Board of Directors

The following persons have been elected to serve in the respective offices shown for 2025-2026, as voted on by the Catoctin Branch.

President

Rabi Yadava

Rabi Shankar S. Yadava, PhD, PE is a Principal Engineer for Terracon’s Germantown, MD, office with 35 years of experience in managing, supervising, analysis and design of various types of super-structures and sub-structures using national and international codes. He received BTech degree in Civil Engineering from IIT Kharagpur (1990), MTech degree in Offshore Structural Engineering (1992) and PhD Degree (1998) from IIT Bombay, India. His doctoral research titled “Optimal Design of Offshore Jacket Platforms considering Soil Structure Interaction” involved combined analysis of super-structure and sub-structure, consisting of deep piles, considering soil structure interaction. He has extensive experience in the fields of structural engineering, geo-design engineering, automated web-based geotechnical and structural monitoring. His industry experience includes fossil and nuclear power plants, wind turbine generator foundations, dams, tunnels, petrochemical complexes, buildings, and highway structures. Lives in Ijamsville, MD with wife and has two employed sons. Loves travel, kayaking and hiking.

Vice President

Keith Sargent

Keith Sargent, PE, PMP currently serves at the Director of Construction Management and Inspection at A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc.  With over 23 years of experience, Mr. Sargent has primarily worked as a construction manager for transportation projects but also has experience as a structural design engineer and as a bridge condition inspector.  While the majority of his career has been spent within the Chicago area, he has been living and working in Maryland since 2017 performing field staff oversight and business development duties.  Mr. Sargent is a proud graduate of the University of Illinois’ Civil Engineering program and is a licensed PE in IL, MD, DE, VA, PA, and DC.  He resides in the Frederick, MD area with his wife and two boys. 

Treasurer

Mark Murray

Mark Murray, PE is the Vice President, Engineering at Harris, Smariga and Associates in Frederick, MD. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh – Johnstown with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering Technology in 1994. He has over 30 years of experience in the civil engineering field and is currently licensed in Maryland and Pennsylvania. He has worked on a variety of residential, commercial and industrial projects throughout Frederick and Montgomery counties in Maryland. Mark currently lives in Waynesboro, PA with his wife and two kids (and two dogs) and enjoys camping, golf and playing softball for his church league team.