Jim Compton
Corporate IT Director at ESP Associates, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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`Matt Horton
Jim is a wonderful resource and has always come through on every task ever ask of him. He has a vast knowledge of his field.
Neal Kochis, PE
Jim is a talented and respected communicator and engineer and a man of genuine character. Jim is also a gifted and versatile leader with superior business sense who was instrumental in growing our Raleigh office from a modest few to over 40 professionals and technicians in just two years. Jim is truly a one of a kind in this industry.
`Matt Horton
Jim is a wonderful resource and has always come through on every task ever ask of him. He has a vast knowledge of his field.
Neal Kochis, PE
Jim is a talented and respected communicator and engineer and a man of genuine character. Jim is also a gifted and versatile leader with superior business sense who was instrumental in growing our Raleigh office from a modest few to over 40 professionals and technicians in just two years. Jim is truly a one of a kind in this industry.
`Matt Horton
Jim is a wonderful resource and has always come through on every task ever ask of him. He has a vast knowledge of his field.
Neal Kochis, PE
Jim is a talented and respected communicator and engineer and a man of genuine character. Jim is also a gifted and versatile leader with superior business sense who was instrumental in growing our Raleigh office from a modest few to over 40 professionals and technicians in just two years. Jim is truly a one of a kind in this industry.
`Matt Horton
Jim is a wonderful resource and has always come through on every task ever ask of him. He has a vast knowledge of his field.
Neal Kochis, PE
Jim is a talented and respected communicator and engineer and a man of genuine character. Jim is also a gifted and versatile leader with superior business sense who was instrumental in growing our Raleigh office from a modest few to over 40 professionals and technicians in just two years. Jim is truly a one of a kind in this industry.
Credentials
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LEED-AP
U.S. Green Building Council -
Professional Engineer
State of North Carolina -
Project Management Professional (PMP)®
The Project Management Institute (PMI) -
Registered Patent Agent
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
Experience
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ESP Associates, Inc.
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United States
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Design Services
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200 - 300 Employee
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Corporate IT Director
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Mar 2020 - Present
Design, implement, manage and support IT systems and manage IT staff corporate wide. Manage IT integration for corporate acquisitions and mergers. Provide IT systems analysis of potential acquisition targets.
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Raleigh Office and IT Manager
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Jan 2008 - Mar 2020
Managed the Raleigh office, the office IT systems, and the Civil/Site/Land development engineering group. Continued to grow the office from 45 people to 60 people. Managed 3 office moves, including the design and construction of the new spaces.
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Raleigh Office Manager
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Aug 2003 - Jan 2008
Manage the Raleigh office and the Civil/Site/Land development engineering group in the Research Triangle Market. Responsibilities include general office management, business development, client negotiations and management of the engineering design staff. Grew the office from 3 people with one service line to 45 people providing 6 service lines.
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Senior Manager of Strategic Relationships
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Nov 2000 - 2001
Primary responsibilities, as a member of the Business Development team, included establishing business development objectives and focus, development and negotiation of partnership agreements and management of strategic partner relationships. Primary responsibilities, as a member of the Business Development team, included establishing business development objectives and focus, development and negotiation of partnership agreements and management of strategic partner relationships.
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Kimley-Horn
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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700 & Above Employee
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Practice Builder / Senior Project Manager
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Oct 1998 - Oct 2000
Primary responsibilities were marketing of engineering services and management of large-scale engineering design projects. Primary responsibilities were marketing of engineering services and management of large-scale engineering design projects.
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Vice-President and Civil Division Manager
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Apr 1997 - Sep 1998
Responsibilities included marketing, financial management, and employee relations. Responsibilities as Civil Division Manager included client relations, project estimating and management. Instrumental in expansion from twenty-one employees in April 1997 to sixty-seven in September 1998 Responsibilities included marketing, financial management, and employee relations. Responsibilities as Civil Division Manager included client relations, project estimating and management. Instrumental in expansion from twenty-one employees in April 1997 to sixty-seven in September 1998
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Vice - President and Director of Civil Engineering
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Apr 1991 - Apr 1997
Founding partner of Civil Engineering Technologies (CET), a civil engineering, site design and land surveying company. The company was founded in April 1991 with three partners and had grown to fifteen employees when it was purchased by Titan Atlantic in April 1997. Responsibilities included marketing, financial management, client relations, and project estimating, management and design. Founding partner of Civil Engineering Technologies (CET), a civil engineering, site design and land surveying company. The company was founded in April 1991 with three partners and had grown to fifteen employees when it was purchased by Titan Atlantic in April 1997. Responsibilities included marketing, financial management, client relations, and project estimating, management and design.
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National Marketing Director
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Jul 1988 - Mar 1991
Founding partner of Euclidean Systems, Inc. a marketer of engineering software. Primary responsibility involved marketing MetaSite, a 3D CADD solution for civil engineering design. Responsibilities included the development of marketing plans, coordination of trade show participation, negotiation of agreements with other software vendors, creation of a nationwide dealer network, management of sales force and demonstration of the software to prospective customers. Founding partner of Euclidean Systems, Inc. a marketer of engineering software. Primary responsibility involved marketing MetaSite, a 3D CADD solution for civil engineering design. Responsibilities included the development of marketing plans, coordination of trade show participation, negotiation of agreements with other software vendors, creation of a nationwide dealer network, management of sales force and demonstration of the software to prospective customers.
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Education
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North Carolina State University Poole College of Management
MBA, Business Management -
North Carolina State University
BSCE, Civil Engineering