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Waggoner Engineering Adds John Ehlers to the Team;
Ehlers Instrumental in Expansion of Firm’s New Orleans Location
JACKSON, Miss. – Jan. 9, 2013 – Waggoner Engineering is pleased toannounce the addition of John Ehlers, PE, in its New Orleans office. Ehlers joins Waggoner as a project manager, bringing with him 35 years of experience in engineering design, including nuclear, aerospace and municipal and state infrastructure.
Prior to joining Waggoner, Ehlers served as a project engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ hurricane protection office, where he worked with various mechanical systems and safehouses. Previously, he was a principal mechanical engineer for the sewerage and water board of New Orleans and mechanical engineering consultant for three of the city’s new outfall pumping stations.
Ehlers holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of New Orleans and has several years’ experience in civil engineering. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers(SNAME),and a licensed engineer in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico and Pennsylvania. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in languages from Louisiana State University and a master’s degree in languages from Tulane University.
About Waggoner Engineering
Waggoner Engineering, Inc. is a full-service economic development, project management and engineering firm based in Jackson, Miss, and serves public agencies and private corporations across the Southeast –discovering innovative infrastructure solutions in the fields of civil engineering, emergency management services, coastal restoration, transportation, mapping, environmental, water resources, land development, flood control, surveying, and economic development.