DEW Construction Announces Promotions, New Hires

Williston, VT – DEW Construction recently announced five promotions and six new hires.

General Superintendent Dan Riley has been promoted to vice president of operations. He joined DEW as a superintendent in 2012 and is directly responsible for leading the firm’s project management teams and providing “best in class” services to customers throughout the construction process. With nearly 40 years of industry experience, Riley oversees the integration of preconstruction and construction services, and supports the VP of field operations and DEW’s safety program.

Chris Bertrand has been promoted to vice president of field operations from general superintendent. He began his career with DEW as a field engineer nearly 16 years ago and has since been promoted several times. With over 30 years of industry experience, Bertrand oversees the firm’s field operations teams and safety program. He will work closely with DEW’s VP of operations to ensure that the firm’s field crews are always supported appropriately.

Ben Laflam has been promoted to superintendent. He was hired as an assistant superintendent in 2022. Laflam will oversee all field activities, including quality control, safety, field office administration, and look-ahead schedules. He has over 14 years of industry experience and before joining DEW, he spent over a decade supervising projects for a design-build company specializing in custom homes, expansions, and renovations.

Josh Deutsch, promoted to project engineer, supports the firm’s project teams in planning and organizing resources (people and materials). He also supports the project teams during construction to meet quality, scheduling, cost management, safety, environmental protection, and customer satisfaction objectives. He began his career with DEW three years ago as a carpenter apprentice.

Chantel Crawford has been promoted to the position of marketing specialist. Seven years ago, she was hired as project administrator and has since received three promotions. In Crawford’s new role, she will collaborate with the firm’s marketing director to strategize and implement comprehensive marketing approaches. Her responsibilities will include producing thorough, tailored proposal responses and supporting materials for client meetings

Dietz & Company Welcomes Three

Springfield, MA –Dietz & Company

Architects, Inc. announced it welcomed three new employees, all in the role of architectural staff, to the firm.

Prior to joining Dietz & Company, Bethany Mauri worked for firms in Albany, N.Y. and Connecticut and as a freelance architectural designer. She has primarily worked on projects in the K-12 education sector but also has experience with retail and residential projects.

Jason Waisnor joined the firm having spent his career thus far working for architecture firms in New York City where he focused on housing and sustainable redevelopment. He also completed work for the hospitality and gaming industries earlier in his career. He specializes in historic restoration, renovation/interior fit outs, and housing projects.

Priscilla Ramos joins Dietz & Company having spent a number of years working for firms in New York City in multiple market sectors and specializing in programming and spatial relationships. Project types that she has worked on include single and multi-family housing, education, and transportation. Outside of architecture, she has experience with engineering, code consulting, and work with the National Park Service.

Dalton

Chappell Hoogeboom and interviews and maintaining DEW’s CRM database.

DEW recently welcomed Safety Manager Kamron Bushway, Project Managers Kevin Hoard and David Dalton, Assistant Superintendent Andrew Hoogeboom, and Accounts Payable Associates JoAnne Silloway and Alex Chappell.

Bushway leads and manages DEW’s safety program. He monitors all construction activities to ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) construction industry standards. He works closely with operations on job-specific safety, preconstruction planning for new project safety, and human resources on staffing safety requirements.

Hoard and Dalton manage the business side of projects, including preparing budgets, creating schedules, responding to unique project demands, collaborating with engineers and architects, and communicating with clients about progress. Hoard is skilled in all facets of the construction industry, including estimation and project management. Dalton has over 25 years of industry experience.

Hoogeboom directs field activities with the team, quality control, safety, field office administration, and lookahead schedules. He has over 10 years of industry experience. Most recently, he has been supervising the construction of multi-family housing projects for a company in Denver.

Silloway and Chappell are responsible for managing incoming invoices, processing timely payments to outside vendors and subcontractors, and internal reconciliation of employee credit cards. Silloway has over 28 years of accounting experience. Chappell comes from a background in accounting, having previously worked as an office supervisor for a local retailer.

DeCosta Receives Humanitarian Award

Lincoln, RI – Pare Corporation announced that Senior Vice President Kenneth DeCosta, P.E. was awarded the 2023 Humanitarian Award by the Providence Engineering Society.

DeCosta is a registered professional engineer with over 40 years of experience in the planning, design, and construction administration of a wide range of infrastructure projects.

He is a past president of the RI Consulting Engineers and was instrumental in its conversion to ACECRI, where he has served as national director since 2016, according to Pare Corporation representatives. He has also contributed his time and effort to Boys Town New England. His involvement with Boys Town spans over 25 years, with eight years on the board of directors, including two as chair.

DeCosta says he has valued the importance of philanthropy and being involved in his community throughout his 30-year career at Pare Corporation. He held a leadership role at Pare Corporation for 28 years, including serving as the company’s COO until he stepped back from full-time duties at the end of 2021.