MEET THE TEAM
Barry Brown
Mr. Barry Brown is a project manager and structural engineer who has been quality assurance manager, lead bridge engineer, and Engineer of Record, on several design build projects. His expertise spans 38+ years in engineering, bridge design, and PSQAM. Barry has been involved in the build of major interstate highway and interchange projects, including the $700M I-35 Northeast Expansion (NEX) South Project and $1.5B I-35 Northeast Expansion (NEX) Central Project in Texas.
Johnny Brown
Mr. Johnny Brown began his career in construction quality assurance and engineering, as an geotechnical engineering intern at the marine division of Furgo. Now, he carries more than 7 years of experience providing geotechnical engineering, special inspection, and construction services for projects throughout Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, and Arkansas.
He has since attained 23 certifications and professional licenses from organizations that are the authority on building design and construction, including the International Code Council (ICC), American Concrete Institute (ACI), Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), International Firestop Council (IFC), and Association of Material Protection and Performance (AMPP).
These certifications coupled with Johnny’s engineering background demonstrate his expertise in providing construction quality assurance services for reinforced concrete, structural masonry, structural steel, post-installed anchors, industrial coatings, precast/prestressed concrete, soils, fireproofing, firestopping, and many other specialized construction materials/applications.
Johnny has worked on projects ranging from high schools to multi-billion-dollar manufacturing facilities. He is always eager to expand his knowledge to better serve the communities that are impacted by the projects he is a part of.
Gillett Cobb
Mr. Gillett Cobb brings over 35 years as a program manager, project manager, and construction manager of large-scale transportation programs including highways, railroads, turnpikes, toll roads, and toll bridges. His experience includes design; construction management; scope development; executive leadership; marketing; contract administration; and staff, client, and agency coordination.
Gillett has provided construction management services to multiple departments of transportation (DOT) including Texas, Oklahoma, and Florida and toll agencies including Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA), North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA), and Harris County Toll Road Authority (HCTRA). He has provided consultation to leadership teams for development of design-build and program management services throughout his career.
Bahjat Dagher
Mr. Bahjat Dagher completed a bachelor in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the American University of Beirut before completing a Masters in Structural Engineering from MIT and an MBA from UCLA. In a career spanning 18 years, Bahjat has worked on projects in both design and construction management support services with focus on quality management. Bahjat started his career in NYC as a specialty designer on several High-Rise Towers in major cities like Boston, NYC, Paris and Mumbai. He then moved to California to work on the largest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world, the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge. In his role, he was the senior quality manager responsible for all materials management, forensic assessments, and fabrication inspections. Bahjat then moved to Southern California and worked on many bridge and tunnel projects as a quality manager, leading a team of engineers and inspectors on these projects, including the Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach, and the 6th Street Viaduct in Los Angeles. Bahjat takes pride in working for clients that value quality above anything else. Quality can be a tool used to reduce cost, and maintain project schedules if prioritized by the owner and implemented diligently.
Josh Earl
Josh is a Senior Project Quality Manager (PQM) and CQAM with expertise in heavy civil transportation design-build and progressive design build projects. His career has focused on reinforced concrete, segmental bridge construction and steel structures, deep shafts and concrete columns, temporary and permanent shoring systems, structural walls, track construction and HMA/concrete pavement and deep excavation and dewatering. He has worked in both design and construction phases of Sound Transit Light Rail and WSDOT roadways and Local Programs. He has developed expertise in utilizing Document Control System software to support rail and highway quality programs. He has extensive knowledge of Sound Transit Light Rail Construction Standards and WSDOT Standard Specifications Construction Manual, SAMS, CATS materials tracking procedures and ODOT Standard Specifications.
Monica Flournoy
Monica L. Flournoy, PE, has 30 years of experience in construction, contract administration, construction bidding, and materials and testing. Monica is currently responsible for managing Atlas’ Georgia field operations including construction engineering and inspection (CEI), maintenance engineering and inspection (MEI), and materials laboratory and roadway testing.
