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Pevey Joins ARA Board of Directors
Scott Pevey, senior manager of brand
management and marketing for Ditch Witch,
American Augers/Trencor and Subsite Electronics,
has been named as associate member director of
the American Rental Association.
During the two-year term, he will represent
the perspective of equipment manufacturers
and suppliers as he and other board members
oversee the association and its programs
implemented by ARA staff.
His previous experience with the association
includes serving its Exhibitor Advisory Council and
most recently as a trustee of the ARA Foundation
board. In addition, he has provided marketing
assistance to help support industry groups,
such as AEM, AED, PCCA, DCA and NUCA.
Headquartered in Moline, Ill., ARA is an international trade association for owners of equipment
and event rental businesses, and the manufacturers and suppliers of construction/industrial, general tool and party/event rental equipment. Its more
than 11,000 rental businesses, and 1,000-plus
manufacturers and suppliers are located in every
U.S. state and more than 40 countries worldwide.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
American Rental Association,
(800) 334-2177, ararental.org
Ditch Witch, (580) 336-4402, ditchwitch.com

Hyundai Welcomes Matt Brown
as District Sales Manager-West
Matt Brown has joined Hyundai
Construction Equipment
Americas Inc. as district sales
manager, responsible for assisting
Hyundai dealers across the
Western region of the U.S.
Originally from Calhoun, Ga., Brown has more
than 11 years of varied territory sales experience,
most recently as a regional sales manager for
another construction OEM.
Based in Norcross, Ga., HCEA offers a full line
of wheel loaders; crawler excavators, ranging
from compact models to mass excavators;
wheeled excavators; compaction equipment;
and hydraulic breakers.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc.,
(678) 823-7777, hceamericas.com

Brown & Caldwell
Heather Dodson, P.E., LEED, is the
new leader of the Pittsburgh office
for Walnut Creek, Calif.-based,
environmental engineering and
construction firm Brown and
Caldwell. In this role, she is
responsible for expanding the firm's regional

Kevin Smith Named General Manager of Toro's
Ditch Witch Division
Kevin Smith was named general manager of the Toro Company's Ditch Witch
Division, tasked with expanding the division by combining its business with that of
Subsite Electronics, American Augers and Trencor into one organization, selling its
products primarily through the worldwide Ditch Witch dealer channel.
Smith has a proven track record in the underground construction industry. He
spent 20 years in the Ditch Witch organization gaining experience in manufacturing,
product development, research and development, sales, market development, product management
and in direct sales with the dealer organization.
From there, he served as president of MTI Equipment for seven years, where he expanded the
brand's presence in the used HDD equipment segment. In 2015, he began leading the Subsite
Electronics and HammerHead businesses, where his leadership was instrumental in driving profitable
growth for both brands and in developing HammerHead's repair and rehabilitation strategy for the
underground utility markets.
Based in Perry, Okla., the company designs, manufactures and markets the most complete line of
directional drills, drill pipe, HDD tooling, Underground Awareness electronics, vacuum excavators,
trenchers, surface miners, fluid recycling systems, chain, teeth and sprockets, stand-on skid steers and
vibratory plows.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Ditch Witch, (580) 336-4402, ditchwitch.com

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presence and talent pool to meet market and
customer needs in the Northeast's municipal and
private water, wastewater, and stormwater sector.
With 17 years of experience in design and
permitting, land development, and municipal engineering, Dodson brings a wealth of knowledge and
technical expertise to the states' and region's most
complex water and environmental challenges.
Marc Damikolas, P.E., was
promoted from director of
operations to chief operating
officer, based in Irvine, Calif. He
now oversees ongoing operations
and procedures, while implementing business strategies and plans to drive the
1,700 employee-owned firm's sustainable growth.
During his 20-year career at the firm, he has exhibited expertise in the capture, planning, design, and
construction of numerous, high-profile municipal
and private sector water and wastewater infrastructure projects in California and throughout the U.S.
Sachin Gajwani, P.E., joined the
firm as vice president and client
service director, responsible for
pursuing and leading the quality
delivery of utility projects for the
water, wastewater, and
stormwater sector, that positively impacts clients'
long-term goals, and drives new client growth.
With 24 years of experience and knowledge
in New York's water infrastructure market, he has
positioned for, captured and successfully delivered numerous high-profile, multi-million-dollar
projects and programs, such as major wastewater
treatment plant upgrades, construction of largescale water conveyance systems, and resiliency
preparedness and planning improvements at
water and wastewater facilities.

Bowman Consulting
Ryan Safford joined Bowman
Consulting, headquartered in
Reston, Va., as principal at
the Dallas office.
Safford has more than 18
years - including 15 years with
Kimley-Horn - of project management experience, providing site civil consulting services for
multi-family, retail, commercial mixed-use, hospitality, healthcare, and office development projects.
His expertise includes entitlements, zoning, special
use permitting, construction administration and
design of grading, drainage, roadways, as well as
public and private utilities.
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