Hill International, provider of construction management services, promotes Michael Smith to president of the company’s Americas region. Smith previously served as Hill’s senior vice president and western regional manager. Hill also announces several other key promotions in the Americas. Gregory Heinz, current vice president and operations manager, will assume Smith’s previous position. In addition, current Hill Senior Vice President and Southeast Regional Manager Luis Lugo assumes the role of senior vice president, business development, Americas; current Vice President Eladio Castrodad, PE, PMP, CGC, is the new first vice president for Florida and Caribbean region, and J.P Villamizar is first vice president for Southern California operations.
Smith assumes his new role with Hill after nearly 25 years with the company. As president of the Americas, he will oversee Hill’s northeast, mid-atlantic, southeast, western and Latin American (LATAM) regions, responsible for all operational functions, management and business development efforts. Smith will execute his new responsibilities from Hill’s Irvine, California offices and the company’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania headquarters.
Heinz, based in Hill’s Seattle, Washington office, will manage the company’s work across the western U.S., including overseeing all of Hill’s offices and operations in California, Texas, Arizona, Colorado and LATAM. Heinz currently leads Hill’s pacific northwest team, specializing in delivering programs and projects for clients in the public and private sectors. His recent achievements include supporting the Alaskan Way Viaduct for the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Overlake Transit Center for Sound Transit and numerous primary, secondary and higher education projects. He brings more than 25 years of experience to his new role.
Lugo has more than 30 years of experience in program, project and construction management, most recently winning and overseeing major aviation, transit and resiliency and disaster recovery assignments in Hill’s southeastern region. As senior vice president of business development for the Americas, Lugo will work with Hill’s regional leaders and sales teams to expand Hill’s customer base, identify and secure opportunities and develop the company’s business development goals and strategy for Hill’s work in the U.S. and Latin America.
Assuming leadership of Hill’s southeastern region, Castrodad has led Hill’s teams on some of the company’s most high-profile and complex programs and projects. This includes his oversight of several project monitoring assignments for the Federal Transit Administration, the Miami Beach Convention Center expansion and the award-winning Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science. As first vice president, Castrodad is responsible for all of Hill’s operations in the region as well as for continuing to grow Hill’s services and support.
Villamizar, based in Hill’s Irvine, California office, will now have overall responsibility and authority for all operations and activities as first vice president of Southern California. Villamizar, who previously served as vice president, western business development manager, reportedly played a key part in making Southern California the company’s largest profit center in the U.S. in 2020.
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