Burns Announces Promotions of Aviation Leaders Brian Phillips and Kevin Shertz

Burns announces the promotions of senior vice president Brian Phillips, P.E. and vice president Kevin Shertz, P.E. 

Burns continues expanding the specialized design and consulting firm’s aviation practice. Burns currently delivers engineering services at more than 100 airports across the country.

Phillips leads the firm’s aviation unit, guiding design and implementation of passenger experience solutions and operational performance improvements across the airport campus. In recent years, Phillips has overseen the firm’s expansion, consulting airport authorities throughout the delivery of major design, construction and management projects for several of the industry’s largest aviation capital programs. 

Shertz has expanded Burns’ aviation special systems team to a national practice with experts in more than a dozen offices nationwide. An electrical engineer by training, Shertz’s subject matter expertise ranges from specialized electrification, security and communications systems to various state-of-the-art airport technologies.