Voranique Simon

I've been in the engineering industry for over 30 years. After graduating from Texas A&M University with my bachelor's degree in civil engineering, I worked for various larger engineering firms doing municipal design work. In 2010, I started Simon Engineering and Consulting, Inc., and we've been in business for 16 years now. We are a general civil engineering firm that designs roadways, drainage systems, and water and wastewater systems. Our work ranges from small site development projects, like doing a grading plan for somebody building a home, to large highway design projects. I don't necessarily say that we have a specialty, but we cover those design services on small and large projects. One of my most notable achievements was that out of the gate, less than a year into business, the very first project we pursued on our own, we won. Just the experience of putting a proposal together, going to an interview, and doing all the things that it takes to win a project, we were successful out the gate, and to me, that still is a huge success. But my other major achievement is creating a space where minorities and women can thrive. The whole reason for starting this firm, which was never even part of my plan or goal, was because of my own experience coming up as a Black woman in the industry. I had to determine my why, and for me, it was creating that space because I didn't have that space when I was coming up in the industry. I'm a licensed professional engineer in multiple states, including Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, and Tennessee.