Dejana (Harris) Ricca - Brightworks Sustainability

Dejana's Role at Brightworks

Dejana Harris serves projects throughout the U.S. and Europe from Brightworks’ office in New York. An Analyst in Brightworks’ Sustainable Built Environments practice, she works closely with Brightworks consultants and senior consultants to deliver high-quality sustainability solutions for our clients, while keeping projects on-time and on-budget. She has experience preparing and reviewing sustainability documentation for compliance with industry standards, performing research and technical analysis, and coordinating deadlines and deliverables for the project team.

Education

Lafayette College
- Bachelor of Science (Civil and Environmental Engineering, major; Architectural Studies, minor)

Technical Credentials

U. S. Green Building Council (USGBC) 
- LEED Accredited Professional Building Design + Construction (LEED AP BD+C)
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
- Certified Engineer in Training (EIT)
ACE Mentor Program of Greater New York
- ACE Mentor Program Team Leader and Mentor Committee Vice Chair
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- 10-Hour Construction Health and Safety Training

Dejana has five years of experience working on large transportation and infrastructure projects, performing civil utility engineering, project management, and project controls. She assisted in the accessibility upgrades to New York City Transit’s 149th St–Grand and Tremont Avenue stations. She has also performed project control services for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s Cross Harbor Freight Program Tier II Environmental Review and Amtrak’s Gateway Hudson Tunnel Project.

Prior to her work on large-scale transportation and infrastructure projects, she was the field engineer for Eastbanc’s West End Square 50 mixed-use development responsible for coordinating and directing trades.