FARGO, N.D. – The engineering firm Ulteig has announced that senior aviation engineer, Wayne Switzer, has been named to its civil services department effective December 30, 2013. Switzer will work in Ulteig’s Bismarck, North Dakota office.
Switzer previously worked for Washington Dulles International Airport and the FAA’s Washington District Office, and most recently, for KLJ as a client manager. He has more than 16 years of experience in project management, airport engineering and client management.
Switzer earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. He is currently working toward his master’s degree in geotechnical engineering.
Melvin Ulteig founded Ulteig in 1944 with the vision of bringing electricity to people in the rural Midwest. Ranked number 211 in the Top 500 Engineering Design Firms in the nation by Engineering News-Record, Ulteig continues to work in the energy industry, but has expanded its capabilities to include civil engineering, land surveying and right-of-way acquisition services.
A 100% employee-owned, nationally accredited company, Ulteig works in core markets that include power, renewable energy, communications, and government. The company has offices in Bismarck, Fargo and Williston, N.D.; Detroit Lakes and St. Paul, Minn.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Denver, Colo.; and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.