Dewberry, a privately held professional services firm, announced Larry L. Melton, Jr., PMP, has been named vice chair of the Dewberry Board of Directors. Melton was appointed to the board in 2019 and has been serving as an independent member. In this new role, Melton will work with Executive Chairman Barry K. Dewberry in the administration of the board’s responsibilities to the firm’s stakeholders, including the owners, employees, clients and the communities the company serves. Melton will also be a member of the board’s executive committee.
In other company news, Dewberry announced Wycliffe Ogega, P.E., has joined the firm as a project manager in the Raleigh, North Carolina office. With nearly 10 years of experience, Ogega joins the firm’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing group to expand its power systems services. He serves healthcare, municipal, commercial, industrial and institutional clients by performing short-circuit, protective device coordination, arc flash and load-flow studies. In addition to his responsibilities as a power systems designer, Ogega is responsible for leading arc flash training and data collection exercises for clients and staff.