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technologies needed for low-carbon, low-cost
energy systems.
Brown and Caldwell
Pam Elardo, P.E., joined
Brown and Caldwell as a
senior advisor to help water
and wastewater agencies
meet challenges facing the
utility of the future.
A seasoned executive, with 40 years of
environmental engineering experience,
Elardo has served as a public sector executive
responsible for leading large-scale, complex
wastewater utilities to protect public health
and the environment.
She has managed organizations with
annual multimillion-dollar capital and operating
budgets and directed optimization efforts at
utilities operating more than a dozen wastewater
resource recovery facilities (WRRF), creating
clean water and valuable resources from billions
of gallons of wastewater daily.
Earlier in her career, Elardo gained valuable
operational experience from roles that included
WRRF plant manager, asset management
program leader, and environmental regulator
implementing the Clean Water Act. She has also
been involved with international non-profit
organizations serving communities facing dire
water and sanitation issues.
As a senior advisor within Brown and
Caldwell's utility performance practice, based
in Seattle, she will leverage her experience and
connections to create sustainable and equitable
improvements in clients' organizations, while
boosting the firm's reputation as a technical
leader in utility optimization. She will identify
and develop solutions to help utilities navigate
evolving environmental regulatory and climate
challenges, optimize business practices, and
create strategic plans to build resilient systems
ready to address and be successful in the face of
present and future stressors.
Headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., Brown
and Caldwell is a full-service environmental
engineering and construction services firm with
52 offices and over 1,900 professionals across
North America and the Pacific. For more than
75 years, its creative solutions have helped
municipalities, private industry, and government
agencies successfully overcome their most
challenging water and environmental obstacles.
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PPI
Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), the major North
American trade association representing the
plastic pipe industry, announced its Members of
the Year winners for 2022.
Each year the PPI membership reviews and
votes on a Member of the Year for each of the
five PPI divisions-Building & Construction,
Drainage, Energy Piping Systems, Municipal &
Industrial, and Power & Communications.
The PPI Member of the Year Award is for an
individual's outstanding support and contributions
to the association and the industry. The
Building & Construction Division Member of the
Year is Rich Houle, Reliance Worldwide Corporation,
Atlanta, Ga. Houle has held multiple
positions of PPI leadership during his 20-plus
years of involvement with the association.
The Drainage Division Member of the Year
is Greg Baryluk, Advanced Drainage Systems,
Hilliard, Ohio. Baryluk has been instrumental in
developing education strategy and content for
the PPI Drainage Division.
The Energy Piping Systems Division Member
of the Year is Chris Ampfer, WL Plastics, Ft.
Worth, Texas. Ampfer has worked on multiple
EPSD projects including EPS-2017-05-TN on
Scratch Depth, EPS-2021-01-Test Pressure
Calculator, EPS-2021-02-TN-54 R&R. He also
wrote the new PPI Technical Note on squeezeoff,
EPS-2021-03-MS-2 R&R, EPS-2022-04TR-22
R&R, EP-2022-05-TN-4 R&R and was
involved in the H2 Presentation to Wisconsin
Pipeline Safety.
The Municipal & Industrial Division Member
of the Year is Gerry Groen, P.Eng., Infra Pipe
Solutions, Ontario, Canada. Groen's latest
contributions were on documents MAB-8 (cold
weather fusion), MAB-9 (seismic/earthquake),
anchor blocks, and fabricated fittings.
The Power & Communications Division
Member of the Year is Christian Herrild, Teel
Plastics, Baraboo, Wisc. Herrild is very active as
Communications & Marketing Chair and on the
PCD Management Committee. He leads the
PCD R&D project to establish requirements for
using recycled HDPE in conduit and is active in
many other of the division's projects.
Primoris
Primoris Services Corporation welcomed two
industry experts to its power delivery line of
business within its Utilities segment, as it continues
to transform into a premier provider.
Both bring decades of industry experience,
skill, and best practices to the business.
James Pratt, president of
power delivery, began his
career in the field as an
apprentice/journeyman
lineman for Pacific Gas and
Electric. His broad, 25 years of
expertise spans all aspects of the electric utility,
engineering consulting, business development,
construction, and energy industries.
Most recently, he was senior vice president
of operations with MasTec. He has also held
management and technical roles at Quanta,
RES, HDR, and SMUD.
Pratt holds a bachelor's from San Diego State
University and an MBA from Sacramento State
University. He is a certified project management
professional and a licensed general contractor
and master electrician.
Michael Luckey, P.E.,
senior vice president of
major projects, has industry
experience that
encompasses motivating
large teams, building
programs, and spearheading operational
excellence to drive cost and schedule results in
business development, strategic positioning,
operations, and new market expansion.
His results-oriented leadership and
proficiency implementing budget and financial
controls will drive the company's ability to
perform large-scale, multi-discipline projects.
Prior to joining Primoris, he served as a
vice president with Quanta, and has held
management roles at HDR, Pike Energy
Solutions, and Duke Energy.
Luckey earned a Bachelor's in electrical
engineering from the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte.
Primoris Services Corporation is a premier
specialty contractor providing critical
infrastructure services to the utility, energy, and
renewables markets throughout the United
States and Canada. Built on a foundation
of trust, we deliver a range of engineering,
construction, and maintenance services
on projects spanning utility-scale solar,
renewables, power delivery, communications,
and transportation infrastructure. UI
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