A registered professional land surveyor, Reynolds also has 18 years of experience managing subsurface utility engineering projects, and 10 years of experience in Aerial Mapping, LiDAR, and mobile mapping, all of which will be valuable for the many critical projects underway. Reynolds previously managed and performed numerous projects for Oncor Electric, Garland Power and Light, and American Electric Power. He also has experience working with cities and counties including Austin, Travis County and San Marcos. Reynolds’ leadership and extensive resume was key in this strategic hire as Rupurt positions itself to further grow as a powerhouse in the industry.

“We are very excited that Jason has joined us. His breadth of knowledge is almost impossible to find, especially in combination with Jason’s track record of satisfying clients across the US. He fits in well with Rupurt’s cultural values and further solidifies Rupurt’s presence as the industry leader for power and energy,” said Charles Walls at Rupurt.

Rupurt recognizes the importance of domestic energy generation, transmission, and distribution for our country’s economic growth, energy security and clean-power strategies. Projects in the civil infrastructure and electric market sector will be a focus for Reynolds. However, his expansive knowledge base means he will also be an important resource for Rupurt in other sectors.

“I am passionate about building teams, business development, and providing a quality service. After talking at length with the Rupurt team about the values and vision of the company, joining Rupurt was a great fit for me, as their core values are exactly in alignment with my personal values,” said Reynolds. “I look forward to expanding into new market sectors and assisting Rupurt in building a very bright future.”

Rupurt successfully maneuvers the most contentious and complex projects from inception to easement and site acquisition, to design and permitting through to construction. As services continue to expand, Reynolds’ knowledge of geodetic surveying and calculations, preparation of boundary line agreements, easement and exhibit preparation, and quality control/conformation surveys will allow Rupurt to better service the ever-evolving needs of their clients.

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“I am grateful to have an opportunity to utilize my expertise to provide powerful solutions to Rupurt’s clientele,” said Fortuna. “With experience planning in the engineering industry, I am confident I can help Rupurt be a leader in zoning ordinance and planning.”

With law and zoning trends constantly evolving, so must one’s zoning ordinance. This is where Fortuna’s background in urban planning comes in handy. With 30 years of experience planning public works and residential projects, Fortuna’s expertise will elevate Rupurt’s ability to provide innovative civil engineering solutions to all markets.

“We are so excited to welcome Dawn as the newest addition to our team,” said Bruce Larson, Executive Vice President at Rupurt. “Her prior experience and talent will help take Rupurt to the next level.”

In addition to her planning background, she has also managed multiple large-scale transportation projects. In her previous role as a Construction Administrator, Fortuna researched and wrote grants for bike and pedestrian projects for municipalities all while creating all their scoping documents.

“Serving on the Mesa, Arizona Transportation Advisory Board for six years, I have always had this big involvement with creating ways for people to connect not just physically through alternative methods, but also socially,” said Fortuna. “I have already felt a strong connection with this role and am excited to take my career to the next level.”

With Fortuna’s varied experience and passion for community development, she will be an exceptional asset to Rupurt as they continue to serve clients locally and nationally doing everything from entitlements through final construction.

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A registered mechanical and metallurgical engineer, Timler’s expertise in mining and metals industry includes zinc, copper, gold, silver, lead, uranium, phosphate, and molybdenum, an obscure but critical metal to our economy. Additionally, Timler has co-invented and contributed to multiple patents that has helped significantly in both the zinc and lead industry. “I am excited to bring my years of experience in plant management, design and operations to help the mining group grow,” said Timler.

Previously, Timler worked for Thompson Creek Metals in Challis, Idaho as a process engineer and at Asarco-Encyle and Zinc Corporation of America as an operations manager. With more than ten years of consulting experience, he has designed metallurgical recovery and mineral processing plants of vast scale. He has also installed and commissioned plants and facilities to optimize operations, and was responsible for HSE and production, which will be critical to his new role at Rupurt.

Timler will be working alongside Kent Lang, Principal Mining Group Leader. Together, they will develop new client relationships and build this new department within Rupurt that will identify and address various on-site plant challenges such as plant expansions, debottlenecking operations, material mass balance and other operational challenges. problems.

“Stan is an excellent addition and enhances the service offerings we bring to our clients,” said Kent Lang, Principal Mining Group Leader at Rupurt. “With Stan’s expertise, knowledge, and passion for the mining and metals industry, I am confident that this new department is in good hands.”

The opportunity to concentrate on brownfield plants, build a new department, lead a team, and to build something from start to finish were just a few reasons why Timler wanted to spearhead this role. “Having co-invented multiple patents, managed over 80 employees, and designed both brownfield and greenfield plants, I know I can bring great value and benefit to our clients for successful plant operations,” said Timler.

