Warren Hendrickson, public health director in HDR’s Chicago office, has been appointed to the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) Global Health Committee. An active member of APHL for many years, this appointment reflects Hendrikson’s long-standing commitment to understanding and addressing global health issues through the assessment, planning and design of public health laboratories around the world.
Alvin H. Butz Inc., a construction services company based in Allentown, Pa., announced the hiring of Steven Butz as a project engineer. Butz is a member of the sixth generation of Butz builders. He has served the company as an assistant project manager since 2011 and holds a bachelor’s degree in architectural engineering, construction option, from Pennsylvania State University.
Dortronics Systems Inc. is a U.S.-based manufacturer of standard and customized access control products and locking hardware devices. He company has hired Skip Burnham to fill the newly created position of coordinating sales efforts through architects, engineers and specifiers. Burnham brings with him more than 20 years of sales experience and technical skills with an extensive background in pharmaceutical labs and clean room environments.
Kristine A. Harding, NCARB, AIA, was recently inaugurated as the 97th president of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). In this new role, Harding architect will lead NCARB and its 54 U.S. licensing boards, which serve more than 40,000 NCARB certified architects and 41,000 licensure candidates.
Architectural products manufacturer, Kane Innovations Inc., based in Pennsylvania, has hired Mac Hines as vice president of sales for all Kane Innovations brands. In this role he will oversee all sales and marketing activity for Sterling Dula Railings, Kane Security Screens, Kane Detention and Kane Fabrications. Hines is a building materials veteran and brings 23 years of sales and marketing experience to the team.
Parkland Health & Hospital System has named David Lopez as the permanent Executive Chief Operating Officer (COO) after serving as the interim COO for almost four months. Much of his career has been spent working in public health systems and he shows a commitment to the public health care mission in Texas. Lopez served as COO for four years and CEO for nine years for the Harris County Hospital District in Houston.
Carol Zolnerowich has joined Brinkley Sargent Wiginton Architects, a firm with offices in Dallas, Waco and Austin, Texas. In announcing the addition of Zolnerowich, the planning and architecture practice reaffirmed its commitment to client-centered planning.
Aneetha McLellan recently joined DLR Group as a new health care leader in the Omaha, Neb., office. McLellan leads a team inspired by health care design. She continuously evaluates emerging trends and research to benefit clients and enhance environments that empower the user, encourage the patient and enhance quality of life.
Geneia LLC, a health care innovations company specializing in the development and deployment of clinical, analytic and technical solutions for health care, has hired Fred Rahmanian as its new head of technology. Geneia is a subsidiary of Capital BlueCross and located in Swatara Township, Pa. Rahmanian, a data scientist and software architect, comes to Geneia from Massachusetts-based health care data company IBM Watson Health, where he served as the principal data scientist.
The award-winning firm, Carrier Johnson + CULTURE, has announced the addition of John P. Mattox, AIA, LEED AP, as director of Strategic Healthcare Initiatives for the growing Healthcare Division. He will assemble a new advisory group for health care strategies, which will be announced in further detail by Carrier Johnson + CULTURE later this year. Before joining the firm, Mattox served as senior director of health care project management at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).
