R. CRAIG FINLEY, JR., P.E.

Managing Principal


Craig Finley is the founder and Managing Principal of Finley Engineering Group. With over two decades of experience and numerous high-profile projects in his portfolio, Craig is among the acknowledged leaders in the bridge engineering and construction industry. He has been honored for his service to the industry with Leadership Awards from the American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI) in 1995 and 2004; he is the only two-time recipient. Craig was also listed among ENR’s Newsmakers of 1995 for his contribution to the innovative construction techniques used for the Presumpscot Falls River Bridge near Falmouth, Maine, the first cast-in-place, cable-stayed bridge built in North America.

Craig’s work includes all bridge types and materials, and he has participated on some of the most notable bridge projects of the last 20 years. This includes the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, the Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement, the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge replacement, the Seabreeze Bridge, and the Sidney Lanier Bridge replacement project.

Prior to founding Finley Engineering Group, Craig was Vice President in charge of the Bridge and Tunnel Division of Parsons Corp., one of the world’s largest engineering and construction firms. He joined Parsons after it acquired Finley McNary Engineers, the bridge engineering and consulting firm Craig co-founded in 1989.

Craig has served in a leadership role in several of the professional organizations to which he belongs, including the American Segmental Bridge Institute Executive Committee (Past President), the Post-Tensioning Institute (Member of Cable-Stayed Bridge Committee), the Prestress Concrete Institute, International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering, National Society of Professional Engineers, Florida Engineering Society, and the National Steel Bridge Alliance.

Craig is a registered professional engineer in 32 states. He holds his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas, he completed graduate studies in Business Administration at the University of Missouri, and graduated from the Executive Program at the University of Michigan’s Business School.

email: Craig.Finley@finleyengineeringgroup.com

 
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