Wallace Group announced the promotion of Bryan Childress to Principle of firm. Bryan is currently the Director of Mechanical Engineering and will now serve a dual role capacity. He join’s the firm’s five other Principals that serve the senior leadership team at the multi-disciplinary design and engineering firm headquartered in SLO.
A Cal Poly alumnus and co-designer on two water treatment design patents, Bryan has dual licensing as a Mechanical and Civil Professional Engineer and brings two and a half decades of experience in water/wastewater, civil and mechanical design, project mgmt., design and strategic planning background to the team. His career began at Zenon Environmental and GE water and Process Technologies before he moved to a leadership role with H2O Engineering. Joining Wallace Group in 2015 as a Senior Engineer. Bryan was soon promoted to Director of Mechanical Engineering, leveraging his diversified background and leadership skills to grow the department and support the cross-functional team.
CEO Brad Brechwald shared, “Bryan not only has excellent experience and consistently provides innovative and solution-focused designs for our clients, but he is also a pleasure to work with. His vision, leadership and strategic insight have proven invaluable for our company and I welcome him to this new role as Principal.”
Bryan added: “It is a tremendous privilege to join the senior leadership team at Wallace Group. Each Principal has impressive engineering expertise and combines this with a passion for client and employee satisfaction, keeping those we serve and mentor in this leadership role at the forefront of our minds. I am honored to join this group and look forward to contributing to the continued growth of Wallace Group.”