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KRUEGER PROMOTED TO GEOSPATIAL DIVISION VICE PRESIDENT
Jason Krueger was promoted to vice president of Ayres ’ Geospatial division . Krueger has nearly a quarter-century of experience in aerial mapping , remote sensing , and GIS , including 14 years with Ayres . He most recently managed the aerial mapping operations within Geospatial . In his new position he oversees both aerial mapping and land surveying , which together comprise Ayres ’ largest division .
Krueger is a certified photogrammetrist and GIS professional who joined Ayres in 2007 as a project manager . In the past five years as aerial mapping manager , he has led the growth of the group in multiple locations , from North Carolina to Colorado .
Krueger ’ s experience includes work in the public and private sectors . His specialties include high accuracy mapping applications for transportation design , utility survey , and municipal public works .
Dominican Republic . He is a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt and a Microsoft Certified IT Professional .
NEW TRANSPORTATION GROUP LEADER NAMED
After beginning her professional engineering career at Ayres and then spending decades at the Wisconsin Department of Transportation , Brenda Schoenfeld has returned to Ayres to manage the Waukesha transportation group .
Schoenfeld worked for well over 20 years at WisDOT as a civil engineer , project development supervisor , and statewide consultant engineer . She has provided team leadership on the design and construction phases of urban , rural , freeway , and bridge projects and has worked with municipalities on funding , maintenance responsibilities , and project concerns . Schoenfeld has provided construction oversight on federally funded , locally sponsored road and bridge replacement projects that were completed through the local bridge , STP Urban , STP Rural , multimodal , and economic development programs .
Krueger earned a bachelor ’ s degree in geography from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point .
NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR ANNOUNCED
Eric Laracuente recently joined Ayres as IT director . He is based in the company ’ s Green Bay area office .
Laracuente has been in the IT industry for over 25 years , serving in sectors such as managed services , insurance , manufacturing , telecommunications , and government . His most recent employment was in an IT services manager position . Eric has proved his effectiveness in managing change , streamlining processes , raising system user satisfaction , and boosting revenues .
Laracuente holds a bachelor ’ s degree in information technology from Instituto Technico Salesiano in the
Schoenfeld is responsible for the effective management of all projects completed by our Waukesha transportation group , as well as oversight of the group ’ s project managers . She is also responsible for implementing quality control and monitoring client satisfaction .
Schoenfeld is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin and holds a bachelor ’ s degree in civil engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee .
FOX ASSUMES POSITION OF DIRECTOR OF MEP- MINNESOTA
Dan Fox has been named director of the Minnesota group of Ayres ’ MEP division . Ed Studniski , who previously held the director post , has moved to the position of senior project manager , where he ’ ll lead MEP ’ s large-retail rollout programs .
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