Education

Ben Crawford, PE

VP / Transportation Practice Leader

Ben has more than 17 years of experience providing transportation solutions to improve safety and accessibility in communities across North Carolina. His depth of experience includes specialties in roadway design, Complete Streets, greenway design, traffic control, noise analysis, and signing and pavement marking.

Additionally, Ben has experience in utility conflict and relocation, site/civil design, storm drainage design, water distribution and sewer collection design, and traffic surveys. He is also certified by the FHWA for traffic noise models.

Ben’s responsibilities as Transportation Director include leading SEPI’s Hydraulic Design, Roadway Design, and Traffic Engineering groups and serving in an advisory role for a variety of complex transportation projects including traditional and design-build delivery methods.

Ben has also successfully managed numerous Federally-funded municipal projects and projects financed under the Locally Administered Projects Program (LAPP) for clients such as the City of Raleigh, City of Durham, and Town of Cary among others.

Ben holds a BS in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and is a member of the American Society of Highway Engineers and the American Public Works Association – NC Chapter.

Michael Case, PLS

Associate / Charlotte Survey Department Manager

Michael has extensive knowledge and over 45 years of experience in various areas of land surveying services. His areas of practice include transportation, environmental, residential land development, water/waste water resources, and telecommunications.

His responsibilities include project management, budgetary control, and overall QA/QC for a variety of boundary, topographic, construction, control, and GPS survey projects for private, public, and federal clients. His expertise also encompasses planning studies, mapping, and construction layout as well as review of numerous large and complex public, municipal, land development, commercial, and industrial projects.

Michael holds an AAS in Civil Engineering from Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and is a member of the North Carolina Society of Surveyors.

Jennifer B. Allen

SVP / Chief Strategy Officer

Jennifer has more than 20 years of experience in the A/E/C industry in areas of business development, marketing/branding, and consulting. A results-oriented strategic thinker, her role as CSO includes leading strategic initiatives and business development efforts in support of SEPI’s Vision 2021: Pillars of Success plan.

Jennifer oversees SEPI’s strategic priorities including market development, financial objectives through increased brand awareness, business development and cultivation of teaming partners, marketing and communication programs, and improving client satisfaction and experience.

Jennifer holds a BA in English from North Carolina State University. She is a member of the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE); the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA); the Downtown Raleigh Alliance; the Frankie Lemmon Foundation International Facility Management Association (IFMA); the NC Economic Development Association (NCEDA); the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS); the State Capitol Foundation; and the Urban Land Institute (ULI).

Dan Miller, PE, PMP, AECPM

Associate / VP / NC Land Development Practice Leader

Dan has over 22 years of experience working in the land development industry with his primary focus being on commercial site developments across the state of North Carolina.

Dan has practiced engineering in the Triangle region for his entire career and has built strong lasting relationships with municipal staff throughout the region. He has successfully managed multiple design teams for retail, commercial, industrial, mixed use, and multi-family clients. His clients have ranged from local developers to national corporations.

His areas of expertise encompass project management, site planning and design, drainage design, stormwater management, erosion and sediment control, grading, quantity take-offs/estimates, specification coordination, construction phasing, and associated permitting.

Dan holds a BS in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University, and is a licensed professional engineer in NC and SC. He has extensive project management experience having earned both his Project Management Professional (PMP) certification as well as certification through the A/E/C Project Management Association which is specific to the industry.

Rajit Ramkumar, PE, LEED AP

VP / Planning, Environmental, GIS Practice Leader

Rajit has 15 years of transportation planning and engineering experience and has managed more than 100 projects of varying complexity for clients statewide. He is proficient in state and federal policies and procedures and has completed numerous projects involving Complete Streets, multimodal design, streetscapes, and bicycle and pedestrian improvements utilizing AASHTO and NACTO guidelines.

Additionally, Rajit’s expertise spans greenway facilities, feasibility studies, SEPA/NEPA, urban planning, environmental screening, permitting, parking, traffic noise analysis, and grant assistance. A proven project engineer, he leads multi-disciplinary teams with a focus on planning, collaboration, and engaging project stakeholders effectively.

Rajit holds a MS in Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor of Technology Civil Engineering from the University of Kerala. He also holds a NCDOT Complete Streets Certification.

John Foley, PE

Vice President | Florida Civil Department Manager

John currently serves as a Municipal Consultant to both the City of Palmetto Public Works Department and the Community Redevelopment Agency. He is also Principal-in-Charge of Manatee County Transportation Projects for the firm. He is also a Fellow member of both the Institute of Transportation Engineers and the Florida Engineering Society.

John  graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.

Abby Williams, EI

Transportation Designer | Traffic Analyst

Abby has four years of experience in engineering and construction, including internships in both water resources and roadway design. Through a background in Environmental Science, she has experience conducting geological surveys, soil testing, analyzing data, and using GIS to map and model stream dynamics. She is also experienced in writing and editing technical reports, organizing data for regulatory compliance, and upholding safety requirements.

Abby conducted extensive research in multimodal intersection design and safety through her master’s thesis at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, which was presented at the 2020 TRB conference in Washington D.C. As a roadway designer at SEPI, Abby assisted in the design of highways, roundabouts, interchanges, sidewalks, and multiuse paths. As a traffic analyst at SEPI, she has experience with trip generation, trip distribution, demand modeling, and technical report writing. Abby is skilled in MicroStation, PTV Vissim, Synchro, and Bentley OpenRoads.

Abby holds a MS in Civil Engineering from University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a BS in Environmental Science from Davidson College.