Syska Hennessy Group Head of VT Retires After 35 Years

John Moran III, senior principal and head of the vertical transportation (VT) practice at Syska Hennessy Group, is retiring from the firm after a 35-year tenure. Under his leadership, the VT practice grew significantly, expanding from a few specialists in the New York office to professionals in offices across the U.S. He also served as the principal in charge of many prominent projects, including Salt Lake City International Airport, Indianapolis International Airport, Hamad International Airport in Qatar, the Long Beach Civic Center and Port of Long Beach Headquarters, the Sutter Health California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, the Hyundai Udong I’Park Complex in South Korea and The Natural History Museum at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Moran earned a B.A. in economics from Saint Mary’s College of California and an MBA from Golden Gate University. Syska Hennessy Group is a leading global, full-service MEP, information and communication technology (ICT), VT and commissioning engineering firm with more than 500 professionals across 20 offices.