Professional Firms Employee News Bergmann Promotes Buss to Lead Systems Optimization Efforts National architecture, engineering and planning firm Bergmann has promoted Kate Buss, GISP, to the position of corporate business systems manager. Buss will lead efforts to enhance current systems and implement new applications as part of a full-scale effort to optimize technology and improve business processes at Bergmann. Buss has 15 years of experience with geographic information systems (GIS) and currently serves on the New York State Geospatial Advisory Council. She has been with Bergmann for more than 13 years, most recently leading the GIS team in the Northeast Buildings division. Buss brings extensive project management and technology expertise to the position, having managed enterprise software implementations, custom software development, and system integration projects at the firm for the past seven years. She has a master of urban planning degree from the University at Buffalo and a bachelor of arts from Binghamton University in environmental studies. /
“We realized that the perfect fit was right in front of us,” said Scott Lockwood, chief financial officer chief administrative officer, who will oversee Buss. “Kate combines her knowledge of Bergmann with superior technical skills and a professional understanding of our industry. She will be able to lead us into the future.”
Kate Buss, GISP,
Buss will transition from her role managing GIS projects for the firm's clients into her corporate position leading business systems during January. She will work closely with the information technology, accounting, human resources and corporate marketing teams on systems upgrades and new software implementations throughout 2019. Her role will include project management, vendor relations, systems integration design and the development of employee training. q
Barton & Loguidice Announces Senior Level Promotions for 2019 Barton & Loguidice, (B&L), a northeast and mid-atlantic regional engineering, planning, environmental, and landscape architecture firm with twelve offices across New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland announces that two members of the firm’s Rochester office have received senior level promotions in 2019. David R. Hanny, CPESC, CPSWQ, LEED AP has been promoted to an Associate. He received his BS degree from
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. David is a member of the firm’s environmental practice area. Brian J. McGrath has been promoted to a senior environmental scientist. He received his BS degree from the Rochester Institute of Technology. Brian is a member of the firm’s environmental practice area. q
Optimation Announces the Following New Hires
Austin Wheeler has been hired as a drafter.
Anthony Attoma has been hired as a senior electrical and instrumentation designer.
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Edwin Carrasquillo has been hired as a senior technician. professional firms employee news
