OMAHA, NE — LEO A DALY announces that Kim Cowman, PE, LEED AP, Senior Associate, has been promoted to the position of National Director of Engineering. In this role Cowman directs strategy and business development for the engineering practice throughout the U.S. She is based in Omaha, Nebraska, and reports to John Kraskiewicz, AIA, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer.

Cowman has been with LEO A DALY for the entirety of her 17-year career, working primarily as a Senior Mechanical Engineer within the collaborative environment of a multi-disciplinary healthcare design team. Throughout her career, she has excelled at recruiting talent, demonstrated thought leadership through publishing and speaking engagements, fostered and developed client relationships for key opportunities and led integrated design teams on large, complex projects. Cowman was selected through a competitive process that included applicants from inside and outside of the firm.

“One of the primary reasons I enjoy working at LEO A DALY and have remained here for 17 years is my commitment to our full-service integrated design practice,” Cowman said. “I will be a champion for engineering across geographies and market sectors, leveraging our engineering capabilities to serve as a fully integrated complement to our architecture studios. I look forward to growing integrated design at LEO A DALY as we pursue our mission of creating innovative, thoughtful and sustainable solutions with our clients.”

National Director of Engineering is a new position at LEO A DALY, supporting the goal of increasing interdependence and market focus across the company’s network of U.S. design studios.