Richard Coble has been named vice president-risk manager for Miami-based Coastal Construction Group. Coble most recently worked as the chief executive officer for Shiloh Consultants in Orlando, where he specialized in design and construction management; dispute resolution; construction project analysis and performance; and process review.

He will be responsible for identifying construction risks, avoiding exposures and formulating an effective risk-management plan.

Brian J. Morris has joined Orlando-based Tilt-Con Corp. as executive vice president. Morris has more than 30 years of Florida construction management experience. He previously worked as vice president of URS Construction Services and as general manager for Turner Construction Co.

Markus Hill was appointed vice president of technology for Charlotte-based Rodgers Builders. Hill has more than 17 years of information technology experience from within the health-care, legal, financial, manufacturing and construction industries.

Anthony Harden has been promoted to director of preconstruction for BE&K Building Group in Greenville, S.C. Harden has more than 25 years of preconstruction experience.

Gregory Lipscomb has joined HNTB Corp. in Charlotte, N.C., as director of urban design and planning. He previously served as a chief planner in HNTB’s Charleston, W. Va., office.

Also, Rene de Huelbes has joined HNTB’s Miami office as a senior project manager. De Huelbes will serve as the planning manager and senior advisor for PD&E and transportation planning assignments.

In Tampa, HNTB hired Wendy Tse, Timothy Dunn and Zachary Sarver as transportation designers.

Keith F. Knowles was named executive director of the Florida West Coast Chapter of Independent Electrical Contractors in Tampa.

Knowles previously worked as executive director of the Neighborhood Family Centers Coalition. He also previously headed the Safety Harbor Neighborhood Family Center and served as campaign director for the United Way of Pinellas County.

Dale Sparks has joined Choate Construction Co. in Atlanta as director of its retail construction division. Sparks has more than 25 years of industry experience.

Omar Moreno has joined the Miami office of design firm Leo A. Daly as a project architect. He has more than eight years of architectural experience.

McMahon Associates, a transportation engineering and planning firm, announced three promotions within its Florida offices. 

Richard DiCesare was promoted to general manager of the firm’s Fort Lauderdale office. In Palm Beach Gardens, R. Trent Ebersole was promoted to general manager. Also Michael D. Spitz was promoted to senior project manager of the firm’s Fort Myers office.

Jean Bagga was promoted to business manager of the Orlando office of Boyken International. She previously worked as administrative manager.

The company also hired Roberto Riquelme as project manager for the firm’s Florida/Caribbean office.

Rudolf Krajcovic has joined DooleyMack Constructors in Sarasota, Fla., as a project manager. He has more than 35 years of construction industry experience.

Albert J. Osorio has joined the Miami office of UrbanAmerica as regional assets manager. UrbanAmerica is a minority-controlled real estate development firm.

Paul Fernandes has joined Clancy & Theys Construction Co. in Orlando as project manager. He has more than 18 years of commercial construction experience.

Also, Michael Thornton was named senior estimator and Michelle Whitehead was appointed estimating assistant.

Greg White has joined Carter & Burgess in Orlando as senior project manager within the firm’s building programs unit. White has 28 years of industry experience.

Also, Mark Powell has joined the firm as senior project manager within the building programs unit in Orlando.

Susan Bruce was promoted to senior associate and Vicki Sansone-Kirchgassner was promoted to associate at design firm Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo in Orlando.

Curt Barker has joined Suncoast Roofers Supply in Clearwater, Fla., as president. Bill Tamayo, previously president and chief executive officer, has been named chairman.

Barker has taken over responsibility in leading all day-to-day operations of the company, while Tamayo is now directing Suncoast’s new ventures and the strategic direction of the organization.

PSI has hired Carrie Hubbell as a staff scientist in its Orlando office, and added Robert Ashwell as a project specialist.

The firm also promoted Cate Knapp to environmental services department manager in Orlando. She has been with PSI since January 2006.

Mark Darin, with 25 years of industry experience. has joined Andrew General Contractors in Orlando as a project manager.

Also, the company hired Brett Jameson as a superintendent. James has 17 years of construction industry experience.

Gates of Naples, Fla., has hired Wayne Slater and Christopher McMann as superintendents. Slater has more than 20 years of experience. McMann has 15 years of industry experience.

Tim Gall has joined SIKON Construction Corp. as senior project manager in its Maitland, Fla., office. In addition, Dino duMee was appointed project manager and Ryan Gaylord was named assistant project manager.

Gall has more than 18 years of construction industry expertise. DuMee is a state-certified building contractor with 17 years of construction experience.

Tim Gall has joined SIKON Construction Corp. as senior project manager in its Maitland, Fla., office. In addition, Dino duMee was appointed project manager and Ryan Gaylord was named assistant project manager.

Gall has more than 18 years of construction industry expertise. DuMee is a state-certified building contractor with 17 years of construction experience.

Timothy J. Hazlett, a hydrogeologist, has joined the water resources department of Ardaman & Associates in Orlando as a senior project manager and lead groundwater modeler.

Brian Dragich has joined general contractor J.L. Wallace in Fort Myers, Fla., as a superintendent. 

Also, Beverly Valdes has re-joined the company as a project manager assistant.

Mark Shearon was named senior vice president of QORE Property Sciences’ new program management division in Duluth, Ga. Shearon previously served as QORE’s Georgia regional manager.

Aaron Carrow has joined design firm BJAC in Raleigh, N.C., as construction administrator. Also, Rebecca Edmunds has joined the firm as director of marketing.

Mike Altman has joined real estate development firm Cortland Partners in Atlanta as a senior development manager. He was previously a development manager with Hammond Development in Atlanta.

Ken Burns has joined Concorde Construction in Charlotte, N.C., as a preconstruction manager. Also, Susanna Sway has joined the company as a senior accountant.

Barbara Briccotto has joined the Charlotte, N.C., office of Gresham, Smith and Partners as a director in the corporate and urban design group.

Newcomb & Boyd in Atlanta hired Olufemi S. Sowemimo and Khamisi N. Walters as mechanical engineers.

Wesley W. Schultz has been named service division manager at Shaw Mechanical Services, a mechanical contracting company headquartered in Orlando.

Stewart Bennett has joined CORE Construction Services Southeast in Sarasota, Fla., as an assistant estimator.