James Daum, PE
President
James M. Daum, PE serves as the President of Bowman, Barrett & Associates Inc. (BB&A). He joined the firm in 2000 as Senior Vice President and was promoted to Executive Vice President in 2001. Mr. Daum has over 26 years of experience leading highway, railroad, transit and airport-related projects.
Mr. Daum has been the project manager on several award winning projects during his career:
- Orchard Road
Grade Separation Project, Aurora, Illinois
Kane County Division of Transportation
2004 Honor Award for Excellence in Engineering from CECI
- Main Street (IL 64) over the Fox River, St. Charles, Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation
1999 Honor Award for Excellence in Engineering from CECI
- Airport Transit System (“The People Mover”)
at O’Hare
International Airport,
Chicago, Illinois, City of Chicago, Illinois- 1994 Outstanding Achievement Award, Illinois Society of Professional Engineers
- 1993 Honor Award for Excellence in Engineering from CECI
- 1993 Most Innovative Structure
Award, Structural Engineering Association of Illinois
- Elgin-O’Hare Expressway from Gary
Avenue to the Metra Railroad
Illinois Department of Transportation- 1994 Harry Hanley Outstanding Service Award from IDOT
- 1994 Exceptional Service Award from IDOT
Mr. Daum earned a MSCE degree from the Illinois Institute of
Technology and a BSCE degree from the University of Illinois.
He is a registered
professional engineer in three states, including Illinois.
Mr. Daum’s industry affiliations include the following:
- Past Chairman of the P&D Division of the Illinois Road and Transportation Builders Association (IRTBA)
- Member of the Consulting Engineers Council of Illinois (CECI)
- Member of the American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)