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Roundabout Intersection Wins WisDOT Excellence Award
March 26, 2020
Pictured, from left, are Rebecca Burkel, Fred McCue, and Dan Erva of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation; Andy Dana, Ayres project manager; Kevin Kuhlow, Ayres roundabout designer and transportation manager in Madison; and Steve Krebs of WisDOT. Ayres won a Consultant Rural Design Award from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Excellence in Highway Design program.… Read More »
Pantzlaff Promoted to Director of Midwest Transportation Services
March 5, 2020
Dave Pantzlaff, PE, has been promoted to the position of director of Midwest transportation services. Pantzlaff is based in our Eau Claire headquarters. In this new position, Pantzlaff focuses his more than four decades of structural engineering experience toward understanding what clients need and directing the collective energy of Ayres’ respected structures, hydraulics, and roadway… Read More »
Sydow Promoted to Manager of Structural Engineering
Dan Sydow, PE, has been promoted to manager of structural engineering, taking the reins from Dave Pantzlaff, PE, who has been promoted to director of Midwest transportation services. In his nearly 20-year career at Ayres, Sydow says he has enjoyed the challenges along his path to this opportunity to manage Ayres’ talented structural engineers. Sydow… Read More »
Kuhlow Named Manager of Transportation Services in Madison
Kevin Kuhlow, PE, has been named manager of transportation services in our Madison office. Kuhlow oversees staff managing transportation projects for the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, counties, cities, villages, and towns. His leadership is informed by his experience in project management, public involvement, design, client contact, agency coordination, and plan preparation for transportation projects. Kuhlow… Read More »
NHI Announces 10 Ayres Recipients of Instructor of Excellence Awards
February 3, 2020
We’re proud to report that 10 Ayres staff members were recognized as National Highway Institute (NHI) Instructors of Excellence for their delivery of high-quality training in fiscal 2019. The NHI is the training and education arm of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The NHI is responsible for training the nation’s transportation workforce. In 2007 the… Read More »