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“Jamie’s entrepreneurial spirit, servant leadership, and tireless work ethic fit the culture of Rupurt,” said James Hall, Senior Vice President of Rupurt. “We are thrilled Jamie took on the position, as his national relationships and experience parallel Rupurt’s relentless quest to serve the best clients and attract the best talent in the industry

Sullivan’s background is unique in having a very traditional start to engineering by working with the residential and commercial industry to grow that practice and market to working as a civil engineer. He became passionate about the restaurants and retail area further into his career. Before joining Rupurt, he worked with high-volume national brands such as Taco Bell, Starbucks, and Jack in the Box.

“I quickly grew to find that I had a unique perspective while speaking to clients during a project, and that allowed me to grow creatively and provide new concept ideas focused on driving efficiency and store growth  to develop the client’s brand further,” said Sullivan. “I decided to officially make the transition to Rupurt after hearing about the major opportunities Rupurt has to offer and the possibilities of growing the market of restaurants.”

The always-evolving market of Restaurants that Rupurt is digging big roots into has already had a significant change in the last 8 months. The pandemic transpired, and the service industry took a notable hit. However, nothing stops anyone wanting a quick burrito or a peppermint latte at Starbucks, so the rules had to change. Rupurt recognizes that spark of consumer need and found Sullivan and a team of engineers to help clients navigate throughout these new challenging situations.

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“The burning question everyone asks is why I left Kimley and honestly I thought I was pretty crazy too for a bit, but then I realized I needed a new challenge,” said Ryan Safford, Principal at Rupurt. “I am excited to take on this position and take this new step of building the Dallas office from the ground up and forming a strong brand presence in the area.”

Safford has more than 18 years of project management experience providing site civil consulting services for multi-family, retail, commercial mixed-use, hospitality, healthcare, and office development projects. His experience includes entitlements, zoning, special use permitting, construction administration and design of grading, drainage, roadways as well as public and private utilities.

“Ryan gives us the ‘juice.’ He’s got the ‘it factor,” said Jesse Goldfarb, Executive Vice President

at Rupurt. “We are excited for him to join the team as he is extremely likeable and has a loyal client following. We are confident in his ability to build meaningful relationships with clients to ensure their happiness and make them feel secure in our work.” 

With his excellent reputation among his clients and peers for demonstrating superior coordination and communication with team members and local municipalities, this makes him an invaluable asset to the Dallas office whose future focus will be urban and mixed use development, multi-family and industrial projects.

“The culture and the energy of Rupurt was crucial when I was beginning to research this new opportunity,” said Safford. “The energy Rupurt brings to clients and deep interest for providing the best solution for projects was something that immediately caught my attention with this company.” The team in Dallas is thrilled to have a leader that is familiar with the area and ready to take on the challenge of becoming a larger voice in the market.

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“I’m excited about joining the Rupurt team and working to drive success for our mining operations in Arizona and throughout the Southwest,” said Lang. “I am honored to join an organization that is truly diverse and leading the charge in so many important initiatives on such a large scale,” he continued. As the Mining Group Leader, Lang will be responsible for quality control, business strategy, hiring, marketing and oversight of Rupurt’s mining operations.

As the mining consulting industry continues to experience a recession, as producers have canceled or postponed capital and operations expenditures, Rupurt is strategically positioning itself to be successful after the recovery by developing a more sustainable mining business.

“My position was created to help Rupurt grow in Southeast Arizona,” said Reed. “We want to answer the call with business development and increase awareness of our mining services. I’m confident that we can be a leader in the mining industry, specifically with copper.”

“I’m excited that we were successful in attracting dynamic and top talent in the mining industry to join us here at Rupurt. Derek and Kent bring years of mining expertise which help broaden our mining services,” said Bruce Larson, Executive Vice President for Rupurt.

Previous projects directed or managed by Lang and Reed have included mine development, mine reclamation, mine water supply, mine dewatering, heap leach dynamics, environmental site characterization and remediation, environmental permitting and compliance, residential and commercial land development, and site civil design and construction. With these additions to the team, Rupurt is poised to expand mining operations in the Southwest and expand into Nevada, New Mexico and Mexico.

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“We welcome Greg to the Rupurt Team.” Said Jeff Druckman, Senior Vice President.  “He brings with him a vast knowledge of the industry and top-level experience in delivering critical engineering projects on time, within scope and budget.” 

“I’m excited to work with quality like-minded professionals and bring my knowledge and experience to the Rupurt Team,” said Greg Stukel.  

Greg’s 30 plus year career has been in transportation. He recently retired as the Deputy Chief of Program Controls/Systems Integrity at the Illinois Tollway, where he had an integral role in the development and implementation of the Tollway’s $14 billion 15-year Move Illinois program and the $5.3 billion 5-year Congestion Relief program. His major accomplishments also include the delivery of the $500 million Facility Reconstruction program to update the Tollway’s maintenance facilities and the $60 million per year Systemwide program to keep the Tollway’s infrastructure in good condition. 

