Ryan White

Bio

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Design Services Growth Leader, Southeast Transportation

Senior Transportation Engineer, Stantec Consulting

 White was raised in New Bern, North Carolina. While at NC State, White was a member of the NC State Army ROTC “Wolfpack” Battalion and was commissioned as an U.S. Army Engineer Officer after graduation. White served two tours in the Middle East during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, leading and supporting construction operations in Kuwait and Iraq. After resigning his commission, White spent 10 years leading highway, freight and passenger rail, and multimodal station projects through the planning and project development phases for the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Division of Highways and Rail Division. White is currently a senior transportation engineer in Stantec’s Raleigh office, where he continues to manage highway and rail projects. He also serves as Stantec’s Design Services Growth Leader for Southeast Transportation. Stakeholder and public engagement continue to be a major component of his work, with a recent focus on environmental justice community engagement. White is also a licensed Professional Engineer.

 White is a product of mentoring and believes it takes a village to raise an engineer. As such, he serves as a co-chair for Stantec’s Black Employees Resource Group, participates in intern mentoring programs, and assists in Stantec’s university outreach efforts. Additionally, White is a mentor in the North Carolina Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers Professional Mentors Program, served as the Engineering Career Cluster Leader for the Garner Road Community Center’s Teen Achievers Program, and regularly participates in other youth mentoring programs.