Ommen Promoted to Executive Vice President

Bruce Ommen, PE, has been named executive vice president at Ayres Associates, effective August 2.

Bruce will continue to serve as vice president of the firm’s Wisconsin transportation operations, in addition to overseeing the architecture and Wisconsin engineering services divisions. The transportation division provides transportation engineering, structural engineering, construction observation, and related services. The engineering services division provides municipal, water resources, and survey services.

“Bruce brings valuable experience to our executive leadership team, gained from directing our statewide transportation division as well as handling national transportation issues,” said Thomas Pulse, PE, president. “His staff development skills coupled with his thorough understanding of our company and our business will add to our firm’s success.”

Bruce joined Ayres Associates in 1990, initially designing bridges and performing construction observation for the transportation structures division. He later moved to the highways group and served as vice president of Midwest transportation operations.

Bruce, who is a stockholder in the firm, has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota and is a registered professional engineer in Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Colorado, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Florida. He has been involved in the American Council of Engineering Companies and the Eau Claire County Safety Commission.