Ben Walnum is an Assistant Division Manager for Griffith Company, which specializes in heavy civil construction projects throughout Southern California. In his role, Ben is responsible for managing the successful startup and execution of construction projects awarded to Griffith Company, as well estimating new projects. Ben’s primary focus at Griffith Company is in the Structural Division that focuses on constructing bridges, retaining walls, channels, foundations, a shoring. Throughout his career, Ben has worked with several different agencies that include the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Culver City, Los Angles Department of Water and Power, Southern California Regional Rail Authority, and LAWA. He has successfully managed projects that have included construction of vehicular bridges, pedestrian bridges, dams, mechanical rehabilitations, pump stations, concrete channel reconstruction, and airport terminal improvements. Education and Certificates: Ben got his BS in Civil Engineering from Oregon State University is a licensed Professional Engineering in the state of California. He is holds certifications for QSD and Associate DBIA. Outside of his normal roles at Griffith, Ben has also led internal training for engineers and project managers on critical path method scheduling, Sketchup modeling, and environmental compliance. Ben is involved with the Griffith Company community service initiative (GC4C), and is also a board member of the AGC Construction Education Foundation.