Michael D. Huffstetler

About Michael D. Huffstetler

I am passionate about enhancing my firm’s effectiveness in delivering consistent quality and innovative solutions to our federal agency clients and industry partners to support our national defense and security. because THIS IS NOBLE WORK! With over 36 years in the AEC industry, I\'ve been blessed to serve in a variety of AEC leadership roles - public & private, military & aviation, domestic & international. My previous public service included active duty as a USAF Civil Engineering Officer with five of those years serving in successive USAF Officer Exchange assignments within the US Army Corps of Engineers: first as a Transatlantic Division project manager and Executive Officer to the commander overseeing USAF design and construction activities in the Middle East, and later as Liaison Officer to the USAF Chief of Staff and the Pentagon Renovation Program (PENREN) representing USACE Baltimore District. My subsequent private sector career has included leading construction and A/E projects and operations teams in aviation, international, and for various federal agencies including DoD, DHS (USCG and Secret Service), NPS and the VA.DLR Group is an integrated design firm. Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. This inspires a culture of design and fuels the work we do around the world. We are 100% employee-owned: every employee is literally invested in our clients’ success. At the core of our firm are interdisciplinary employee-owner teams, engaged with all project life-cycle stakeholders. These teams champion true collaboration, open information sharing, shared risk and reward, value-based decision making, and proficient use of technology to elevate design. In May 2023, we were honored to be recognized by the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) as company of the year (medium category) with the national Seymour S. Greenfield Sustaining Member Award.

Experience

1. Federal Programs Leader

   DLR Group

   Oct 2023 — Present · Omaha, NE, US

   As a recognized thought-leader within the Federal A/E/C Industry, my responsibility is to shepherd unprecedented enterprise growth, partnerships and performance that will benefit all of DLR Group\'s federal-civilian and federal-military agency clients and enable their mission-success.DLR Group is an integrated design firm delivering architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, and building optimization for new construction, renovation, and adaptive reuse. Our promise is to elevate the human experience through design. This promise inspires sustainable design for a diverse group of public and private sector clients; local communities; and our planet. DLR Group is 100 percent employee-owned and fully supports the initiatives and goals of the 2030 Challenge and the AIA 2030 Commitment.

Education

• U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology

  Facility Systems Engineering, Combat Engineering, Intro to BCE

  1988 — 1993

• University of Virginia

  Bachelor's of Science Degree, Architecture

  1983 — 1987

• Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL

  Squadron Officers School (SOS) - in residence

  1993

• U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology

  Civil Engineering Short Courses

  1988 — 1998