Caretsky to head New England region for Syska Hennessy Group

Bill Caretsky has been named managing principal of the New England region of Syska Hennessy Group. Syska Hennessy Group's Cambridge office has a practice that provides comprehensive design and consulting services for healthcare/health-sciences, higher education, critical facilities, vertical transportation, high performance solutions, museums, aquariums and visitor attractions. Some noteworthy projects spearheaded by the Cambridge office include a LEED silver renovation of Aldrich Hall at Harvard Business School, work at the Boston Federal Reserve and the University of Massachusetts Boston, as well as the new Miami Science Museum and the Georgia Aquarium. In his new role at Cambridge, Caretsky is charged with leading a staff of 25 technical professionals who are committed to the firm's vision of "creating exceptional environments." He has 35 years of client and market-focused design experience for all building types, supplemented by his expertise in the healthcare/health sciences market sector. In addition to his new regional leadership responsibilities, Caretsky will continue in his position as operations manager for Syska Hennessy Group's national healthcare/health sciences practice to accelerate the growth of this market in the New England region. He and his team recently led the engineering design of the University Medical Center at Princeton replacement hospital, and the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. "Our goal is to raise the bar in an already strong engineering marketplace," Caretsky said. "We are committed to making this team a decisive contributor to the New England region. Our collective experience applying Building Information Modeling (BIM) and high-performance strategies to the design of new complex facilities like healthcare/health sciences, higher education, museum, aquarium and mission critical facilities is unparalleled. I could not be more excited about the opportunity to lead this group as we work collaboratively with our clients on projects throughout this region and around the globe." Caretsky will also work in close collaboration with the firm's director of aquatic life support, Michael Rozenblum who is also based in the Cambridge office. Rozenblum will continue his focus on this specialized market, while also working with Caretsky in expanding Syska Hennessy's presence in the New England region and beyond. Prior to joining Syska Hennessy Group in 2006, Caretsky served as managing partner of Caretsky & Associates Consulting Engineers, an award winning, full service consulting engineering firm that provided mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection and commissioning services from offices in New York City and Houston, Texas. Clients included prominent architectural firms, hospitals and healthcare networks, corporations, governmental agencies and academic institutions. SH Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries, Syska Hennessy Group, Inc. and Syska Hennessy Group Construction, Inc. is a global leader in consulting, engineering, and construction. The firm has helped engineer and construct some of the world's most innovative, technically sophisticated, and energy efficient buildings. Clients include leading corporations, fast-growing and high-tech companies, educational institutions, architectural and interior designers, and commercial developers, as well as state, local and federal government agencies. With offices in 18 cities and projects around the world, Syska's market specific solutions are based on local knowledge and access, supported by national staff resources and specialized expertise.