Andrew P. Studdert has been named new president and CEO of NES Rentals Holdings Inc. The company has 12 Texas locations and is one of the industry's largest heavy-equipment rental companies with 141 branches nationwide.

Studdert previously served as COO of UAL Corp./United Airlines from 1999 to 2002.

"We are delighted to have Andy join our organization," said John P. Neafsey, chairman of NES. "He is a dynamic and experienced leader with a diverse background that will greatly benefit NES as it grows and continues to capture market share. His background and accomplishments in the transportation sector truly set him apart from his peers."

NES Rentals is the fourth largest company in the $25 billion equipment rental industry. The company focuses on renting specialty and general equipment to industrial and construction end-users. NES is the second largest supplier of traffic and safety services to the construction industry.

Jerry L. King has joined Houston-based ATSER as vice president of transportation. King is responsible for all transportation-related projects for the firm in Texas.

King brings more than 40 years of extensive leadership, design and management experience in traffic and transportation projects in both the public and private sectors.

A licensed professional engineer, King holds a bachelor's of science in civil engineering from the University of Texas. He also completed training at Yale University (Bureau of Highway Traffic); Carnegie Mellon University (Professional Urban Transportation); and Harvard University (J.F. Kennedy School of Government).

Joe Crawford, president of Abilene Aero, has been named to the Texas Aviation Advisory Committee by the Texas Transportation Commission.

Crawford earned a bachelor's of business administration degree from Baylor University in 1979. He has owned and operated several businesses in Abilene and has devoted many years to civic duty in the community demonstrated through his affiliations with the board of directors of First National Bank, Abilene Chamber of Commerce, Abilene Industrial Foundation, Hendrick Health Care Systems and Home for Children, Baylor University Business School, Development Corporation of Abilene, and United Way.

The Texas Aviation Advisory Committee is comprised of six members appointed by the Texas Transportation Commission. Each committee member serves a three-year staggered term.

Gordon Earl Landreth of Corpus Christi was appointed by Gov. Rick Perry as chairman of the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners. Landreth, who is currently a member of the board, will serve as the presiding officer. The board regulates the practice of architecture, landscape architecture and interior design throughout the state.

Landreth is president of Corpus Christi-based Cotten Landreth Kramer Architects & Associates Inc. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects and former director of the Texas Society of Architects. Landreth received a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University.

Robert Lundeen has joined Carter & Burgess Inc. as a program manager in the firm's Dallas Facilities Unit. Lundeen brings more than 30 years of experience in health-care facilities planning and design. He joins the growing team of Carter & Burgess health-care design professionals in pursuing, securing and executing health care projects.

Throughout his career, Lundeen has been associated with health-care consulting and health-care specialized architectural firms as well as hospital development companies. He has special expertise in the areas of hospitals, ambulatory care centers, women's health services facilities, medical office buildings and diagnostic centers.

Lundeen earned a bachelor's of environmental design and bachelor's of sociology degree from Texas A&M University as well as a bachelor's of science in engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. He is affiliated with the American Institute of Architects, the Texas Society of Architects Committee on Architecture for Health and is certified by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

Lillian Hon and Joseph R. Maytum of FKP Architects have each received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design professional accreditation by the U. S. Green Building Council.

Hon holds a bachelor's of architecture degree from the University of Houston and is a registered architect in the state of New York. She is a member of the National and Houston chapters of the American Institute of Architects as well as the Texas Society of Architects.

Maytum holds a bachelor's of architecture degree from the University of Houston and is a registered architect in the state of Texas. He is a member of the National and Houston chapters of the American Institute of Architects as well as the Texas Society of Architects and the Rice Design Alliance. He is also the founding member of the Community Design Resource Center.

John Castilla and John Hero have been named by Houston-based Gilbane Building Co., respectively, as district manager for the Dallas/Fort Worth area and business development manager in the Southwest region.