CEC Announces Key Corporate Leadership Transitions

April 7, 2026

CEC is pleased to announce key corporate leadership transitions that further strengthen our firm’s focus on quality, innovation, and staff development. Rob Dlugos, J.D., P.G., has been promoted to Chief Technical Officer, and Wes Speiser is stepping into the role of Environmental Engineering and Sciences Corporate Practice Lead, bringing extensive expertise and leadership to their new positions.

Rob Dlugos, J.D., P.G.
Chief Technical Officer
724.387.6318
rdlugos@cecinc.com

CEC Monroeville’s Rob Dlugos, J.D., P.G., has been promoted to Chief Technical Officer. Rob has more than 30 years of experience, including the last 23 years with CEC.

Rob has led multiple teams and offices as CEC’s former Environmental Corporate Practice Lead, guiding staff through complex projects while fostering development and knowledge transfer. He also brings deep environmental expertise, having overseen investigations, site assessments, and compliance initiatives across a variety of industries.

I will be focused on embedding quality and client-focused service excellence into our culture and operations, enhancing our quality programs and clear performance metrics to ensure consistency, manage risk, and improve the client and employee experience.”

Rob has a bachelor’s degree in earth science from Harvard University and earned his J.D. from Duquesne University Kline School of Law.

“I’m honored to carry the torch from our former CTO, Mike Sheleheda, and build on the strong foundation he established. As CTO, I will be focused on embedding quality and client-focused service excellence into our culture and operations, enhancing our quality programs and performance metrics to ensure consistency, manage risk, and improve the client and employee experience. We will also expand project manager training and guided learning to develop strong leaders, while implementing a more intentional framework to identify, support, and recognize innovation across the company,” says Rob.


Wes Speiser
Senior Project Manager &  
Environmental Corporate Practice Lead
419.214.4410
wspeiser@cecinc.com

Wes Speiser, a Senior Project Manager from CEC Toledo, has been named CEC’s Environmental Corporate Practice Lead. He has more than 22 years of professional experience, including the past 10 years with CEC. During his career, Wes has served as a project manager and field team leader at hundreds of sites.

Wes’ technical expertise includes Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments at suspected release sites, along transportation improvement areas, and at brownfield redevelopment sites. He has a strong understanding of federal, state, and local environmental regulations. Wes also has significant experience with underground storage tank (UST) investigations and closures. He is proficient with GIS software, survey-grade GPS, seismometers, resistivity sensors, and more. 

“We’re focused on modernizing how we work by advancing our data management capabilities, strengthening onboarding and project manager development, and improving how we transfer knowledge across teams.”

Wes has assisted with various environmental studies, including hydrogeological investigations, fish sampling, threatened and endangered species surveys, mussel surveys, soil remediation projects, and stream design. He has a bachelor’s degree in geology from Bowling Green State University.

“I look forward to building on the strength of our environmental practice. We’re focused on modernizing how we work by advancing our data management capabilities, strengthening onboarding and project manager development, and improving how we transfer knowledge across teams. At the same time, we’ll continue to drive growth by expanding key markets, strengthening client relationships, and investing in emerging areas like PFAS and data center development,” says Wes.

About the Author


Adam Cline

Adam is a Marketing Coordinator at CEC’s corporate headquarters. He is a member of our podcast team and is also responsible for writing for a variety of our communications vehicles, such as intranet, blog, employee newsletter, social media, and more. Adam has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Cincinnati.

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