PORTLAND, OR Terracon names Blair Loftis as the National Director of Power Generation and Transmission.

Loftis brings to the position more than 25 years of industry leadership in consulting engineering, construction management, and electric utility management. His work in the areas of operations, strategy, project management, and finance bring a unique understanding to project development and meeting client objectives.

Recognized as an expert on renewable energy, Loftis leads Terracon's marketing of innovative services such as solar pile load testing and the patent-pending Pile Driving Performance Monitoring. He also published an article on the recent North Star Solar Project and supports a Terracon success story presentation at the upcoming Solar Power International conference.

Looking ahead, Loftis sees even greater opportunities. 

"We have grown our service line by more than 59 percent in the past two years," Loftis said. "That's a significant increase and a credit to the leadership and experience of our nationwide team. I look forward to capitalizing upon this momentum and continuing to find ways to provide value for our clients."

Since joining the firm in 2015, Loftis has served as National Program Manager of Renewable Energy from his office in Portland, Oregon, where he was responsible for leading the direction of Terracon's services to support renewable energy clients, primarily within the wind and solar energy sectors. He has worked closely to develop Terracon's professional staff to efficiently position the company for targeted opportunities and to coordinate with Terracon's scientific and engineering staff to effectively execute projects.

He holds a bachelor's degree in environmental toxicology from the University of California at Davis. Loftis has authored several industry articles on energy and renewable power. He is president of a local non-profit agency, husband, father, and an avid outdoorsman.