DALLAS, May 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- CRIADO & Associates has been acquired by
Dunaway. CRIADO is a successful, Dallas-based public infrastructure firm
established in 2001 by President and CEO Cristina Criado, PE. We
are thrilled to join forces with CRIADO and to continue to expand
our footprint in North Texas, a
region with tremendous growth potential and
opportunities.
The firm has tapped Senior Vice President and Principal Kervin
Campbell, PE, to lead the transition alongside Cristina.
Campbell began his career at
Dunaway in 2003. With a significant portfolio of public works
projects, including roadways, water, sanitary sewer, and storm
drain improvements, Kervin is well-known in the industry for his
outstanding contributions to public safety and welfare and for
advancing the profession of civil engineering. Under Kervin's
leadership, Dunaway's municipal client base has increased and has
advanced the firm's capabilities from offering traditional civil
infrastructure services to adding innovative roundabouts and 2D
water modeling design.
Before opening her firm, Cristina practiced as a professional
civil engineer for two leading civil engineering firms in the DFW
metroplex, managing a diverse project portfolio. Through the
transition, she brings her vast technical expertise, strong will,
and determination and remains committed to the day-to-day
operations. "CRIADO is excited to join forces with Dunaway
because they are a company that we always admired and aspired to be
like one day – they successfully lead a dynamic, profitable, and
sustainable company through their one-heart company culture and
strong core values," explains Cristina. "I have always
admired and respected what Dunaway has built over the years under
such an inspiring, thoughtful, and humble leadership team. I am
excited to be part of the difference that Dunaway makes!"
In her time as CEO of CRIADO, Cristina has provided design and
consulting services on a variety of civil engineering projects,
including roadway and freeway projects, interchanges, hike and bike
trails, municipal projects, and land development. Her project
management experience involves quality assurance, review and
control, scheduling, coordination, and management of the different
disciplines required. She also has served on the executive board
for the Greater Dallas Planning Council (GDPC), and UT Austin's External Advisory Committee, in
addition to serving as a member of the board of directors of the
Workforce Solutions of Greater
Dallas since 2015 and as a board member of the Dallas
Regional Chamber for Economic Development, the North Texas Commission, and ACEC
Dallas.
Dunaway recognizes the Dallas-Fort
Worth metroplex as the most populous metropolitan
statistical area in Texas. The
Fort Worth-based firm announced in
2023 that it opened its Houston
office and in 2021 that it had expanded to Dallas and Farmersville in addition to its Austin, San
Antonio, and Midland
locations, increasing its reach to all corners of Texas. Dunaway's Dallas office will join forces with CRIADO's
nearly sixty employees and will broaden their capabilities through
CRIADO's experience serving municipal clients, creating a fully
integrated team.
As a multi-discipline firm, Dunaway offers a range of services,
including civil and structural engineering, survey, planning +
landscape architecture, CIS (Construction Inspection Services),
environmental, and GIS (Geographic Information System). As Cristina
notes, "Another deciding factor to join Dunaway versus other
firms is that they are an independent, Texas-based firm that will continue to serve
CRIADO's clients while also focusing on business development and
strategic growth."
Through the acquisition of CRIADO, Dunaway continues to execute
its vision to be the leading independent multi-discipline design
firm in Texas, adding two new
service lines to their in-house offerings – Subsurface Utility
Engineering (SUE) and Right of Way (ROW). As Campbell explains, "The addition of CRIADO
to the Dunaway team marks an exciting chapter in our growth story
and is a testament to our commitment to our vision.
Together, we are poised to tackle even more ambitious projects,
offering collaborative multi-disciplined solutions and unparalleled
service to our clients and communities."
Learn more about the Dunaway Difference we are making in a
community near you at Dunaway.com.
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