HNTB adds rail expertise to New York and Pennsylvania offices

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

HNTB Corporation promoted Jeff Konrad, PE, to vice president of rail in Pennsylvania District. The firm also expanded its team of transportation professionals within its New York and Pennsylvania offices.

 

Konrad provides railroad project management for the firm’s passenger rail clients including Amtrak and New Jersey Transit. Konrad has 27 years of experience in the management and design of highway and railroad projects with extensive knowledge in bridge replacement, bridge inspection and structural rating and construction inspection.

“Jeff has produced outstanding results and is most deserving of this vice president designation,” said Yassmin Gramian, PE, HNTB Pennsylvania district leader and senior vice president.

HNTB also hired Christopher Harding, a professional land surveyor, who comes to the firm with extensive background in railroad project management. Previously, Harding was director of track design and layout for Amtrak in Philadelphia and, prior to that, a principal civil engineer and special projects engineer for Consolidated Rail Corporation.

The firm added Paul Adams, PE, as its project director and vice president in the firm’s rail transit practice, located in the Newark, New Jersey office. Adams brings more than 40 years of industry experience as a senior program manager and transportation consultant. His experience includes program management and construction management for rail and tunnel projects throughout the New York region. Adams served as an engineering consultant to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, playing key roles in number of critical areas, including Superstorm Sandy recovery and resiliency for Port Authority Trans Hudson, the Lincoln and Holland tunnels, security strengthening programs for port authority facilities and technology management programs, among others.

Adams is providing strategic support for the firm’s ongoing work with clients including Port Authority Trans Hudson service, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Amtrak, and Metro-North Railroad.

HNTB also welcomed Dean Kimball, AIA, LEED AP, who is the architecture department manager and associate vice president, based in HNTB’s Manhattan office.

Kimball has more than 30 years of experience in transportation, encompassing rail transit, multimodal facilities and aviation projects. His experience includes historic building rehabilitations and improvements, such as Grand Central Terminal. Kimball has worked extensively with Metro-North Railroad, Long Island Rail Road, the Connecticut Department of Transportation and Amtrak, among others.

In his new role, Kimball is leading the architectural practice group in New York, working primarily in the areas of transit and aviation.

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