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It’s impossible to talk about design-build in New York without talking about its biggest champion, Governor Andrew Cuomo. Thanks to his leadership, there are many high-profile design-build projects across the state of New York demonstrating to the entire nation the cost and time efficiencies that come with design-build. Whether it’s the former Tappan Zee (now […]

The Port Authority of New Jersey and New York is tasked with maintaining some of the nation’s most recognizable infrastructure located in the one of the nation’s most densely populated areas. Despite being one of only a handful of states with limited authority, the Port Authority is none-the-less reshaping the landscape in New York and […]

As Program Administrator for the Washington State Department of Transportation’s SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Program, Julie Meredith has been instrumental in the development of multiple design-build projects that are reconstructing a vulnerable and vital urban highway connecting Seattle and the growing cities east of Lake Washington. The Program’s ongoing progress is owed in […]

A professor in Arizona State’s School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Mounir El Asmar is ahead of his time when it comes to teaching design-build. He teaches undergraduate students, graduate students, and even industry professionals about the effectiveness and efficiency of design-build through a research focus on design-build performance. He is the founder […]

Since completing his firm’s first design-build project in 1982, Brian Walsh has been an unwavering proponent of design-build project delivery and has been consistently engaged with DBIA for almost 20 years. One of the founding members of DBIA’s Florida Region, he has served multiple positions on the region’s Board and has been a member of […]

A consummate, pragmatic professional, Monica promotes the tenets of the design-build project delivery model with an unwavering commitment to open, honest communication, transparency and finding a better way. Representing the “build” side of design-build, Monica quickly rose to a leadership role at Manson Construction, serving as project manager and supervisor on design-build projects across the […]

Student leadership is important to foster the growth of future design-build professionals, and Hunter Brown is a prime example of what that student leadership can do. Hunter has been a champion of design-build in many ways during his undergraduate career. He helped found the DBIA Student Chapter at the University of Arizona and was a […]

The future is now, and no one knows that better than DBIA’s Director of Virtual Design & Construction, Brian Skripac. Brian has decades of experience leading the virtual design and construction process for diverse projects across the nation. Not only is he a practitioner, with a background in architecture, but he’s also an educator, having […]

Jignesh Desai is a senior project manager for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC). Mr. Desai has over 20 years of experience in performing various levels of engineering and project management in the transportation and water/wastewater industry. Mr. Desai holds master degrees from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, and University of Southern California. Mr. […]

Jeff Gagné, PE, FDBIA, is a Vice President and Delivery Officer and Design-Build Principal for the HNTB Corporation. His responsibilities include overseeing project delivery in the Southeast Division of HNTB’s organization. Mr. Gagné has been involved with alternate delivery of transportation projects since 1993, including highway, bridge, transit and rail projects in both the private […]