Centex Names New Dallas Exectutive Leaders

Centex Construction promoted Moffatt and Oliver to executive leadership roles for its southwest division in Dallas.

Todd T. Moffatt was recently promoted to vice president and controller for the southwest division of Centex Construction. Moffatt joined Centex in 1998 as controller of the company's southwest division.

As vice president and controller at the corporate level, Moffatt is responsible for leadership and oversight of the company's financial services team. In this role, he ensures accuracy, quality and customer service in the company's execution of financial processing, controls, reporting and records management.

Moffatt holds a bachelor's of business administration in accounting from the University of Wisconsin.

Connie S. Oliver was recently promoted to vice president of corporate communications of Centex Construction's southwest division.

Oliver joined Centex in 1996 as director of marketing and communications for the company's southwest division. With her recent promotion to vice president of corporate communications, she now serves at a corporate level, overseeing communication strategies for internal and external audiences, and managing the company's corporate branding initiatives

Oliver holds a bachelor's of science in finance and business administration from the University of Maryland and is a member of the International Association of Business Communicators.

William Verkest, P.E., recently joined HDR in the company's Fort Worth location as a municipal program manager.

Verkest's responsibilities include developing and coordinating business and marketing strategies to enhance the growth and stability of municipal programs. He will assist in evaluating, promoting and expanding local government services as well as managing and providing QA/QC on selected municipal projects. Prior to joining HDR, he was executive director of public works for the city of McKinney. Verkest has extensive executive level experience at the municipal government level as well as in the private sector.

Verkest is a member of the American Public Works Association, American Water Works Association, Society of American Military Enginee, and the National Society of Professional Engineers. He graduated with a bachelor's of civil engineering >> from Marquette University and holds a master's of public administration from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Christopher Reid, P.E., has joined Carter & Burgess as a senior project manager in the firm's Austin Land Development Unit. In this role, he will use his 13 years of experience in project leadership and design to manage projects while pursuing opportunities in Austin. His responsibilities will include planning, site design, zoning review and permitting processes, environmental and regulatory restrictions and other issues that impact development projects.

A former city engineer, Reid has extensive experience working with city and state governments and their respective agencies and has extensive knowledge of government contracts and business development. His prior responsibilities have ranged from design, cost estimations and project supervision to marketing, proposal drafting and client relations.

Reid is a member of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers. He holds a bachelor's of science in civil engineering from Texas A&M University.

Jane Baughman, NCARB, LEED, a project coordinator at FKP Architects, has completed the Architectural Registration Examination and is now a registered architect in the state of Texas.

Baughman has more than ten years of varied experience in all phases of architectural design, construction and administration. Recent projects include work on the Biotechnology, Sciences and Engineering Building at the University of Texas at San Antonio, the expansion of the Katy Independent School District's administrative building and numerous projects for the New Caney Independent School District.

Baughman holds a bachelor's of architecture degree from the University of Houston. She is NCARB certified and a LEED Accredited Professional.

Stan McCarthy, a 19-year employee of Acme has been named vice president of sales with responsibilities for the Texas-New Mexico region of Acme Brick Co.

A native of Pittsburgh, Penn., McCarthy received a degree in marketing and a master's of business administration from Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University in Canyon).

McCarthy joined Acme in 1985 as a management trainee in Dallas. In 1986 he became a residential sales representative handling key accounts before assuming the additional position of Dallas residential sales manager in 1988.

He was promoted to West Texas regional sales manager in 1999. In 2001 he assumed the regional sales manager duties of Acme's largest region, the Northeast Texas region. In 2004 he was promoted to general sales manager for all of Texas and New Mexico.

As vice president of sales, McCarthy will take on the added responsibility for participation in the development and execution of Acme's long-term strategic plan while continuing to maintain the highest standards for service and responsiveness to Acme's customers.