RALEIGH, NC — Dewberry announces that Jeffrey J. Wing, PE, LEED AP and Jay Harper have joined the firm. Wing is the new Water/Wastewater Market Segment Leader for the Raleigh, North Carolina, office, and Harper is a Vice President and Business Development Director in the federal group located in Fairfax, Virginia.Wing, who has more than 34 years of experience, spent the last four years as a Vice President and Director of Utilities for WithersRavenel in Cary, North Carolina. Prior to that he spent 12 years at Kimley-Horn. He brings with him extensive multidiscipline engineering experience in project management and design for water conveyance, wastewater collection, water storage, onsite wastewater, site design, stormwater, and transportation projects. Wing has worked in the state/local, commercial, and industrial markets. Prior to moving to North Carolina in 2004, Wing spent time working in Sacramento, California, and Anchorage, Alaska.

“We are thrilled to welcome Jeff to our team,” said Dewberry Vice President Matt West, PE, LEED AP BD+C. “Our clients in the water market segment have unique challenges that require creative problem-solving, and Jeff’s expertise will add great value to their solutions.”

Wing earned his master’s degree in environmental policy and management with a focus on energy and sustainability from the University of Denver (2011), and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Alaska Anchorage (1986). He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Water Works Association.

Wing is actively involved in his community, and volunteers with Engineering Ministries International, where he serves as an EMI Representative for North Carolina and is a chapter leader. His area of expertise is water and wastewater projects in developing countries, which includes biosand filters for water treatment and biodigesters for sanitation/energy development.

Harper, the former Senior Advisor to the administrator with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has more than 15 years of experience working in state and federal government agencies, including FEMA and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. His areas of expertise include emergency management, government affairs, federal procurement, strategic communications, grants management, regulatory compliance, private-sector engagement, and interagency coordination.

In his new role with Dewberry, Harper will work alongside the firm’s federal executives and coordinate with clients across the federal market, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Geological Survey, and FEMA.

Harper earned his bachelor’s degree in general business studies from Louisiana State University (2005).

Dewberry is a market-facing firm with a history of providing professional services to a wide variety of public- and private-sector clients. Established in 1956, Dewberry is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, with more than 50 locations and over 2,000 professionals nationwide.