Senior Vice President

John Pelham, PE

John Pelham has been a part of the GarzaEMC team from the beginning. He brings to the team over 20 years of experience in civil engineering, land development, and project management in both the public and private sectors. His industry experience and engineering knowledge allows him to truly understand a client’s needs and develop unique solutions for each project. John specializes in higher education, office campus, and large infrastructure projects throughout the Central Texas Region. His engineering experience includes civil site planning, grading, drainage, stormwater, site utilities, and project permitting.

On John’s time away from work, you can find him at home with his wife and daughter woodworking, landscaping, or making home improvements. 

Favorite Quote: “Success – To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition, to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. That is to have succeeded.”  – Ralph Waldo Emerson  

Top Projects

  • Austin FC Stadium – Austin, TX
  • Travis County Civil & Family Courthouse – Austin, TX
  • City of Austin, Austin Energy HQ – Austin, TX
  • City of San Antonio, Public Safety HQ – Austin, TX
  • ABIA, Parking Garage & Rental Car Facility – Austin, TX
  • University of Texas, Dell Medical School – Austin, TX
  • Texas Facilities Commission, Capitol Complex – Austin, TX
  • University of Houston, Cougar Village – Houston, TX
  • Riata Vista Corporate Office – Austin, TX
  • Texas State University, Campus Master Plan – San Marcos, TX