Sanja Zlatanic, PE, chief tunneling engineer for HNTB Corporation, has been named secretary general of Associated research Centers for Urban Underground Space (ACUUS), an international, non-governmental organization dedicated to partnerships among experts who design, analyze and decide upon the use of cities’ underground spaces. Her term runs 2013 through 2017.
Zlatanic, a vice president based in HNTB’s New York City office, has 25 years of experience with tunnels and complex underground structures. She has been in a leadership role for many large transportation projects in the United States and internationally, including the New York metropolitan area’s Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel project, No. 7 Subway Line Extension project, East Side Access project, Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit System, and 63rd Street Line Connection.
Since joining HNTB in 2011, Zlatanic has been leading independent design verification of the Istanbul Strait Road Crossing Tunnel project in Turkey and participating in the expert review panel overseeing design of the SR 99 Alaskan Way Viaduct and Seawall Replacement project in Seattle.
“Through her active role in promoting sustainable underground space use, Sanja is respected among industry colleagues and project owners around the globe, as evidenced by her ACUUS board position and appointment to secretary general,” said Nasri Munfah, HNTB chairman tunnel practice. “She is well-known for successfully leading complex projects and resolving planning, environmental, design and construction issues along the way.”
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