Brent Powell, Vice President of Operations

APD Leadership TEAM

Brent Powell

, PE

Vice President of Operations

Joined APD in 2014. Became a Principal in 2018. Became Vice President of Operations in 2024.

Mr. Powell has the unique quality of being well-versed in A/E design and IT languages. Since coming, he has taken an active role in developing and refining processes. As the Vice President of Operations, Mr. Powell focuses on:

  • Advancing employee development and training programs.
  • Enhancing APD’s QAQC processes.
  • Scaling individual team successes and rolling out best practices across all teams.
  • Overseeing data to eliminate redundancy, automate processes, and optimize resources.

When Mr. Powell joined APD, he began growing a cohesive structural department that provides structural design and support for many of APD’s clients and their diverse projects. The department has flourished and continually expands its services. Mr. Powell continues to lead this group collaboratively, mentoring staff in strong structural principles. They constantly strive to create efficiencies and improvements within their team. The structural team works closely with all of APD’s other departments and is part of the Prototypical Design Team.

A former Adjunct Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), he taught Elementary Structure (steel and concrete design), Timber Design, and Engineering Mechanics-Dynamics.

Mr. Powell is a LEED Accredited Professional licensed in over 2/3 of the US.

Mr. Powell enjoys road trips, national parks, alpine skiing, pick-up games of any sport, and being with family and friends.

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