Academy of Distinguished Alumni

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  • Image Caption Title #1: Quintana Beach Bridge - Freeport, Texas
  • Image Caption #1: In 1995, Reese started his own structural engineering consulting firm, Summit Engineering, which specializes in bridge design and construction. One of the firm’s first projects was the Quintana Beach Bridge which crosses the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and connects the inland industrial towns of Brazoria, Lake Jackson and Clute with the port town of Surfside Beach.
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  • Image Caption Title #2: FasTracks West Rail Line Corridor - Denver, Colorado
  • Image Caption #2: The signature steel-arch bridge for RTD’s West Corridor light rail over the Sixth Avenue Freeway was rolled into place over the highway from its temporary perch on a platform at the Denver Federal Center. This innovative construction method saved time and money for the traveling public and taxpayers. The arch was launched across the freeway using heavy load trailers and a track system.
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Gregg A. Reese

M.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1983
B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1980

Gregg Reese is a leader in the design of advanced bridges and has developed many novel methods for the design and erection of various types of bridges. Among his peers, he is known for not fearing challenges. Over a 35-year career, he has been involved in the design and construction of numerous concrete bridges in North America.

After saving money, working as a draftsman for a large engineering firm in the daytime, and studying engineering at night school for two and a half years, Gregg came to UT Austin as a junior and decided to focus on structural engineering, having no idea what was in front of him. He says the next five years were some of the best of his life.

After finishing his bachelor’s, he was offered a spot as a research assistant at Ferguson Lab, where he learned from many of the field’s giants how to be an engineer. 

In 1995, he started his own successful company, Colorado-based Summit Engineering, and went on to design the first curved, precast concrete tub girder bridge in the U.S. 

His consulting firm has performed a wide variety of services, including the design of new bridges and temporary works, erection engineering during construction and the repair and demolition of numerous existing bridges. Many projects have won design awards for advancements and innovation in the design and construction of complex, precast concrete bridges.

Gregg was also responsible for making sure that the 40-story center support arch of the Dallas Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge was able to be successfully erected and stabilized for subsequent construction of the superstructure. This type of extremely complex undertaking is what Gregg thrives on.

He is currently a member of PTI, ASBI, ASCE, ACI and PCI and is a fourth-generation Texas and Houstonian who has lived in Colorado for over 20 years.