(Harrisburg, Pa.) Dawood, an international engineering and technology firm has evolved its leadership team. Nicholas (Nick) Brien, PE, is now Executive Vice President and Vice President Chad Decker, PE, PTOE, and Director Kevin Rucker assume market lead roles for transportation and oil & gas clients, respectively.
CEO and President Bony Dawood, PE.
An active member of the Vistage Worldwide executive peer advisory organization, Brien also serves as Vice Chairman of the Marcellus Shale Coalition Transportation Committee and a Future City Competition regional coordinator.
A fellow member of Dawood’s senior management team, Decker leads Dawood’s highway and traffic departments. Active with the American Society of Highway Engineers and Institute of Transportation Engineers, he establishes strategic direction for transportation operations including roads and bridges and delivers complete street solutions.
Decker plans and designs complex interchanges and traffic calming initiatives enhancing vehicular, pedestrian, and bicyclist mobility and safety.
Rucker serves as Dawood’s environmental permitting director supporting site development across multiple industries. His oil & gas unit helps clients develop resources effectively and efficiently—meeting requirements to preserve Pennsylvania’s environment.
In the renewable natural gas (RNG) space, Rucker works with partners to turn landfill gas and biogas into RNG and reduce carbon emissions. He empowers clients to achieve environmental, social and governance goals through feasibility studies, regulatory approvals, design, construction, and operations.
Expanded 2023 roles for Brien, Decker, and Rucker continue the leadership evolution for Dawood, also welcoming Diana Tucker Harrison as chief financial officer in January.
About Dawood
Established in 1992, the Dawood family of companies plans, designs, and constructs sustainable environments throughout the U.S., features Government Finance Solutions, develops real estate through Good Hope Ventures, and extends surveying, geographic information systems, and building information modeling internationally through ArchiTube, its 3D wholly owned digital transformation company in Poland and the Middle East. Dawood delivers award-winning technology, digital twins, planning, design, and predictive analytics to transportation, utility, energy, industrial, planning, economic and land development, environmental, municipal, movie and entertainment, real estate, and retail clients. The company’s workforce development, mentor-protégé, and community programs advance STEM, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.