Ryan Wheeler, Project Manager for I-11 and Assistant Manager for Project Neon – Update on Project Neon and I-11

Ryan Wheeler has worked as a senior project manager for the Nevada Department of Transportation for the last 4 years. He is responsible for the scope, schedule, and budget of select major projects. His current assignments include the Garnet design-build project, the Brightline High-Speed Rail and an upcoming I-515 downtown project. Mr. Wheeler has participated in managing over $1 billion of construction projects for NDOT. Mr. Wheeler’s career before NDOT included some of the following:

• Managing and operating a civil engineering office in Mesquite Nevada
• Working as a construction engineer for Obayashi on the Mike O’ Callaghan and Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge (aka Hoover Dam Bridge)
• Designing and constructing bridges and storm drain channels
• Operating heavy equipment
• Sandblasting rebar at the bottom of a drilled shaft
• Chipping concrete from inside a cement truck

Ryan holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree, both from Utah State University.

A few other facts about Ryan are:

• He is an elected official, serving as a board member for the Moapa Valley Water District
• He is a volunteer basketball coach for a middle school
• He is a father of five, and he is married to the most beautiful girl in the world