2024 DBIA-UMR Executive Committee
Bryan Field
President |
Bryan Field, PE, DBIA is a Senior Project Manager with KLJ, a Civil Engineering firm headquartered in Bismarck, ND. Bryan has over 18 years of geotechnical and project management experience with heavy highway, design-build, and other conventional transportation and private projects throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
Bryan is a registered Professional Engineer in Minnesota, Design Build Professional (DBIA), and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. |
Mario Ratnaraj
Vice President |
Mario Ratnaraj, PE is an Engineer with more than 10 years of experience for HNTB Corporation, an infrastructure firm headquartered in Kansas City, MO with offices throughout the nation. As part of the Bridge group, Mario’s work focuses on bridge design from preliminary to final design to construction of large complex projects. He has been involved in the development of Design-Build RFP documents for several DOT’s.
Mario is a registered professional engineer in the state of Minnesota, holds Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities and holds Master of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota – Duluth. |
2023 DBIA-UMR Board of Directors
Benjamin Dzioba
Legislation |
Benjamin Dzioba, PE, PMP, DBIA, is the Market Manager for Alternative Delivery/Contractor Services for KLJ, a Civil Engineering firm headquartered in Bismarck, ND. As the Leader of KLJ’s Design-Build group, Mr. Dzioba develops strategic partnerships and oversees the successful pursuit and delivery of KLJ’s design-build work.
With over fifteen years of industry experience and as a registered Professional Engineer, Design-Build Professional (DBIA), and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Mr. Dzioba has a passion for creative collaboration and to succeed in whatever he undertakes while meeting the highest of ethical standards. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Mr. Dzioba sums up his personal brand in three words: innovation, integration, integrity. |
Jim Helgestad
Top Golf Fundraiser |
Jim Helgestad is an Area Manager for C. S. McCrossan Construction, Inc., a Highway/Heavy Civil construction firm located in Maple Grove, MN. Jim has over 30 years of experience managing transportation projects in and around the Twin Cities including serving as the lead on several large-scale Design-Build projects.
Jim is a Design-Build Professional (DBIA) and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. |
Jeff Kurth
Awards |
Jeff Kurth, PE, DBIA, is a Project Director for SRF Consulting Group, Inc., a Civil Engineering firm headquartered in Minneapolis, MN with offices throughout the Midwest. He helps lead the Minnesota construction services group which focuses on public transportation and transit projects for state, county, city, and other government and quasi-government clients. He has 18 years of experience in construction management and quality oversight, including several large scale design-build transportation and transit projects. He is a registered professional engineer, design-build professional (DBIA), and holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota.
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Zac Anunson Past President
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Zac Anunson, PE(MN), DBIA is the Regional Quality Manager for the Midwest Region of Ames Construction. Ames Construction is a full-service, heavy civil, and industrial general contractor that operates throughout North America and is headquartered in Burnsville, MN. Zac has over 10 years of experience in the construction industry, with the last seven years managing quality processes on multiple Design-Build projects. Zac has developed quality procedures for a wide range of construction elements to help ensure proper training and processes to occur for a high-quality project from design through construction on multiple Design-Build projects.
Zac is a registered professional engineer in the state of Minnesota and a Design-Build Professional with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities. |