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GPI News GPI Announces New Hires

Robyn Cierniak, CPESC has recently inspection program. Danilo holds a bachelor’s degree been hired as a Project Manager in in civil engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica the firm's Western New York branch. Madre y Maestra in Santiago, Dominican Republic. He An environmental engineer with more will work from our Rochester office. than 20 years of experience, Robyn is adept in guiding all aspects of planning We are also pleased to have two engineering interns Robyn Cierniak, CPESC and design for both public and private clients. Her experience encompasses the development of site/civil join our team. Jemishaw Pierre-Lewis is a civil engineering design documents and reports, stormwater engineering technology undergraduate management systems and utility planning, SEQR student at Rochester Institute of process completion, presentations to municipal boards, Technology. She joins us for a double and regulatory review agencies for approval. She will be block co-op position through the a key member of the land planning department working summer and fall of 2020 supporting our from our Buffalo office. roadway/highway engineering team, Jemishaw and work from our Rochester office. Danilo Diaz has joined the structural Pierre-Lewis condition inspection team as an Jonathan Wardner is currently a Assistant Team Leader (ATL) Trainee. graduate student at University at Buffalo Throughout his training, he will split his (UB) where he will earn a master’s time shadowing and assisting overhead degree in civil engineering. His area of sign structure inspection teams and focus is in structural and earthquake

Danilo Diaz participating in independent study to engineering. Jon will provide support learn the art and science of structural to GPI’s bridge design group, working condition inspection. Upon completion of this program, Danilo will meet the NYSDOT qualifications for an Jonathan Wardner from our Buffalo office. q Assistant Team Leader in their overhead sign structure

Foit-Albert Associates News Foit-Albert Associates Announces New Vice President and Expanded Services

Foit-Albert Associates, Architecture, Engineering and Surveying, PC announced the addition of Andrew

Andrew S. S. Taylor, PE, FPE

Taylor, PE as vice president of the newly formed building systems engineering division at the firm.

Mr. Taylor has worked in the industry for nearly 30 years and will be responsible for growing the new building systems engineering group. "Foit-Albert is growing in all our architecture, engineering, surveying and enviromental service areas.

professional firms employee news Expanding into this discipline is wellsuited for our continued growth," said President Greg Carballada. "Andy is a perfect fit and will be instrumental in our continued expansion, service-wise and geographically," he said.

Mr. Taylor, who most recently managed the piping, plumbing and fire protection services department at Erdman Anthony, earned a BS in mechanical engineering technology from Rochester Institute of Technology, and holds professional engineering licenses in both mechanical and fire protection disciplines.

"I have enjoyed working with the professionals at Foit-Albert for the past 20 years and I am now honored to join their team. The addition of building systems engineering service will allow us to offer a full slate of design and construction related services that will meet the ever changing needs of our clients and set ourselves apart from our competition," said Mr. Taylor.

His professional affiliations include: Professional member of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, past Corporate Representative to the National Fire Protection Association and Member of Architects, Engineers, and Building Officials Section of NFPA. q

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SWBR News SWBR Employee Receives NYS Architectural Lincense / SWBR Employee Earns LEED Green Associate / SWBR Welcomes Three New Team Members

SWBR announced that Gianfranco Pietrantoni recently received his New York State architectural license from the New York State Education Department. Pietrantoni is a project architect at the firm.

As a newly licensed architect in SWBR’s workplace studio, Pietrantoni develops a variety of Gianfranco Pietrantoni science, technology, and industry projects from early concept through design development. He is also responsible for producing drawing sets and construction documents, architectural studies for new and existing buildings, and coordinating multiple subconsultants and disciplines on projects.

Requirements for this licensure include a minimum degree requirement in architecture and a certain number of years of experience under a licensed architect based on the level of education. Pietrantoni completed six New York State exams to receive his license and holds a bachelor of science in architectural technology from Alfred State College and a master of architecture from University at Buffalo.

Of his additional responsibilities, Pietrantoni says “The experience and mentorship I’ve had within our workplace studio has prepared me for more responsibility and helped me feel comfortable with my new role.” SWBR also announced that project designer Sana Shanob has earned her LEED Green Associate accreditation from the U.S. Green Building Council. This LEED credential denotes proficiency in today’s sustainable design, construction, and operations standards and validates sustainability knowledge and building community. Shanob, who joined the firm’s Rochester office in 2019, provides architectural design on a variety of multi-family projects in the firm’s Housing studio. She earned a bachelor of architecture from Calicut University, India and a master of architecture (Advanced Design) from Manipal University, India.

SWBR also welcomes architectural designers Alli DiGiacomo and Grace Ferris, and structural designer Cassidy O’Brien.

Alli DiGiacomo

Grace Ferris

Former summer intern, DiGiacomo develops drawings and 3D models for a variety of higher education and K12 projects as part of the firm’s education studio. She believes meaningful design is universal, inclusive, and well thought-out. In addition to a bachelor of arts in architecture from Miami University, DiGiacomo is a Certified Passive House Consultant.

As part of SWBR’s housing studio, Ferris assists the team from project conception to construction completion for multi-family housing projects. She was drawn to architecture after touring Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West Complex in the fourth grade. Ferris received a bachelor of science in architectural technology from

Sana Shanob

experience in the global green

Alfred State College.

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| The ROCHESTER ENGINEER SEPTEMBER 2020 O’Brien, also a former summer intern, is responsible for the structural design and detailing on a variety of building types throughout the firm. She sees meaningful design as designing functional buildings while never losing touch with how people connect with the space. O’Brien received a bachelor of science in civil engineering from

Cassidy O'Brien Clarkson University and will be starting her master of science in civil engineering at University at Buffalo in the fall 2020. q

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