About Billingsley Engineering

Billingsley Engineering began in 1981 in Santa Rosa, NM. The firm has since grown to include a diverse staff of engineers, surveyors, draftsmen and laboratory staff located in an historic building in Las Vegas, NM.

We use state of the art equipment and software to provide service to our clients, and believe our clients must be the ones in control of any assignment we are given. Our role is to provide support and help.

Our employees are essential elements of this objective and some have been given an opportunity to share in ownership and management of the company affairs. We are proud to introduce our employees, and welcome the opportunity to demonstrate our capabilities.

Rod & Karen Billingsley

Rod Billingsley
President, Civil Engineer, Surveyor
BA Agricultural Engineering, 1971 OSU
Masters Civil Engineering 1976 Texas A&M

Survey/Engineering/Construction

Bill Johnson

Vice President/COO
Head of Construction Layout and Construction Surveying
Billingsley Engineering employee since 1982

Tony Martinez

Secretary, New Mexico P.S.
Billingsley Engineering employee since 2009
MBA in business from New Mexico Highlands University

Tony specializes in using AutoCAD Civil 3D to create design corridors and surface models.

Chris Ortiz

Billingsley Engineering employee since 2014

Chris is a Surveyor.

Santiago Salazar

Billingsley Engineering employee since 2015
BS in Aerospace Engineering from New Mexico State University

Santiago is a draftsman and LiDAR specialist. Texas P.E.

Darrel Cruz

Billingsley Engineering employee since 2018
BS in Mechanical Engineering from New Mexico State University; Texas E.I.T.

Responsible for utilizing AutoCad to draft & redesign plans and detailed drawings for highway construction projects, following applicable standards and specifications. Darrel’s main focus is in drainage & storm drain networks, but works closely with the entire team to provide support in other areas to meet each project’s requirements.

Construction Materials Laboratory

John McElroy

Lab Manager and Construction Engineering Supervisor
Billingsley Engineering employee since 2014
BS in Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University 1981
Registered Professional Engineer in NM

John has 35+ years in transportation engineering and materials testing and is a retired NMDOT District Engineer. In addition to supervising the construction materials lab, he is responsible for designing temporary supports for bridge construction and develops bridge demolition plans.

Leroy Jaramillo

Lab Supervisor/Radiation Safety Officer
Billingsley Engineering employee since 2010
Leroy is a graduate of West Las Vegas high school and born and raised in Las Vegas, NM.

Leroy is responsible for scheduling technicians and supervision of testing operations. He has worked in this field since 1999 including employment in contractor and private testing laboratories. Currently certified in soils, aggregate, portland cement and bituminous concrete testing. Leroy is a member of the team that transformed the Billingsley Engineering Lab to a paperless testing and reporting format.

Bryan Schliesman

Jr. Field Technician
Billingsley Engineering employee since 2019.
BS in Environmental Geology from New Mexico Highlands University 2019.
He has received aggregate training.

Bryan is originally from Philadelphia, PA and has made Las Vegas, NM his home for 2 1/2 years.

Leroy Gonzales

Jr. Materials Lab & Surveying Technician. Employee since 2019. 
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geology from New Mexico Highlands University.

Office

Frances Lucero

Office Manager
Billingsley Engineering employee since 2015

Retired Financial Specialist/Network & Systems Administrator from NMDOT District 4

Frances provides administrative support and is responsible for bookkeeping, payroll, billing, accounts receivable and collections.

Loren Kaysing

IT Specialist
Billingsley Engineering employee since 2019
Graduated from New Mexico Highlands University in 2002

Loren develops and refines data analysis software, along with repairing hardware and software issues with the company computers and other electronics.