On the Move

Kansas City, MO-based TranSystems announced the following senior leadership appointments: Tim Rock was named chief executive officer, succeeding Richard J. Morsches, who will remain chair of the company’s board of directors. Morsches served as CEO for the past eight years. Rock formerly served as executive vice president of operations. Rich Markwith was named president, succeeding Paul Malir, who will remain at the firm working in corporate development and as a board member. Markwith most recently served as executive vice president of strategy.

Michelle White has been named chief executive officer of Concord, Calif.-based Harris & Associates. She succeeds CEO Steve Winchester, who will support Harris’ leadership on the board of directors until his departure later in 2024. White has served as the firm’s chief operating officer and consulting division president.

Richardson, Texas-based Halff announced the following senior leadership appoint­ments: Jessica Baker Daily has been named president and chief executive officer, succeeding retiring CEO Mark Edwards. Baker Daily previously served as the firm’s chief people officer (CPO). Ben Pylant takes on the CPO role after serving as senior vice president and water resources practice leader for the past year.

Glen Allen, Va.-based Schnabel Engi­neering named Chad Mayers chief oper­ating officer, a new role within the firm. Mayers assumes this role after serving as president of one of Schnabel’s business units for the past four years.

Reston, Va.-based Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. announced the appointment of Lance Hendrix to chief revenue officer to accelerate firm growth and expansion. Hendrix’s career includes positions as vice president of business development at the Washington Group, president of Kiewit Power Engineers, and vice president and general manager at Kellogg Brown & Root.

Chrissy Carr has joined Chicago-based Milhouse Engineering and Construction as chief engineering officer, industries, to oversee operations and profit and loss responsibilities for the electric and gas utili­ties, telecom, and aviation sectors.

Chad Snyder has been promoted to managing director for the parking consulting team of Walter P Moore’s Houston office. Snyder specializes in master planning, shared use analysis, functional design, pedestrian and vehicular wayfinding, and parking technology integration.

New York City-based WSP announced the following appointments: David Cochrane has joined the firm as senior vice president and transportation program director, where he will be responsible for delivering emerging complex mega­projects. He previously delivered civil engineering transport infrastructure in the U.K., including Europe’s largest infrastructure project, High Speed 2. Shalonda A. Baldwin has been named transportation business line leader for Northern California, where she’ll support WSP’s strategic growth, technical excel­lence, and project delivery. She formerly served as senior vice president for the firm’s Advisory Enterprise Management and Strategy Team.

Guillermo “Willy” Ramirez has joined New York City-based Thornton Toma­setti’s Forensics practice as a vice presi­dent. Ramirez has more than 30 years of experience in the design and evaluation of structures.