Blair Hanuschak promoted to Executive Director of Structures Group
HOUSTON, TX — International engineering firm Walter P Moore announces several key changes within the firm’s Structures Group, which encompasses structural engineering, enclosure engineering, construction engineering, secure design, and parking consulting. The new roles took effect on March 25, 2019.
Blair Hanuschak, P.E., Senior Principal, has been promoted to Executive Director of Structures, which spans 19 U.S. offices, five international locations, and comprises roughly 54% of the firm’s employees. Blair will captain an executive suite of structural leaders, which includes Senior Principals Mark Larsen, P.E., S.E. (Operations Director), Viral Patel, P.E. (Director of Design), and Mashari Nassar, P.E. (Client Director).
A 27-year veteran at Walter P Moore and member of the Board of Directors, Blair has served as a Regional and Managing Director for Structures and as global aviation practice leader. He has been instrumental in establishing the firm as a leader in airport design, and in 2008 he founded Walter P Moore’s Washington, D.C. office, now the firm’s 2nd largest U.S. location. He will continue to be located in the Washington, D.C. office.
“Blair is a proven leader, and I am confident that his charismatic and collaborative style, vast experience, and client savvy will make him a very effective Executive Director,” stated CEO Dilip Choudhuri, P.E. in making the announcement.
Blair succeeds Lee Slade, P.E., Senior Principal, who has led the Structures Group since 2001. Lee continues to serve the firm as the Chairman of the Board and will be transitioning to a new role that leverages his engineering passion and 42 years of experience. Throughout his prolific career, Lee has served as a visionary leader, both for the Structures Group and for the firm as a whole. Under his direction, Structures grew by $30MM in revenue, added three new practice areas, opened eight offices, and added 60 new Principals (including 12 Senior Principals).
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Walter P Moore is an international company of engineers, innovators, and creative people who solve some of the world’s most complex structural and infrastructure challenges. Providing structural, diagnostics, civil, traffic, parking, transportation, enclosure, and construction engineering services, they design solutions that are cost- and resource-efficient, forward-thinking, and help support and shape communities worldwide. Founded in 1931 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, Walter P Moore‘s 600+ professionals work across 19 U.S. offices and five international locations.
