MoorePEOPLE: Changing Places at Walter P Moore
Walter P Moore congratulates our recently promoted leaders.
Walter P Moore congratulates our recently promoted leaders.
Jennifer Peek.
Just can’t wait to get on the road again.
Senior Principal / Executive Director, Infrastructure Group
Just can’t wait to get on the road again.
Senior Principal / Executive Director, Infrastructure Group
In Six: A song lyric for every occasion.
Roots / Alma Maters: Naples, Florida / Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia (but her only allegiance is to Vanderbilt…go, Commodores!)
Forte: Throughout her 20-year career (entirely at Walter P Moore), Jennifer has been regularly promoted to distinguished leadership roles — first as the Managing Director for Traffic Engineering in Houston and later serving dual roles as the Director of Traffic Engineering (for all offices) and the Operations Manager for the Infrastructure Group. Having recently transitioned to Executive Director of the firm’s Infrastructure Group, Jennifer now oversees the group’s various regional, national, and international practice areas and directs the strategic, long-term initiatives of the business unit.
If she weren't an engineer...: “I’d probably be a teacher, but I think it would be really fun to be a travel agent, as long as I get to go on all of the trips prior to booking clients!” And incidentally, she could definitely qualify as an agent for Disney — she’s travelled to a Disney park at least once a year for the past 12 years, including Disney World, Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and the Disney cruise.
Most memorable moments at WPM: Spending time with other people and their families at company events — softball games, company picnics, bowling team, heart walks, 75th and 85th anniversary parties, etc. We spend many hours working hard together, so it’s nice to have fun together as well.
Jennifer L. Peek, P.E., PTOE, PTP / 713.630.7451 / jpeek@walterpmoore.com
Edwin Friedrichs.
Public policy crusader and wine explorer.
Senior Principal / Director of Transportation Engineering
Public policy crusader and wine explorer.
Senior Principal / Director of Transportation Engineering
In Six: Teach, listen, and learn you will.
Roots / Alma Mater: San Antonio, Texas / Texas A&M University
Forte: Having led the firm’s Infrastructure Group for the last 34 of his 41 years at Walter P Moore, Edwin is transitioning to focus more on his roles as Director of Transportation Engineering and as Vice President of the firm. This transition allows him to engage more deeply with clients and within the community, and to mentor the firm’s multiple generations of future leaders. Edwin has long been a steadfast community advocate, and throughout his career has contributed to the success of many areas around Houston such as the Texas Medical Center, Uptown Houston, and the decades-long, continuing redevelopment of the city’s downtown and Midtown districts.
The best advice he’s received: “Support your community above all else.” — Walter P. Moore, Sr.
If he weren’t an engineer, he would: “be teaching a practice-based curriculum to graduate students.”
Edwin Friedrichs, P.E., PTP / 713.630.7351 / efriedrichs@walterpmoore.com
Vicki Ford.
Renaissance woman and life-long learner.
Principal / Manager Director, Dallas Structural Engineering
Renaissance woman and life-long learner.
Principal / Manager Director, Dallas Structural Engineering
In Six: Those inherit who learn to look.
Roots / Alma Mater: Lexington, South Carolina / Clemson University
Forte: Having spent all of her 20-year career at Walter P Moore, Vicki has designed intricate structures such as long-span roofs and large, complex healthcare facilities. In addition, her experience in reinforced concrete and structural steel extends to corporate campuses and hospitality projects around the country. Vicki was promoted to Managing Director of the firm's Dallas office and structural engineering practice in March 2018.
Proudest accomplishment to date (personal): “That I have fostered in my kids a love of learning.”
Proudest accomplishment to date (professional): Being the engineer-of-record for the Texas Center for Proton Therapy, which won the highest award for engineering excellence in the state — the 2017 Texas ACEC Eminent Conceptor.
Little-known tidbits: Vicki loves literature. She studied Shakespeare in college and now serves as treasurer for the Jane Austen Society of North America North Texas Region. She once appeared in the Dallas Morning News donning regency period clothing, channeling her inner Austen.
Vicki Ford, P.E., S.E. / 214.740.6215 / vford@walterpmoore.com
Thomas Duncan.
Whoomp! There he is.
Principal / Director of Traffic Engineering
Whoomp! There he is.
Principal / Director of Traffic Engineering
In Six: Straight Outta Alvin: Traffic’s Most Wanted.
Roots / Alma Mater: Alvin, Texas / Texas A&M University
Forte: As the Director of Traffic Engineering Services for Walter P Moore, Thomas oversees the traffic groups located in Houston, Dallas, El Paso, Kansas City, Washington, D.C., and Pune (India). Having joined the firm in 2015, he has more than 16 years of engineering experience in traffic design, analysis, planning, and operations for various public and private clients. Thomas has successfully managed complex projects encompassing data collection and forecasting, traffic simulations, and the design, planning, and development of road realignments, rail crossings, and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).
‘Round the Outside: Thomas regularly supports the Shriners and Big Love Cancer organizations, but his main hobby is chauffeuring his three children all over town.
Little-known tidbits: He admits knowing WAY too much about 90s – 2010s rap music and says Dr. Dre is his muse.
Thomas Duncan, P.E., PTOE / 713.394.5652 / tduncan@walterpmoore.com