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PeopleJoe AbidinPromoted To SeniorVice PresidentBETHESDA, Md. –Clark Foundations/Civil is pleased toannounce that JoeAbidin has beenpromoted to SeniorVice President.In his newposition, Mr.Abidin will continueto play an integral role in ClarkFoundations/Civil. He will maintainresponsibility for civil pursuit efforts andstrategic priorities and lead teams onthe Little Patuxent Water ReclamationPlant Addition No. 7 – ENR Expansionand Improvements, the Dulles InternationalArrivals Building Expansion, andthe Emergency Repairs at the JeffersonMemorial Seawall projects.Mr. Abidin joined Clark in 1984as a field engineer on the DemocracyCenter II project in Rockville, Md. Afterworking on Tysons Space Center and625 Indiana Avenue, he was promotedto project manager while on the U.S.Pharmacopeia Headquarters project. Inthat role, Mr. Abidin also was responsiblefor efforts on the 800 North CapitolStreet and Dulles Airport - CommercialVehicle Connector projects, as well asseveral projects for Gallaudet Universityin Washington, D.C.In 1996, Mr. Abidin was promotedto project executive and led teams onthe American Association for the Advancementof Science Headquarters,555 12th Street, and Victor Buildingprojects in Washington, D.C. In1999, he relocated to Memphis tooversee construction of the MemphisCook Convention Center Expansion.Mr. Abidin later joined the ManulifeFinancial Headquarters project team inBoston. In 2004, he returned to the Mid-Atlantic Region and, since being promotedto Vice President in 2005, has ledsome of Clark Foundation/Civil’s morecomplicated projects, including theBrentwood Shop Expansion, Navy YardMetro Station West Entrance Modification,the Tier 2/Concourse C Connectorat Dulles Airport and the Potomac WaterFiltration Plant.Mr. Abidin holds a bachelor’s degreein civil engineering from the Universityof Virginia.Jan Bohn Promotedto Vice PresidentFOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. – AtkinsonContractors, LP, is pleased to announcethat Jan Bohn has been promoted toVice President.Mr. Bohn had more than 25 years ofconstruction experience on heavy civil,transportation, and design-build projectswhen he joined Atkinson’s SouthernCalifornia Regionas Chief Estimatorin 2007. In thatrole, Mr. Bohn hasbeen responsiblefor all of the region’sbids, proposals,and projectstartups.Mr. Bohn’sconstruction career began in 1980 and,since that time, he has held positionsof increasing responsibility on a varietyof challenging projects. His portfolioincludes a natural gas pipeline in BritishColumbia, Canada, five light rail projectsin San Diego, a $300 million design-buildproject to support 160 milesof high-speed railway in New England,the installation of six artificial islandsand 100,000 meters of pipeline in NormalWells, Canada, a $600 million baseexpansion at Fort Drum, N.Y., a $500million dam project in Riverside County,Calif., and an $800 million design-buildhighway project in Orange County,Calif. Immediately prior to joining Atkinson,Mr. Bohn was deputy project directoron a $600 million subway expansionproject in Los Angeles and project directoron a 12-mile design-build highwayproject in San Diego.Mr. Bohn holds a bachelor’s degreein civil engineering from the Universityof British Columbia. He is a registeredprofessional engineer in British Columbiaand a member of the AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers.Jay GraubergerPromoted to SeniorVice PresidentBETHESDA, Md.– Clark ConstructionGroup, LLC,is pleased to announcethat JayGrauberger hasbeen promoted toSenior Vice President.In his newposition, Mr. Grauberger will collaboratewith Clark’s executive, division, andregional leadership to identify targetprojects and align company resourcesto develop and execute win strategies.While working to support Clark’s effortto pursue and win new work, Mr. Graubergerwill maintain responsibility forclient service.Mr. Grauberger joined Clark in2005 as Vice President and Director ofClient Service. In that role, he workedto enhance the company’s reputationwith clients and other stakeholders.Mr. Grauberger has enacted a number ofinitiatives that have strengthened Clark’sworking relationships and he has beenresponsible for leading the partneringefforts on many of the company’s largeprojects.Mr. Grauberger has more than twodecades of experience in professionalservices marketing, client relationshipmanagement, and client satisfaction.He began his career in marketing witha civil engineering and environmentalconsulting firm and then spent 10 yearswith Arthur Andersen at the firm’s Chicagoheadquarters. There, he ultimatelyserved as worldwide Director of Marketingfor the firm’s Global 1000 andU.S. strategic accounts programs. Mr.Grauberger moved to the Washington,D.C. area in 2002 to become Chief MarketingOfficer for a large law firm.Mr. Grauberger holds a bachelor’sdegree from Hamilton College and amaster’s degree from the University ofMichigan. He serves as the Board Chairfor DC SCORES, a non-profit organizationthat provides after-school soccerand creative writing programs for 700students in under-served areas of Washington,D.C.Rich RizzoPromoted to SeniorVice PresidentBETHESDA, Md.– Clark ConstructionGroup, LLC, isproud to announcethat Rich Rizzo hasbeen promoted toSenior Vice President.Mr. Rizzobegan his careerin the constructionindustry in 1976 as a lieutenant inthe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Fiveyears later, he joined Clark as an assistantproject manager and, by 1987, had beenpromoted to project executive. Amonghis earliest projects were the 303,000square-foot Park Hyatt Hotel and the12-story Demonet Building, both inWashington, D.C.As a project executive, Mr. Rizzowas responsible for the construction ofnumerous projects, including the RylandCorporate Headquarters in Columbia,Md., the Williams and Connollybuild-out in Washington, D.C., and theNational Foreign Affairs Training Centerin Arlington, Va. Promoted to VicePresident in 1990, Mr. Rizzo successfullyled Clark teams at the Universityof Maryland Campus Recreation Centerin College Park, Md., the Parc SomersetCondominiums in Chevy Chase, Md.,the Chevy Chase Bank Headquartersin Bethesda, Md., the NIH VaccineResearch Center in Bethesda, Md., andthe National Institute of Standards andTechnology Advanced MeasurementLaboratories in Gaithersburg, Md. Hecurrently leads Clark’s efforts on the U.S.Institute of Peace Headquarters and theSquare 54 projects in Washington, D.C.Mr. Rizzo holds a bachelor’s degreein civil engineering from the PolytechnicInstitute of Brooklyn.Did you know that pdf versions of Clark'sSuperstructure newsletter are availableto read or download online?If you would like to view the current editionof our newsletter online simply visitthe "News" section of our website:clarkconstruction.comClark Construction Group, LLC7500 Old Georgetown RoadBethesda, MD 20814(301) 272-8100www.clarkconstruction.comRegional Offices216 South Jefferson Street, Suite 502Chicago, IL 60661(312) 474-55002502 N. 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