Brejnik to lead WSP USA Transit and Rail Technical Excellence Center

Oct. 23, 2019
The new senior vice president brings more than three decades of transportation engineering experience to his new role in the western U.S. region.

WSP USA has named Rex Brejnik as the west regional market lead for the Transit and Rail Technical Excellence Center (TEC).

Brejnik will lead, expand and drive growth for the transit and rail practice in the western U.S. as the senior vice president for the firm. WSP provides its clients with operational planning, safety and security, systems engineering, rail vehicles, railroads, fleet and facilities and transportation demand management and a range of other services.

“Rex has an outstanding reputation in the industry and brings a strong background in design-build to the firm,” said Phil Pasterak, WSP national director of transit and rail. “He will provide us with continuous focus and emphasis on delivering innovation and quality.”

Prior to joining WSP, Brejnik served as a vice president for integrated delivery at an international engineering firm, where he was responsible for expanding and securing rail and transit projects in the western U.S. His experience includes serving as project manager for a light-rail transit project in Waterloo, Ontario; program management team member for the New Tappan Zee Bridge in New York; design manager for the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit Project in St. Paul, Minnesota; and project director for Miami International Airport’s South Terminal Expansion Program.

A graduate of the University of Wyoming with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, Brejnik has more than 30 years of experience developing client relationships and leading large project teams in the development and delivery of significant aviation, transit and interstate roadway projects. He is a registered professional engineer in the states of Nebraska and Minnesota and is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the National Society of Professional Engineers.

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