Rising Stars in Civil Engineering Will Allen, P.E., PTOE , (age 32) toll technology senior analyst, HNTB Corporation, Austin, Texas, has influenced planning and design of a variety of transportation projects across the country. He served as lead civil and traffic engineer for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation on the Whittier Bridge/I-95 design-build improvement project, responsible for all major highway and traffic design items. Allen also served as a civil and toll design engineer for the Maine Turnpike Authority on a variety of toll conversion projects. Serving as one of the youngest members of HNTB Corporation’s National Toll Technology Consulting Practice, Allen’s experience in traditional and alternative project delivery and background in design, program management, and project management has led to assignments on some of the most complex and specialized roadway projects in Texas and California. Before relocating his career to Austin, Texas, Allen participated in the Emerging Leaders Program through “A Better City (ABC) Boston,” which focuses on discussing ways leaders are contributing to public service, improvement in quality of life, and developing innovative solutions to the region’s transportation needs. Jessica Fox, P.E. , (age 39) vice president of operations - Environmental, The Vertex Companies, Aston, Pa., special- izes in analyzing the impacts and potential liabilities of subsurface environmental contamination. She has evaluated projects ranging from single-family homes to major international airports. Fox has helped guide the strategic growth of the firm’s Remediation Group from a staff size of two in 2010 to more than 45 full time employees in 2018. She is currently responsible for business operations, financial oversight, strategic planning, quality control, service consis- tency, internal training, and technological advancement for a team of 150 employees. She also initiated a Women’s Resource Group at Vertex to address career challenges faced by women within the company, in the AEC field, and in the workplace as a whole. Notable projects include design and implementation of a large-scale subsurface investiga- tion to evaluate potential environmental impacts at a 40-acre pipe manufacturing facility; designing and directing a baseline subsurface investigation for a 32-acre former railroad yard; and managing solid waste and hazardous materi- als investigations for two Philadelphia International Airport Environmental Impact Statement projects. Stephen Harris, P.E., ENV SP , (age 32) senior engineer, Atkins, Denver, has designed rural roadways in national parks and other environmentally sensitive locations and also developed designs for highly urban corridors such as Central 70 — Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) largest infrastructure initiative in the state’s history. CDOT recognized Harris in a letter of commendation as “critical to our success.” He was the lead author and is currently performing project oversight for two design-build projects within the Platte to Park Hill Program, a $298 million regional detention drainage improvement program. Harris has led Atkins’ Graduate Develop Program for the Denver office — a program for new college graduates, providing innovative training through multidiscipline rotation over an 18-month duration. In coordination with Atkins and Denver Public Schools, he participated in programs to tutor students in math and science. Since moving to Colorado almost 10 years ago, Harris has volunteered with the Denver Rescue Mission, serving downtown Denver’s homeless and needy population. He also enjoys going to Juarez, Mexico to build homes for the poorest people of Juarez. Cameron Jenkins, P.E. , (age 33) senior engineer, Atkins, is the water resource team lead in San Diego. He is recog- nized for his leadership, mentorship, and ability to identify and solve complex channel and floodplain management problems. His experience includes hydrology and hydraulics modeling, dam break modeling, sediment transport mod- eling, stream restoration, and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Letter of Map Revision studies. Cur- rently, Jenkins is the technical lead for several large 2D hydraulic models being developed to simulate approximately 34 square miles of burned areas in Santa Barbara County from the Thomas Fire — the largest wildfire in California’s history. He played a key role in working with FEMA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and local partners to assess and perform dam breach modeling for 37 critical dams in Puerto Rico within the span of a few days following the Cat- egory 5 hurricane that struck the island in September 2017. Jenkins has taught training courses for ASCE, Floodplain Management Association, and local agencies on the use of HEC-RAS 1D, HEC-RAS 2D, and RiverFlow2D.
Will Allen, P.E., PTOE
Jessica Fox, P.E.
Stephen Harris, P.E., ENV SP
Cameron Jenkins, P.E.
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