WGI Unleashed

In this episode, Eliza discusses her passion surrounding alternative delivery projects and how they can benefit our clients. We also get to know Eliza on a personal level - she loves to stay local to Jacksonville, FL, and hang around her neighborhood. She also enjoys many outdoor activities - including scalloping, paddle boarding on the St. Johns River, and being on the water during the weekends.

In this episode, Ray discusses his passion for transportation engineering and how he discovered that passion in college. He also speaks about his loving new family, becoming a dad, and his travel adventures. Raymond enjoys running, weekends with his son, traveling to as many places as possible, and DIY projects (even though he admits he is not the best at them!).

In this episode of WGI Unleashed, we get to know Jeremiah Slaymaker, the Regional Survey Manager for our Geospatial Divison in the Tallahassee, Florida office.

Lindsay has over 13 years of experience providing professional planning services in both the public and private sectors. Her extensive experience includes due diligence reports, comprehensive plan amendments, rezoning, and site and master planning. Lindsay has also provided planning support for land acquisition through the eminent domain process for the FDOT, facilitated public outreach, and worke...

In this episode of WGI Unleashed, we get to know Eric Luttmann, Project Architect from our Tampa, Florida office. Eric joined WGI's Architecture Division in 2017 as a Project Architect in the Tampa, Florida office. Eric's experience includes architectural design, facility planning and programming, master site planning, project management, contract document production and coordination, and Building...

In this episode of Unleashed, we had a conversation with Bob Clemens, National SUE Services Manager from Tampa, Florida. Bob joined WGI in the summer of 2018 and has 26 years of experience as a Consultant in Utilities/SUE. He is a National SUE Services Manager in our Tampa, Florida office. Bob shared with us his day-to-day tasks in the office as well as his personal life revolving around his famil...

Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have a conversation with Mike Oler, a Structural Market Leader with our Structural Team in Dallas, Texas. Mike joined WGI full-time in 2019 and has worked on a variety of project types for public and private clients across Texas. Mike discussed how he came to be an engineer in college while receiving two degrees - both in Architecture and Structur...

Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have a conversation with Matt Floyd, a Project Surveyor with our Geospatial Team in West Palm Beach, Florida. Matt joined WGI full-time in 2018 and has worked on a variety of project types for public and private clients across the southeast with a focus on the Florida Department of Transportation projects. Matt shared with us his day to day tasks...

Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have the opportunity to chat with Engineer Intern, Artis Dukes.  Artis is a part of our Roadway Team in the Orlando, Florida office. Artis spoke with us about his experience with engineering analysis, design, and production for roadway projects here at WGI. Artis also discussed the benefits of starting as a drainage engineer and then transitioning...

Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have the opportunity to chat with Jeffrey Bergmann, P.E., a Senior Project Manager, and Structural Engineer. Jeffrey is a leader with our Structural Solutions team and is a direct impact on public and private projects across the country ranging from Bridge Design, Seawalls, Piers, Cell Towers, to Vertical Construction and more. Jeffrey spoke with...

Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have the opportunity to chat with Jeremy Rocha, P.E., a Senior Project Manager and Parking Solutions Expert. Jeremy is a leader within our Parking Solutions team who specializes in the structural and functional design of parking facilities, master planning, feasibility and parking studies, restoration, and preservation. Jeremy spoke to us about th...

Welcome to a special episode of WGI Unleashed -- we have the unique privilege of having a roundtable discussion with three leaders in our firm: Nancy Clements , Senior Vice President of our Transportation Division, Kimberlee DeBosier , our Director of Project Excellence, and Lisa Nisenson , our Vice President of New Mobility & Connected Communities.   Each of these leaders has a deep passion for t...

WGI Unleashed Podcast Episode 20 – Rick Harman PWS, CEP Project Manager, Environmental Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have the opportunity to chat with Rick Harman, a Project Manager, and Environmental Scientist. Rick serves as a part of our Environmental team, a division of PLACE, and creates value for public and private clients with his expertise in wetlands, endangered speci...

