City of Peoria, Arizona
Craig Bolze is an accomplished civil engineer with extensive experience in project management and engineering design. Since January 2020, Craig has served as a Civil Engineer for the City of Peoria, Arizona. Prior to this role, Craig worked as a Project Manager at Wood, Patel & Associates, Inc. from August 2017 to January 2020 and held the position of Engineering Manager at the CK Group, Inc. for a brief period. As a Senior Project Manager at Bowman Consulting and Stantec, Craig led multi-disciplinary design teams and managed civil engineering projects for public agencies throughout Arizona. Craig's early career included a role as a Civil Engineer at Landmark Engineering, where services were provided to municipal and private development clients. Craig holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Arizona State University, earned between 1989 and 1992. Additionally, Craig contributed to the American Public Works Association conference with a presentation focused on construction specifications.
City of Peoria, Arizona
Peoria, Arizona is a dynamic desert community northwest of Phoenix with more than 171,000 residents. Officially incorporated in 1954, the city has grown from the original one square mile in Old Town Peoria to more than 176 square miles of beautiful Sonoran desert in both Maricopa and Yavapai counties. The city is home to Lake Pleasant – the state's second largest lake – and the Peoria Sports Complex – spring training home of Major League Baseball’s San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners. Also, Peoria has award-winning facilities, including the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts, Rio Vista Community Park and Recreation Center, Pioneer Community Park, and so much more. The city also is proud of its relationship with the arts community, including non-profits such as the Challenger Space Center, West Valley Art Museum and Arizona Broadway Theatre. Those attractions along with 35 miles of hiking trails, top-notch schools, well planned residential neighborhoods, and an enticing variety of shopping, dining, and entertainment options led Money magazine to rank Peoria among its 100 Best Places to Live. There are many reasons why Peoria is a desirable destination: spring training at the Peoria Sports Complex, community and dinner theater and Lake Pleasant Regional Park. The city is not only a great place to work — it is a great place to live.