Dewberry
Dewberry announced the promotions of Michael Chua and Melissa Whitney to Senior Associates at the firm's Fairfax, Virginia office.
Chua is a senior bridge engineer with 30 years of design experience. As a senior bridge engineer in the mid-Atlantic region, he has been the project engineer for multiple interchange and bridge projects along key transportation arteries, such as the I-495 Capital Beltway and I-95. His experience includes bridge replacements, deck replacements, bridge widening, pier design, and load-rating analyses.
As a project manager for the firm’s disaster recovery team, Whitney manages contracts and systems development for individual recovery efforts. She is currently supporting both the Mayor’s Office of Housing Recovery Operations in New York City and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery for New York State as a project manager. Both programs were established post Superstorm Sandy to help residents with unmet housing needs resulting from damage from this and previous storms.