WGI Unleashed Podcast Episode 20 – Tiffany May, Director, Private Landscape Architecture Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have a conversation with Tiffany May, Director of Private Landscape Architecture in West Palm Beach, Florida!   Learn more about what inspires Tiffany by listening to the full episode! Click  Here  to View All Episodes If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to l...

WGI Unleashed Podcast Episode 18 – Stephen Dees, Survey Technician Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have a conversation with Stephen Dees, a Survey Technician with our Geospatial team in Tallahassee, Florida! While studying Geomatics at the University of Florida, Stephen was exposed to a variety of technologies and techniques in the surveying and mapping world that piqued his int...

WGI Unleashed Podcast Episode 17 – Eddie Gaytan, National SUE Field QA/Project Delivery Manager Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have the privilege of sitting with Eddie Gaytan, a Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) Project Delivery Manager in Chicago. Eddie serves with our Geospatial Division, bringing a special technical expertise to the pursuit of surveying underground utilit...

UNLEASHED Podcast Episode 16 – Maria Bolivar, Project Manager Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we head to our corporate office in West Palm Beach, FL to get to know Maria Bolivar, a project manager in our PLACE Division. Maria joined our firm just four months ago and is already making an impact at WGI by utilizing her passion and experience for private land development projects and...

Episode 015 - Introducing WGI Unleashed - Will Schnier, P.E. and Matthew Stewart, P.E We're Back! In this episode, we speak with Will Schnier and Matthew Stewart about the recent news - BIG RED DOG and WGI have joined forces to create an engineering and professional services firm of the future! The discussion covers the similarities between the two companies' cultures and services, and the opportu...

Episode 014 - Dane Edwards - Project Designer Let's get to know Dane Edwards, a civil project designer in our Austin office! Dane joined BIG RED DOG as an intern in 2014 and started full time in 2015. He quickly combined his art background with new skills in AutoCAD and Civil 3D to become an integral part of our commercial project team. We discuss some of the projects that Dane works on and the op...

Episode 013 – Bayleigh Collins, E.I.T. – Structural Graduate Engineer This week we sit down with Bayleigh Collins, a structural engineer in our Sugar Land office. Bayleigh joined our firm in 2018 and is already making an impact and contributing to structural engineering projects in Texas and throughout the country. We discuss Bayleigh's upbringing in Houston and her time living overseas in Eritrea...

Episode 012 - Madeleine Hirsch E.I.T. - Graduate Engineer Welcome back! In this episode, we have the privilege of speaking with one of our Traffic and Transportation Engineering team members: Madeleine Hirsch! Maddie joined the company less than two months ago and has already found a place that feels like home. She describes what it's like working in a field that has very tangible effects on peopl...

Episode 011 - Kristi Johnson-Noble - Recruiting and HR Manager Kristi Johnson-Noble is the Recruiting and Human Resources Manager at BIG RED DOG. She plays an important leadership role in the organization by building a Human Resources department, recruiting talent, and helping to shape the culture of the firm. In this episode, we discuss some of the challenges recruiting talent in this economy, th...

Episode 010 – Jesus Donato P.E., Project Engineer We return to our Houston office in this episode to speak to Jesús Donato - a Project Engineer on our Civil team who is part of the big growth of our Houston market! At the time of this recording, Jesús was on the eve of celebrating his one year anniversary with BIG RED DOG, so he gave us a great rundown of what he's gained from his full year of exp...

Episode 009 – Russell Yeager P.E., Director of Civil Engineering BIG RED DOG is a multi-discipline engineering firm and the majority of our work is in civil engineering services. In this episode we have the privilege of speaking with the leader of our civil team, Russell Yeager! We have the opportunity to discuss what it's like managing such a large section of our firm and what gets him excited to...

Episode 008 – Ashley Weldon, Accounts Payable Administrator Every professional services firm needs a backbone of organization and effective systems -- especially engineers! Thousands of design professional firms across the world operate and succeed because of the unsung heroes of accounting, human resources, marketing, and more. In this episode we speak to one our own heroes of accounting: Ashley...