KEY PERSONNEL
Doug Sitton, President – Sitton Consulting Group
Doug Sitton is President of Sitton Consulting Group, LLC, and has over 27 years of diversified experience in the design and construction industry. Sitton has a strong background in project management and business management, overseeing over 500 new construction and renovation projects, $1 billion dollars in construction, and individual projects from under $100,000 to over $50,000,000. He has experience in assisting clients with selecting and managing several different project delivery methods.
Sitton has experience serving multiple markets, including state government, counties, municipalities, higher education and K-12 school districts, private companies and developers. His work includes both facilities and infrastructure projects.
For the past 16 years, he has worked for an ENR Top 100 Engineering, Architecture, Planning (EAP) firm, starting as a Group Manager in 1991, advancing through various positions to serve as Partner from 1997-2004, and ultimately assuming the role of Senior Vice President, in which capacity he was responsible for the firm’s facilities design, construction and management services. In each assignment, Sitton's focus was on continuous performance improvement and growth. He also served on several internal committees helping to guide the firm’s development and growth, among them the Executive Committee, Strategic Planning Committee and the Technology Advisory Committee. He has also served as a peer reviewer for the American Council of Engineering Companies' (ACEC) Peer Review Program.
Sitton is registered as a Professional Engineer (PE) in Illinois and Missouri, and also a Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) in Illinois. He belongs to the Regional Chamber and Growth Association (RCGA) of St. Louis as a board member, the Leadership Council of Southwestern Illinois as a past president and current Executive Committee Member, and the Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce as a past president.
Recognized as an industry leader, Sitton has had articles published in various industry trades, including “Unique Partnership Yields Renovated College Campus,” in Facilities Manager July/August 2003 issue, “Untapped Resources,” in School Planning & Management in November, 2001, and “Hot Tips: A State University and a Community College Collaborate to Solve Facility Challenges,” which he co-authored for College Planning and Management in December 2001. He also was a featured presenter for the Illinois Association of School Boards Annual Conference in November 1999, presenting on the topic “Pound Wise School Design and Construction," and served on the State of Illinois School Construction Guidelines Task Force in 2000.
Sitton received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, and his M.S. in Civil Engineering from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
