About ECI
- News
- The Rail Plow Story
- Fleet
- History
- Company Structure
- Corporate Leadership
- Ben Dow – Chief Executive Officer / President
- Jim McNall – Vice President – Paving
- Ben MacKinney – Vice President – Heavy Civil and Rail
- Mark Peloquin – Senior Project Manager
- Ben Heath – Vice President – Civil
- Ron Johnston – Concrete Market Manager
- Tom Loyer – Vice President – Trenchless Technologies
- Philosophy
Alan Pidgeon – Company Founder
Alan was a co-founder of Engineers Construction, Inc. formed in 1965 and he remained active in the company until health conditions slowed him down in 2018. Alan passed away on June 14, 2020.
Education:
BS Civil Engineering – University of Vermont (1960)
Professional Registration:
Vermont Professional Engineer
US Patent:
Alan, along with his son Ken, hold US Patent #6,193,440 for a Rail Plow, which they developed for installing conduit and fiber optic cable on the railroad.
Experience:
Alan had over 50 years of construction and engineering experience in nearly all sectors of civil construction. His favorite projects involve plowing conduit/cable, power and electric duct banks, and waterfront structures. Alan was known for his ingenuity and close attention to the details of the projects that ECI was involved in.
General Background:
Alan’s career in construction started as an engineer for the Vermont Agency of Transportation in 1957. In 1964, he left to form Engineers Inc. of Vermont (EIV), a civil design consulting firm. In 1965, Alan and Craig formed Engineers Construction, Inc. (ECI) to operate in tangent with EIV. Both firms continued to operate as sister companies until 1984 when EIV was bought out by the chief engineer of the firm. Alan served as president of ECI until his sons purchased the company in May 2004.
