Rosendin Electric Promotes Employees

Rosendin Electric has promoted several of its employees to vice president at the firm's Tempe location.

William (Bill) Mazzetti, P.E. has been promoted to vice president, engineering & chief engineer. Educated at Santa Clara University, Mazzetti has spent the past 22 years involved in the delivery of complex commercial, institutional, and industrial buildings worldwide. A registered engineer in 14 states, he is also an IEEE Life Member and holds a National Council of Engineering Examiners certification.

Prior to joining Rosendin Electric, Bill spent 15 years at Mazzetti & Associates, with the last twelve years as the president and chairman.

Larry P. Hollis, DBIA has been promoted as vice president, business development and will oversee a staff throughout the western U.S. After completing his apprenticeship program through the IBEW, Hollis became an electrical foreman for Rosendin Electric. He went on to become an estimator, project manager, and division manager. Hollis has brought his skills to assist customers such as Intel, Applied Materials, and Genentech.

Steve J. Foxworthy has been promoted to vice president, general superintendent. With 30 years of electrical experience and 25 of those years with Rosendin Electric, Foxworthy has used his skills on such diverse projects as AT&T Ballpark, UCB Life Sciences building, Bishop Ranch, Chevron Park, and Wind Farms throughout the U.S. Foxworthy is a graduate of the IBEW apprenticeship program.

Barton Malow Company has hired Amanda Elmore as a public relations manager. Elmore has more than five years of construction related marketing experience. A graduate of ASU, Elmore began working as a marketing intern and has held multiple positions including marketing assistant and marketing coordinator. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a Certificate of International Business from Arizona State University.

The firm has also hired Leah Lorenzen and Jennifer Fifield as project engineers. Lorenzen has a strong background in engineering, including more than eight years of construction related experience. During her undergraduate studies, Lorenzen worked as an intern with Barton Malow, providing engineering assistance. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University's Del E. Webb School of Construction.

Fifield began her professional career with Barton Malow in Burlington, Vt. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Vermont. Additionally, she is a member of the Society of Women Engineers as well as the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Pelin Eldelek has been hired as a project estimator for the northern Nevada office of Clark & Sullivan. Eldelek will be responsible for quantity surveys, pricing project costs according to plans and specifications, analyzing subcontractor bids, and subcontractor relations. Her estimating role extends to Sacramento and Las Vegas as well as the Reno market.

Eldelek earned a Bachelor of Science in architecture from Gazi University in Turkey, a professional degree in construction management and continues her pursuit of a master's degree in business from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Tony Illia received a 2006 Nevada Press Association award for Best Explanatory Journalism for his article, "CityCenter in Line to be Top Energy User."

Illia is a contributing writer to Southwest Contractor as well as other McGraw-Hill Construction publications, including ENR and Architectural Record.

The AIA Nevada Silver Medal Award was presented to Edward A. Vance, AIA, President of JMA at the AIA Nevada Annual Awards Ceremony held recently in Reno, Nevada. Vance joined JMA in 1989 and started his association with AIA in 1987. He is a past president of AIA Las Vegas and has been a strong contributor to AIA on a local, regional and national level throughout the years.

AIA's Silver Medal Award is presented annually to an architect who has shown strong leadership in the architectural community.

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. has brought on Bruce Beenken, P.E. as a project manager for the firm's roadway team in the Tucson office.

Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. has also opened a second office in the West Valley at 125 South Avondale Blvd. in Avondale.

The southwest region of McCarthy Building Companies Inc. promoted seven of its partners to new positions, including two who were promoted to director positions within McCarthy's education services unit.

Terry Bohl and Mark Snider were promoted to directors of education services, a market sector that has experienced explosive growth over the past few years.

Bohl is a seven-year veteran of the company and brings more than 30 years experience to his position. Bohl has played an important role as McCarthy has expanded its K-12 education portfolio, particularly in the east Valley.

Since joining McCarthy in 1989 Mark Snider has been a part of several notable projects, most recently the Glendale Union High School District.

Other promotions include Don Mac to assistant project manager, currently working on the Bridgeview Condominiums project for Residential Constructors L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of McCarthy.

Carl Dudzinski was promoted to assistant project manager and is currently working on the Banner Gateway Medical Center.

Hector Elizondo, Rob Bedsworth, Casey Cunningham and Bruce Dalrymple have all been named assistant project superintendents.

Elizondo is currently working on the Hayden Ferry Lakeside Phase 2 Office Buildings and Parking Structure Expansion projects.

Bedsworth is on the UNLV Shadow Lane Biomedical Facility project, Cunningham is involved with the Glendale Union High School District renovations and Dalrymple is active on the Edgewater Condominium Project at Hayden Ferry Lakeside.

Perkowitz+Ruth Architects has named Deborah McCutchen to the position of director of the southwest region.

McCutchen joined Perkowitz+Ruth Architects in 2001 to serve as acting director of the Las Vegas office. Since then, the Las Vegas office has expanded to a staff of 20, and is in the process of completing an office expansion that includes an additional 4,000 sq. ft.

Under McCutchen's leadership, the firm's Las Vegas office has had several notable projects including The Park at Warm Springs, a collection of 14 single-story office buildings ranging from 5,600 to 8,000 sq. ft., that garnered the 2005 NAIOP Southern Nevada Chapter Spotlight Award for Best Garden-Style Office Project.

McCutcheon possesses over 16 years of experience working for architectural firms located in the Las Vegas region. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in architecture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

The Lied Institute for Real Estate Studies in the School of Business at the University of Nevada Las Vegas has selected the Thomas & Mack Co. to receive its annual Lieder Award.

The Lieder Award is presented to a person, company or family who has contributed to the economic prosperity of Southern Nevada as a real estate leader showing concern for improving the community and quality of life while displaying ethics in business dealings.

Past recipients of the Lieder Award include Robert Lewis, Irwin Molasky, The Howard Hughes Corporation, Del Webb and American Nevada Company, A Greenspun Company.

The Thomas & Mack Company owns and operates over three million sq. ft. of commercial office space in Clark County and is developing an additional four million sq. ft. of office and industrial projects.

The Arizona Chapter of Society for Marketing Professional Services brought home four awards from the 2006 SMPS National Conference held in Hollywood August 16-19.

Awards included Chapter Website of the Year recognizing the outstanding content, layout and design of www.smpsarizona.org created by Publicity Director Brenda Gerhardt and Website Editor Kate Malloy.

Quarterly newsletter "The Edge" received an Outstanding Newsletter Award for content, layout and feature substance due to the efforts of former editor Jennifer Schafer and current newsletter Chair Marsha Crocket.

Former Chapter President Ann Seibert received President of the Year honors for her leadership from 2004-2005. In addition to establishing networking mixers, a quarterly newsletter and a mentoring program, Ann played an integral role in increasing local membership 16 percent in her tenure.

The Arizona Chapter also received Honorable Mention for Chapter of the Year for the group's many achievements in 2005.

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