MATTHEW LUPIANI, Syracuse office manager and project manager at SWBR, has been promoted to senior associate. Since joining SWBR in 2011, he has designed and managed all project types, with a particular focus on K-12, higher education, housing, industrial, and restaurant clients, including Auburn ECSD, Pastabilities Restaurant, Rescue Mission, and Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services. He has an associate degree in applied science in architectural engineering technology from Alfred State College, and a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in architecture from Tulane University.

TRACI MASSO has been promoted to assistant VP at NBT Bank. Masso has nearly 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and currently serves as branch manager for the bank’s Binghamton Northgate office. Prior to joining NBT Bank, she worked as branch manager for Citizens Bank’s Endicott office. Masso graduated from Union Endicott High School.

ADAM COOTER has joined the counter sales team at Johnstone Supply’s 835 Canal St. location in Syracuse. He shares his HVACR (heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration) service-technician experience with the wholesale distributor’s contractor and facilities-maintenance customers.

CATHERINE CROSS has joined Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York as a fundraising and development associate. She is responsible for assisting in coordinating the organization’s major fundraising events, including the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York Golf Invitational and the annual Many Hearts One Home Celebration. Cross was previously the development manager at Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo. She has a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Buffalo.

CRYSTAL MURFITT has joined Ronald McDonald House Charities of CNY as office coordinator. She is responsible for managing the day-to-day functions of the administrative office and providing support on Ronald McDonald House programs, guest services, events, and bookkeeping. 

STEVE TAYLOR has been appointed director of the program management office at SRC, Inc. In this role, he will work collaboratively across the company and within the quality team to improve project preparation, communication, planning, and execution. Taylor has worked at SRC for eight years. He previously was SRC’s director of electronic warfare mission intelligence programs, providing business operations leadership for many Department of Defense customers, including the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, and the intelligence community. Before joining SRC, Taylor worked as a technical director at Lockheed Martin and as a software engineer at General Electric. Taylor earned a bachelor’s degree in education from the SUNY Plattsburgh and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

Inficon, Inc. has hired JUSTIN GRAEPEL as a customer-service coordinator. Graepel recently worked at M&T Bank. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in supply chain management from the Binghamton University School of Management.

RAYMOND MILLER has also joined the company as lead production engineer. Miller recently worked as a senior process engineer at EControls in San Antonio, Texas. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Michigan, and an MBA from the University of Texas at San Antonio. Inficon has hired

AARON LUPO as a senior supplier quality engineer. He most recently worked for Raytheon as a supplier quality manager. Lupo previously worked at Welch Allyn for 14 years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in manufacturing/quality engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology.

MITCHELL FREDENBURG has joined Inficon as a process engineer. He is a recent graduate and holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technology from Alfred State SUNY College of Technology.