About Us

Jeff Bragdon is the Director of Virginia at RKA. He has more than 25 years of experience in commercial, residential, energy, environmental and public transportation planning, design, project management and construction. Prior to RKA, Jeff served as the Program Manager of Engineering Consultants and Associates for the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA), was the State Hydraulics and Utilities Engineer for VDOT, and worked for several engineering firms in Virginia and New England. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering, holds a PE in Virginia, and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

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Michael Bywaletz is the Director of Hydraulics at RKA and the Region Leader of the Charlotte office. He has more than 36 years of experience in roadway design, drainage design, floodplain analysis, and erosion control performed for multiple State DOTs as well as for numerous counties and municipalities. Prior to RKA, Michael worked for several engineering firms in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina and provided engineering services in the states he is a registered professional engineer in. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering, concentration in Hydrology/Hydraulics and Transportation. He obtained his PE license in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Wyoming, and Nebraska, along with being a CPESC, a Level 3 Designer of Erosion and Sediment Control Plans in NC, a Level 2 Certified Design Professional and Trainer in Erosion and Sediment Control in GA and an ENV Sustainability Professional license.

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Jeremy Chapman is the South Carolina Traffic Operations State Lead at RKA. He has 24 years of experience in traffic safety & operations, traffic impact analysis, human factors and vulnerable road user safety, ITS & traffic signal design, MUTCD-compliant design, project management, congestion management, and traffic & transportation education as a consultant, researcher, and educator. Prior to joining RKA, he was an ITS design lead on the I-66 Outside the Beltway project and also taught the next generation of engineers at the university level for five years. He is a Fellow in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and immediate past chair of the ITE Ethics Standing Committee. He serves as a research advisory panel member for the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program. Jeremy’s PhD in Transportation Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison focused on traffic safety and vulnerable road users. He is a licensed PE in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Ohio, and is also certified as a PTOE and RSP1 by the Transportation Professional Certification Board.

Will Collins is the Chief People Officer at RKA. His background includes over 47 years of experience in human resources, employee relations, administration, community and government relations, and with leadership development. He graduated from Appalachian State University with a BSBA in Personnel Management.

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Michael Dennis is a Transportation Planning Lead at RKA. He handles all travel demand modeling, works on numerous major simulation projects using Transmodern software, and has been the project engineer for several major traffic projects. Prior to joining RKA, Mr. Dennis held numerous roles at SCDOT. Michael graduated from Clemson University with a Master of Environmental System Engineering and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering. He obtained his PE license in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.

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Tré Dugal, III is the Director of Design for RKA. He has over 32 years of experience in roadway design, storm drainage design, hydraulics, erosion control, utility coordination, water and sanitary sewer relocation, and transit and parking lot design. Prior to RKA, Tré was a Civil Engineer for 23 years. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering.

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Victoria Edwards is the Director of Marketing at Ramey Kemp Associates. Although she is new to the A/E/C Industry, Victoria is a dynamic marketer with more than 15 years of experience across several industries, including digital marketing, SEO, and events. Her team drives the evolution of the RKA brand in both the private and public sectors. Victoria is an active member of SMPS (Research Triangle Chapter) as well as an alumnus of North Carolina State University and Catawba College.

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Barbra Flick is the Director of Finance and Controller at RKA. She provides an eye for detail with over 27 years of experience in accounting and finance. Prior to RKA, Barbra worked in public accounting preparing tax returns and performing audits before transitioning to industry and serving as a controller for multiple construction firms. She earned her Master of Accounting from Virginia Tech before she obtained her CPA and CGMA.

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Michael Florio serves as the Chief Financial Officer at RKA. He has over 30 years of experience in strategic planning, financial reporting, budgeting, investor/board relations, accounting, and fundraising. Prior to RKA, Mike was the CFO of a global public health organization. He earned his Master’s in Business Administration from St. John’s University.

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Stephen Greene is the Chief Operating Officer at RKA. He has a diverse professional background, including traffic engineering, construction management and transportation planning and inspection. He is a leader with consistent success in building, growing, and improving the performance and the financial success of companies and non-profits. Prior to his current role at RKA, Steve was a Project Development engineer for RKA and was a Transportation Engineer II at the North Carolina Department of Transportation. He graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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Jason Hamilton is a State Operations Lead at RKA and has over 27 years of experience, primarily focused in the area of traffic operations, including traffic signal/ITS design, signing/pavement marking design and traffic control design. He leads a staff of five (5) engineers in the Raleigh and Charlotte offices and works closely with private, State and municipal clients throughout the state in various plan development. Prior to working at RKA, Jason served as a project manager at two (2) transportation engineering firms in the Baltimore, Maryland area. He holds a Professional Engineer license in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia. and Maryland and is also a registered PTOE.

