M/E Insider: Girard Engineering Appoints New Prez; Ross & Baruzzini Provides Security Work to Houston-Area Transit Authority

By Consulting Specifying Engineer Staff July 19, 2006

Girard Engineering, PC , has promoted Larry Beam, P.E. to president. Richard A. Girard, P.E. , who founded the firm in 1978.

Ross & Baruzzini, Inc. recently announced it is working with the Metropolitan Transit Authority (METRO) of Harris County, Texas to provide security and information technology services in support of transit-related projects. As part of a three-year contract to provide professional M/E/P, architectural and security design services, the firm is currently assessing security systems at METRO transit facilities, with the ultimate goal of upgrading them.

• Management consulting and engineering firm R. announced the addition of David V. Lesneski, P.E. , as a senior consultant to the firm, responsible for providing technical and project support to the Energy Assets Consulting Practice within the firm’s energy sector. He is based in the Boston office.

Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. of Rockville, Md. recently added Jamal Anwar, P.E. , as a mechanical engineer. Andre Nguyen also recently joined GPI as an electrical engineer.

Cubellis has merged with Synalovski Gutierrez and Romanik Architects (SGR) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. to form Cubellis| sgr . The leadership team at SGR will join the Cubellis leadership team as principals.