Education

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

As SEPI’s Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, Jennifer Allen drives the company’s positioning, brand and creative strategy, client development and insights, communications and corporate citizenship.  She champions SEPI’s client and community experience to deliver projects and partnerships anchored in purpose that will have a meaningful impact on people’s lives.

Prior to joining SEPI in 2018, Allen served as Executive Associate of Marketing and Business Development at CBRE | Heery. At CBRE | Heery, Allen built regional demand for the brand among clients and partners across the Southeastern US and led transformational communications and brand strategy programs.  She also served as Executive Director of the American Institute of Architects Triangle Chapter and founded Pursuit Inc. a consultancy for AEC principals and owners who want to drive growth and brand awareness to capture additional market share.

Allen holds a B.A. in English from North Carolina State University and serves on the boards of SEPI, Inc., Raleigh Chamber of Commerce, Dogwood State Bank, State Capitol Foundation, and YMCA of the Triangle. She is an active participant in Leadership North Carolina Class of XXIX.

Dan Miller, PE, PMP, AECPM

VP | Associate | 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 | Transportation, Planning, + Environmental Director

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

VP | 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.