Prior to joining Atlas and throughout Monica’s 28-year career with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), quality assurance played a key role in the positions she held. She ensured that the services provided met the needs, expectations, and requirements of GDOT’s internal and external customers. During Monica’s tenure with GDOT, she served on various agency committees including estimating, contractor prequalification, and pavement design. She provided tremendous contributions on several state and national committees with the Georgia Partnership for Transportation Quality (GPTQ) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO). For a combined period of 10 years, Monica was an active member of AASHTO’s committees on materials and pavement as well as its subcommittee on construction.
While at GDOT, Monica was recognized many times for her engineering achievements and leadership abilities. She received the Commissioner’s Outstanding Achievement and Merit Awards, the Governor’s Commendation for Excellence in Customer Service, and was a 2017 graduate of AASHTO’s National Transportation Leadership Institute. In 2020, Monica was listed by Engineering Georgia magazine as one of the 50 “Women in the Know,” displaying her considerable influence on the future of Georgia’s built environment.
Brett Haggerty
With over 19 years’ experience working for TxDOT & Atlas, Mr. Haggerty has gained invaluable knowledge in the field of construction materials engineering, pavement design, inspection, and testing. He has authored numerous specifications, procedures, designs, and policies spanning hot mix, soils, aggregates, concrete, non-destructive testing pavement evaluations, quality assurance programs, alternative delivery methods, and asset management. In addition, he has performed over $500 million in pavement designs encompassing geotechnical investigations, structural design, PS&E review, specification development and implementation, and forensic investigations.
Dan King
As Director of CMT Program Services, Mr. Dan King leads targeted efforts to pursue, secure, and manage the quality assurance/oversight activities during construction, maintenance and modernization of assets for DOE, DOD and large private sector clients. Dan’s 30+ years of experience includes the management and supervision of massive multi-billion-dollar projects requiring expertise in geotechnical exploration, construction oversight, inspection, construction materials testing (CMT), and engineering design. He manages 3rd party testing/inspection firms, some of which he has served on Board of Directors within these companies.
Dan has a deep-rooted understanding of regulatory agency requirements, construction practices, engineering design, and building code requirements. Coupled with his proactive approach to identify and resolve complex issues, his leadership seamlessly ushers projects to successful completion.
Slava Kurkov
Mr. Slava Kurkov began his construction career as a teenager with a family-owned business, specializing in custom home building and tenant improvement projects in the South Puget Sound area. After earning his Construction Management degree from Central Washington University, Slava contributed to upgrading WWII-era company operations facilities and barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
Driven by a passion for the heavy civil side of construction, Slava took on pivotal quality roles in several high-profile projects. His experience includes working on the I-405 expansion in Bellevue, WA and the construction of the new SR 520 floating bridge across Lake Washington. Currently, as a Quality Manager, he plays a crucial role in the Sound Transit East Link Expansion and the Federal Way Link Extension projects.
Slava’s approach to quality management emphasizes not only delivering the right product the first time but also fostering communication with owners to build trust, respect, and collaborative project outcomes. He believes that a project focused on quality enhances schedule adherence, ensures profitability, and strengthens relationships with all stakeholders.
Tim Morgan
Mr. Tim Morgan has more than two decades of professional experience leading all aspects of infrastructure planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations. Having worked for consulting firms, contractors, and public agencies, he is well versed in all aspects of delivering successful programs and projects. His career has taken him across the country and afforded him the opportunity to lead a variety of projects and programs ranging from small municipal work to $100 million interchange reconstruction projects. He has worked as a regulator, led construction crews, and led multiple riverbank restoration projects and emergency flood response.
Tim has performed or managed all functions related to the design and construction of infrastructure projects and developed/implemented maintenance and operating plans for multibillion-dollar infrastructures. He is skilled at communicating with all levels of stakeholders and strives to improve efficiency and extend infrastructure life while reducing ongoing maintenance costs. He has extensive experience and formal training in program and project management, quality control, project controls, value engineering, and constructability issues.
