Jessica Simon, PE, LEED AP

Associate, Buildings

Jessica’s structural engineering experience spans a variety of industries, including higher education, municipal, federal and commercial. She has also served as a mentor and member of the Associate Board for the Dallas Chapter of ACE Mentoring, and she is currently a member of the National Structural Engineers Engagement and Equity (SE3) Committee. Jessica worked as both a project engineer and a project manager at JQ before stepping into the role of Quality Assurance (QA) Manager. As the QA Manager, she is responsible for facilitating the development, implementation and maintenance of JQ’s engineering standards, knowledge base resources, training programs and production standards. She also works closely with the Quality Control Manager to assist with project reviews.

Education: BS in Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University; MS in Structural Engineering, Texas A&M University

Year started at JQ: 2009

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Talk to me about: Hiking, traveling and soccer

What’s one thing you can’t live without: Dark chocolate

The best part of waking up is: Seeing my two little boys in the morning

What are you most passionate about in your profession: Empowering women to “take a seat at the table” and become engaged in shaping the future of our industry