Dan Depra Pe, Bcee, Pmp

Engineering Director | Senior Associate at GAI Consultants

Dan DePra, PE, BCEE, PMP, MBA has a extensive work experience in the engineering and project management field. Dan has held various senior positions in different organizations throughout their career.

From February 2017 to present, DePra has been working at GAI Consultants, Inc. where they currently hold the position of Engineering Director and Senior Associate. Prior to this, they served as the Project Systems Leader and Senior Associate from July 2020 to May 2022. Before that, from February 2017 to July 2020, they worked as the Director of Project Management and Senior Associate.

Earlier in their career, DePra worked at CDM Smith starting from May 2004 to February 2017. During their tenure, they held the role of Principal Environmental Engineer and Senior Project Manager. Additionally, they also served as the Principal Environmental Engineer and Project Portfolio Leader from January 2015 to January 2016.

In the initial years of their career, DePra worked at the University of Pittsburgh as an Environmental Engineer in the Department of Environmental Health and Safety. Dan held this position from September 1993 to May 2004.

With their vast experience and expertise in engineering and project management, DePra has contributed significantly to the organizations they have worked for throughout their career.

Dan DePra, PE, BCEE, PMP, MBA has a comprehensive education history. Dan obtained their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry from the University of Pittsburgh, where they studied from 1988 to 1993. Dan then pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in Civil Engineering from the same institution, completing their studies from 1994 to 2004.

Continuing their educational journey, in 2018, Dan enrolled at Point Park University and successfully completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. While the field of study for their MBA is not specified, it can be inferred that their academic focus is on business administration.

In addition to their degrees, Dan DePra holds several certifications related to project management. Dan completed various project management courses, including "Advanced Project Management Courses - Path to PMP Certification," "Project Management Foundations: Schedules," "Project Management Foundations: Communication," "Project Management Foundations: Procurement," "Project Management Foundations: Risk," "Project Management Foundations: Stakeholders," "Project Management Foundations: Leading Projects," "Project Management Foundations: Teams," "Business Acumen for Project Managers," "Cert Prep: Project Management Professional (PMP)," "Project Management Foundations: Quality," "Project Management Foundations: Schedules" (2013), "Project Management: Preventing Scope Creep," "Project Management Foundations: Change," "Project Management Foundations: Integration," "Project Management Foundations: Requirements," "Project Management Foundations," and "Project Management Foundations: Budgets." These certifications were obtained between 2017 and 2019 through LinkedIn.

Furthermore, Dan DePra also earned the esteemed credentials of Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE) from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists in November 2004 and Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute in March 2019.

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  • Engineering Director | Senior Associate

    May, 2022 - present

  • Project Systems Leader Senior Associate

    July, 2020

  • Director Of Project Management Senior Associate

    February, 2017