Ray Montoya, P.E.

• Provided organizational leadership and collaborated with executive partners to establish long-term goals and strategies to grow the Water/Wastewater practice in the Western U.S.
• Fostered collaboration and development of new practices by business leaders firm-wide to grow the Water/Wastewater sector by 200%.
• Managed senior leadership team members to ensure successful execution of projects in a timely manner.
• Directly managed private and public clients in Industrial and Municipal agencies to delivery engineering design and construction programs across the Western U.S.
• Led strategic planning and execution to enhance profitability and company growth.
• Recruited, trained, mentored, and managed employees at all levels within the organization.
• Strategized and implemented plans to transform and revitalize operations, capitalizing on emerging industry trends.

US Africa Command, Stuttgart, Germany.

• J4 Logistics Cell - Led crisis management efforts across the African Area of Operations as part of a senior-level logistics team.
• Responsible for construction and reconstruction response and planning in support of US AFRICOM Command.
• Conducted performance evaluations of senior-level staff corps officers.

Command Naval Forces, Korea.

• J4 Staff Officer - Led training and operations planning for the U.S. Forces support and defend the Korean peninsula.
• Civil Engineer and Construction Officer for public works infrastructure improvements at Chinhae, Pusan, and Osan military facilities.

Naval Construction Forces (Reserve CEC)

• First Naval Construction Regiment - Future Operations Officer - Al Anbar, Iraq, Kandahar, Afghanistan, Port Hueneme, CA.
• Thirty Naval Construction Regiment - G6 Civil Engineer Officer - Al Anbar, Iraq, / Port Hueneme, CA.
• Naval Construction Battalion Seventeen - Operations Officer, Fort Carson, CO

• Led the day-to-day operations of a 100-person engineering company, delivering over $200M in construction projects annually.
• Managed the budgetary and financial performance of the entire firm.
• Led the Water/Wastewater firmwide practice delivery design and construction of large-scale municipal wastewater/reclamation programs, clean water/water treatment facility design, and industrial data center design and construction management.
• Created program to promote new managers from within, leading to cohesive leadership structure.
• Facilitated board meetings and provided leadership guidance to senior management.
• Spearheaded internal initiatives designed to foster collaboration among staff members.

• Led the Southwest Region of a national professional engineering consulting firm, including over 200 professional staff and construction field managers across five states in the Western U.S.
• Held regular one-on-one meetings with employees to review performance and priorities and provide feedback.
• Maintained a Monitored team progress towards achievement of goals and objectives set forth by executive management.
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• Analyzed regional financial data to identify areas of growth opportunities.
• Analyzed regional market trends to discover new opportunities for growth.