Licensed PE in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Alaska. Project Management Professional from PMI.
Troy McMurtrey
Mr. Troy McMurtrey has spent the last 32+ years in the steel services, welding, and NDT industries with experience in structural fabrications and construction, bridges, power generation, pressure vessels, light rail, and nuclear industries. He is responsible for training and certification of all NDT personnel. He develops, tests, and implements all NDT procedures for Visual (VT), Ultrasonic (UT), Magnetic Particle (MT), Liquid Penetrant (PT), Radiographic (RT), and other specialized methods of NDT such as inspection of substrate and coatings thickness, and other NDT Methods for a variety of materials such as plastics, composites, and metals. Additionally, he provides technical review of WPSs, PQRs, and QA and inspection and test plans. He is the technical expert in matters related to welding, NDT, and welding or NDT standards interpretation.
Vikas Patel
Vikas Patel has over fifteen years of experience in providing comprehensive special inspections, construction material testing, compliance verification, and project management services. His areas of expertise include Architectural, Structural, Energy Code special inspections, as well as ADA compliance inspections. He is experienced in structural steel inspections, reinforced concrete inspections, masonry construction, soils, pile, temporary and permanent lateral support systems (SOE), firestopping and fireproofing, alternative materials, EIFS, ADA Compliance, fire-rated construction, energy code compliance, and many more. He oversees the day-to day lab operations, participated in external laboratory audits from AASHTO:Resources, CCRL, YCDOB, NYCDDC etc.
Mr. Patel supervised and managed large scale special inspection programs for various New York City and State agencies, including New York School Construction Authority (NYCSCA), New York City Department of Design and Construction (NYC DDC), The Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY), New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), New York State Office of General Services (OGS), Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Construction (MTACC), New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks), New York State Department of Transportation (NYS DOT), Consolidated Edison (CONED), New York City Transit (NYCT), Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), and many others. Mr. Patel’s dedicated, responsive, and collaborative management style has contributed to timely and on budget completion of many highly complex special inspection projects.
Mr. Patel has over ten years of supervisory experience directly managing and evaluating multi-disciplinary professional staff. Experienced in managing QA/QC and construction
aspects of large scale private and capital construction projects with extensive customer and industry interaction, with strong technical and analytical background in civil and structural engineering. He has extensive field, office supervision, and project management experience including concrete and soil sampling and laboratory testing, nondestructive testing, and heavy construction field inspections.
Aaron Prchlik
Mr. Prchlik has extensive experience in construction management, quality management, and highway, bridge, and utility project inspection. He has worked as a contract manager, project manager, assistant resident engineer, assistant structures representative, roadway inspector, and bridge inspector. He has also coordinated work with various utility companies, local agencies, Caltrans, Union Pacific Railroad, and the Regional Water Quality Control Board. Mr. Prchlik has provided contract administration and documentation for multiple projects in accordance with Caltrans and federal requirements. Additionally, he has over eight years of experience working on Caltrans projects domestically and internationally as part of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Self-Anchored Suspension Span (SAS) Bridge Team. He performed field testing and quality reviews on concrete, welding, and painting. He also reviewed requests for information (RFIs) and the SAS tower fabrication submittals.
Mr. Prchlik has in-depth knowledge of structural joints and bolts, ASTM, SSTC-Steel Structures Bolting Handbook, AWS D1.5 Bridge Welding Code, Caltrans Standard Specifications, and AISC Steel Construction Manual. Mr. Prchlik has played a crucial role in continuously improving client processes and procedures. As a leader with Caltrans Materials Engineering and Testing Services (METS), he helped further develop their fit-for-purpose policies and procedures. He has authored hundreds of fit-for-purpose recommendations for the department on major projects statewide.