CHA Consulting, Inc.

CHA Consulting, Inc. has promoted three staff members in Syracuse. CHARLES (CHUCK) WALCK has been promoted to assistant project engineer III in its mechanical and energy group. He has more than five years of experience in the field, performing assessments for energy-related programs. Walck holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Syracuse University. RYAN VOORHEES has been promoted to project manager II in its industry and energy group. With a background in mechanical engineering, he has performed project management, cost estimating, and piping systems design for nearly a decade. ZACH PLONKA has been promoted to project engineer IV in the firm’s civil engineering department. His work has focused on civil/site and water/wastewater design for commercial, government, and residential land development projects since joining the firm in 2011. KEVIN WACKER has been promoted to engineer II in the electric distribution design group. He has been heavily involved in CHA’s electric distribution feeder hardening projects. Wacker’s work has included gathering field data, performing condition assessments, reviewing standards, and developing recommendations for improving reliability.