PERSONNEL PROFILES -

Listed below is a brief profile for all JW&A employees.  The key personnel are highlighted and are linked to a more in-depth personal profile.

JASON R. BENDIXEN, Field Technician
Jason joined the firm in 2005.  He has been busy mostly working with our livestock operation permitting department assisting with topo work, soil sampling and water testing.  Jason returned to his hometown after being in the Sioux Falls area for several years working for several different companies while there.  He takes after his father, Bob, as far as work ethic and dedication.  

ROBERT V. BENDIXEN, L.S.
Bob is a licensed land surveyor, part owner and currently serving as Vice President of the Board of Directors for JW&A.  Bob keeps busy with scheduling duties, keeping our technical equipment up to date, and of course with surveys for private, municipal, state and federal concerns.  He also is involved with subdivision design.  Bob has been with the firm since its inception except for the time he served in Vietnam.

PATRICK N. BOGGESS, Land Surveyor Intern
Pat started his career with this firm in August of 2000.  He fulfilled his practicum requirements for his two-year computer-aided drafting degree from the local community college here.  We liked his work so well, we decided to keep him on full-time.  He recently learned that he passed his exam to become a surveyor intern.  Pat worked mainly in the office on drafting work but now will be seeing more outside time to fulfill his experience to become a licensed surveyor.   Pat is originally from Estherville.

SCOTT A. BRUNSVOLD, P.E.
Scott, a licensed engineer, has been with the firm since 1984 and specializes in municipal street design.  Scott received his education (BSCE) at Iowa State University.  He, wife Becky and son Brandon reside in Estherville and are both lifelong residents of the area.  All of his engineering experience has been with Jacobson-Westergard.  He currently is President of the board of directors and is a part-owner.

CHRISTOPHER L. HANSON, Head of Drafting Department
Chris started with Jacobson-Westergard in 1998.  He has an A.A. degree in CADD, also from Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville.  He comes from a farm family and we appreciate his hard-working traits he learned on the farm.  He is very adept with AutoCAD and carries out his tasks with a good attitude.  Chris lives in rural Spirit Lake and is engaged to be married in November 2009.

DALLAS L. HEIKENS, P.E. 
Dallas is a graduate of Iowa State University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.  She joined the firm in 1995 and has been assisting with project design, staking and inspection.  Dallas is a native of Lake Park and returned to the area from Ames when her husband Jason was relocated here for employment.  Dallas is currently licensed in both Iowa and Minnesota and has been busy this past year with livestock confinements, recreational trails, etc.

RICHARD A. HOPPER, P.E.
Rick is the Director of Engineering and is currently serving as Secretary/Treasurer of the Board of Directors.  He received his education from Iowa State University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.  Rick started his employment with us in 1983 after being employed by other private consultants for 5 years, the Iowa Department of Transportation for 4 years and working in Malaysia and Saudi Arabia for 2 years.  Rick primarily specializes in drainage projects for JW&A but works also with municipal work and recreational trails as well.  Rick lives in rural Wallingford (Ingham Lake) with his wife Connie. 

KEVIN Z. MICHAEL, Survey Assistant
Kevin joined us in August of 2006.  We have been keeping his busy with surveys, topos, concrete testing, construction staking and he has also been getting involved in soils classification.  Kevin resides in Estherville.

JEFFREY L. ROSE, P.E.
Jeff has been with the firm since 1995 after graduating from ISU with a B.S. in Civil Engineering.  Jeff is a project engineer, performing design from start to finish, including overseeing construction staking and inspection of the project. Jeff is our LID specialist which is becoming very big in the Iowa Great Lakes Region to protect the quality of the lakes. Jeff resides in Estherville with his wife Amy and children, Devin, Preston and Macy.

LORI L. SMITH, Office Manager
Lori has been with the firm since 1979.  She handles or oversees all aspects of financial records for the corporation including billing, payroll, accounts payable and general ledger.   Lori lives in rural Estherville with her husband Gary. 

CHRISTOPHER J. TOWELL, L.S.
Chris has been with JW&A since 1997 and just recently became a licensed surveyor in the state of Iowa.  He has an A.A. degree from ILCC in Estherville in CADD.  He also attended ISU for 1 year.  Chris is  married and lives in Estherville with his wife LuWanda and two stepsons Taylor & Cody and daughter Lyndsay.

JULIE L. WILLEY, Administrative Assistant
Julie has been with the firm since 1996.  She had worked for various businesses before joining our team.  She handles all outgoing paperwork, contract documents for construction projects, payroll, not to mention numerous other tasks that make the day-to-day operation run smoothly.  She lives in Estherville with husband Jim. 

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