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Bergmann Names Mike Croce New Northeast Highway Practice Leader
Effective August 24, 2020, Mike Croce has been promoted to Highway Practice Leader for the Northeast Infrastructure Group at national architecture, engineering and planning firm Bergmann. Croce, a 22year veteran of the firm, will succeed Mark McAnany in the role. McAnany will transition into a Principal role, focusing on client and government relations, integration across the practices comprising Bergmann’s Northeast Infrastructure group, and other strategic responsibilities.
decades and look forward to leading the team as we continue to deliver innovative and meaningful solutions.”
Most recently a senior project manager for the NE Infrastructure practice, Croce has played an integral part in building the firm’s portfolio of award-winning transportation and highway projects. Croce has designed a series of roundabouts for Ontario County and led the City of Rochester’s Dewey and Driving Park Avenue Intersection Realignment, which won Mike Croce the New York State American Public Works Bergmann’s Northeast Highway Practice Association Project of the Year. He provided collaborates with clients from Departments of traffic engineering and detailed design expertise in Transportation to counties and municipalities, to provide support of the reconstruction of Exit 122 on NY Route a range of transportation engineering services. Among 17 in Middletown, New York and helped develop an Croce’s goals in his new role is expanding the practice Environmental Impact Statement with a vision to into additional markets across New York State and the transform the Scajaquada Expressway Corridor in Northeast region. Buffalo. “I see a greater purpose in the work we do that goes beyond creating plans and meeting specs. We’re working together to make a better world through infrastructure that makes communities safer and enhances quality of life,” says Croce. “I’m grateful for Mark’s guidance and leadership over the past two
“In addition to his skills as a versatile technical expert, Mike is a thoughtful leader to our team, and trusted advisor to our clients,” said McAnany. “His promotion to this new role is a natural transition to further grow Bergmann’s Northeast Highway Practice.” q
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Meet Matt Rhode's - New Business Development Engineer and Josh Hunt - New Millwright Apprentice Optimation Technology announces that Matt Rhode has joined the firm as a New Business Development Engineer.
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Matt earned his mechanical engineering degree at the University at Buffalo.
After college he took a position as a rotational engineering trainee with a pressure and flow control equipment manufacturer in oil and gas. Upon finishing the trainee program he became a sales engineer within the offshore drilling division for 5 years. He then took a job in the compressor air industry. 20 | The ROCHESTER ENGINEER OCTOBER 2020
Unfortunately, the pandemic caused Matt to look for a new job where he has recently joined OTI. Optimation also announced new Millwright Apprentice Josh Hunt was hired as a GSM earlier this summer and has been working on projects with Josh Hunt the millwrights. He comes to us with a background in property management, landscaping, pizza, and moving. He was an all-American soccer player in high school. He began classes at MCC this fall. q
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