Nico De León, PE, CCM, President
Mr. Nico De León is President and Founder of the firm and is a registered professional engineer in six states: California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. Mr. De León holds a BS in Civil Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra in the Dominican Republic. He also has a Master of Engineering in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of California at Berkeley. Before establishing NXL, Mr. De León worked for private contractors on major projects such as the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Tampa, Florida) and Seven Mile Bridge (Florida Keys). Mr. De León has been Principal-in-Charge for all major Construction Engineering and Management projects where NXL has been involved since he founded the company. Mr. De León is currently serving on the VTCA (Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance) Engineering Consultant Leadership Coimmitee (ECLC). He also serves on the Board of Directors for Venture Richmond.

Jennifer Sanford
VP / Director of Marketing & Business Development
Ms. Sanford is the Director of Marketing & Business Development for NXL. Since joining NXL in 2000, Ms. Sanford has been responsible for business development, proposal and presentation preparation, local market research, and event/meeting planning. She is an active member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE), SAME (Society of Military Engineers), and ULI (Urban Land Institute). She is also currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) as well as a member of the communications committee for the Central Virginia Chapter of WTS International. Contact Jennifer on LinkedIn.

Jim Harpine, VP of Construction Management
Mr. Harpine is the Director of CEI Services. With over 45 years of experience including 30 years with VDOT, Mr. Harpine has built a reputation as a reliable, efficient, and highly motivated Manager. He has a complete knowledge of construction practices, testing procedures, and DOT Standards. He has extensive experience in managing DOT contracts as a DOT project Engineer or as a Contractor Administrator in the private sector.

Michael Saunders, PE, CCM, Director of Construction Management
Mr. Saunders brings over 10 years of extensive experience to the NXL team. As a former VDOT ACE and Project Controls Engineer, Mr. Saunders has complete knowledge of construction practices and how to properly manage projects. He has performed Responsible Charge duties in the Richmond District, and is knowledgeable on LAP projects. In addition, he has extensive experience in managing DOT contracts as a DOT Project Engineer or as a Project Manager in the private sector.

John Clarke, LS
VP / Director of Surveying Services
Mr. Clarke has more than 40 years of professional experience in overseeing project teams working on public works, transportation, federal, utility infrastructure, environmental, and land development projects. Mr. Clarke most recently served as Vice President and District Director of his previous firm. His managerial responsibilities include business development, client liaison, contract negotiations, technical review, and long-range planning efforts.

David Jones, LS
Survey Division Manager, Richmond
A native Virginian, Mr. Jones started his surveying career as a Chainman in 1978. Since then, he has worked with large to medium size survey firms in different positions from Party Chief to Director of Surveys before joining NXL. Mr. Jones has extensive coursework in Land Surveying from Old Dominion University. His experience includes construction stakeout of roadways, bridges, commercial and federal government facilities. Mr. Jones has been responsible for managing all aspects of a fully automated survey operation, including: work with Total Stations, Data Collectors and Field Computers, Processing of field data and transferring into CAD format.

Todd French, LS
Survey Division Manager, Newport News
Todd joined NXL a little over three years ago and has brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team. A long time Hampton Roads resident, Todd has been surveying in the area for almost 20 years. He is a graduate of Old Dominion University, with a degree in Civil Engineering Technology and a Licensed Surveyor in Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland. Todd is a Quality Control expert with extensive experience in Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads.

Randy McEntire, LS
Survey Division Manager, Chantilly
Mr. McEntire joins the NXL team with over 35 years of Land Surveying experience in the survey and engineering industry. He is a licensed professional Land Surveyor in Virginia, with extensive experience in all types of surveying, project management, office management, and field crew coordination. Randy has overseen projects involved in transportation, residential, commercial, utility and public use. In addition, he has worked directly with property owners, general contractors, construction companies, government agencies and engineering firms.