MARLTON, N.J. and CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that William W. Brubaker, P.E. has joined the firm as Senior Vice President. He will be responsible for overseeing all of Hill's project management operations in North Africa and will be based out of the company's Cairo, Egypt office.
Brubaker has over 30 years experience in the construction industry managing major capital improvement programs for large public agencies. Prior to joining Hill, he was Director of Facilities Engineering and Operations for the Smithsonian Institution where he managed 1,900 employees and was responsible for 650 buildings and structures with annual operating and capital budgets exceeding $400 million. Prior to that, he was Director of Facilities Engineering for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration where he directed all NASA facility activities including the oversight of 5,500 buildings worth $20 billion. Before that, he worked for 16 years in various positions with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Brubaker earned his B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Virginia, his M.S. in civil engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and his M.S. in business administration from Boston University. He is a registered professional engineer in Florida, a member of the National Academy of Construction, and a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
"Bill has built and managed very large and complex facility operations with large capital improvement budgets," said Raouf S. Ghali, President of Hill's Project Management Group (International). "He understands the owner's side of the business and will be a tremendous resource for our clients in the region," Ghali added.
Hill International, with 2,300 employees in 80 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management and construction claims and consulting services. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 11th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.
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