Jacobs’ Michael McElvaney walks us through the 5 W’s and 2 H’s of Operational Readiness and Airport Transition (ORAT) – the risk-based approach to operational readiness and transition to new facilities.
Jacobs Vice President, Operations Leader for North Texas & Oklahoma Sindhu Avalokita shares her thoughts on leadership, recalls a scary but ultimately rewarding career change, and explains her interest in every letter of “STEAM.”
For this feature, we caught up with our APAC Advanced Data & Analytics lead Nishan Dharmatileke to talk data and advanced analytics, opportunities and challenges it brings and how we’re making the most out of data to solve client challenges around the globe.
Marc DeSchamp, Program Manager and Global Technology Lead for bus transit at Jacobs, talks about the challenges transit agencies face as they move to decarbonize their fleets and how Jacobs is helping them evolve.
How can we create exceptional spaces that transform the way we live, work and play? How can we build smart, sustainable, and climate-resilient precincts of the future? How can we design spaces that foster liveable, connected and inclusive communities and deliver lasting social value?
Michele Holland, PE, PMP, is the Federal Civilian Agencies Portfolio Operations Director. A graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Structural Engineering, Michele began her career designing large infrastructure and facility projects in the Washington D.C. area before moving overseas to support bridge and infrastructure projects in Gurgaon, India and then on to deliver program management support in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Michele joined Jacobs in 2011 as a Project Manager in the Arlington, Virginia office. She has since moved to Raleigh, North Carolina where she is on a never-ending quest to find the best craft beer and BBQ in the state.
For this Q&A we connected with Section Leader Water and Wastewater Infrastructure, New Zealand, Kate Simmonds to talk about her role, what sparked her interest in water and how she’s bringing international best practice to New Zealand.
For this Q&A we connected with Zwerus Evers, senior mechanical engineer, to talk about his new role at Jacobs, what sparked his interest in a career in engineering and water and his proudest career moment of becoming a chartered professional engineer.
