HNTB hires four

HNTB Corporation has added four rail professionals to the firm's Northeast division. The need has been fueled by recent growth through several pursuits and project wins in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Connecticut. Each of these individuals will work with the division's high-speed rail, intercity rail and transit teams focusing on further strengthening the rail practice in the northeast. "The Northeast Division is honored to have these talented individuals join the firm," said Bob Sutton, senior vice president and HNTB's Northeast division president. Jeffrey Parker has joined HNTB's Philadelphia office as an associate vice president and senior project manager. He brings more than 22 years of senior level experience at multimodal transportation agencies. Al Trotta, PE, has joined HNTB's Philadelphia office as a senior project manager. He brings more than 30 years of experience in engineering, 17 years working for the Long Island Rail Road and the Port Authority Transit Corporation. Joseph Pizzurro, PE, has joined HNTB's New York office as an associate vice president, director of rail, New York metropolitan area, where he will work with HNTB's Northeast division high-speed rail, intercity rail and transit teams focusing on growing the rail and transit practice. Pizzurro brings more than 16 years of in-depth track, structural and civil engineering rail-related design and construction expertise. Lester Eckrich, PE, has joined HNTB's Wayne, N.J., office as senior project manager. He will work to further develop the division's rail and facilities practice. Eckrich brings 29 years of experience working for NJ TRANSIT where he served in positions ranging from facilities engineer in the bus operations unit to chief engineer in the capital planning and programs division.