Brian Witte was just a freshman in high school when he launched his infrastructure career. “It was a small town in Iowa, and the teacher’s neighbor was the town engineer for a dozen communities,” recalls Witte, vice president of construction engineering for Parsons Corp. “They needed help.
Considering that Richard “Dick” McLane “fell into engineering,” it seems appropriate that he ends up digging deeply into a project both literally and figuratively.
Darrell Johnson’s ability to keep a $2-billion design-build highway widening on track despite multiple risks and challenges stems partly from his experience by way of commuter rail.
A half century’s worth of experience in construction didn’t come by choice, claims Rob Buckley, the third-generation leader of a family business, Buckley & Co.
Design firm leader brings extensive military and multidisciplinary experience to the role but also aims to preserve what's kept it successful over 107 years.
The project delivery approach is not always the optimum one, said speakers at the Transportation Research Board forum, which focuses on sector improvement and recently concluded in Washington, D.C.