West Company of Midland, Inc.

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  Mr. Macon McDonald

  Mr. McDonald is President of West Company of Midland, Inc. and has more than 32 years experience in the engineering and surveying fields.
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  Mr. J. Frank Newman

  Mr. Newman is West Company of Midland, Inc.’s Executive Vice President and he has more than thirty years of surveying experience including twenty-five years of boundary surveying in Texas.
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  Mr. Craig Alderman

  Mr. Alderman is the Vice President of West Company of Midland, Inc. and has twenty-one years surveying experience in New Mexico, California, and around the West Texas area.
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Max W. Richardson, P.E., R.P.L.S.

Professional Engineer

Vice President of West Company and has more than 52 years of experience in civil engineering and land surveying.

EDUCATION

University of Texas at Arlington, Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, 1973

REGISTRATIONS/AFFILIATIONS

Registered Professional Engineer - State of Texas No. 38663
Registered Professional Land Surveyor - State of Texas No. 3506

 

Personal Information:

Nickname: Max
Measurements: 6’2” 240lbs
West Company B-day: January 2000
Years of Experience: 52 years (no really this is true)
Likes: Working with developers, city officials, any sport
Dislikes: Checking Plans
Often Heard Saying: I did that project, oh and that project
Where were you born? Malikott, Texas
Pets: None
Favorite TV Show: Sports
How did you end up at West Company? By Choice
Hobbies: Golf

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

As Vice President of West Company of Midland, Inc., Mr. Richardson is responsible for the engineering production output, administration and supervision of both technical and support personnel within the organization, coordinates projects, develops design standards, project administration, and serves as inspector for water, sewer and paving projects. Mr. Richardson has been instrumental in the development of 250plus subdivisions within the City of Midland, Texas. The projects entailed zoning, land planning, sketch plans, preliminary and final plats, improvement designs for water, sewer, paving and drainage systems, for single family, multi-family, office complexes and retail center developments, encompassing the development of approximately 5,000 acres of land.

Mr. Richardson has eight years prior experience with Richardson Engineering, Inc., formerly Richardson-Fralin, Inc. and sixteen years prior experience with West Texas Consultants, Inc., Midland, Texas. As President of Richardson Engineering, Inc. and West Texas Consultants, Inc., Mr. Richardson was responsible for administration and supervision of the firm, production output, technical and support personnel, coordinated project engineers, developed design standards, project administration and coordinated the firm’s projects, and served as inspector for water, sewer, paving and drainage projects.

Prior experience also includes Project Administrator and Engineer for six TDCA grant projects.

Mr. Richardson has one year of experience as Assistant City Engineer for the City of Midland, Texas. Projects included design of storm drainage systems, street reconstruction programs, water and sewer main extensions and the review of plans and specifications for civil construction projects.

Prior experience also includes two-year tenure as Project Engineer for Freese, Nichols and Esmond, Inc. of Odessa, Texas. Primarily involved in projects relating to land and subdivision development, street and paving design, design of storm drainage systems, drainage and flood studies, and water and sewer distribution systems and served as project inspector for water, sewer and paving projects.

Mr. Richardson has twenty years experience with the Soil Conservation Service as Planning and Hydraulic Engineer. He was responsible for the formulation of watershed investigations, work outlines and developing plans for related field survey operations. He developed rainfall/runoff relationships, engineering assessment of hydrologic effects of evapotranspiration, surface and subsurface flows, soil type and cover, topography, storm freeflow routing and interpretation of streamflow data, calculated reservoir capacities, designed floodwater retarding structures, open channels, diversions, floodways, spillways, and dams, developed cost estimates and engineering reports and guidelines for operation and maintenance of reservoirs. Mr. Richardson has worked directly with city and county governments, consulting engineering and architectural firms, and state and federal agencies.

Mr. Richardson has three years previous experience as Surveyor and Inspector for the Texas Highway Department. Surveyed route lines, made quantity calculations and inspected dirt work, base materials, asphalt and concrete paving and drill shafts for bridges. Provided drafting for construction plans.

Twenty-nine years experience with the planning and technical support for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Performed hydrologic and hydraulic services for one of the first Flood Insurance Studies (FIS) prepared in the State of Texas. Provided professional services for the hydrologic and hydraulic studies required for applications to the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) for Letter of Map and flood hazard certifications.

ACTIVITIES

Texas Society of Professional Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Texas Society of Professional Surveyors
American Water Works Association
Permian Basin Home Builders Association