HNTB names Gertler senior vice president

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Feb. 1, 2010) – HNTB Corporation has named Peter Gertler senior vice president. Gertler, who leads the firm’s high-speed rail services group, is located in the Oakland, Calif., office. Gertler has 23 years of experience in public transportation and program management, including conventional and high-speed rail projects across the United States and around the world.

Since joining the firm in 2004, Gertler has worked as a project manager and technical lead on numerous high-profile projects and initiatives and led the firm’s rail and transit practice before becoming HNTB’s high-speed rail services chair. Under his direction, HNTB has become a leader in the effort to bring high-speed rail to America. Throughout his career, Gertler has focused on developing and implementing public transportation alternatives through comprehensive and innovative technical and analytical means, as well as through broad-based community and stakeholder outreach.

Gertler is an executive board member and president emeritus of the Association for California High-Speed Trains; a program chair for the American Public Transportation Association’s High-Speed and Intercity Rail Committee; a member of the High-Speed Rail Development Council for the American Road and Transportation Builders Association; board member of the International Air Rail Organization and a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners.

HNTB Corporation is an employee-owned infrastructure firm serving federal, state, municipal, military and private clients. With nearly a century of service, HNTB has the insight to understand the life cycle of infrastructure and the perspective to solve the most complex technical, financial and operational challenges. Professionals nationwide provide award-winning planning, design, program management and construction management services. For more information, visit www.hntb.com.

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