District 5

Ralph Owens, Board Member

As a youth growing up Mr. Ralph Owens traveled the world extensively as his father was in the oil business; he even lived in Australia for several years. Mr. Owens graduated from Colgate University majoring in geology and physics. He first started working in the oil exploration business in Oklahoma and Texas but soon moved into the engineering and construction business with the Bechtel Group where he spent over two decades. He held several major project management positions including over the construction management of the Washington DC metro system. When he left the Bechtel Infrastructure Company in 1987, then having served as what today would be referred to as the COO position, he moved on to form his design and construction company in the Lake Tahoe region of California. While there he was co-founder of the Truckee Tahoe Contractors Association and also served as an elected director of the North Star Community. Mr. Owens and his wife moved to Las Cruces in 2007 and that is when he started his practice consulting business executives engaging in new start-ups. Currently Mr. Owens serves as a Director of the Dona Ana County International Jetport Advisory Board.