Paul Jesaitis, PE Joins EST as Colorado Regional Director
For the last 6 years, Paul Jesaitis has served as the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) Region 1 Transportation Director where his responsibilities included managing all aspects of the state highway system in Region 1, which encompasses the 8-county Denver Metro area and its 3 million residents. He administered an annual budget of over $500 M, and led an amazing team of over 800 employees including Maintenance; Planning and Program Delivery; and Traffic Operations and Safety.
Paul brings to EST more than 25 years of diverse leadership, planning, highway design, and construction background. Over his career Paul has been committed to making improvements through his leadership in various transportation committees and by demonstrating a great ability of delivering large projects for CDOT. Prior to working for CDOT, Paul worked for the Federal Highway Administration and the California Department of Transportation.
Paul holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a Master of Science in Structural Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.