2024 Cohort Profiles
Parsons - Mentor
Tony Marcello
Vice President, Colorado Mobility Solutions Manager
Email: [email protected]
Company Overview
Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation, a digitally enabled solutions provider, is focused on creating the future of the defense, intelligence, and critical infrastructure markets. From Earth to outer space, they deliver tomorrow’s solutions today. Equipped with the capabilities required to take on any defense, intelligence, or critical infrastructure challenge, our agile, innovative, and disruptive approach enables them to deliver solutions at the speed of relevance.
ACL, Inc. - Protégé
Company Overview
ACL, Inc. is a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Emerging Small Business with the State of Colorado and a Minority/Woman Business Enterprise, Emerging Business Enterprise and Small Business Enterprise with the City & County of Denver. They provide transportation-related consulting engineering services for public and private sector clientele along the Colorado Front Range. ACL, inc. is currently centered in three areas: 1] planning, design, and management of multi-modal facilities including recreational trails and paths, bike lanes, sidewalks, ADA facilities; 2] the design and management of safety improvements on intersections, streets, and highways; and 3] traffic engineering including traffic signal design, traffic signal operations and signal timing, signing and striping, and construction phasing and traffic control. They have worked on a variety of CDOT projects, including:
- CO 2 (Colorado Blvd) and CO 95 (Sheridan Blvd) Safety Improvements – prime role in 12 intersection upgrades including traffic signal and associated civil improvements
- CO 71 (Limon) Access Modification Analysis – prime role traffic study
- I-270 Environmental Impact Statement – supporting role in multi-modal connectivity
RS&H - Mentor
Randy Furst
Colorado-South CEI Leader
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 720-903-6640
Company Overview
RS&H is a full-service engineering and architecture firm. Professional services and core competencies include construction management, construction inspection, roadway, bridge, and hydraulics design, building architecture, aerospace, and aviation development. RS&H’s Denver office houses over 100 of their total of over 1400 Associates. They have worked on a variety of CDOT projects, including:
- Region 2 Bridge Bundle – RS&H is providing project management, construction inspection, and Contract Administration for this Design Build project that is replacing 17 obsolete bridges, while Granite Engineering Group (GEG) is providing materials testing services as a subconsultant to RS&H.
- Region 2 I-25 Ramps – RS&H provided project management and construction inspection for this milling and overlay project, while GEG provided materials testing services as a sub to RS&H.
Granite Engineering Group - Protégé
John Ibarra
Construction Manager
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 720-321-9322
Company Overview
Granite Engineering Group, Inc. (GEG) is a newly established engineering firm located in the Front Range of Colorado. GEG specializes in materials testing, construction management and inspection, geotechnical engineering and design. GEG has 29 current employees with three professional Engineers and one PHD. GEG has a full-scale accredited laboratory to provide concrete, asphalt, and soil testing, GEG is also a certified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Emerging Small business (ESB) entity, Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) and Small Business Enterprise (SBE). They have worked on a variety of CDOT projects, including:
- Bridge Bundle – RS&H is providing project management, construction inspection, and Contract Administration for this Design Build project that is replacing 17 obsolete bridges, while Granite Engineering Group (GEG) is providing Materials Management and materials testing services as a subconsultant to RS&H - CDOT Region 2
- I-25 Ramps – RS&H provided project management and construction inspection for this milling and overlay project, while GEG provided materials testing services as a sub to RS&H - CDOT Region 2
- 270 Critical Bridges – GEG is providing Geotechnical Engineering Support for the design of the CO 270 Critical Bridges project - CDOT Region 1
Stantec - Mentor
Nicholas Cioffredi
Senior Principal, Structures Asset Management
Email: [email protected]
Company Overview
Stantec, founded in 1954, is a full-service architecture, engineering, and construction management firm operating across 6 continents via 28,000+ staff. Colorado is a hub of expertise for North America with over 650 staff within Transportation, Program Management & Construction Management, Environmental, Water, Energy & Resources, and Buildings service lines. Working within the context of our communities, they provide planning, engineering, and management services to improve infrastructure resiliency, safety, sustainability, and user experience. For over 20 years, they have been providing CDOT and Local Agencies with transportation services through Roadway and Trail design; Planning & Traffic Engineering; Multimodal and Complete Streets; Intelligent Transportation Systems; Transit; Bridge and Tunnel Design, Inspection, and Asset Management; Owners Rep services including Program Management, Construction Management and Audit services; Environmental Permitting and Planning & Environmental Linkages services; and Incident Management. Stantec has worked on a variety of CDOT project, including:
- US 550 Access Management Implementation and Roadway Design Services - CDOT Region 5
- US 550 Large Mammal Wildlife Crossing Structure Design - CDOT Region 5
- CO 92 and US 550 Resurfacing Construction Management, Construction Inspection, & Materials Testing Services - CDOT Region 5
Emprise Concepts - Protégé
Jacob Grasmick
Principal
Email: [email protected]
303-808-1729
Company Overview
Emprise Concepts, a Colorado-based civil engineering firm, is well-versed in design and construction, proving instrumental in delivering successful, quality projects. With a strong understanding of owners’ expectations and an appreciation for contractors' challenges, they strive to inspire all project team members to work collaboratively to produce positive results for all parties.
Ulteig - Mentor
John Butt
Director of Civil Engineering
Email: [email protected]
Company Overview
Ulteig is a team of forward-thinking, innovative experts who make critical connections, putting together the complex, multi-disciplinary strategies needed in today’s changing world. Since Ulteig’s establishment in 1944, their team has expanded to more than 1100 professionals, offering a full range of engineering solutions across 14 offices and various satellite locations throughout the United States and Canada. They are well-positioned to respond to their clients’ evolving needs in a flexible, agile, and collaborative manner. They are continually expanding their portfolio of projects that serve the core Lifeline Sectors of Transportation, Water, Power, and Renewables. They have worked on a variety of CDOT project including:
- Bridge Replacement - CDOT Region 3
- Chain Station Designs (US 285 & CO 9) - CDOT Region 2
- CO 2 Resurfacing and ADA Ramps - CDOT Region 1
Connect Engineering - Protégé
Daniel Greenberg
PE - Vice President
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 720-598-2873
Company Overview
Connect Engineering, LLC has more than 50 years of combined experience in project design and management. Their project experience includes design and plan preparation for roadway reconstruction in urban corridors, safety improvements, and complex highway projects including new limited access roadway alignments with interchanges, drainage, maintenance of traffic design, and signing & pavement marking plans. Their team effectively communicates with their clients and manages projects to keep them on schedule and within budget. They provide in-house, multi-disciplinary capabilities and expertise to address the technical issues that ensure successful and cost-effective design.
WSB - Mentor
Laura Zamora
Senior Engineering Manager
Email: [email protected]
Company Overview
WSB is a design and consulting firm specializing in engineering, community planning, environmental, and construction services. Their staff of over 1,250 improve the way people engage with communities, transportation, infrastructure, energy and our environment. They offer services in over 50 complementary areas that seamlessly integrate planning, design and implementation. Their coast-to-coast client base is served from offices in seven states and four in Colorado. They share a vision to connect your dreams for tomorrow to the needs of today—the future is ours for the making. They have worked on a variety of CDOT projects including:
- Military Access, Mobility, Safety Improvement Project - CDOT Region 2
- CO 115 Resurfacing Project - CDOT Region 2
- US 40 and I-70 Floyd Hill Roundabout Project - CDOT Region 1
Miner & Company - Protégé
Jason Miner
Principal
Email: [email protected]
Company Overview
Miner & Company is an established Owner’s Representation, Program and Project Management consultancy. They support their public and private clients to plan, organize, and deliver construction and capital improvement initiatives, programs, and projects. Miner & Company is a CDOT certified Emerging Small Business (ESB), and a certified Emerging and Small Business Enterprise (EBE / SBE) with the City and County of Denver. They have worked on a variety of CDOT project including:
- City of Golden – Washington St CO 58 to CO 93 (2019 APWA small transportation project of the year) - CDOT Region 1
- Red Barn Filing 1 access permit, owner’s rep., Mead, CO, CO 66 turn lane and intersection improvements - CDOT Region 4
- Stafford Logistics Center Filing 1 access permit, CDOT 3rd Party Inspector. Aurora, CO, CO 40 Colfax Ave at Lisbon St. - CDOT Region 1
WSP - Mentor
Rick Alexander
Project Manager - Major Projects Group
Email: [email protected]
Company Overview
WSP is an international firm with over 800 employees in Colorado. WSP United States of America offers a comprehensive, integrated approach to the planning, design, and management of all forms of transportation, including bridges, highways, urban and rural roadways, environmental, water, geohazards, aviation, construction management, tunnels as well as transit and rail. They bring the latest technologies and a culture of innovation to the development of transportation infrastructure that meets the needs of their clients, including local, state, federal agencies, and private sector. They have worked on a variety of CDOT projects including:
- Central 70 - CDOT Region 1
- I-70 Genesee Wildlife Undercrossing - CDOT Region 1
- I-70 Auxiliary Lanes Widening between Frisco and Silverthorne - CDOT Region 3
Chickenango - Protégé
Jennifer McPherson
President, Owner
Email: [email protected]
Company Overview
Chickenango, a women-owned agency founded in 2018, specializes in public engagement for the built environment, working closely with government clients and communities. They partner with various government entities to foster dialogue and consensus on urban projects, leveraging their team's 75 years of combined experience. Their innovative engagement strategies include both traditional and creative methods to connect with diverse communities. Chickenango offers comprehensive services in stakeholder engagement, meeting facilitation, and messaging strategy, focusing on public involvement across different levels of government and sectors. They have worked on a variety of CDOT projects including:
- US 287 / 120th Ave. Multimodal & Safety Study Outreach - CDOT Region 1
- US 50 and CO 231 (36th Lane) Intersection Improvements - CDOT Region 2
- Eisenhower Johnson Memorial Tunnels Infrastructure Repairs - CDOT Region 1
Flatiron Constructors - Mentor
Matt Tolsma
Project Manager
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 303-962-9301
Company Overview
Founded in Boulder in 1947, Flatiron has grown to become one of the leading infrastructure contractors in North America. Flatiron has proudly built numerous projects with CDOT over the years, ranging from common to complex, including the following:
- I-76, York to Dahlia Bridge Reconstruction, Adams County - CDOT Region 1
- 4th Street Bridge, Pueblo - CDOT Region 2
- US 36 Mile Point 8 / Muggins Gulch - CDOT Region 4
All Cowboy Erosion Control - Protégé
Samantha Buum
President, Owner
Email: [email protected]
Company Overview
All Cowboy Erosion Control is a family owned company that has been working in Colorado and surrounding areas since 2009. All Cowboy Erosion Control is an experienced contractor in reclamation, excavation, best management practices (BMP) control measures, fencing, landscaping, herbicide, custom seeding, grading, and any agriculture needs. All Cowboy is an innovative and creative small business that strives on their integrity and quality of craftsmanship in their fields of experience. As a company willing to grow, learn, and become the best in their line of service, All Cowboy will work on your small projects to some of the biggest projects in the region.
All Cowboy Erosion Control has had the privilege to work on some of the largest highway projects for CDOT, such as CO 470 Express Lanes with Flatiron Corporation, I-70 Arriba to Flagler with Castlerock Construction Company, and US 385 Holyoke with Simon Contractors. They love the diversity of every project, location, designs and enjoy working within all the Colorado regions.
Kraemer North America - Mentor
Jeff Stevenson
Project Manager
Email: [email protected]
Company Overview
Kraemer is a full-service heavy civil contractor that works across the US with roots that were founded in the construction of challenging bridges and highways across the U.S. Today, Kraemer maintains a national reputation for safety and quality. They serve three primary markets, including highway/bridge, railroad/light rail, and marine. Recognizable local work done with CDOT include the following jobs:
- I-25 Arapahoe Interchange, Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC)
- Twin Tunnels CM/GC
- I-70 Floyd Hill To Veterans Memorial Tunnel CMGC
TerraTech- Protégé
Thomas Lukens
President
Email: [email protected]
Company Overview
Terratech was founded upon the core values of integrity and dedication to not only their customers, but their Employee family as well. Established in 2019, Terratech has swiftly grown as a lead utility contractor, an Emerging Small Business in Colorado, and a CDOT certified contractor. They provide utility infrastructure services link Telecom 5G, ITS, Fiber Broadband, and Directional Drill.
