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Westerhoff and Tracy promoted to senior associates at McNamara/Salvia; firm relocates to 101 Federal Street

McNamara/Salvia, Inc. has relocated to 101 Federal St. Also, Kevin Westerhoff, P.E., LEED AP and John Tracy, P.E., LEED AP have been promoted to senior associates at McNamara/Salvia. Westerhoff joined the company in 2002 as a design engineer and Tracy joined in 2006 as a project manager. Tracy has over 15 years of experience during which he has lent his expertise to hospital, college and university, and research and laboratory institutions. A graduate of Lehigh University, Tracy leads the design, document delivery, and construction administration of these mission-critical institutional projects. Kevin Westerhoff has over 12 years of experience at Mc/Sal where he leads the project team on a wide range of projects including professional sports venues, mid-rise, high-rise and super high-rise residential, hospitality and historic renovations. He has been a part of such notable projects as Fenway Park, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Boston, and the One Franklin Redevelopment including the historic renovation of the Burnham Building. As a graduate of Lehigh University and Mass. Institute of Technology, Westerhoff holds degrees in both Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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