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Lucas Helms is the State Transportation Lead of North Carolina at RKA. His experience includes work in roadway design and traffic engineering, included roadway and storm drainage design, utility and railroad coordination, construction administration, and the preparation of traffic impact studies, roadway plans, traffic control plans, and pavement marking plans. He is proficient in Microstation, Geopak, and AutoCAD Civil 3D. Lucas graduated from North Carolina State University with a Master of Civil Engineering and later obtained a Professional Engineering license in North Carolina.

Will Collins is the Chief People Officer at RKA. His background includes over 47 years of experience in human resources, employee relations, administration, community and government relations, and with leadership development. He graduated from Appalachian State University with a BSBA in Personnel Management.

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Michael Florio serves as the Chief Financial Officer at RKA. He has over 30 years of experience in strategic planning, financial reporting, budgeting, investor/board relations, accounting, and fundraising. Prior to RKA, Mike was the CFO of a global public health organization. He earned his Master’s in Business Administration from St. John’s University.

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Stephen Greene is the Chief Operating Officer at RKA. He has a diverse professional background, including traffic engineering, construction management and transportation planning and inspection. He is a leader with consistent success in building, growing, and improving the performance and the financial success of companies and non-profits. Prior to his current role at RKA, Steve was a Project Development engineer for RKA and was a Transportation Engineer II at the North Carolina Department of Transportation. He graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Montell Irvin serves as the CEO for RKA. He implements RKA’s strategic plan, oversees growth, and is responsible for major corporate decisions. As an engineer, Montell has over 32 years of experience in transportation engineering that includes transportation planning, environmental studies, traffic impact analyses, traffic data collection, roadway design, and air and noise studies. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering before obtaining PE licenses in Virginia, Louisiana, Arizona, North Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, Michigan, Maryland, and Florida. Montell has also earned his PTOE certification.

Ramey Kemp founded RKA in 1992. As an engineer, he has over 56 years of experience in transportation engineering with a primary emphasis in roadway design and traffic studies, including 12 years as a design/project engineer with the North Carolina Department of Transportation.  His experience includes preparation of traffic studies, signal designs, street designs, highway designs, interchange designs, drainage designs, erosion control plans, and traffic control plans. His administrative responsibilities included client coordination, project management, permitting, construction inspection, and coordination of the planning, environmental, surveying, and geotechnical work. Additionally, Ramey was individually pre-qualified with the Congestion Management section of the NCDOT for Capacity Analysis (Intersections & Corridors) and Traffic Impact Analysis (TIAs). Ramey graduated from North Carolina State University with a Master of Civil Engineering.

Jeff Bragdon is the Director of Virginia at RKA. He has more than 25 years of experience in commercial, residential, energy, environmental and public transportation planning, design, project management and construction. Prior to RKA, Jeff served as the Program Manager of Engineering Consultants and Associates for the Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance (VTCA), was the State Hydraulics and Utilities Engineer for VDOT, and worked for several engineering firms in Virginia and New England. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Bachelor of Science in Ocean Engineering, holds a PE in Virginia, and is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

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Michael Bywaletz is the Director of Hydraulics at RKA and the Region Leader of the Charlotte office. He has more than 36 years of experience in roadway design, drainage design, floodplain analysis, and erosion control performed for multiple State DOTs as well as for numerous counties and municipalities. Prior to RKA, Michael worked for several engineering firms in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina and provided engineering services in the states he is a registered professional engineer in. He graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering, concentration in Hydrology/Hydraulics and Transportation. He obtained his PE license in North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Wyoming, and Nebraska, along with being a CPESC, a Level 3 Designer of Erosion and Sediment Control Plans in NC, a Level 2 Certified Design Professional and Trainer in Erosion and Sediment Control in GA and an ENV Sustainability Professional license.

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Tré Dugal, III is the Director of Design for RKA. He has over 32 years of experience in roadway design, storm drainage design, hydraulics, erosion control, utility coordination, water and sanitary sewer relocation, and transit and parking lot design. Prior to RKA, Tré was a Civil Engineer for 23 years. He graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering.

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Victoria Edwards is the Director of Marketing at Ramey Kemp Associates. Although she is new to the A/E/C Industry, Victoria is a dynamic marketer with more than 15 years of experience across several industries, including digital marketing, SEO, and events. Her team drives the evolution of the RKA brand in both the private and public sectors. Victoria is an active member of SMPS (Research Triangle Chapter) as well as an alumnus of North Carolina State University and Catawba College.

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Barbra Flick is the Director of Finance and Controller at RKA. She provides an eye for detail with over 27 years of experience in accounting and finance. Prior to RKA, Barbra worked in public accounting preparing tax returns and performing audits before transitioning to industry and serving as a controller for multiple construction firms. She earned her Master of Accounting from Virginia Tech before she obtained her CPA and CGMA.

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Jeff Ingham provides traffic expertise as the Director of South Carolina. He has 27 years of experience in transportation planning and design, intersection and signal design, traffic impact analysis, traffic operations, safety analysis, and NEPA documentation. Jeff was a transportation engineer at two other firms and at the NCDOT before working at RKA. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Clemson University and a Master of Civil Engineering from North Carolina State University. He earned a PE license in South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina, and PTOE license, and a Level Two Road Safety Professional license.

