Barton & Loguidice announced the following promotions. JOHANNA E. DUFFY was named managing environmental scientist. She is a graduate of SUNY ESF and the College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill and is a certified wildlife biologist through the Wildlife Society.

MATTHEW D. PATTERSON was named managing engineer QA/QC in the firm’s Bridge group. He earned master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Syracuse University.

JILLIAN M. BLAKE was named managing engineer in the Solid Waste Group. She is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

JESSE D. SEMANCHIK was named managing engineer in Barton & Loguidice’s Water/Wastewater group. He holds a master’s degree from Villanova University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware.

BENJAMIN W. WERNER was named managing engineer in the Bridge Group. He is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

JESSE W. CARY was named senior project engineer in the Facilities group. He is a graduate of Binghamton University.

MICHAEL C. KOCHANEK was named senior project engineer in the Water/Wastewater group. He is a graduate of Syracuse University.

GINA L. MILLER was named senior project engineer in the Highway group. She graduated from Syracuse University.

LINDSAY R. REICHLEIN was appointed senior project engineer in the Environmental group. She is a member of Engineers Without Borders Syracuse Professional Chapter.

ERIC G. SCHULER has earned his professional engineers license and is promoted to project engineer in the firm’s Wastewater group. He graduated from Clarkson University.

State Senator John A. DeFrancisco (R-I-C, Syracuse) has hired JOHN D. MCBRIDE as his new district director in Syracuse. He replaces Isabelle Harris, who left the position in February. McBride has more than 25 years experience working in both the private and public sector, most notably serving as a banking officer in finance and commercial lending. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the State University of New York and a master’s degree from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. 

HONORA SPILLANE has joined the administration of Syracuse Mayor Stephanie A. Miner as deputy commissioner for Neighborhood and Business Development. Spillane most recently served as an economic-development specialist for the Onondaga County Office of Economic Development. Her previous jobs include stints as a law clerk for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, a staff assistant for then-U.S. Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, and a public-relations consultant. Spillane is a 2009 graduate of the Syracuse University (SU) College of Law and also received a master’s degree in public administration from SU’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Boston University. In her new position, Spillane will report to Paul Driscoll, commissioner of neighborhood and business development.

Indium Corp. has promoted SZE PEI LIM to regional product manager for Semiconductor Products in Asia and JONAS SJOBERGto technical manager for Asia. Lim has more than 20 years of experience in the PCB assembly and semiconductor packaging industries and is highly respected in her field. She earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the National University of Singapore and has 17 years of experience in the SMT and PCB assembly industries. Lim is an SMTA-certified process engineer and has a Six Sigma Green Belt. She joined Indium Corporation in 2007. Sjoberg previously served as technical support to key customers. He has more than 20 years technical experience in the electronics assembly industry, including launching and managing research and development projects and facilities, and serving as a technical advisor to development and manufacturing sites worldwide. Sjoberg holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Linköping University, Sweden.