AUSTIN, TX – STV, a leading professional services firm that plans, designs and manages infrastructure projects across North America, today announced new senior leadership promotions for its Transportation Texas/Mountain operating group, including Jaime Aguilar, PE, Kelly Saladis, AICP, ENV SP, and Don Steel, PE. STV is elevating its local leaders amid continued growth in regional infrastructure projects, with more than 11,000 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) projects currently under development.
“I’m thrilled to work alongside this extraordinary team of industry experts, who bring integrity and insight to the communities we serve,” said J.J. Roohms, P.E., president of the Transportation Texas/Mountain Region at STV. “They’ve each delivered transformational projects throughout the region, and their new roles will empower them to provide invaluable growth for our clients while continuing to develop our project teams.”
Aguilar has been promoted to vice president for San Antonio, Texas. He will oversee existing projects, client relationships and business growth, specifically in San Antonio. With a career spanning 30 years in transportation engineering, Aguilar’s experience includes community improvement projects, roadway expansions and infrastructure upgrades in the area.
Saladis has been promoted to vice president, where she will work closely with local area managers to grow STV’s environmental practice throughout Texas and Oklahoma. With over 20 years of experience leading National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) studies and multi-discipline teams for transportation and other infrastructure projects, she will continue to guide a collaborative team in analyzing and solving local environmental challenges for clients.
Steel has been promoted to vice president in Oklahoma City and will work closely with roadway clients to advance projects and remain at the forefront of industry innovations that preserve and advance projects like the reconstruction of a historic Route 66 bridge. With 25 years of experience in transportation management, Steel serves as the roadway design lead for numerous projects at STV.
STV has successfully completed projects in Oklahoma City and the surrounding region, as well as every major metropolitan region in Texas – including Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin. This includes major milestones for TxDOT on each segment of the Capital Expressway improvement projects: from final plans delivery of CapEx South, planning for CapEx North and schematic and environmental support for CapEx Central. The firm supported system-wide upgrades for the Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority’s New Starts light rail transit system and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Light Rail Transit System. Most recently, STV was the lead designer and reconnaissance data collector for a 100-foot bridge on the historic Route 66 near Oklahoma City.
