Jim Wolfe, President & Chief Executive Officer
Jim Wolfe is President and Chief Executive Officer of Knight E/A, Inc. and an attorney concentrating on transportation, regulated industries, real estate transactions, the Railway Labor Act and government relations. Mr. Wolfe began his career as a Trainmaster with the Union Pacific Railroad in its Utah, Nebraska and Idaho operations. After receiving his law degree, Mr. Wolfe served as Assistant Chief Counsel and Special Assistant Attorney General for the Illinois Department of Transportation. He provided counsel to IDOT's Bureau of Railroads, advising on railroad and mass transit issues. After one year, Mr. Wolfe was appointed Deputy Director Inter-Governmental Affairs. Following his work with IDOT, Mr. Wolfe joined Amtrak Intercity as Director, Government Affairs. In this capacity, Mr. Wolfe was responsible for establishing and maintaining relationships with state and local governments in more than 40 states. After two years, Mr. Wolfe was asked to take over Amtrak's Midwest operations as General Manager for the Midwest Corridor, responsible for all operations in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri and Wisconsin. As Knight's President and CEO, Mr. Wolfe oversees a staff of more than 70 professionals, providing services to a variety of local, state and federal clients. Mr. Wolfe has a JD from DePaul University. He is also a certified locomotive engineer.

Kevin Lentz, PE, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Kevin Lentz serves as Knight’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer with overall responsibility for the firm’s operation.  Mr. Lentz is a hands-on leader, providing support in transportation operations and planning, traffic engineering, location design and environmental impact studies, transportation management, and facility design and construction engineering services for Knight's clients. He both directs and participates in a broad range of planning, design, construction and operations assignments in areas of highways, railroads, transit systems, airports, and transportation related facilities. With more than 25 years of progressive experience in engineering and project management, Mr. Lentz brings a broad array of practical skills and an unwavering commitment to developing and maintaining strong effective relationships with our clients and ensuring that each project is completed to the highest standards of excellence. Mr. Lentz has a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a registered Professional Engineer in Illinois.

Randy Byom, PE, Vice President
Randy Byom recently joined Knight as Vice President, leading Knight’s Wisconsin practice, after a more than 15-year career with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Mr. Byom oversees all aspects of Knight’s civil engineering practice in Wisconsin and is responsible for fiscal management and quality assurance on all projects. At WisDOT, he most recently served as a Project Development/Consultant Unit Supervisor for the Division of Transportation Systems Development in the Southwest Region. In this capacity, he was responsible for all aspects of the consultant contracting process and project management necessary to deliver multiple WisDOT Transportation Improvement Programs for the region. Mr. Byom has a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin.

Dan Kavanaugh, PE, Vice President
As Vice President, Dan Kavanaugh oversees all aspects of Knight’s civil engineering practice and serves as Knight's Quality Assurance Manager. In addition to project oversight, Mr. Kavanaugh acts as a liaison between Knight and many of its clients. He has experience as a project director, project manager and engineer in the design and preparation of construction documents for transportation and recreational facilities and private infrastructure projects, including highway, streetscape and site development projects. Mr. Kavanaugh has a BS in Civil Engineering from Marquette University and is a registered Professional Engineer in Illinois and Ohio.

Dennis Schrock, Vice President
Dennis Schrock is Vice President of Knight’s construction services and oversees Knight’s construction management projects. Mr. Schrock has more than 38 years of experience serving as a Project Manager and Resident Engineer on roadway and expressway reconstruction and rehabilitation projects. He has experience as the project superintendent representing the contractor as well as the resident engineer acting as the owner's representative. As a project manager, he has been responsible for construction operations for projects up to $140 million. As a resident engineer, Mr. Schrock has been responsible for checking construction for compliance with plans and specifications, materials testing, and site surveying for major expressway projects. Mr. Schrock holds a BS in Civil Engineering.

Chuck Sommer, PE, Vice President
As Vice President, Chuck Sommer oversees all aspects of Knight’s civil engineering practice and is responsible for fiscal management of all projects. He has more than 20 years of experience in all facets of design of transportation facilities including freeways and highways, structures, and land development projects for federal, state and local clients. His experience includes the preparation of project reports, contract plans, project specifications and cost estimates. In addition, he has served as Project Manager and Project Engineer on a variety of projects. Mr. Sommer has a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Illinois.

Bill Murphy, SE, RA, Lead Structural Engineer, Director of Architecture
Bill Murphy is a Principal Engineer responsible for directing Knight’s Structural Engineering practice. He has nearly 30 years of experience as a structural engineer, architect and project manager on a variety of bridge, structural and facilities design projects. Mr. Murphy has a BA in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is a Professional Structural Engineer in Illinois and a Registered Architect in both Illinois and Wisconsin.

Marko Popovic, PE, Principal
Marko Popovic is a Principal Engineer and leads Knight’s electrical engineering practice. He has more than 30 years of experience in electrical design and advanced control systems for transportation agencies, laboratory, manufacturing and processing systems. His experience includes the design of communications, such as SONET, and control systems, including SCADA, for highway and rail authorities, as well as the electrical retrofit for existing facilities, roadway lighting, specialized electrical systems for cleanroom operations, and hazardous gas monitoring and control systems. Mr. Popovic holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Chicago Technical College. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Massachusetts.