Rick Kushner

Rick Kushner, PE, serves as President of the North Florida Division. The North Florida Division includes the Rockledge, Daytona Beach, Palm Coast, Jacksonville, Orlando, Gainesville, Ocala, Tampa, Sarasota, St. Petersburg, Panama City, and Pensacola branches. He is responsible for overseeing high-level operations and profitability of multiple regions within his Division, managing integration efforts, and providing leadership in all areas of the business.

Rick has 38 years of civil/construction engineering experience. He is a PE in 11 states and an SI in Florida. He started with UES 28 years ago in Daytona Beach and pioneered the opening of branch locations in Palm Coast, Jacksonville, and Norcross, GA. Prior to that, he served as Construction Testing Engineer/Manager for Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI).

Rick holds a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a master’s in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin.