Dewberry has promoted nine staff members in the professional services firm's Fairfax, Va., office as the company expands its consulting, engineering and architectural service offerings across the Mid-Atlantic region.

Scott Weliver, former federal account manager at engineering and technical services provider Wood, has been appointed executive client manager for the U.S. Army at Dewberry’s federal business.

Larry Melton, formerly a principal vice president at Bechtel, has joined the board of directors of Dewberry. He brings to Dewberry his construction and engineering experience that includes management of public infrastructure projects within the U.S. and Canada, the company said Monday.

Merdith Temple, a 37-year veteran of the U.S. Army and a member of Dewberry's board of directors, has been appointed vice chair of the board. He retired from military service with the rank of major general in September 2012 after serving as deputy chief of the Army Corps of Engineers.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has selected Dewberry to plan, acquire and process 788 square miles in the western part of the Everglades National Park in Florida for topo-bathymetric lidar, Dewberry announced on Friday. 

Mark Safran, a 17-year veteran of BAE Systems' U.S. subsidiary, has joined Dewberry as associate vice president of geospatial and technology services. He will concurrently serve as a senior program manager based in Dewberry's Fairfax, Va., office and brings more than three decades of business development and program management experience in the spatial domain, the company said Tuesday.

Joseph Masiello, a New York-based professional engineer with more than 30 years of industry experience, has been named an associate vice president at professional services contractor Dewberry. He will be based in Dewberry's NYC office and will oversee its mechanical engineering and fire protection business.

Paul Nietzschmann, a structural engineer with four decades of industry experience, has joined Dewberry as a vice president and infrastructure group leader. He will be based in Dewberry's New York City office and oversee its highway, bridge, rail and other infrastructure projects, the company said Monday.

Dewberry has been awarded a potential five-year contract by the Department of Justice’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide architectural, engineering and planning services for the National Capital Region and other locations within the continental U.S., the company announced on Tuesday. “We’re thrilled to provide these critical AEP services …

Dewberry has secured a potential five-year, $200M contract to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency manage projects and oversee construction activities related to direct housing missions. The company said it will support FEMA’s logistics management directorate in various programs including the Transportable Temporary Housing Unit. LMD helps the agency procure …