How Wendy Lopez '80 grew her one-woman engineering firm into a 200-employee operation

Written byAshley McClure-French

�Ӱ�ר�� civil engineering alum, Wendy Lopez is currently an executive at AECOM, the world's premier infrastructure firm.

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Wendy Lopez

Graduation Year: Class of 1980
Major: Civil Engineering
Hometown: Jeanerette, La.

Wendy Lopez, �Ӱ�ר��80, grew her own company, Wendy Lopez & Associates, Inc. from the ground up.

She started out as a one-woman engineering consulting firm and in less than 20 years, she grew the company to 200 employees before selling it.

Wendy is now the Texas executive at , the world�Ӱ�ר��s premier infrastructure firm. She is in charge of strategy, growth, and leadership in Texas�Ӱ�ר��s major cities.

Recently, Wendy was featured in Authority Magazine in the series Inspirational Women in STEM and Tech. .

Photo credit: Authority Magazine

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