Gonzalez brings extensive airport program and construction management expertise
Rafael Gonzalez joined HNTB Corporation as a senior program manager and associate vice president. Based in the firm’s office in the Empire State Building, Gonzalez leads construction management efforts for aviation programs in the New York City region.
“Rafael is nationally recognized for his airport redevelopment and construction management experience,” said Stephen Dilts, HNTB’s New York office leader and senior vice president. “His ability to establish strong partnering relationships within local business communities, as well as his skill in managing the successful completion of large projects in constrained urban environments, is highly valued by public agencies in the New York-area.”
Gonzalez has more than 25 years of construction management experience, including design-build projects in Mexico, California, Utah, Florida, Texas and Georgia. His work in Mexico included serving as deputy program manager for the $15 billion construction of the control tower and a terminal building at Mexico City International Airport. In the United States, his experience encompasses airport redevelopment for Salt Lake City International Airport and Tom Bradley International Airport in Los Angeles, as well as the expansion and modernization of San Diego International Airport’s Terminal Two, which received a LEED Platinum award from the United States Green Building Council, the first airport to achieve that recognition.
A graduate of Florida International University with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering, Gonzalez is a member of the Construction Management Association of America.
About HNTB
HNTB Corporation is an employee-owned infrastructure solutions firm serving public and private owners and contractors. With more than a century of service, including 96 years in New York, HNTB understands the life cycle of infrastructure and addresses clients’ most complex technical, financial and operational challenges. HNTB’s New York City office in the Empire State Building together with offices in Albany, New York and Newark, New Jersey employ more than 400 full-time professionals. Professionals nationwide deliver a full range of infrastructure-related services, including award-winning planning, design, program management and construction management. For more information, visit www.hntb.com.
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