Moffatt & Nichol is pleased to announce that Hugo Bermudez has joined the company as the business unit leader for South Florida. Based in Miami, he will lead Moffatt & Nichol’s strategic approach in this important regional market sector.
“Hugo brings us the perfect combination of a hands-on, engaged coastal scientist and engineer, paired with great business development and leadership experience from his executive tenure. We look forward to Hugo expanding Moffatt & Nichol’s reach to serve our growing market base in South Florida. His understanding of the region and approach to team building, paired with a commitment to projects that create resilient coastal communities, make him an outstanding match for his new role with Moffatt & Nichol,” said Moffatt & Nichol President and Chief Executive Officer Eric Nichol.
Hugo has more than 25 years of engineering and leadership experience, with expertise encompassing coastal and civil engineering, he has led and designed projects ranging from navigation improvements and offshore structures to ecosystem restorations that incorporate living shorelines.
In the early 2000s, he was a founding partner of a coastal engineering firm, responsible for growing its operations until its 2014 acquisition. He has served as a national coastal practice leader, regional manager, and internationally, as a country manager in Colombia. Most recently, Hugo served as a business development manager in South Florida, the Caribbean, and parts of Spanish-speaking Latin America.
Hugo completed his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the University of New Mexico and received his Master of engineering in Ocean Engineering from Texas A&M University. He is a licensed professional engineer in Florida and seven other states. Hugo received accreditation as a Diplomate, Coastal Engineering (D.CE) from the Academy of Coastal, Ocean, Port & Navigation Engineers (ACOPNE).
