Oak Contracting, FEA Name New Presidents

Oak Contracting of Towson, Md., and Facility Engineering Assoc. of Fairfax, Va., have named longtime employees to top posts.

Oak Contracting of Towson, Md., recently appointed Douglas W. Eder as president. Eder was previously vice president. The appointment coincides with the retirement of former president Thomas L. Grey. Eder will assume day-to-day operations and leadership of Oak Contracting. He has more than 24 years of construction experience.

Facility Engineering Associates of Fairfax, Va., recently named James P. Whittaker president. Whittaker was previously vice president of FEA. Whittaker has spent nine of his 19 years in the facilities industry with FEA. He developed the company's Facility Management Consulting Services division. Whittaker has a B.S. from University of Vermont and a M.S. from University of Colorado. He also teaches courses in facility management at George Mason University.

Harkins Builders of Marriottsville, Md., recently promoted Bob Widmer to senior vice president. Widmer has been with Harkins for 27 years and opened a regional Harkins office in Media, Pa., in 1999. Since 1990, Widmer has been involved in the construction of more than 100 projects, including the Mercy Ridge CCRC in Timonium, Md., Gateway Crossing in Hagerstown, Md., Stadium Place in Baltimore, Md., and Weinberg Center at Mercy Medical in Baltimore, Md.

Pennoni Associates of Philadelphia, Pa., recently announced several promotions. Edward P. Guetens was named associate vice president and office principal for the company's Haddon Heights, N.J., operation. Guetens currently serves as environmental technology division manager in the Haddon Heights office. He joined the company in 1998 has more than 18 years of experience designing and managing hazardous material abatement projects. Patrick P. Powers was named associate vice president. He currently serves as office principal in State College, Pa. He has more 20 years of experience in project management and design development. Ronald C. Moore was named associate vice president. He currently serves as the office principal for the Absecon, N.J. office and as Pennoni's regional transportation manager in New Jersey. Me has more than 13 years of experience in traffic engineering, transportation engineering, ITS and construction.

Dewberry of Fairfax, Va., recently hired Dell H Nunaley III as corporate director of human resources. Nunaley will oversee firm-wide HR initiatives throughout Dewberry's 31 offices. Nunaley was previously vice president of HR for NextiraOne, a Houston-based national provider of enterprise voice and data solutions. He has more than 18 years of HR management experience.

DPR Construction of Falls Church, Va., recently hired Robert Muldrow as a project executive. Muldrow has more than 32 years of experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical market, including 20 years in plant engineering. Prior to joining DPR, Muldrow worked for three pharmaceutical companies, including Abbott Labs, Becton Dickinson and Baxter. In addition, he worked on the design and construction of numerous facilities throughout the east coast for clients such as Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, Lilly, and Wyeth.