Jules Engineering Management Advisors

JEM Advisors

Originally founded in 1995 in Orange County, California, Jules Engineering Management – Advisors (JEM Advisors) specializes in advising Companies and Agencies in the Transportation Industry on management, operations, organization and the pursuit and delivery of transportation infrastructure projects such as roads, highways, freeways, and railroad facilities. The firm was founded to provide temporary or specific management services to companies or agencies and allow them to save the effort of hiring staff to carry out these activities. Working out of Highland, California, JEM Advisors has experience with companies and agencies in Southern California, as well as, Statewide. JEM Advisors has also provided advisory services at the national level assisting in the advancement of management principles with companies and Industry Associations.

JEM Advisors approaches each assignment with flexibility, responsiveness, uncompromising integrity, and attention to detail. We have pride in the work ethic and ability to offer specialized expertise with many transportation companies’ and agencies’ management elements.

Founder

Robert J. Close, PE

Bob Close is a Registered Civil Engineer in California (and four other States) with 50 years of experience managing large-scale, multi-disciplinary transportation design, site engineering, planning, and construction administration projects in the areas of highway, rail, transit, airport, bridge structure, and water resources. He has contributed to several critical programs and projects involving state highway departments, federal agencies, and city and county agencies throughout North America. Mr. Close has worked on many significant projects, including, as the Project Director of the award-winning, LEED Platinum, Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center. He has worked with dozens of transportation agencies in California and across the nation, including Caltrans and many other State Departments of Transportation. He has also been a part of numerous major industry firms providing them with management, organization, market programs, quality programs and alternative project deliver advice, plans and implementation.