Civilight North America appointed Dennis Picklesimer as vice president of sales for the company. In this newly created position, Picklesimer will oversee regional sales managers across the country, each focusing on a targeted geographic region. Picklesimer brings to the new position more than 30 years of experience in the electrical and lighting industries, including senior leadership roles at LumenOptix, Stellar Sales Inc., Simkar Corporation and The Electric Shop.
Centria, a manufacturer of architectural metal wall and roof systems, has announced the promotion of Greg Lusty to director of product management. In this new position, Lusty will join Centria’s leadership team and will be responsible for product marketing and new product development.
KTGY Group has added Terry A. Willis, AIA, LEED AP, as a principal in the firm’s Denver office. With more than 30 years of design practice, Willis’ experience and project leadership has successfully guided a broad range of development projects to completion including high-profile commercial, retail, residential, entertainment and resort projects.
SmithGroupJJR has added Eric Kirkland, PE, LEED AP BD+C, senior vice president, as director of engineering in the company’s Dallas office. He formerly served in the same role at the firm’s Phoenix office. During his 33 years with SmithGroupJJR, Kirkland’s design work has focused on unique environmental conditions that inform and influence the energy efficiency and sustainable design performance of buildings.
Dewberry has hired Megan Sterl as a senior project manager for the newly formed energy solutions group at the firm’s Denver office. There, she will be responsible for overseeing the execution of large retro-commissioning projects across the country. Sterl has more than seven years of experience in energy solutions services, including energy audits and mechanical system design projects, concentrating on existing building retro-commissioning.
Charles Eley has been named a New Buildings Institute (NBI) Fellow. NBI Fellowship recognizes luminary energy efficiency professionals who have made a significant contribution to society through their leadership, dedication and groundbreaking work.
Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Hobbs+Black has promoted Claude Faro, RA, LEED AP BD+C to senior associate in the Ann Arbor
office. For seven years, Faro has worked as a part of the Retail Studio at Hobbs+Black on projects such as the multi-award winning City Creek Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Claude is currently working as the project architect on the Mall at San Juan in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Vladislav (Vlad) Torskiy, ACHE, international associate AIA, has been hired as senior medical strategist at SmithGroupJJR’s Washington, D.C. office. Torskiy will provide his expertise to the firm’s health studio in Washington as well as its growing international health practice. Torskiy has nearly 30 years of planning, consulting and design experience.
Daniel H. Nall, P.E., FAIA, ASHRAE Fellow, LEED Fellow, HDBP, BEMP, has joined Syska Hennessy Group’s New York office as a vice president and regional director of high-performance buildings. Nall brings a genuine understanding of high-performance design to and is a recognized expert at several emerging technologies for high-performance green buildings.
The Green Building Initiative (GBI) has certified Lawrence (Larry) Clark, principal of Sustainable Performance Solutions LLC (SPS), as a Guiding Principles Compliance Professional. Clark completed training and passed a final exam in order to become qualified to assist federal facilities in meeting the requirements of the Energy Efficiency Guiding Principles mandated by executive order (EO) 13514.
