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Keith Hedrick was named president of the Southeast division of Raleigh, N.C.-based Martin Marietta. In this new role, Hedrick will be responsible for operations in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. Hedrick started his career with Martin Marietta in 1968 and most recently served as regional vice president/general manager of the South Atlantic region.

Martin Marietta is the nation's second largest producer of construction aggregates and a leading producer of magnesia-based chemical products.

Terrance M. Horomanski has joined Rodgers Builders of Charlotte as vice president of operations. He has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry. Horomanski is currently supervising the company's Pennybyrn at Maryfield Continuing Care Retirement Community project in High Point, N.C., and the Greenville Memorial Hospital Diagnostic and Treatment Pavilion project in Greenville, S.C.

Mark D. Oural has joined HDR of Tampa as a senior project manager. He will provide senior engineering design support to the firm's water business practice throughout Florida.

Rick M. Maxian was promoted to studio leader and named an associate with Randall-Paulson Architects of Roswell, Ga. The firm also named Kiley S. Green and Leslie C. Carruth as associates.

Dan Tintner was promoted to senior vice president of engineering at Miller Legg, a consulting firm based in Pembroke Pines, Fla. Tintner has been with the firm for 17 years and oversees the engineering departments of Miller Legg's six offices.

Leslie Hernandez was promoted to chief financial officer. A veteran of the company for nearly 12 years, Hernandez most recently served as vice president of finance and administration.

Also, Dylan Larson was promoted to principal. Larson has been with the firm for 12 years, and will continue to lead the firm's office in West Palm Beach.

Eric Czerniejewski, senior project manager of engineering, was named "Young Engineer of the Year" by the Broward branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Richard Leone has been named office manager for the Raleigh, N.C., office of MACTEC Engineering & Consulting, based in Alpharetta, Ga. Prior to this appointment, Leone served in a similar capacity in the firm's Greensboro, N.C., office.

Southern Construction Group of Orlando hired Mike Wiley as project manager; Brad Jackson, preconstruction manager; and Jim Bolar, project superintendent.

Wiley has 30 years of experience in the aviation, educational, industrial and commercial/office industries. Jackson has 20 years of experience in the senior living, multi-family and hospitality industries, and Bolar has nearly 40 years of industry experience.

Tonja Stewart and Raymund F. Fano recently joined WilsonMiller's North Tampa/Pasco office. Stewart is a senior project manager with the company. Fano is a project engineer.

Brian Schmitt and Brad Kunz have joined Hennessy Construction Services as project manager. Schmitt will work out of the company's St. Petersburg, Fla., offices, while Kunz will work from Sarasota. Schmitt previously worked at Walbridge Aldinger in Tampa. Kunz comes to Hennessy after serving as assistant project manager at The Weitz Co. of Des Moines, Iowa.

Roepnack Corp. of Pompano Beach, Fla., hired Charlie Wagenheim as project manager/estimator and Gary Feldman as project coordinator. Additionally, the company hired Mike Inman, William Lynch and John Young as superintendents.

Michael Hettenbach was promoted to senior estimator at Palmer Electric Co.'s commercial division in Winter Park, Fla. Hettenbach has 17 years of industry experience and has been with Palmer Electric for four years.

Jacob Schaible has joined Community Engineering Services of Fort Myers, Fla., as a CADD technician. He'll support the firm's surveying team.

Leo Vecellio, Jr., chairman, president and CEO of The Vecellio Groupin West Palm Beach, was appointed senior vice chairman of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association. C. Michael Walton, Ph.D. and E.H. Cockrell Centennial Chair in engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, was named ARTBA chairman.

Individuals from the Southeast that were elected to a three-year term on ARTBA's board of directors included: Linda Figg, president of Figg Engineering Group, Tallahassee, Fla.; and Ward Nye, president and COO of Martin Marietta Materials, Raleigh, N.C.

Gary Kreisler has joined American Surveying and Mapping of Winter Park, Fla., as vice president of marketing. Kreisler, with more than 25 years of experience in Central Florida construction, formerly served as regional marketing director for the Orlando division of Clancy and Theys Construction Co.

Charles E. Perry, Jr. was elected president and CEO of EMC Engineering Services, a consulting engineering firm based in Savannah, Ga.

Kathy Evans has joined Christiano Construction Co. of Clearwater, Fla., as project manager. Evans has more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry and has worked as an independent homebuilder, facility manager, project engineer and project manager.

Patrick Childers has joined the building systems commissioning department of Orlando-based BCA Consulting & Design Engineers as director of commissioning services.

Rex Moon has joined The ADP Group of Sarasota, Fla., as a project designer. He has more than 20 years of design experience.

Jeff Geiger was promoted to senior project manager at Coastal Mechanical Services of Melbourne, Fla. Geiger has been with the company for 21 years.

Scott Roberts was appointed named preconstruction associate at Tilt-Con Corp. in Orlando. He will support the company's activities in Central and North Florida.

Nicole Salvia has joined the Jacksonville, Fla., office of Batson-Cook Co. as marketing coordinator.

Mike Smith, an intern architect with Hunton Brady Architects of Orlando, has earned a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation from the United States Green Building Council. Smith serves as an intern architect on the firm's health-care projects.

Ellis & Associates of Jacksonville, Fla., recently hired Fredrick Green and Troy Lantzas senior technicians. Additionally, the engineering firm hired the following as technicians: Adam Jackson, Edwin Littles, Kenneth Miller and William Price.

Additionally, Kathleen Gaal was hired as a project coordinator, and Andrew Richter was hired as a driller helper. Jessica Rainey and Taya Ball joined the administration department.