John R. Schempf

John R. Schempf was recently named vice president and general manager of Triad Electric and Controls, a member company of The Newtron Group Inc. (NGI), an industrial electrical and instrumentation construction company.

Schempf has been with the national group of NGI for 10 years as a field engineer and project manager. During that time he managed and served as an integral player in numerous major projects, including a recent $62 million modernization effort at a California refinery.

His primary responsibilities will include overseeing day-to-day operations along with growth and management of the company.

Schempf succeeds Keith Walker, who will devote full time to his position as vice president of construction at Triad.

In other NGI news, Robert H. Wright has been named vice president of project services and Brian J. Bordelon assumes the position of manager of estimating and engineering for the national group of NGI.

Col. Anthony C. Vesay

Col. Anthony C. Vesay, assumed command of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers' Vicksburg District in July following the departure of Col. Frederick L. Clapp Jr.

Vesay is moving to Vicksburg following an assignment in Iraq.

Clapp became the 48th district engineer for Vicksburg in June 2001. He will become the new director of public works for Fort Benning at Ft. Benning, Ga.

Commissioned in 1977, Clapp is a graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, and earned master's degrees in civil engineering from the University of Florida and in construction management from Boston University.

Before his assignment as commander of the Vicksburg District, Clapp was deputy commander for the Corps' Mississippi Valley Division in Vicksburg.

Clapp's decorations include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Army Commendation and Achievement Medals. He has been awarded the Ranger, Airborne, and Air Assault Badges.

During his tenure significant work was completed on raising the levees along the Mississippi River, several major watershed studies were initiated, including the 2-year Pearl River Watershed Study.

Clapp also led key projects that have drawn national attention, including the Big Sunflower River maintenance project, the Yazoo Backwater Reformulation, and the J. Bennett Johnston Waterway.

William Clouatre

William Clouatre recently joined Cajun Constructors Inc. as director of business development - industrial operations in the Baton Rouge and Houston areas.

Clouatre brings to Cajun 20 years of experience in operations and marketing in the industrial construction and maintenance arena.

Cajun Constructors Inc. is headquartered in Baton Rouge and has offices in Dallas and Houston. It is one of the nation's leading general industrial and public works contractors servicing multiple markets including petroleum, chemical, energy, food and beverage, water quality and marine and manufacturing industries.

Bob Piper

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently announced that Bob Piper, co-owner and vice president of corporate operations, Piper Electric Co. Inc. of Arvada, Colo., has been named vice president of workforce development.

"We are thrilled to have someone with Bob's extensive industry experience as a member of our senior management team," said Kirk Pickerel, ABC president and CEO. "His experience, coupled with his passion for workforce development, will ensure that ABC remains in its leadership position in education and training."

Piper has more than 20 years of experience in management with a focus on the coordination of electrical installations.

As vice chairman of ABC's Region 1 in 2003-2004, Piper was a member of the ABC National Board of Directors and its executive committee. At the national level, Piper has served as chairman of ABC's Workforce Development Coordination Committee, chairman of its National Craft Training Committee and chairman of ABC's School to Career Committee.

Piper is the recipient of numerous awards and honors on the local level. The Arvada Chamber of Commerce named Piper Electric its 2001 Business of the Year and the City of Arvada named Piper its 2001 Entrepreneur of the Year.

Piper served as president of ABC's Rocky Mountain chapter in 2002 and at the chapter level was named 1996 "ABCer of the Year." He also received the chapter's Directors Award for Outstanding Effort for the Student Intern Program and for Excellence in Grassroots Legislative Program Development.

Andrew P. Studdert

NES Rentals Holdings Inc. recently named Andrew P. Studdert its new president & CEO. Studdert is the former chief operating officer of UAL Corporation/United Airlines.

Studdert previously served as COO of UAL Corporation/United Airlines from 1999-2002. During that time, he led United to its highest ratings in company history for on-time performance and customer service (2002), completed the company's largest cost-reduction effort and guided the airline through the Sept. 11 crisis.

He also held the posts of senior vice president, fleet operations (1997-1999) and chief information officer (1995-1997) at United.

Prior to joining United, Studdert established Andrew Studdert & Associates, a private information technology consultancy and served as executive vice president for First Interstate Bancorp.

NES Rentals, one of the industry's largest heavy equipment rental companies with more than 3,000 employees and 141 branches nationwide, generated $567 million in total revenues in 2003.