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Tom Booth and Joe Dusek were recently promoted to the positions of vice president for Atlanta-based Hardin Construction Co. Booth began his career at Hardin in 1997 as a project manager and has primarily been managing the construction of hotels and condominiums. Dusek joined the company in 1999 as a senior project manager.

Also, Mike Stevens was promoted to senior superintendent. He joined Hardin as an assistant superintendent in 1995.

Greg Hunter, an eight-year veteran of the company, was promoted to construction manager. The company also promoted Joey Holt to senior marketing coordinator in its Orlando office.

Charlie Khan has joined HNTB Federal Services Corp.'s Jacksonville office as associate vice president. He will serve as Southeast division agency coordinator.

Khan previously served 25 years in the United States Navy where he led facilities management organizations and construction programs of up to 1,200 employees and annual budgets of $120 million.

HNTB also announced Steven Wallace has joined the firm as a project engineer in the Tampa transportation department. Wallace has more than seven years of transportation engineering experience.

Also, Damaris Yunes has joined HNTB's Orlando office as a drainage engineer in the transportation department. She has more than seven years of experience in transportation design, hydraulics, bridge inspection, storm drainage design and cost estimating.

Howard Greenstein has been named senior area manager of Stiles Landscape Co. of Fort Lauderdale, the landscape division of Stiles Corp. He will be responsible for operation and development of the Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River County region. Prior to joining Stiles, Greenstein was senior business development manager for Valley Crest Companies of Calabasa, Calif.

Stiles Corp. also announced that George Boué has joined the company as vice president of human resources. He was previously vice president of human resources for MasTec Inc. in Miami.

Bill Byrne was recently promoted to president of Ajax Building Corp. of Tallahassee, Fla. Formerly vice president, Byrne assumes the position following the departure of Kevin Smith. Byrne has more than 20 years experience in the construction management, design/build and general contracting fields.

Also, Jay Smith was promoted to company vice president, from the position of vice president of business development.

Beau Bruce has been named construction/development director at Kairos Development Corp. of Atlanta. Prior to joining KDC, Bruce was the senior project manager for ESI Inc., where he was responsible for design-build projects throughout the United States and Canada.

Richard C. Girdley has joined United States Crane, General Clamp Industries and United States Crane Certification Bureau as president. Girdley, previously a vice president at Hill International, will take over the duties of president from Julia Ames, who will continue as CEO of United States Crane.

Robert Lewis Shaw has been named senior consultant at MACTEC Engineering & Consulting's Columbia, S.C., office. Shaw will be working with state and federal regulatory agencies throughout the Southeast, focusing on environmental projects.

Prior to joining MACTEC, Shaw was president of his own consulting company and specialized in resolving environmental issues in collaboration with regulatory authorities. He served for 20 years as deputy commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's Environmental Quality Control Office.

John Strickland was recently hired by Batson-Cook Co. as mechanical coordinator in the company's Jacksonville, Fla., office. He will oversee implementation of mechanical systems for the company's various commercial construction projects throughout Northeast Florida.

He is a 30-year veteran of the construction industry and most recently owned an HVAC contracting company based in Gainesville, Fla.

Dorinda Hall Roberts has joined the Tampa office of Carter & Burgess as project manager with the firm's retail and distribution division. Her responsibilities will include the development and management of retail projects in Florida and the Southeast.

Roberts, who has practiced architecture for 23 years, has experience in retail design and design management. She has spent the past seven years as manager of architectural services with the Eckerd Corp.

Norma Heims has joined Lamm & Co. of Orlando as development and pre-construction manager. Heims will be responsible for managing the development and pre-construction process, including assisting clients with financing, site acquisition, proformas, scheduling, permitting and consultant coordination, primarily for clients developing owner/user income-producing properties.

Rachel Morten has been appointed associate designer at Foster Conant & Associates, an Orlando-based landscape architectural practice. She recently graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in landscape architecture.

The American Society of Landscape Architects recently inducted 32 new members into its Council of Fellows, including the following architects from the four-state area: Molly Feltham Adams of Coconut Grove, Fla.; Catherine M. Howett of Snellville, Ga.; William H. Laubmann of Atlanta; and Perry L. Wood of Hilton Head, S.C.

Fellows may use the designation "FASLA" following their name to signify membership in the ASLA Council of Fellows. ASLA is the national professional association for landscape architects.

Elias S. Chakour has been named region manager-sales for LBX Co. LLC. Chakour will be responsible for the company's East Coast territory. LBX manufactures Link-Belt excavators, scrap/material handlers and forestry equipment.

Daniel G. Shephard has been elected senior vice president of Martin Marietta Materials Inc. of Raleigh, N.C. Shephard joined Martin Marietta in 1989 and most recently served as treasurer.

Jeannette Simpson has joined The ADP Group, a Sarasota-based architecture, interior design and planning firm as an interior design associate. Simpson has 20 years experience in interior design.

Erin Jenkins recently joined Southern Construction Group of Jacksonville, Fla., as director of marketing and business development. Jenkins will work from the company's Orlando office, where her responsibilities will include new business development, branding and marketing initiatives, media and community relations, special events planning and advertising management. Jenkins is a public relations and marketing professional with business development and marketing communications experience in the construction and real estate industries.

Michael J. Parkes has joined Mechanical Services Inc. of Orlando as project manager. Parkes is a 25-year veteran in commercial/industrial heating, ventilation, air conditioning and process piping.