Hayward Baker Announces Staff Promotions and New Hires in Its Atlanta Office
Hayward Baker Inc., North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, announces that James Dickinson has joined the company as the Southern States Shoring Division Manager in its Atlanta office. In addition, Michael Morello has been promoted to Operations Manager, and James Weldon, P.E., joins Hayward Baker as a Project Manager within the Southern States Ground Improvement Division. James Dickinson is a graduate of the University of Liverpool, holding a Master’s degree in Civil & Structural Engineering. He has over 15 years of experience in the geotechnical construction industry with particular specialization in earth retention, anchors, bracing, auger cast piling, micropiles, and related technologies. Prior to joining Hayward Baker, he was employed by a national geotechnical contracting com-
pany over a 13-year period holding positions of progressive responsibility, encompassing all aspects of the sheeting and shoring operations throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast U.S. He will be HBI’s primary point of contact for shoring projects in the Southern States. Michael Morello is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering. He has over ten years of experience with Hayward Baker, specializing in ground improvement engineering and construction. Morello started with Hayward Baker as an intern and has since gained progressive responsibility in the Southern States based in Atlanta. As Operations Manager, Morello will coordinate resources and shop activities for the Southern States Ground Improvement Division. James Weldon, P.E., comes to Hayward Baker with five years of experience with a California based shoring company. He is a graduate of California State University in Fullerton with a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering and has wide-ranging experience in design-build shoring, foundation drilling, mass excavation, and structural shotcrete. Weldon will manage geotechnical construction projects in the Southern States. Commenting on recent appointments, Joe Persichetti, Vice President, stated, “We are delighted to welcome James Dickinson and James Weldon, our two newest team members to HBI’s Southern States business. We are also proud to recognize Michael
Morello’s contributions to the company through his promotion. All three have strong construction experience and engineering competence to push Hayward Baker’s growing Southern businesses to the next level in today’s exciting design-build construction market.” The Atlanta office of Hayward Baker supports developers, contrators, architects, and engineering customers in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and East Tennessee. It is located at 515 Nine North Court in Alpharetta, Georgia. For more information on the services offered by the office, contact Joe Persichetti at 800-816-4480. For a complete listing of Hayward Baker’s 31 regional and local offices in North America, visit www.haywardbaker.com/locations.
James Dickinson has joined Hayward Baker as Division Manager. He is based at the geotechnical contracting company’s Atlanta office.
James weldon has joined Hayward Baker as a Project Manager. He is based at the geotechnical contracting company’s Atlanta office.
Michael Morello was recently promoted to Operations Manager for Hayward Baker’s Atlanta office.
The geotechnical construction company also announces a structural support, earth retention, and ground improvement seminar to be held in Birmingham, Alabama, in May.
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About hayward Baker Inc. Hayward Baker [www.haywardbaker.com] is North America’s leader in geotechnical construction, annually ranked by Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine number one in foundation construction. With a 60-year record of experience, Hayward Baker offers geotechnical construction technologies through a network of more than 30 companyowned offices and equipment yards across the continent. Project applications include foundation support, settlement control, site improvement, slope stabilization, underpinning, excavation shoring, earth retention, seismic/liquefaction mitigation, ground water control, and environmental remediation. v
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