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Sepideh S. Asefnia, PE

Sepideh S. Asefnia, PE, is Owner and President of SEPI Engineering Group, Inc. (SEPI) in Raleigh, NC. Her firm, founded in 2001, specializes in Roadway and Structure Design, Transportation Planning, Traffic Engineering and Operations, Water Resources, Permitting/Natural Resources, Wetland Stream Mitigation, Site/Civil Design, Surveying, and Construction Management. Asefnia holds a bachelor’s degree in both Civil and Agricultural Engineering from North Carolina State University and is a registered Professional Engineer in eight states. Prior to forming her own firm, she spent over 16 years in the field of transportation engineering design and management of which she worked approximately 12 years with the North Carolina Department of Transportation in Highway Design and Traffic Engineering. Her current day to day responsibilities include managing the firm’s projects in North and South Carolina, financial and administrative management, and business development.

Ms. Asefnia is very active in the community and is serving on the Executive Board for Raleigh Chamber of Commerce and Commercial Real Estate Women. She is the past president of Women’s Transportation Seminar. She is on the Board of Directors for the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina and is a member of the NC State University Board of Visitors. She was inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women in the category of Science and Technology and serves on the Board Advisory Council of the Women’s Center of Wake County.

Her Awards and Accomplishments include being named the SBA 2006 NC Small Business Person of the Year and North Carolina WTS Chapter’s “Employer of the Year”. She received the Business Leader 2005 Women Extraordinaire Award. She was named to the 2002 Triangle Business Journal’s “Top 25 Women Business Owners in the Triangle,” honoring her as one of the most influential business women in the Triangle region, as well as the Business Leader’s Impact 100 Eighth Annual Award, in 2003, honoring her as a dedicated member of the community.