Engineering firm appoints leader

Curtis Ross was named managing principal of Sarasota-based Snell Engineering Consultants, a structural engineering firm which has work spread from downtown Sarasota to Naples.

Ross, according to his LinkedIn page, previously worked at Wilson Structural Consultants in Sarasota and Venice-based PGT Industries. He's also a member of the City of Sarasota's board of rules and appeals, a 13-member panel that looks at alternatives to building codes, certifies contractors and can impose fines, among other responsibilities.

Snell Engineering also named Cordell Van Nostrand Director of Engineering. Van Nostrand, according to a release, will work on projects including the 2nd Street Apartments in downtown Sarasota and Aqua Tower on Pelican Isle in Naples.