Personnel
EST considers our personnel to be our most valuable resource.
Currently, we have the privilege to employ over one hundred
employees divided into five separate roadway design divisions and
four separate bridge design divisions who have a vast amount of
experience providing various engineering services to clients all
over the State of Oklahoma. Currently EST fields a staff composed of
Professional Engineers, Scientists, Consultants,
Engineers-in-Training, and numerous design, field and laboratory
technicians with hundreds of years of combined experience in
providing engineering services. EST is proud to employ three Survey
crews, construction management inspectors, materials testing
technicians, hydrologists and bridge inspectors. EST’s hard working
dedicated staff always puts the clients’ requirements first and
strives to provide the best available services in the shortest time
frame possible.
Michael Vahabzadegan, P.E.
President / Project Management
Education
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
MS Civil Engineering
BS Civil Engineering
Mr. Vahabzadegan will provide management and consulting with all
roadway design, surveying, traffic studies, right-of-way preparation
and environmental reviews. He has over ten years at the Oklahoma
Department of Transportation as a Field Division Engineer, Assistant
Division Engineer, and Resident Engineer. Mr. Vahabzadegan is
experienced in managing both large and small roadway and enhancement
projects. Mr. Vahabzadegan holds both a Bachelor of Science in Civil
Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from
the University of New Mexico and is a licensed professional
engineer.
Paul Poynter, P.E.
Vice-President / Chief Structural Engineer
Education
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
MS Civil Engineering
BS Civil Engineering
Mr. Poynter is a principal at EST and serves as Vice-President over
all structural and bridge design. Mr. Poynter is a professional
engineer registered in Oklahoma and holds both a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science Degree in
Civil/Structural Engineering from Oklahoma State University. Mr.
Poynter was employed by the Structural Engineering Department at OSU
for six years where he assisted others with numerous structural
research projects and conducted his own research project to
determine the fatigue capacity of steel bridge girders with special
details. Mr. Poynter was employed by the Bridge Division of the
Oklahoma Department Transportation (ODOT) where he rose to the most
senior structural engineering position in the Bridge Division. He is
thoroughly familiar with ODOT specifications and will review any
structure design to conform to specifications.
Shane Long
Project Manager
Education
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK
BS Construction Management
Certification
Oklahoma Water Resources Board Certified Drilling Operator
ODOT Certified Lab Technician - Material Sampler
Mr. Long is currently operations manager for the Southern Division
of EST. Mr. Long responsibilities include preparing observation l
reports, recommendations and proposals, scheduling jobs, performing
field observations, problem solving at job sites, and client
contact. The following is a list of some of Mr. Long’s
experience/certification:
Three years of grade design for commercial sites
Current familiarity with various computer software packages used for
site design
Current familiarity with computer software used for scheduling &
project management
HCSS Heavy Bid, estimating software
Operational experience with numerous types of excavation & paving
equipment
Troxler Nuclear Gauges
OSHA Construction Safety and Health
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
ODOT Quality Control/Quality Assurance of Aggregates
ODOT Quality Control/Quality Assurance of Asphalt Materials
Michael K. Kelly, P.E.
Division Engineer
Education
Northeastern State University
Oklahoma State University
Mr. Kelly is an Engineering Supervisor at EST and serves as Project
Engineer over all our County Design projects and our Bridge
Inspection, Utility Relocation Coordination and Construction
Projects. Mr. Kelly has over 25 years in the transportation design
industry and has been a professional engineer in Oklahoma since
1995. He worked for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for 10
years and owned a Civil Engineering Company for 10 years. Mr. Kelly
has been coordinating the relocation of utilities for 15 years as an
employee of the ODOT and with his own firm. He has served as a
county engineer for several counties in Oklahoma in his career. He
has also served as the City Engineer for the City of Tahlequah where
he designed and inspected the construction of Brick Sidewalks
throughout the downtown area.