<p>Craig Spidle has joined Burns &amp; McDonnell to direct the national engineering firm&rsquo;s design/build practice in St. Louis, Breck Washam, associate vice president and general manager of St. Louis area operations.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Spidle has more than 30 years experience in construction and design/build. Prior to joining Burns &amp; McDonnell, he was president of CRB Builders in St. Louis.&nbsp; Earlier in his career, he served as vice president and general manager of the Global Industrial Group and Construction Division Manager at the former Sverdrup Corp., a national engineering, architecture and construction firm.</p>
<p>Over his 30-year career, Spidle has amassed a diverse project portfolio that includes pharmaceutical, high tech manufacturing, food and beverage, aviation, energy, and infrastructure projects valued at more than $1 billion. <br /><br />&ldquo;Craig is one of our region&rsquo;s premier design/build experts,&rdquo; says Washam.&nbsp; &ldquo;He&rsquo;s a great addition to this growing part of our business<br /><br />Burns &amp; McDonnell, one of the nation&rsquo;s oldest engineering firms, with a multi-disciplined staff of more than 3,000. More than 150 professionals staff the St. Louis regional offices.</p>