Darren K. Riegler has been named president/CEO of MNS, a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm specializing in civil engineering, construction management, and land surveying services with corporate offices in Santa Barbara.
Riegler has more than 25 years of experience leading engineering, architecture, and planning consulting practices throughout the United States.
Before joining MNS, he held several leadership roles for a large engineering and consulting firm where he was responsible for the management and growth of various geographies including New Jersey, Arizona, and Southern California.
Throughout his career, Riegler has served in executive leadership, managerial, and technical roles supporting the delivery of complex multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects.
His experience has involved transportation, intelligent transportation systems, structures, geotechnical, architecture, land development, survey, asset management, surface water, water quality, water/wastewater, landscape architecture, construction management, and environmental planning.
Riegler graduated with a degree in civil engineering from Pennsylvania State University and is a licensed professional engineer in New Jersey. He earned an MBA from Baruch College in New York.
“We are pleased to welcome Darren to MNS,” said Ira Starr, MNS Board chair and Long Point Capital partner. “We believe Darren has the right mix of business acumen and entrepreneurial mindset to achieve our aggressive growth strategy.”
MNS and Long Point Capital (a Michigan- and New York-based investment firm) announced a strategic partnership in 2021 with the goal of accelerating growth within California and other geographies nationally.
The addition of Riegler as president and CEO furthers this goal and positions the firm with strong leadership and operational excellence, MNS said.
“We look forward to working with Darren and his management team to accelerate growth and drive financial performance for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our investors,” Starr said. “Given our prior experience in growing similarly sized engineering and consulting firms, we are highly confident in our success.”