Leadership

Brett D. Peters, P.E.
President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Peters has over 30 years of experience in civil and environmental engineering with HW. His background includes planning, design, and contract administration of both municipal and rural water and wastewater projects as well as structural analysis and design. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

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Aaron M. Benzing, P.E.
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

With over 20 years of experience, Mr. Benzing is the wet infrastructure design leader for HW. He has designed and managed a broad range of projects including water treatment and distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, and solid waste management. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Arkansas State University and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Memphis. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Mississippi.

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Barry McCormick, P.E.
Secretary/Treasurer

Mr. McCormick has over 35 years of experience in civil and environmental design, street and drainage design, and construction management with HW. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

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J. Kyle Salyer, P.E., P.S.
Vice President of Client Relations

Mr. Salyer has over 20 years experience in street and drainage design, commercial and residential development, water distribution system modeling and design, wastewater collection and pump station design, surveying and construction management services. Mr. Salyer has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arkansas and Oklahoma and a licensed Professional Surveyor in Arkansas.

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Larry E. Yancey, P.E.
Vice President of Human Resources

Mr. Yancey has over 20 years experience in the planning, design, and contract administration of projects including water distribution system design; wastewater collection and treatment design; street and drainage design; construction management; and land planning and development. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a licensed Professional Engineer in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

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Jeremy D. Shores, P.E.
Vice President of Operations

Mr. Shores has over 20 years experience in planning, design, construction management and contract administration. His design experience includes water treatment and distribution; wastewater collection and treatment; pump systems; street and drainage; and land planning and development. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arkansas.

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A.J. Kaufman, P.E.
Little Rock Manager

Mr. Kaufman has over 10 years experience in the planning and design of water and wastewater infrastructure. His design experience includes water and wastewater treatment, pumping systems, and water distribution & wastewater collection systems. He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas with a B.S. in Biological Engineering and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arkansas.

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Josh Durham, P.E.
Fayetteville Manager

Mr. Durham has over 10 years of experience in treatment process and piping system design and has also provided contract management and construction observation services on municipal water and wastewater projects. He is experienced in hydraulic modeling of water distribution and wastewater collection systems. He has a B.S. and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Arkansas and Oklahoma.

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Andrew McCollum, P.S.
Surveying Manager

Mr. McCollum coordinates surveying services for Hawkins-Weir Engineers. He has experience in topographic, Alta, FEMA, and boundary surveys. He prepares boundary/easement descriptions, and performs deed and easement research. He has an Associate’s Degree in Surveying from the University of Arkansas Community College in Morrilton and is a Professional Surveyor in the State of Arkansas.

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Becky Horne
Business Manager

Ms. Horne is responsible for managing and maintaining all accounting and human resource functions of the firm, as well as preparing and processing tax reports and filings and maintaining all corporate and professional licensure requirements of professional staff. Ms. Horne has 25 years of accounting and managerial experience, and she holds an Associate’s degree in mathematics from Carl Albert State College.

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Mike Henson
CAD Manager

Mr. Henson has more than 20 years’ experience managing HW’s CAD Department. His responsibilities include coordination of drafting between engineers/designers and CAD technicians; coordination of external drafting between HW and subconsultants; implementation and maintenance of drafting standards; and general CAD software maintenance. He is a graduate of East Central Oklahoma University with a B.S. in Cartography and a member of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping and the University of Arkansas Fort Smith CAD Advisory Committee.

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David Boullie
Construction Manager

Mr. Boullie oversees construction field services for HW’s Little Rock Office. He holds a Class III Wastewater Treatment License and a Wastewater Collection I License. Prior to joining HW, Mr. Boullie had nearly 10 years of experience as a water/wastewater supervisor for a utility in central Arkansas where he gained first-hand experience in installing pipelines and operating wastewater equipment. His background also includes experience in the various trades associated with residential and commercial construction.

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