International architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm LEO A DALY named Daniel A. Viscardi, P.E., as vice president, corporate director of aviation programs. Viscardi will be responsible for providing the vision and strategy for growing the firm’s aviation practice, identifying and establishing new clients, as well as maintaining existing client relationships.
Viscardi has more than 30 years of experience in the aviation industry. Prior to joining LEO A DALY, he served as the chief operating officer of Thompson Co., Inc., where he provided day-to-day management of the firm’s resources and developed and collaborated with multiple airports and concessionaire clients.
Previously, he was executive vice president of Gresham, Smith and Partners for 10 years, where he oversaw significant expansion of the firm’s aviation clients and revenue and helped achieve Engineering News Record’s top 10 position. He also led the firm’s diversification efforts, particularly into the environmental compliance fields. Viscardi was also the principal-in-charge of the $800 million Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Prior to that position, he served as vice president of Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc., where he started the firm’s aviation practice and was instrumental in its growth as one of the leading consultants in the aviation business. +
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