TALLAHASSEE, FL — COWI North America, Inc. (COWI) announces that John Westphal, P.E., has joined COWI in North America as a Head of Section/Associate Project Director to support the growing Southeast Transportation team.

Westphal brings with him over 18 years of experience in engineering design, construction, contract administration, and construction materials testing. He is adept at dispute resolution as well as in operating in complex project environments including design-build and public-private partnership projects, ranging from multi-million to multi-billion-dollar contract values. Westphal is adept at resolving issues through the facilitation and implementation of multidisciplinary, team-based approaches.

Most recently and besides being Florida Transportation Lead/Senior Project Manager for S&ME, Inc., he managed the Construction Structures Section of the Florida Department of Transportation Office of Construction.

As Head of Section/Associate Project Director of COWI NA Operations Southeast, Westphal engages and develops COWI staff and generates business opportunities in the Southeast region.

By working closely with Westphal, COWI will continue to accelerate its mission toward delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions for customers in the Southeast Region and growing its business in Florida, the third most populous state in the U.S.