David Evans and Associates, Inc.

On National Intern Day, we extend our gratitude to our amazing 2024 summer college interns spread across 14 offices nationwide! At DEA, we're dedicated to supporting aspiring professionals in engineering and related sciences through paid summer internships across our offices and regions. Our 2024 Intern Cohort has been truly inspirational, gaining hands-on experiences in a professional environment. Aside from professional experiences, we've had a blast getting to know our interns through fun social events like ice cream socials, potlucks, and treats on the terrace. Happy National Intern Day from all of us at DEA! #NationalInternDay

Our Boise transportation team has a new professional engineer! Congratulations, Paul Consalvo, PE, on this major career milestone. #professionalengineer

DEA’s Transmission Group Leader, Loren Jessen, PE is a volunteer board member with the Springfield Utility Board Budget Committee. As a resident of Springfield, Oregon, Loren will participate in committee meetings and contribute to important decision-making activities with the Springfield Utility Board. Loren said, “Volunteering to serve on my local community board is one way that I can combine my DEA experience with supporting my local community.” The Springfield Utility Board provides safe, reliable, and cost-effective utility services for the local community and is dedicated to ensuring that the needs of the Springfield public come first.

DEA was a proud sponsor of the WTS Foundation’s Capital Summit at the University of Maryland. DEA’s Barbara Moffat, PE, Renee Koester, PE, and Renee’s high school mentee, Kelly Lau attended the 2024 Summit. During the event, 24 high school students and their mentors engaged in fun team-building activities and visited several transportation sites including the U.S. Department of Transportation Headquarters including the US Transportation Operations Center, Rayburn House of Representatives Office Building, Amtrak/ Union Station, and the WMATA Purple Line. The WTS Foundation has provided more than $820,000 in scholarships to students pursuing studies in transportation. As Barbara said, “Each year, the Summit provides an amazing opportunity for students to engage directly with industry partners. The insight and questions from these young women showed a deep level of interest in our profession.” #WTSCapitalSummit

DEA hosted its annual Small Business Fair in Portland, connecting local small businesses with DEA staff to foster opportunities and partnerships. This event is part of our commitment to supporting disadvantaged, emerging, woman-owned, and minority-owned businesses. By bringing together clients, project managers, technical staff, and small business representatives, we aim to build strong teams for future projects and reduce barriers to contracting. Thank you to all who attended and contributed!

Happy Independence Day! Today, we celebrate freedom, opportunity, and the communities we serve.

Welcome DJ Wright, DEA’s new Director of Talent Acquisition and Retention. With over two decades of leadership experience in Human Resource Management, DJ has an impressive track record of building award-winning recruiting organizations and leading technical and non-technical recruiting teams focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this newly created role at DEA, DJ will provide leadership, guidance, and support to DEA’s recruiting team, advancing an environment where they can excel. She will also drive the development of effective tools, processes, and materials to support our talent acquisition strategy and programs, with a focus on senior positions and early career development.

ENR’s 2024 rankings have been released, and we're excited to share how DEA compares nationally and regionally!

DEA is a proud sponsor and participant at the 2024 WTS Capital Summit at the University of Maryland, College Park campus, coinciding with International Women in Engineering Day! Our team members, Barbara Moffat, PE, Sr. Project Manager, and Renee Koester, PE, Project Manager, will represent DEA at this event. They will also be joined by Renee's high school mentee (Kelly Lau, Franklin High School). The WTS Capital Summit offers a fantastic opportunity for young women to meet thought leaders and women leaders in the transportation industry, perfectly aligning with one of the goals of International Women in Engineering Day to inspire young women to consider a career in engineering. Stay tuned for more pictures and information from the event!

Happy World Hydrography Day! In 2024, DEA is partnering with Exail to deploy the DriX uncrewed surface vehicle for over-the-horizon supervised autonomous hydrographic surveys. This effort will gather both seafloor bathymetry and wide-swath high-resolution imagery. The advancements in hydrographic technology are impressive, and DEA is proud to be at the forefront with autonomous operations and innovative mapping techniques. #WorldHydrographyDay