and public sectors. Nienow has been a member of WLIA since 2012 and says he has greatly benefited from participating in many of the regional and annual conferences.
Ayres adds staff
Several new leaders have joined Ayres:
Jeff Siewert joined the Southeast Transportation group as a senior project manager, bringing nearly 30 years of experience with Florida transportation and civil engineering projects. Siewert’ s project management and design experience includes extensive Florida Department of Transportation interchange, interstate / expressway, and multimodal / complete streets projects. His municipal project experience includes roadway, sidewalk, trail, stormwater, and streetscape design. His expertise includes wetland issues and environmental permitting. Based in our Tampa Hidden River Parkway office, Siewert will manage state and local transportation and municipal projects in the region.
The Aerial Mapping group has hired Jim Kelly as a project manager. He brings an extensive background in project management and implementation of geospatial technology, including more than seven years of experience with municipalities in Illinois and Colorado. His mapping experience includes asset management, utilities, planning, and emergency management. Based in our Fort Collins, Colorado, office, Kelly will provide outreach and support to local government, utilities, and other engineering firms.
Thomas Tym joined Ayres as technology solutions leader. Tym, who works in Ayres’ Waukesha office, brings extensive experience in geospatial, asset management, and engineering solutions to help local governments and public and private utilities use technology for increased productivity. Tym has a background in surveying, engineering design, infrastructure management, and utility construction.
Ayres ' projects honored
Two Ayres projects were recognized in recent awards competitions:
• The City of Fitchburg’ s McKee Farms Splashpad project earned the Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association’ s 2016 Park Facility Award of Excellence in the $ 250,000 to $ 499,000 category. This 4,000-square-foot splashpad fulfills the City ' s long-standing goal to add an aquatic play attraction in this 59-acre park, which was established on a former farmstead owned by the McKee family. Ayres paid tribute to the site’ s history using a farm yard design.
• Associated General Contractors of Wisconsin awarded Staab Construction the 2016 General Contractor Award in the Industrial Projects New Construction and Renovation category for the Village of Grafton’ s Bridge Street Dam Modifications project. Ayres designed increased spillway capacity for the dam, whose arch-shaped spillway in the heart of downtown Grafton is a focal point of the community. The upstream impoundment includes a pedestrian walkway and overlook area, so the design included landscape elements and an elevated pool.
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