Rex Bell has joined Ayres Associates as vice president of Colorado operations. Bell has more than 35 years of experience providing project management, financial expertise, and operations leadership for engineering consulting work around the world.

Throughout his career, Bell has demonstrated success with taking on complex issues. With his communication and team-building skills, Bell will pursue growth and diversification for our Colorado and Wyoming-based operations, which have been serving the western United States since 1967.

Bell, formerly a senior vice president with a large international engineering firm, has extensive national and international experience in a variety of markets, including natural resources; energy; water; infrastructure; and services for local, state, and federal agencies. Among his demonstrated areas of expertise are project management, client service, enterprise risk management, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, and leadership of diverse teams.

“Rex is the right person to take Ayres Associates’ nationally renowned water resources and river engineering services to the next level and advance our municipal, geospatial, and transportation engineering offerings into new areas – both geographically and in terms of niche expertise,” says Jan Zander, executive vice president.