President’s Profile

RALPH W. CHRISTIE, JR., PE

Chairman, President, CEO

Ralph W. Christie, Jr., PE, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Merrick & Company, joined the firm in 1992. In his role, he oversees the management of the 475-person, 11-office, employee-owned firm. He was elected president and CEO in 1997 and, subsequently, was elected chairman of the board of directors later that same year. Mr. Christie has 35 years of technical and management experience in the engineering and construction industries and is a registered professional engineer in Colorado and Pennsylvania.

Education

BS, Civil Engineering, University of Cincinnati
MBA, University of Pittsburgh

Mr. Christie is a founding board member of the Colorado Space Business Roundtable and is currently co-chair of the Colorado Space Coalition. He has served as chair of the board for the Aurora Economic Development Council, is an active board member for the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, the Southeast Business Partnership, and the Aurora Economic Development Council. He is also a director on the Colorado State Bank and Trust’s Board of Directors, an advisory board member for the University of Cincinnati College of Civil/Environmental Engineering, and on the University of Colorado at Denver Engineering Leadership Council.

Awards/Recognition/Presentations

  • Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist, Colorado, 2010
  • American Council of Engineering Companies George Washington Award Recipient, 2010
  • Co-Presenter, American College’s Knowledge Summit, Leadership of Employee-Owned Engineering Company, 2009
  • University of Denver Strategic Issues Panel on Immigration of Professionals, 2009
  • Denver Metro Chamber Foundation’s Leadership Exchange Programs, 2004 to present
  • Governor’s Colorado Educational Alignment Council, 2005 – 2007
  • Harvard University Graduate School of Design, The Challenges of Leadership Program, 2007
  • Commencement Keynote Address, Colorado State University Engineering College, 2005
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Cincinnati, 2002
  • Man of the Year, 2002, Aurora Chamber of Commerce