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Traffic engineer recognized
Ken Voigt , a senior traffic engineer in Ayres ’ Waukesha , Wisconsin , office , recently earned two awards from professional associations in which he ’ s actively involved .
• The Institute of
Transportation Engineers ( ITE ) Midwestern District presented Voigt with its Distinguished Member Award , which is given to a District member who ’ s provided significant contributions to ITE , the District , and its section / chapter over multiple years . Voigt set up an initial partnership with the ITE Wisconsin Section to help develop a professional association to discuss intelligent transportation systems work and projects . He has been a leader at every ITE level : president of the Wisconsin Section in 1979 , District 4 vice chair in 1980 , international director for the Midwestern District from 2004 to 2006 , and International Executive Committee member from 2008 to 2010 , serving as international president in 2009 . Voigt ’ s leadership has extended to the transportation engineering and planning community through his election and service as a national board member for the Congress for the New Urbanism from 2014 to 2016 , president of the CNU Wisconsin Chapter ( 2010 to present ), and executive director of the Great Lakes Transportation Enterprise Institute ( 2013 to present ). He ’ s served as a college educator , teaching many continuing education workshops and courses . Since 1982 he has served as an adjunct professor at the University of Wisconsin ’ s Milwaukee and Madison campuses .
• Voigt was also recognized with the Intelligent Transportation Society ( ITS ) of Wisconsin Distinguished Service Award , presented to an individual who has contributed significantly to the advancement of intelligent transportation systems in Wisconsin and to the ITS Wisconsin chapter . Voigt was the founding president of the chapter , which was organized in 1994 and originally known as Smartways Wisconsin before the chapter became affiliated with ITS America in 2005 . He served as president for several years and has been involved with the chapter in a variety of roles over the years .
New vice president named
After more than two decades at Ayres , Eric Sorensen has been named vice president of Midwest transportation operations . Sorensen will oversee transportation and traffic engineering and construction services in our Waukesha , Madison , Green Bay , and Eau Claire offices in Wisconsin . Since joining Ayres in 1995 , Sorensen has steadily advanced his career from his work as a design engineer to his current role as a transportation supervisor . He will officially assume his new duties January 1 . Sorensen is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin , Minnesota , Arizona , Georgia , and Florida . He has a bachelor ’ s degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota . He is a member of the American Council of Engineering Companies .
LA manager announced
Bruce Morrow has been named Ayres ’ manager of landscape architecture . In his new role he will supervise our landscape architecture staff in Madison and Eau Claire , Wisconsin . The group has six licensed landscape architects , three landscape designers , two civil engineers , and one GIS specialist . The group manages its own projects and provides extensive support to hundreds of civil engineering , transportation , water resources , and other specialists throughout the company . Morrow has been providing planning , design , and implementation services since 1995 . His project experience ranges from individual site developments to large city center master plans .
Project manager joins agency board
Zach Nienow , a project manager in Ayres ’ aerial mapping group , has joined the Wisconsin Land Information Association ’ s Board of Directors . With nearly 12 years of experience in geospatial sciences , Nienow designs and leads LiDAR , orthoimagery , and digital mapping projects from flight to delivery . He serves a diverse range of clients in the private