Derek Staton, PE

President/ Partner

Derek Staton has 32 years of experience designing and managing transportation projects for highway, rail, port and airport projects. Projects range in scale from simple light pole foundations to the $2 billion I-4 Ultimate DB Project. Derek is an industry expert in Alternative Delivery, constructability and risk management as well as bridge design. Project management experience includes overseeing and coordinating all phases of permitting, data collection and design for simple and complex projects, quality control and quality assurance reviews, risk management reviews, financial management plan reviews, value engineering, and expert witness.

Derek is technically proficient in the design of bridges and has led the design of all the following bridge types: post-tensioned segmental extrados, segmental, curved steel plate girders, steel girders, rolled beams, prestressed concrete girders, box beams, flat slabs, cored slabs, and timber. He has designed nearly 300 bridges in the Carolinas in his career, and hundreds more nationally from span lengths of 20 ft to 600 ft on the St. Croix River Crossing.

Additionally, he founded Carolina Transportation Engineers & Associates, PC in 2016 after a long career working with industry leading firms across the nation. His goal was to build a firm that valued excellence, innovation, involvement in the profession and aimed to deliver the highest level of client satisfaction on every project.

Education:
M.S. Civil Engineering, West Virginia University
B.S. Civil Enginering, Virginia Tech

Registrations: Professional Engineer: NC, SC, VA, GA

Years Experience: 32