In response to recent and rapid growth, Dayton-based LJB Engineering has evolved its leadership structure—promoting Michael Derr to serve as the company’s president. In this role Derr oversees operations, risk management, financial strategy, and company-wide innovation for the national engineering firm. In his time at LJB, Derr has advanced from manager of finance to chief […]

LJB Engineering is thrilled to welcome Pat Ivey to our Transportation Team. A former NCDOT Division 9 Engineer with an impressive 38-year career, Pat’s extensive experience and leadership in transportation planning, management, and public involvement make him an invaluable addition to our team. After earning his degree from NC State, Pat began his journey with […]

To support the firm’s commitment to providing expert transportation services, LJB has hired Cindy Yerkey, P.E., RSP2I, to serve as the firm’s first corporate Transportation Operations Lead. Working from LJB’s Cleveland, OH, office, Yerkey focuses on LJB’s transportation service line in Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, and beyond. Yerkey brings over 24 years of experience in […]

LJB Inc. is excited to welcome two new members to its GIS team. Kelly Haws, GISP, is LJB’s new GIS Manager, and Lucas Hershberger is a GIS Analyst. They both bring expertise and experience to better serve LJB clients with their mapping, inventory and asset management projects. Kelly Haws has 13 years of experience and […]

Otis Jones, PE, LEED GA, a Senior Structural Engineer and Project Manager with LJB Inc., has been selected to serve on the Texas Industrialized Building Code Council. Recommended by a colleague and chosen from a pool of a dozen candidates, Otis is the only structural engineer on the multidiscipline council that oversees the state program […]

National engineering firm LJB Inc. welcomes Michael Derr as its manager of finance. In this role, Derr will use his deep expertise to analyze and refine the firm’s financial and workflow practices and support its growth strategy, including mergers and acquisitions. He is based in LJB’s corporate office in Dayton, Ohio. In recent roles at […]

LJB transportation engineer Veena Madineni, one of the nation’s first certified Road Safety Professionals, has advanced to the certification’s second level: Roadway Safety Professional in Infrastructure (RSP2I). The Transportation Professional Certification Board (TPCB) created Level 2 of the Road Safety Professional certification to recognize safety professionals who have the skills needed to improve the safety […]

LJB Inc. is pleased to announce that Tim Coppess has been named the company’s first-ever BIM manager. In the newly created position, Coppess will set, oversee and enforce building information modeling (BIM) standards within LJB’s Structures practice. He will also serve as the liaison between internal team leaders and oversee structural designers’ onboarding and training. […]

Last week, clients, co-workers, friends and family surprised veteran water resources engineer Doug Jewell with a celebration to launch his retirement. Doug started JEWELL Engineering Consultants in 1996 in Kernersville, North Carolina. His small yet mighty team has provided water resources engineering services to clients across the Southeast, including municipalities and private property owners. LJB […]

LJB is pleased to announce Carrie Rosario, PE, SE, LEED AP, as regional manager of our growing structural engineering practice in the Southeast. Bringing 14 years of experience with a wide variety of structural systems and a master’s degree from the University of Florida, Carrie will diversify the breadth of our building sectors, as well […]