Notable Women in Engineering: Holly Merson

Class of 2022

Holly Merson, senior professional engineer at Pewaukee-based Walbec Group, is a tenured engineer with more than 20 years of experience directing and completing roadway design, environmental permitting and project construction leader efforts on heavy civil infrastructure projects for a range of public and private sector clients throughout Wisconsin.

Within Walbec, Merson is part of the engineering and surveying services team. She oversees the yearly interns, is involved in the Women of Walbec employee resource group and is part of the WOW mentorship program. Merson is also a member of the North America Stormwater and Erosion Control Association of Wisconsin.

“Holly is a technical nucleus in the civil engineering industry and is a subject matter expert for Payne and Dolan (a Walbec Group company). Holly’s broad range of design, construction and project management experience allows her to lead our engineering and surveying team from concept to construction on a wide range of internal and external infrastructure projects,” said Craig Donze, engineering manager for Payne and Dolan.

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