Alaska Engineer Given Global Duties at HDR
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An engineer at the Anchorage office of Nebraska-based architecture, engineering, and construction firm HDR is now in charge of its global highways program. Matt Stone was named Technical Leader, overseeing more than a thousand highway professionals across North America, the United Kingdom, the Middle East, and Australia.
“Matt has shown his extraordinary technical acumen and leadership qualities during his time managing our program in Alaska,” says HDR Transportation Planning and Design Director Andy Lauzier. “I’m excited to see how those capabilities will help take our global program to new heights.”
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Stone earned his degree from UAF and is a registered professional engineer in both civil and environmental design. He has extensive experience as a consultant, but he began his career in the US Army as an engineer officer, where he gained valuable leadership skills. He previously worked for the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and co-chaired the Commissioners Steering Committee.
“It is an exciting time to be in the transportation industry, and HDR is well positioned to create opportunities from the challenges,” Stone says. “I am proud to help lead our dedicated professionals as they blend innovation, technology, and talent to deliver the efficient and safe road networks of tomorrow that our communities need.”
Some of the projects to Stone’s credit include the Airport Way/Steese Expressway Intersection Reconstruction and the reconstruction of Seward Highway MP 75-90 Road and Bridge Rehabilitation, which won an American Council of Engineering Companies’ National Grand Award this year. Altogether, Stone has designed more than 300 miles of roadway and more than 100 intersections and has managed nearly $2.5 billion worth of construction projects in the state.
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