James K. Lowe received his B.S. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1978. He then continued his education, earning his Master’s of Engineering Administration in 1983 from The George Washington University and a Juris Doctor in 1988 from George Mason University School of Law. Following graduation, he worked for Wiley & Wilson as a Structural Engineer and Marketing Coordinator. He also worked for National Park Service, ChesDiv, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Hayes, Seay, Matter & Mattern, Inc., and AECOM Technical Services.

As an in-house counsel with AECOM, Mr. Lowe provided a variety of legal services to operating companies of AECOM, including providing advice regarding professional licensing and regulation, professional ethics, compliance with laws and regulations, professional liability, and commercial transactions.

In the area of design-phase services, he has performed engineering calculations for the design or analysis of reinforced concrete and structural steel structures, prepared engineering specifications and cost estimates for new and rehabilitation construction, and directed and supervised the preparation of engineering drawings, specifications and cost estimates. He also has a wealth of experience in design-phase services, bid-phase services, and construction-phase services.

For over 10 years, Mr. Lowe served as an Adjunct Professor for the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering for courses on professional and legal issues in engineering, as well as contract administration and claims resolution. While employed with the Navy Special Programs Office, Mr. Lowe planned, developed, and established contractual strategies for the procurement of architectural and engineering construction services for various Department of Defense facilities supporting the president in his role as Commander-in-Chief of U.S. armed forces, including those at The White House, Camp David, and the president’s alternate residence. While employed with the National Park Services, Office of Design Services, he served as the structural engineer-of-record for the design of an extension to the West Wind of the White House, for the development of East Executive Avenue Pedestrian Way, and security improvements along Seventeenth Street.

He is registered as both a Professional Engineer and an Attorney-at-Law in Virginia. He also has two publications and has given over a dozen presentations to American Society of Civil Engineer chapters, Virginia Department of Education, American counsel of Engineering Companies, and many others. Mr. Lowe is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers, the Virginia Society of Professional Engineers, the American Bar Association, and the Virginia State Bar.