect. As an executive, he is responsible for but not limited to site safety, site logistics, cost management, contract management/execution, and QA/QC. Patrick has played a prominent role in the construction management of high-profile projects such as the World’s Largest Engine Test Cell in Atlanta, Daily’s Place 6,000 Amphitheater and Covered Flex Field in Jacksonville, USTA Grandstand and South Campus in Flushing Meadows, Barclays Center home of Brooklyn Nets, Amway Center home of Orlando Magic, and Lucas Oil Stadium home of the Indianapolis Colts. 

ENR Southwest

Tyler Besch: Beginning his career with a land developer in Phoenix, Tyler is now a vice president for ArchTam’s transportation business line in the U.S. West region.  In his current roles as the Deputy Transportation Regional Business Line Leader in the Greater West and the Transit-Rail Division Manager in the Greater West and Gulf Coast, Tyler is part of the leadership teams responsible for delivering a business plan comprised of Highways, Structures, Transit, Traffic, and Construction Management, that covers over 20 states and 800 staff. He has exhibited leadership related to driving innovative project delivery and plays a key role in business development, client management, career development, mentorship and general support for staff.  In addition to leadership roles, Tyler is an active project manager delivering projects for key clients. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Friends of Transit, an Arizona nonprofit corporation whose mission is to educate the public on and drive awareness on the benefits of an accessible transit network.

Rumpa Dey: Rumpa is ArchTam’s ITS & Emerging Technology Leader/Group Manager for Arizona and Utah. She is a licensed professional engineer and a professional traffic operations engineer. Through her work, Rumpa seeks to improve mobility and safety with the design and implementation of cutting-edge technologies. She has been assisting government agencies as well as private clients with innovative solutions to address emerging transportation issues. With her innovative designs, Rumpa has been able to make significant positive financial impacts on several landmark projects in Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. More importantly, Rumpa is a proud mom of two wonderful boys.    

ENR Texas & Louisiana

Stefanie Massey: As the youngest technical auditor in the Americas, Stefi serves as a project manager and client account manager. Her area of expertise includes wastewater treatment facilities, lift station, and pump station rehabilitation, and expansions. She is improving water and wastewater infrastructure for millions of people in North Texas, helping support clients in delivering clean water to citizens or ensuring they can release clean water to the Trinity River and other local bodies of water.

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Across our business, our young professionals are pushing the limits of what’s possible and building legacies for generations to come. They are working toward a sustainable and equitable future to create positive impacts for our clients and communities. We are excited to congratulate and introduce our ENR 2022 Regional Top Young professionals. Read more about each of our honorees.

ENR California

Christopher Abela, Senior Structural Engineer, Water – Sacramento, California. Christopher is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Maine. His research involves conducting full-scale experimental testing on grouted post-tension anchors at the Advanced Structures and Composite Center. He cultivated a career with the United States Army Corps of Engineers before coming on board with ArchTam where he quickly integrated his expertise in troubleshooting dam design challenges, including the seismic design and evaluation of concrete intake towers feasibility studies at Site’s reservoir. He has published numerous articles and serves as a reviewer for the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Practice Periodical of Structural Design and Construction.

Irfan Kalhoro, Senior Construction Manager, Transportation – Orange, California. Irfan has worked on several prominent projects including the North Coast Corridor Program, one of the largest construction manager and general contractor delivery projects in Southern California. He has become recognized for quick and strategic thinking. When a bluff failed in the San Diego area jeopardizing the stability of the nation’s second-busiest intercity rail, Irfan’s team responded rapidly and partnered with a contractor to re-establish railroad stability.  His eagerness to work on the largest most complex projects has taken him as far as Dubai to work on a $1B tunnel.

Veronica Siranosian, Vice President, Digital Innovation – Oakland, California. Born in Mexico of Armenian ancestry and raised in the U.S., Veronica saw early on how infrastructure impacts opportunities. She currently works across business lines to accelerate digital adoption and deliver these solutions to clients. Throughout her career she has transformed how ArchTam conducts scenario planning and asset management by successfully developing and commercializing innovative projects, such as Mobilitics. Her California achievements include managing the 2.32M square-foot LAX Northside Plan Update; helping LA Metro secure $8.3M for mobility hubs; and providing transportation planning for the successful LA 2028 Olympic Bid.

ENR MidAtlantic

Brandon LeRoy, Manager, Lead Structural Engineer, Transportation – Morgantown, West Virginia. Brandon serves as a manager and lead structural engineer for projects across the country. He is involved in bridge, building, sport stadium, roadway, trail and site design, and aims to continuously learn about the industry. Brandon had a key role in the Bridging Kentucky program, which repaired or replaced 1,000 bridges across the state. He is currently the West Virginia preliminary engineering lead for CSX Transportation where he oversees all plans and projects involving CSXT right-of-way.

Josh Pudleiner, Senior Structural/Resident Engineer, Transportation – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Josh is a leading U.S. expert in the design and construction of suspension bridge main cable and anchorage dehumidification systems, a cutting-edge technology that extends the life of vital landmark bridges around the world. He served as a Resident Engineer the rehabilitation of the Delaware Memorial Bridge in New Castle, Del., and the CSX Transportation 25th Street Viaduct Rehabilitation in Philadelphia. He currently leads the $217 million Benjamin Franklin Bridge Rehabilitation of Suspended Spans and Anchorages project.

ENR Midwest

Abbas Kachwalla, Project Manager, Transportation – Chicago, Illinois. Abbas collaborates with internal and external teams across multiple business lines. His professional focus is providing simple solutions that preserve transportation infrastructure through sustainable and cost-effective life cycle processes. He also partners with multidisciplinary teams to bring innovative solutions to clients, such as advanced GPS and GIS field tools, and alternate project delivery options like web-based project dashboards and visual mapping tools. These innovations have allowed Abbas and his team to provide value added services to clients in federal and state agencies.

