National engineering firm names director at area office

SARASOTA — Bruce Napier has joined consulting and engineering firm Atwell LLC as director of operations of oil and gas.

Napier will be based in Atwell’s Sarasota office.

He is responsible for client management and supporting project teams as well as promoting and expanding Atwell’s oil and gas operations, according to a press release. 

Napier has experience in land surveying, including land development, pipeline, commercial and industrial projects.

Napier brings more than 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry to Atwell. His experience is primarily in performing and supervising preliminary, as-built, GPS, construction staking, land and pipeline surveys. Napier also has experience managing field engineering of pipeline routes and conflict areas with other utilities. He led a Pipeline Integrity Support, 3D Laser Scanning and UAS (drone surveying) program for his previous company, Universal Pegasus International, the release states. 

“Bruce is a great addition to our team,” says Atwell Vice President Drew Celovsky in a statement. “His market knowledge, strong technical leadership and outstanding relationships are tremendously valuable as we expand our capabilities in the Southeast.”

Atwell is a Michigan-based national consulting, engineering and construction services firm with technical professionals across the country.