Jason Miles Promoted to Senior Project Manager

Modjeski and Masters, Inc. (M&M) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason W. Miles, PE to Senior Project Manager. With 15 years of bridge design experience, Mr. Miles will continue to contribute to the firm’s internal leadership while also managing the Structures Section of the LA Regional Business Unit.
Mr. Miles joined Modjeski and Masters in January of 2009. Since then, he has been involved in a wide variety of projects, including scour analysis and soil-structure interaction, structural health monitoring, long span truss rating and rehabilitation, emergency response, and vessel collision. In the wake of the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse in Baltimore, Mr. Miles has given presentations on vessel collision at the national level and been interviewed by multiple trade publications.
Mr. Miles has been involved in a number of high-profile emergency projects, including vessel collisions with both railroad and highway bridges and emergency repairs stemming from inspection findings. These projects often include structural monitoring for pier movement, member stress changes, and other effects. Mr. Miles has overseen monitoring system implementation and has used the real-world data obtained to model and assess the structural health of the bridges in question. Additionally, Mr. Miles has design and analysis experience in timber structures, integral abutment highway bridges, deep foundations, and pier protection fender systems.
"Jason continues to shine as a valuable project manager and technical resource for our business unit and the firm by providing his unwavering and confident guidance on the analysis of complex structures, often times on an emergency basis. He remains an excellent mentor for the staff at all levels and is constantly trying to make improvements within the unit in order to deliver the highest quality of work," remarked Cullen Ledet, Vice President and Louisiana Regional Director.
Mr. Miles has contributed to many notable projects, including:
- LADOTD scour stability analysis of bridges statewide
- Sunshine Highway Bridge vessel collision damage assessment and repairs,
- Krotz Springs Railroad Bridge vessel collision damage assessment and repairs,
- Design of Gilmerton, VA Vertical Lift Bridge pier protection system
- Analysis of split timber stringers in railroad bridges for Union Pacific
- Long-term monitoring of pier movement of I-20 Mississippi River Bridge
- Widening of I-10 corridor in Baton Rouge through CMAR alternative delivery
"I have been incredibly lucky to have been involved in such a large variety of projects over the past 15 years with M&M. I look forward to using my range of experience to help us face the exciting challenges around the corner and beyond, whatever they may be," said Jason.
Mr. Miles earned a Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics and a Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana.