Otteson '89, JAX Engineering Firm Receives Verification

JAX Engineering, owned and operated by Colonel Jack A. Otteson '89, PE, and Service-Disabled Veteran, a solutions-oriented civil engineering and construction management services firm, has received verification from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). His 29-year career includes 7+ years' active service in the U.S. Army as an engineer officer and 22+ years with professional consulting firms as an engineer, project manager, department head and owner while still serving in the Army Reserve.

In 2017, Otteson founded JAX Engineering with a vision: to combine his commitment to country with his integrity and dedication as a professional engineer. The firm's services include planning, design, construction management, and emergency/disaster operations planning and recovery for federal, municipal and private clients on projects such as: water/wastewater utilities, roadways, railroads, maintenance facilities, fueling facilities, general buildings and site development projects.

"Serving on active duty and in the Army Reserve throughout my professional engineering career has given me unique opportunities to apply leadership and engineering principles throughout the world," said Otteson. "I founded JAX Engineering to serve clients with the same principles that served me well throughout my military and engineering career: responsibility, dependability and integrity." Otteson has been awarded three bronze stars and four meritorious service medals among other awards and decorations. He is also a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Army War College with a master's degree in Strategic Studies.