Hurt & Proffitt is pleased to announce that Shannon D. Cotulla, PE, has been promoted into the Department Head position for the Geotechnical and Materials Testing Department.
Shannon graduated from North Carolina State University in 1998 with a BS in Civil Engineering. He has been with Hurt & Proffitt for nearly 5 years. His first 3 years were in the Civil Department before leaving to join VDOT. Since he’s been back with us he has done a number of municipal and dam related projects that have expanded his knowledge and expertise. While at VDOT he filled a number of managerial and leadership positions that afforded him the opportunity to gain significant skills in these areas. His last two years with VDOT were spent in the Executive Leadership program, including sitting in the position of Acting District Construction Engineer. While in that capacity he was over the District’s Preliminary Engineering Departments and the Construction Inspections and Materials Testing Departments. The leadership skills and familiarity with the technical aspects he gained while in that capacity will bring great benefit to our Geotechnical and Materials Testing Department.
In addition to filling this new role, Shannon will also continue to provide engineering services to our clients through the Civil Department.