Charles Wallace is the third son of five children born to Douglas Lee Wallace, Jr. and Dolly Jeannette Wallace (nee Spencer). He was raised in Baytown on the Texas Gulf Coast. He attended Texas A&M University, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. Charles and Vivian, his wife, currently live in Timonium and have a son Charles Ryan Wallace (Chad) who is living in Austin, Texas.

Charles’ first position after graduation was as a cost estimator with ARTEX CONSTRUCTION, which built sewage treatment plants, pumping stations and sewerage systems in the Houston area. Next, he joined SINCLAIR ENGINEERING in San Antonio and was lead designer on several sanitary sewer replacement, street reconstruction, and rural subdivision projects.

In 1987, Charles moved to the Baltimore area, taking a position with DS THALER & ASSOCIATES.  Much of his time at Thaler was spent designing stormwater management facility for Owings Mills New Town. For the past thirty years, Charles has been with RK&K, starting as a design engineer and rising through the ranks to his current position as Senior Technical Leader.

Over his time at RK&K, Charles has been involved with several major projects including Water Resources GEC Lead for the Woodrow Wilson Bridge replacement; Intercounty Connector Planning Study; I-95/MD 43 interchange replacement; MARC to Frederick Commuter Rail; WMATA F-11 Branch Avenue Storage Yard; Baltimore NFL Football Stadium development; Arena Drive Interchange (Jack Kent Cook Stadium development); and numerous interchange projects along the Baltimore Beltway from Frederick Road to Harford Road as both a designer and as MDE expedited reviewer. His current primary assignment is as the PMC Program Lead for the MTA Purple Line Sediment and Stormwater Review Program, under a designation of authority from MDE. 

Mr. Minick is a lifelong Maryland Citizen.  He received his Bachelor of Science Degree from West Virginia University graduating in 1982 with honors.  He began his Civil Engineering career with the Maryland State Highway Administration Office of Structures. He then moved into consulting engineering and is currently a Senior Program Manager for Century Engineering, LLC. A Kleinfelder Company in their Hunt Valley office.  He received his P.E. license in 1989.

Mr. Minick is currently serving as the Lead Structure Specialist (Rescue Engineer) for Maryland Task Force 1, part of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue system and is a life member of the Cockeysville Volunteer Fire Company in Baltimore County.  He has been married to his wife, Lisa, for 32 years.  He has two children, Erin a nurse at UVA Hospital, and Josh, a Program Manager for Progeny Systems.  He enjoys hiking, photography and history.  

David McGinnis retired July 1, 2025 from The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company where he served as Vice President, Corporate Compliance Officer, EEO Officer and Drug and Alcohol Program Administrator. 

After working as a laborer for several years, he joined the management team as an Assistant Project Engineer in 1982 after graduating from Catonsville Community College with an A.A. in Architectural and Engineering Design. 

David continued his education and graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from Johns Hopkins University.

In addition to corporate responsibilities at WT he oversaw an operating group which specialized in sensitive environment work which included Healthcare, Senior Living, Museum and Performing Arts projects in the mid-Atlantic area.

Has been a member of the ASCE his entire working career.

Nick is a practicing Structural Engineer and Project Manager for AECOM, Inc. in Hunt Valley, MD, specializing in Bridge Structures. He works both locally and nationally, with projects ranging from the U. S. Naval Academy Bridge to work on the main tower design for the Gordie Howe Bridge that spans between Detroit and Windsor. 

He has been employed with the same firm since he was hired in 1984, starting at Greiner which later became URS and currently AECOM. He received both his Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering and Masters of Science in Civil Engineering concentrating in structural design from West Virginia University. Nick currently resides in Timonium, MD.

Mr. Birkenthal leads the Building Structures Group in the Hunt Valley, MD office of AECOM. After eight years in the Structural group at RTKL in Baltimore, Mr. Birkenthal came to AECOM (formerly Griener and then URS) in 1993. At RTKL he worked on the designs of various large retail centers and office buildings. With AECOM, he has been the structural engineer for a variety of local, state and aviation facility projects. Most notably, he has been the structural lead for projects at BWI Marshal Airport, including the Observation Gallery, Terminal A/B, the Concourse D/E Connector, and additions to Concourses C and E.

 Mr. Birkenthal received his Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University. A native of New Jersey, he has lived in the Baltimore area since earning his degree and currently lives in Lutherville. 

Mr. Hynes is the Owner and operating principal for John D. Hynes & Associates, Inc. Mr. Hynes started Hynes & Associates February 1, 1989 with 3 silent partners. He became the sole Owner of the Company in February 1993. His responsibilities include the administration of the Company, supervising the consulting services (geotechnical, hydrogeological, environmental, materials), and managing the marketing operations. As the Chief Engineer, he works together with the project engineers and scientists to develop the exploration and testing programs for each project, and oversees the data evaluation and design recommendations. Mr. Hynes has 44 years of experience with a cross section of geotechnical engineering projects including many community colleges, universities, colleges, public schools, wastewater treatment plant projects, water plant projects, municipal improvement projects, residential subdivisions, single family homes, multi-family complexes, flexible and rigid pavement design projects, and a variety of stormwater management and infiltration projects. 

Mr. Hynes' project experience include: quality control management and testing and inspection services for cross- section of project types; geotechnical and structural engineering projects; complete building construction inspection services (during and post construction); shallow and deep groundwater studies; environmental assessments of facilities and properties; subsurface soils studies; and surface and groundwater studies; flexible and rigid pavement designs; and structural materials evaluations and failure investigations of structural materials. 

Prior to the formation of Hynes & Associates, Mr. Hynes was employed by Froehling & Robertson, Inc. for five years. He held staff engineer, field and laboratory manager of materials testing services, and branch office manager positions with F&R. Mr. Hynes was an estimator, a field engineer and a construction superintendent for Bescon Corporation for two years. Mr. Hynes received a BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park and a BS in Math/Science from Salisbury State College.

Steven Kramer, PE, FASCE is a Senior Vice President at COWI. He has over 40 years of experience in engineering firms serving the infrastructure industry. Steve led the design, management and construction of over 75 underground projects around the globe with construction values up to $2 billion.

A frequent speaker and active participant at industry conferences and in technical societies, Kramer has published more than 90 technical and management papers. Kramer served as the 2023 President of the ASCE Utility Engineering and Surveying Institute (UESI). In recognition of his significant accomplishments and contributions to the industry, Kramer was named the recipient of the 2004 Trenchless Technology Person of the Year award, received a 2016 Engineering Alumni Achievement Award from Washington University in St. Louis, elected to the Moles in 2020 and inducted into the Trenchless Hall of Fame in 2023.