Meet Us
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W. Scott McNary, P.E.
Scott left Figg and Muller in 1989 to start the firm Finley McNary Engineers with Craig Finley. This firm quickly developed a reputation for complex segmental bridges and construction engineering. Notable projects that Scott was responsible for during this time was the Hanging Lake Viaduct in Colorado, The Baldwin Bridge in Connecticut, C & D Canal Bridge in Delaware, the Sidney Lanier Bridge in Georgia and the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge in Tennessee.
Finley McNary was acquired by Parsons Transportation Group in 2001. During his two years at PTG, Scott was responsible for the Construction Engineering on the Skyway Bridge and the Benicia Martinez Bridge in California.
Scott left PTG in 2003 and formed McNary Bergeron & Associates with Jim Bergeron and Jeremy Johannesen. Notable projects that McB has done under his leadership include the Colorado River Bridge in Nevada, the Maroon Creek Bridge in Colorado, the SW Line Bridge in Tacoma, Washington and numerous footbridges with Bridges to Prosperity.
Scott has been married to his wife Judy for 29 great years. They have three children, Erin, Jack and Tom, who attend the University of Colorado. He enjoys travel, golf, tennis, skiing, woodworking and fly fishing in his spare time.
Partner / Principal Engineer
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
B.S. Civil Engineering and
M.S., Civil Engineering
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Douglas Whittaker, P.E.
Doug started his career in construction working as a field and project engineer on tunnel and bridge projects as part of Boston's Central Artery Project. His background in construction and technical design experience give Doug the ability to solve complex engineering problems with "real-word" solutions that are economical and efficient to construct.
Doug is involved with the non-profit organization, Bridges to Prosperity, and has traveled to El Salvador and Nicaragua as part of the design and construction teams working on suspension pedestrian bridges in these two countries.
Senior Engineer
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
B.S., Civil Engineering
University of Maine, Orono
M.S., Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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Michael D. Jennings, P.E.
Mike's experience includes structural design of vehicular and pedestrian bridge superstructures and substructures, multi-story commercial buildings, parking garages, municipal/civil structures, and residential buildings. Structural materials and systems used include prestressed concrete, steel girders, reinforced concrete, timber framing, and micropile, helical screw pile, driven steel pile, and concrete caisson foundations.
Bridge Engineer
BSCE Colorado School of Mines, Structural Emphasis
MSCE University of Colorado Denver, Structural Engineering in Progress
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James Bergeron, P.E.
Jim has over 20 years of experience in the design and construction of complex bridges across the country. Jim has worked largely in the capacity of the general contractor's construction engineer, but has also worked in the capacity of the owner's representative, the project engineer for the general contractor, and the Designer's representative.
Jim resides in McB's Connecticut office and is the firms managing partner. Jim specializes in complex bridge erection schemes, equipment design, heavy lifts and the design of temporary works.
Jim lives in Old Saybrook, Connecticut with his wife Krista of 18 years, and their four children: Jack, Ryan, Will and Abby. Jim has been a baseball coach for the last 8 years and serves on the Town's Park & Rec Commission. Jim enjoys boating, fishing, carpentry, woodworking, skiing and snowboarding in his free time.
Partner / Principal Engineer
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
B.S. Civil Engineering
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Philip S. Marsh, P.E.
Phil specializes in integrating complex 3-D post-tensioning and reinforcing, and in the geometry control of precast and cast-in-place segmental construction. He also has extensive knowledge and experience with temporary works, construction equipment, and erection sequencing.
When he's not in the office, he and his wife Mary enjoy getting up into the Colorado mountains to snowboard and mountain bike.
Bridge Engineer
University of Colorado, Boulder
M.S., Civil Engineering, Structural Emphasis
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Jason M. Russo, EIT
Jason enjoys working collaboratively with team members in providing a wide range of solutions to clientele involving value engineering designs, erection schemes, and temporary works. Construction experience includes, but is not limited to analysis and design of stability falsework, rigging and hoisting systems, temporary retaining walls, and cofferdams. Jason brings a good sense of quality control to the company allowing for the progression of current and future projects.
Jason graduated Cum Laude an undergraduate student and is currently working towards his masters degree in Structural Engineering at the University of Hartford. He aspires to attain a PE license in the future years to come.
Bridge Engineer
Temple University
B.S., Civil Engineering, Structural Emphasis
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Jeremy Johannesen, P.E.
Partner / Principal Engineer
South Dakota School of Mines
B.S., Civil Engineering, Structural Emphasis
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Zach Godsell, P.E., S.E.
Zach is known for his ability to tackle unique and difficult problems. He is responsible for developing a number of the solutions that are used for construction engineering at McNary Bergeron, including developing the company’s proprietary software for precast and cast-in-place segmental geometry control (Z-CAST and Z-ERECT).
Zach grew up in rural North Dakota and earned his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of North Dakota. In his spare time, Zach enjoys music, videogames, and cooking meals for his friends and family.
Senior Bridge Engineer
B.S. and M. Eng. Civil Engineering, University of North Dakota
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Matthew Williams, EIT
Previously Matthew designed AASHTO girder bridges as well as shipping wharfs. He has performed wave/structure interaction analysis for pile foundations and floating structures.
Bridge Engineer
Texas A & M University at Galveston
B.S. Maritime Systems Engineering