ENR Mountain States

Isaac Allen, Water Resources Engineer, Water – Denver, Colorado. Isaac is a water resources engineer in ArchTam’s surface water group. His work centers on hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, spanning a wide variety of projects to promote resiliency across the state of Colorado. As a champion of infrastructure planning and emergency preparedness he’s also a key figure in promoting collaboration between various agencies and stakeholders in the region. Isaac has been recognized by federal and local agencies for his work on two-dimensional modeling and providing guidance that pushes the industry practice forward.

Amanda Lopez, Structural Engineering Manager, Water – Denver, Colorado. Amanda has 16 years of industry experience and has spent her career working as a design engineer, task lead, and project manager on multi-disciplinary teams.  She is one of the project managers for the City of Las Vegas, NM and currently leads the design effort for the Peterson Dam Rehabilitation Project. Amanda volunteers with the GESTEM program in Denver and is currently helping to build a STEM program at her son’s school.  She has co-authored two papers for the Association of State Dam Safety Officials and recently presented her first solo paper.

ENR New England

Andre St. Germain, Department Manager, Structures, Transportation – Rocky Hill, Connecticut. Andre has over 11 years of experience designing and managing bridge and infrastructure projects. He ensures that technical goals, deliverables and budgets are met and helps develop solutions to complex or challenging technical or coordination issues. He is dedicated to giving back to the engineering profession through his role as a mentor to young engineers, commitment to obtaining top level certifications and continued efforts to learn about technical advances and emerging industry trends. Andre led the landmark rehabilitation of the Derby-Shelton Bridge, which improved the aesthetics and accessibility of downtown Derby, Conn. and Shelton, Conn.

ENR New York

Rohan P Mutha, Program and Project Controls Practice Leader, Program Management – New York, New York. Rohan has worked in various roles at ArchTam, from engineer to construction manager to project controls manager for government agencies and private clients. He has contributed to numerous projects in the transportation, infrastructure, buildings, water, energy, education, health care and government sectors. Key projects include the construction of a new embassy compound in Mumbai, India; transportation projects for State DOTs and an innovative project involving “top-to-down” construction methodology. He is currently working on multiple capital programs in New York City that are vital for infrastructure development and improving communities.

Mehdi Bahkshi, Associate Vice President, Tunneling, Transportation – New York, New York. Mehdi’s design experience includes transportation and water and wastewater tunnels using applications in soft ground and hard rock excavations. His technical expertise includes machine tunnel boring, drilling and blasting, sequential excavation methods, cut and cover and trenchless technologies.  His experience was integral to the completion of 20 national and international projects with total construction budgets surpassing $60 billion. One of his major projects, Second Avenue Subway in New York City, won 14 prestigious awards including Engineering News Record’s Best of the Best Airport/Transit Projects in 2017.

ENR Southeast

Lauren Swan, Vice President, Resilience and Sustainable Development, Miami, Florida. Lauren specializes in assisting communities incorporate future-looking climate adaptation and mitigation strategies to provide economic, social and environmental benefits. Earlier this year, Lauren engaged with state and local stakeholders to help identify funding mechanisms and authored publications encouraging the Florida House to pass legislation for climate resilience commitments as part of the largest investment in Florida’s history. The House passed these commitments to help state and local communities protect against sea level rise, intensified storms and flooding.

Phillip Dieckmann, Southeast Distribution and Conveyance Lead, Water – Columbia, South Carolina. Phillip began his career at ArchTam as an intern, and he now leads coordinated efforts to improve ArchTam’s water and wastewater distribution and conveyance groups. He is also instrumental in our business pursuits in the Southeast by being at the forefront of developing alternative delivery projects that contrast to the traditional design-bid-build approach. Because of his innovativeness, Phillip was chosen to manage the design, permitting and construction of three miles of 24-inch water main for the $16 million Charlotte Water project.

ENR Southwest

Chad Warren, Water/Wastewater Engineer, Water – Phoenix, Arizona. Chad began his career in water conservation and sanitation in Liberia, Africa after graduating from Washington State University in 2012. He came on board with ArchTam in 2014 as a water/wastewater engineer designing combined sewage detention facilities in Spokane, WA and in 2017 Chad moved to Phoenix. There he demonstrated leadership and design capabilities on the design of five miles of water distribution and sewer conveyance pipeline relocation for Valley Metro’s South Central Light Rail Extension. Most recently he has coordinated the design of the City of Thornton, Colorado wastewater pipeline.

ENR Texas and Louisiana

Stephanie Guillot, Senior Planning Manager, Transportation – Houston, Texas. As a senior manager, Stephanie has over 15 years of experience to meet the unique transportation challenges in Houston. Her team conducts a wide range of traffic and safety analyses using innovative data collection and analysis techniques. In 2019, Stephanie served as the project manager for a successful pursuit with the Texas Department of Transportation for a Planning and Environmental Linkages study on I-45 in Houston valued at $6.6 million. She has also been an active member of the Women’s Transportation Seminar and currently serves as chapter president.

Sarah McEwen, Senior Planning Manager, Water – Jackson, Mississippi. Sarah is experienced in hydrology and hydraulics. She serves as project manager with the Louisiana Watershed Initiative and works to align the strategic vision of the initiative with core agency and stakeholder goals by developing workflows to manage submittals and reports to the Watershed Council. She has also served as the deputy lead of a critical quality control team in charge of several hundred miles of natural gas pipeline construction. Sarah is a licensed Professional Engineer in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. In 2018 she was recognized as one of American Society of Civil Engineers’ Top 10 New Faces of Civil Engineering.

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