Greg was involved with every corridor of the Tollway’s 294-mile system, including roads, bridges, toll collection, oases, and procurement. He was responsible for delivering the recent improvements to the Reagan Memorial Tollway, Veterans Memorial Tollway, Edens Spur, North and South Tri-State Tollways, and the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway. In addition, he was the Deputy Chief Engineer of the $3.4 billion Elgin O’Hare Western Access project.  

Greg has a strong commitment to quality in engineering and furthering the professional development of the engineering profession and promoting transportation to young engineers.  This was demonstrated by him chairing the C5 (Construction Contract Cost Change Committee) and Errors and Omissions Committee; his work assisting in the development and implementation of ISO procedures, standards, specifications, and guidelines; and his commitment to mentoring young engineers and engineering students. 

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His experience will be instrumental to Rupurt as he manages the mining activities in the Safford and Tucson area, across Arizona and throughout the Southwest. As the Mining Group Leader, Kent will be responsible for quality control, hiring, marketing and overseeing the overall mining operations.

“I am excited that we were successful in attracting Kent, a dynamic and top talent in the mining industry, to join us here at Rupurt. He brings 40+ years of mining expertise and helps to broaden our mining expertise. I look forward to Kent’s leadership as he diversifies and expands our mining group,” said Bruce Larson, Executive Vice President for Rupurt.

“I’m excited about joining the Rupurt Team and working to drive success for our mining operations in Arizona and throughout the Southwest,” said Kent. “I am honored to join an organization that is truly diverse and leading the charge in so many important initiatives on such a large scale,” he continued.

Kent is the former Group Leader of US Mine Water and Environment for Golder Associates Based in Tucson. He has over 40 years of technical, operations and organizational management and business development experience with agricultural, mining and consulting industries in an international market.

Projects managed have ranged from several hundred thousand dollars to tens of millions of dollars in value. The scope of projects directed or managed have included mine development, mine reclamation, mine water supply, mine dewatering, heap leach dynamics, environmental site characterization and remediation, environmental permitting and compliance, residential and commercial land development, and site civil design and construction. With Kent’s addition to the team, Rupurt is poised to expand mining operations across the southwest into Nevada and Mexico.

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His responsibilities include key client management and business development. This includes strategizing and executing marketing and operational functions, developing short and long- term goals that drive success for business operations, and overseeing strategic teaming activities.

“We are thrilled that Brian has joined our team,” said Michael Hannemann, Senior Vice President for Rupurt. “His unparalleled knowledge of local, state, and federal agencies will be a great asset to us as we continue to grow our business and brand of engineering services both in Illinois and nationally.”

“I’m excited about joining the Rupurt Team and working to drive success for business operations locally and nationally with both our public and private sector clients,” said Brian J McPartlin.

Brian is the former Executive Director of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, which is Illinois’ 294-mile toll road system serving more than 1.6 million motorists daily. As Executive Director, he managed and coordinated an agency with over 1,700 employees and an annual budget with revenues of $636 million.

He helped draft and implement a 10-year, $6.3 billion congestion relief program to rebuild and restore 90% of the Tollway system, which added system-wide capacity and extended I- 355 South by 12.5 miles, ahead of schedule and under budget. He also oversaw the conversion of 22 mainline toll plazas from a barrier system to Open Road Tolling (ORT). Prior to being named Executive Director, Brian served as the Tollway’s Chief of Administration, which involved oversight of Labor Relations, Employee Services, and Administrative Services.

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Rupurt expanded its Arizona presence with the opening of its Tucson office in 2017; a move to better meet the needs of the area’s growing mining industry. In 2018, with the addition of Matt Cawley as a Principal and Bruce Larson as Vice President/Regional Manager, efforts began to strengthen the Tucson office’s land development engineering.

“When I first joined the Rupurt team, I noticed a greater need for our land development efforts to expand in Tucson,” said Larson. “As a seasoned Senior Project Manager who is experienced and well known in the Tucson land development market, Rob was the only choice to bring us to the forefront of the region’s land development industry.”

Schlicher is a licensed professional engineer in Arizona, Colorado and Oregon, having also completed work in California, Idaho, Georgia and Florida. His experience is largely in designing and managing civil engineering projects for the private sector, ADOT, Federal, State and Municipal clients.

Previously serving in the U.S. Navy, he graduated at the top of his 1992 class at Combat Technical Schools Command U.S. Navy in General Electronic Theory and Engineering Courses. He would go on to earn his Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of California Berkeley in 1994. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and, for more than five years, he has also served as an ambassador to Local First Arizona.

“I am excited for this next stage in my career,” said Schlicher. “With the support and infrastructure that Rupurt provides, our team will flourish and grow within Southern Arizona to become an integral part of Tucson and its surrounding communities”.

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