Jody joined Datum Rios in 2023 after working as the Director of Structural Engineering for a prominent A/E firm in the Rio Grande Valley. With 14 years of work experience, he has design expertise in a wide range of structural systems and building types such as municipal facilities, K-12 schools, higher education facilities, courthouses, and performing art centers. Jody serves as Quality Control Engineer for Datum Rios. He is passionate about mentoring the next generation of structural engineers and volunteers his time to serve on the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Civil Engineering Advisory Board and will guest lecture for various civil engineering courses. Jody is the first and only licensed SE in the Rio Grande Valley.

Jody holds a Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. He is currently pursuing his master at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with a focus in structural and geotechnical engineering. Jody is a licensed Professional Engineer in Texas.

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Q & A

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What inspires you about your work?

“I look forward to each new challenge each project brings.  A complex building is only possible by solving a series of problems and observing how their solutions effect the end product.  Structural engineering is tangible in the sense that your scope of work starts as a concept, solved with physics and mathematics, depicted on drawings, constructed at the project site, and experienced by the public, and protects the public from natural disasters for its lifespan.  I am inspired to solve the next tough problem to protect the life-safety and welfare of the public.”

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Why do you work at Datum Rios?

Datum Rios offers a wide variety of projects and challenges.  Every project brings a unique set of challenges that I look forward to. Datum Rios engineers are vey creative, intelligent, hard working individuals that come together to solve difficult problems.  But more importantly, the work culture is Datum Rios' most valuable component.  Datum Rios is all about people first, engineering second.

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What are a few top projects you have worked on?

• Del Valle High School #2

• University of Texas Engineering Discovery Building

• University of Texas at Dallas Arts & Performance Complex Phase II