WASHINGTON, DC — Michael Baker International announces that Ramez Butros, PE, has joined the firm as Great Lakes Regional Practice Lead - Aviation. In this role, Butros will lead strategic growth and client engagement for the firm's aviation market throughout the Great Lakes Region, which includes 16 offices across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Butros will identify emerging market opportunities and strengthen relationships with key aviation clients and contractors throughout the region. He will collaborate across geographies and practices to embed aviation expertise within broader transportation initiatives. Working closely with national, regional, and local leaders, he will support proposal development, negotiate strategic contracts, and champion a unified approach to client service and project execution.

In addition to driving business development, Butros will provide technical and operational leadership across aviation projects. He will ensure excellence in project delivery, oversee operational performance throughout the life cycle of aviation infrastructure projects, and mentor colleagues to foster growth and innovation.

Butros has four decades of experience developing large international, regional, and general aviation airports in the U.S., Asia, Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. Prior to joining Michael Baker, he served as Founder, President, and CEO of BILD Global, an independent airport development and aviation consultancy. Earlier in his career, he was President, Executive General Manager, & Corporate Advisor at Shaffer Wilson Sarver & Gray (SWSG), General Manager and Global Aviation/Transportation Leader at WSP/Louis Berger, and Senior Vice President/Regional Director at URS.

Butros is a member of the American Council of Engineering Companies, National Society of Professional Engineers, and Institute of Transportation Engineers, among others. He earned a Master of Science in civil engineering and a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Michigan State University.