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Bergmann News Bergmann Names Mike Croce New Northeast Highway Practice Leader
Effective August 24, 2020, Mike Croce decades and look forward to leading the team has been promoted to Highway Practice as we continue to deliver innovative and Leader for the Northeast Infrastructure meaningful solutions.” Group at national architecture, engineering and planning firm Bergmann. Croce, a 22- Most recently a senior project manager for the year veteran of the firm, will succeed Mark NE Infrastructure practice, Croce has played McAnany in the role. McAnany will transition an integral part in building the firm’s portfolio into a Principal role, focusing on client and of award-winning transportation and highway government relations, integration across the projects. Croce has designed a series of practices comprising Bergmann’s Northeast roundabouts for Ontario County and led the Infrastructure group, and other strategic City of Rochester’s Dewey and Driving Park responsibilities. 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 Optimation Technology announces that Matt Rhode has joined the firm as a New Business Development Engineer. Matt earned his mechanical engineering degree at the 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. “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
OTI News Meet Matt Rhode's - New Business Development Engineer and Josh Hunt - New Millwright Apprentice
Matt Rhode
University at Buffalo.
Bergmann’s Northeast Highway Practice.” q Unfortunately, the pandemic caused Matt to look for a new job where he has recently joined OTI.
Josh Hunt was hired as a GSM earlier this summer and has Josh Hunt been working on projects with 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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