MANAGEMENT TEAM

Syed Khan has 35 years of construction engineering and management in USA and internationally. AS Director Design Build Services and Special Projects, Syed is overseeing several construction management projects and doing business development for CM services in Maryland, Washington DC and Northern Virginia. Previously, he worked as Area Manager and was responsible for overseeing design management, construction contract procurement, construction management, project handing over, overseeing the defect liability period, and final handing over of eighty road and drainage projects. Syed has also worked as Deputy Director for Yas Island Development Program where he was responsible for the development of Infrastructure projects at Yas Island. In the Metro Washington area, Syed has managed the construction of four interstate projects; two I95 High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Widening Projects in Virginia, I66 Widening project in Virginia and I395Reconstruction project in Washington DC. Syed also has extensive airport construction experience that includes both airside and landside facilities at the Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington DC, Abu Dhabi International Airport and Karachi International Airport.

Michael Pruitt-Director of Project Controls-Project Controls. Mr. Pruitt’s experience embodies program development, implementation of strategic planning and administration in Construction Project Management, Project Controls, as well as Construction Inspection services. Prior to starting at CES, Mr. Pruitt for eight (8) years served as the Assistant District Project Controls Manager for VDOT’s Northern Virginia District. Mr. Pruitt has a Bachelors in Geological Sciences, Masters in Business Administration and his credentials include Project Management Professional (PMP), Planning and Scheduling Specialist (PSP), Certified Construction Manager (CCM) and Design Build Institute of America (DBIA) certified. Mr. Pruitt has twenty plus years of experience with Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build construction.

Ron Casey worked with a variety of contractors and consultants for over 20 years before being named Director of Construction Management Services for CES Consulting LLC in 2014. His nationwide project management experience includes soft ground tunneling (TBM and NATM), bridge construction and repair (conventional and post-tensioned beam type as well as cable stayed), construction and repair of conventional and post-tensioned mid-rise structures (including external PT and CFRP upgrades), utility installation and repair, and various roadway construction and repair. With CES, he manages CEI transportation resources to assure client satisfaction. Ron received his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry in 1993.

Julie Perkoski joined CES Consulting, LLC in 2014 and has over 30 years of experience of combined construction management, quality assurance, project controls and managing ITS construction projects Virginia. She has served as Project Manager, Quality Control Manager and Construction Services Engineer for various design, construction, Design Build, P3 and ITS projects with clients including VDOT and local cities and counties. She received a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering degree from Penn State University in 1985 and has been a licensed civil engineer in Virginia since 1995.

Mr. Andreou has over 37 years of experience in engineering design, infrastructure maintenance, construction management and inspection, and project controls. As the Project Controls Engineer for the Hampton Roads District, VDOT, was responsible for providing management, direction and support for approximately 40-50 projects per year with a value of over $500 million. Mr. Andreou analyzed, reported and successfully defended the District against substantial claims in front of the Commissioner, in mediation and in court proceedings. As the Operations Management Administrator for the City of Virginia Beach, he managed all Public Works Maintenance Operations for an Infrastructure with assets valued over $3.1billion. Mr. Andreou is a professional engineer with a BS in Civil Engineering Technology and a MBA in Business.

Mr. McLaughlin has over 24 years of progressive Utility coordination and management experience for various entities. He currently provides management support to the District’s utility construction field operations for the relocation efforts in the Northern Virginia District for VDOT. Matt is responsible for overall leadership and management of Utilities on all CES projects and establishes a Master Utility Relocation Plan to include of all of the relocated facilities using Radio Frequency Identification RFID/GPS technologies to create accurate as-built plans.

Scott joined CES in April 2016 and helped establish our Construction Division. As Director of Construction, Scott leads our "at risk" contracting team overseeing the day to day operations of our estimating, project management, and field operations. Scott has worked for heavy highway and site development contractors throughout his career. After graduating from VMI in 1986, Scott started his career at Moore Brothers Company, Inc. where he worked for 20 years and was Vice President of Construction. Prior to joining CES Scott worked at General Excavation, Inc. for 10 years where he was Vice President.Scott has been involved with delivering many successful projects for numerous owners and agencies including VDOT, the City of Charlottesville, the Town of Leesburg, the City of Winchester, the Town of Culpeper, and Loudoun County.As Director of Construction, Scott is involved in every project CES works on and he is committed to our motto of "Providing Professional, Reliable, High Quality Service".Please contact Scott directly for pricing or assistance with any of your project needs related to Overhead Sign Structures; Ground Mounted Signs; Interstate, Roadway or Parking Lot Lighting; ITS; or Traffic Signals.

Our engineering practice is led by Krishna Potturi, PE, PTOE, VMA, DBIA. Krishna has more than 20 years of experience in design and management of transportation projects from planning and feasibility stages through final design and construction. He managed task order contracts for VDOT and localities and served in key roles on major design-build and P3 projects in the Mid-Atlantic Region. He has a broad range of experience as a civil engineer, which includes roadway and traffic design, utility design, constructability reviews, cost estimating, risk management, and value engineering. His projects included interstates, interchanges, bridges over waterways, and toll facilities.

Barry Catterton has over 35 years of experience in highway and bridge construction and materials quality assurance and quality control. Barry’s career included 30 years with the Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration (SHA). At SHA, Barry’s responsibilities included the leadership of asphalt laboratory and field quality assurance on a statewide level as Chief of the Asphalt Technology Division. He also managed SHA’s New Product Evaluation Program, and has years of experience with materials source of supply approvals and materials clearance at SHA. In the private sector, Barry has over 6 years of experience in forming and contributing to successful teaming arrangements that have resulted in successful contract pursuits for his firms. His roles at CES include business development in MD, DE, PA and OH; contract management, and staff leadership. Currently, Barry also serves on the Board of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA) Baltimore Chapter.