WGI Unleashed

In this episode of WGI Unleashed, we get to know Jeremiah Slaymaker, the Regional Survey Manager for our Geospatial Divison in the Tallahassee, Florida office.

Lindsay has over 13 years of experience providing professional planning services in both the public and private sectors. Her extensive experience includes due diligence reports, comprehensive plan amendments, rezoning, and site and master planning. Lindsay has also provided planning support for land acquisition through the eminent domain process for the FDOT, facilitated public outreach, and worked with neighborhood groups on master plans, and with government entities on corridor and streetscape studies. Lindsay also has experience managing and representing multidisciplinary projects through the entirety of the land use entitlement process.

On the podcast, Lindsay discusses how she started working in the planning field and her role as Director of Planning for WGI. She initially went to school for Pharmacy but changed her major a few times until she found her passion in Planning. Lindsay shares about her time growing up in New Hampshire, making her way to Florida, and raising her twin daughters.

In this episode of WGI Unleashed, we get to know Eric Luttmann, Project Architect from our Tampa, Florida office. Eric joined WGI's Architecture Division in 2017 as a Project Architect in the Tampa, Florida office. Eric's experience includes architectural design, facility planning and programming, master site planning, project management, contract document production and coordination, and Building Information Modeling (BIM).

Eric discusses his role as a project architect and the past projects he has contributed to in the Tampa, Florida area. He also discusses what lead him to pursue a career in architecture architect, what it was like growing up in St. Petersburg, FL, and life during and after college.

In this episode of Unleashed, we had a conversation with Bob Clemens, National SUE Services Manager from Tampa, Florida. Bob joined WGI in the summer of 2018 and has 26 years of experience as a Consultant in Utilities/SUE. He is a National SUE Services Manager in our Tampa, Florida office. Bob shared with us his day-to-day tasks in the office as well as his personal life revolving around his family and interests. He also spoke about growing up in Miami, Florida, and how he came to pursuing a career in SUE. Bob talked in-depth about his role as the National SUE Services Manager for WGI and about how he looks at ways he can position his team to grow, and support existing recourses to keep projects successful while in development. He also discusses his team's goal to expand work in Georgia, New York metropolitan area, and in Colorado.

Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have a conversation with Mike Oler, a Structural Market Leader with our Structural Team in Dallas, Texas. Mike joined WGI full-time in 2019 and has worked on a variety of project types for public and private clients across Texas. Mike discussed how he came to be an engineer in college while receiving two degrees - both in Architecture and Structural Engineering. Mike spoke about growing up in Frisco, Texas, working as a contractor, and his newfound love for cooking and baking. Learn more about what inspires Mike by listening to the full episode! If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to listen and subscribe to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play Music, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have a conversation with Matt Floyd, a Project Surveyor with our Geospatial Team in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Matt joined WGI full-time in 2018 and has worked on a variety of project types for public and private clients across the southeast with a focus on the Florida Department of Transportation projects. Matt shared with us his day to day tasks and how he coordinates with both his team out in the field and in the office.

Matt also discussed with us the start of his career as an instrument operator and how his six years of experience in the field was critical to his career path of becoming a project manager.

Matt spoke about growing up in Troy, Alabama, working in the family lumber business, and what brought him to South Florida. Spoiler Alert: the warm weather was a major draw for him!

Learn more about what inspires Matt by listening to the full episode!

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Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have the opportunity to chat with Engineer Intern, Artis Dukes.

Artis is a part of our Roadway Team in the Orlando, Florida office. Artis spoke with us about his experience with engineering analysis, design, and production for roadway projects here at WGI. Artis also discussed the benefits of starting as a drainage engineer and then transitioning into the roadway position he now holds.

Artis shared his experience of working on the now completed Wekiva Parkway Design-Build project, and how being a civil engineer gives him the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy.

We also discussed Artis' experience living and working in Juno, Alaska for two years with the Coast Guard, how he spends his free time with his daughter and his passions for cooking.

Welcome back to WGI Unleashed! In this episode, we have the opportunity to chat with Jeffrey Bergmann, P.E., a Senior Project Manager, and Structural Engineer. Jeffrey is a leader with our Structural Solutions team and is a direct impact on public and private projects across the country ranging from Bridge Design, Seawalls, Piers, Cell Towers, to Vertical Construction and more. Jeffrey spoke with us about his team's ability and passion to deliver structural expertise to projects requiring unique structural solutions.

We also discussed a bit of Jeffrey's professional history, which began in New Mexico working for the incredibly interesting government and military contracts surrounding interesting structures and technology. He eventually made his way to South Florida because of his love for the weather there, not to mention scuba diving. He spends his time in his community with his family and has aspirations to improve his music skills with each day!

Welcome to a special episode of WGI Unleashed -- we have the unique privilege of having a roundtable discussion with three leaders in our firm: Nancy Clements, Senior Vice President of our Transportation Division, Kimberlee DeBosier, our Director of Project Excellence, and Lisa Nisenson, our Vice President of New Mobility & Connected Communities.

Each of these leaders has a deep passion for their respective fields. Nancy brings a tremendous amount of expertise and experience as the leader of our transportation division and has led that division to significant accomplishments, in Florida especially. Kim joined the WGI team this year to help champion project management success and training as well as bolster our leadership's ability to deliver exceptional project results across all disciplines. Lisa also joined the team this year to deepen our commitment to transportation and community planning innovation and make certain that WGI remains on the cutting edge of adaptable, sustainable community design.

We chat about their experience as women in leadership, which was an important dimension as they developed their career as a leader in the engineering and planning industry. They relate some of their learned lessons for current professionals who aspire to lead this industry in the future. Lastly, we discuss what they expect from the future of their industries and why they're excited to be a part of shaping its future.

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