Russell Yeager, PE
VP, Civil Engineering
































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Recreation assets need durable infrastructure and practical delivery strategies built for municipal use and lasting value.
Performance, Access, and Long-Term Use
Sports and recreation facilities carry heavy public use and long-term operational demands. Through prime-led delivery, WGI brings site design, infrastructure, and digital coordination together for facilities built to perform.
WGI uses GIS, visualization, and digital coordination to lead sports and recreation projects with stronger site intelligence. Agencies can then evaluate access, field layout, circulation, and infrastructure needs while plans are still flexible.
Technology keeps MEP systems and utilities connected to the operational requirements behind high-use facilities.
Connected workflows reduce coordination gaps between design decisions, infrastructure demands, and construction.
Public agencies rely on sports facilities that can stay usable through heavy schedules and seasonal demand. Strong sports engineering connects surface selection, site conditions, and maintenance realities from the start.
At WGI, we creatively transform how our world is envisioned, designed, and experienced.
VP, Civil Engineering
Public parks create the larger community context around fields, courts, trails, and recreation facilities.
Connected recreation assets improve quality of life by linking public spaces with the systems people use regularly.
Sports facilities need public safety planning that reinforces crowd movement and emergency access during events.
Education facilities require secure, adaptable environments that protect students and strengthen everyday campus readiness.
Landscape architecture turns sports and recreation sites into durable public spaces built around user experience.
Urban design helps sports facilities function as part of a larger public network rather than as isolated destinations.
Athletic facilities require buildable site solutions that account for performance during regular use and peak demand.
Plan sports facilities with the site strategy and sports engineering needed for long-term public value.