Construction engineer, consultant with 55+ years of progressive leadership in international development, large-scale infrastructure projects, and regulatory compliance. Proven history managing $1B+ portfolio including healthcare facilities, mixed-use developments, across North America, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. First American to establish joint ventures in post-embargo Vietnam (1993). Expert in building codes, complex projects with legal, design, and construction challenges, often in a complex multi-jurisdictional environment.

US Navy Veteran during WW2. Graduated with a B.S. Degree in Architectural Engineering in 1956. He has designed and supervised the construction of more than 3,000 projects ranging from schools, gymnasiums, churches, apartment complexes, dental and medical facilities, residences, many hospitals, student housing dormitories, and office buildings. Mr. Kirkman has completed projects in 40-plus states and has provided architectural services from North Alaska to the tip of Chile, and from Russia around the world to China in some estimated 90 different countries with over 70 years of experience.

 Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Building Construction Management.

 OSHA Construction Safety Certificate

 OSHA - Competent Person Certificate for Soils

 US Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) – Construction Quality Management Certificate (CQM)

 EPA Lead Renovator Certificate, Specializing in quality control and building code compliance

 15+ years’ experience in Project Management, Estimating and Quality Control

 A few of the various project types completed:

• US Air Force Aircraft Hanger Facility
• Data Center - Mission Critical for Military
• Upgrade Military Deep Space Satellite Tracking Stations on Hawaii and Diego Garcia
• Correctional Facility
• Judicial Facility
• Educational Facilities
• Live Fire Shoot House for Federal Law Enforcement Training
• Municipal Sewer Treatment Plant
• Office & Administration Buildings - Homeland Security-Border Patrol
• Sports Complex-Ice Arena and Baseball Field
• Elementary and High School Facilities
• Medical Clinic, Diesel Power plant install, Data Center for medical records
• Brewery
• Hospitality Facility – 200 million US dollar Ocean Front, 5 Star Luxury Resort – Guam

 A graduate of the University of New Mexico with a Masters in Civil Engineering/Water Resources · Professional Registrations New Mexico, Arizona, California · Involved with over 200 water and sanitation projects

A few of the various types of projects completed:

• Water – Reuse – direct potable reuse, golf course and green space irrigation
• Desalination – reverse osmosis, electrodialysis reversal, brackish water, seawater
• Membrane Filtration – ultrafiltration, surface water treatment, arsenic removal
• Water Supply – groundwater wells, spring diversions, aquifer storage and recovery
• Water Distribution Systems – Booster pumping, large diameter pipelines, storage
• Master Planning – demand analysis, source evaluation, regional plans, water rights o Water Treatment – conventional, membranes, activated carbon, advanced oxidation
• Water Quality Monitoring – river nutrient monitoring, depth and flow measurement
• Wastewater Treatment – membrane bioreactor, effluent filtration, lagoons, biosolids
• Storm Water Management – detention basins, open channels, storm drains, planning
• Pilot Projects – desalination, arsenic removal, aquifer storage, zero discharge, reuse
• Computer Models – water distribution, storm water management, hydraulic transients
• Water Utility Operations – water department manager, CapEx and OpEx budgets
• Land Development – residential subdivisions, commercial, institutional, site work, utilities

Patents and Awards

• U.S. Patent 8808537 “Self-Contained Transportable Water Treatment Systems”
• Engineering Excellence Award for the City of Alamogordo Tertiary Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Engineering Excellence Award for the City of Alamogordo Aquifer Storage Recovery Pilot Study
• Instructor of the Year Award presented by the New Mexico Rural Water Association
• Lifetime Member, Academy of Civil, Agricultural, Geological Engineers, NMSU

Arizona Contractors B-01 Unlimited Commercial  #ROC25629 - retired

California  Contractors B Unlimited - retired

California Contractors Engineers A - retired

Commercial  #B963173 - retired

New Mexico Contractors GB98 Unlimited Commercial #357139 - retired

JV Contractors license 1010/GP Vietnam - retired 

JV Am-Viet water bottling 998/VP Vietnam - retired

ICC Building Safety Professional Member #5314952

NFPA National Fire Protection Agency, Member #2764604 

ASTM Member #1499731

AWWA, American Water Works Association #04023121

IBWA, International Bottled Water Association - Retired