CEE Alumni Assumes Leading Role in a Major Consulting Firm

Mr. Kenneth Hartmann, PE, BSCE ’87 is appointed as the Vice President and Florida Transportation Director of HDR, a leading engineering, architecture and consulting firm. He will be responsible for leading and expanding HDR’s Florida Transportation Program. Before joining HDR, Mr. Hartmann served as Secretary of FDOT District 7 in Tampa, FL, where he managed an overall annual program of close to $1 billion. His most notable project was the total reconstruction of I-275 through Tampa.

Kenneth says “Certainly back then the university was much smaller and just beginning to pave its way to greatness. I had an opportunity to visit the campus a short while ago and was amazed at how it has grown. I will always have fond memories of my time at FIU and what a degree from there has meant to my professional career.”