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Jay McInnis is the Director of Project Development at RKA. He has over 30 years of experience in project development and NEPA/SEPA documentation. Jay conducts project development studies, prepares environmental documentation, assists with traffic noise and air quality studies, and provides QA/QC for the reports. He previously worked as a Transportation Engineering Supervisor for NCDOT PDEA and has extensive knowledge of the NCDOT project delivery process. Jay graduated from North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering before obtaining his PE license in North Carolina.

Tamara Patterson is the Director of Accounting at RKA. She is meticulous, with over 20 years of experience. Before RKA, Tamara was the Director of Finance for a non-profit international association of professionals known as the IIBEC. She earned her Associate of Accounting from Durham Technical College.

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Rynal Stephenson is the Director of North Carolina for Ramey Kemp Associates. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina and Florida with over 23 years of experience in traffic engineering, transportation planning, traffic data collection, and traffic safety and research. Prior to working at RKA, he worked as a Traffic Safety Engineer for the North Carolina Department of Transportation. He graduated from North Carolina State University with a Master of Civil Engineering, concentration in Transportation.

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Battle Whitley is the Director of Traffic Operations at RKA. Battle has over 29 years of experience in traffic operations, asset management, intelligent transportation systems, traffic incident management, access management, project management, traffic engineering, congestion management, signal and signing design, roadway maintenance, disaster recovery, and leadership in the public sector. Prior to RKA, Battle worked at the NCDOT for over 25 years. He graduated North Carolina State University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering; is a Professional Engineer registered in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia; a Certified Public Manager; a 2008 graduate of the Operations Academy; and earned a Level One Road Safety Professional license.

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Jeremy Chapman is the South Carolina Traffic Operations State Lead at RKA. He has 24 years of experience in traffic safety & operations, traffic impact analysis, human factors and vulnerable road user safety, ITS & traffic signal design, MUTCD-compliant design, project management, congestion management, and traffic & transportation education as a consultant, researcher, and educator. Prior to joining RKA, he was an ITS design lead on the I-66 Outside the Beltway project and also taught the next generation of engineers at the university level for five years. He is a Fellow in the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) and immediate past chair of the ITE Ethics Standing Committee. He serves as a research advisory panel member for the Behavioral Traffic Safety Cooperative Research Program. Jeremy’s PhD in Transportation Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison focused on traffic safety and vulnerable road users. He is a licensed PE in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Ohio, and is also certified as a PTOE and RSP1 by the Transportation Professional Certification Board.

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Michael Dennis is a Transportation Planning Lead at RKA. He handles all travel demand modeling, works on numerous major simulation projects using Transmodern software, and has been the project engineer for several major traffic projects. Prior to joining RKA, Mr. Dennis held numerous roles at SCDOT. Michael graduated from Clemson University with a Master of Environmental System Engineering and a Bachelor of Civil Engineering. He obtained his PE license in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia.

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Jason Hamilton is a State Operations Lead at RKA and has over 27 years of experience, primarily focused in the area of traffic operations, including traffic signal/ITS design, signing/pavement marking design and traffic control design. He leads a staff of five (5) engineers in the Raleigh and Charlotte offices and works closely with private, State and municipal clients throughout the state in various plan development. Prior to working at RKA, Jason served as a project manager at two (2) transportation engineering firms in the Baltimore, Maryland area. He holds a Professional Engineer license in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia. and Maryland and is also a registered PTOE.

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Lucas Helms is the State Transportation Lead of North Carolina at RKA. His experience includes work in roadway design and traffic engineering, included roadway and storm drainage design, utility and railroad coordination, construction administration, and the preparation of traffic impact studies, roadway plans, traffic control plans, and pavement marking plans. He is proficient in Microstation, Geopak, and AutoCAD Civil 3D. Lucas graduated from North Carolina State University with a Master of Civil Engineering and later obtained a Professional Engineering license in North Carolina.

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Jessica McClure is a State Traffic Engineering Lead at RKA. She has more than 13 years of experience in traffic engineering and planning. Her responsibilities with the firm include oversight of all public sector traffic engineering projects in North Carolina. Her additional responsibilities include various traffic engineering, planning, and design tasks in the areas of traffic impact studies, comprehensive transportation planning, traffic forecasting, and traffic modeling. Prior to RKA, Jessica worked as a Transportation Planner for the NCDOT. She graduated from NC State University with a Masters of Engineering degree and obtained PE licenses in North Carolina and Virginia.

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Joshua Reinke is a State Traffic Engineering Lead at RKA. He has over 18 years of experience in traffic engineering. The focus of his experience involves capacity analysis, using various traffic engineering software programs, traffic control systems, and report writing. He specializes in working with school systems. Joshua earned his Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Valparaiso University and is a registered Professional Engineer.