Mike Werdes Promoted to VP, Engineering at Murphy Co.

Date Posted: July 24, 2018

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Michael J. Werdes has been promoted to vice president, engineering at Murphy Company, the area’s largest mechanical contracting and engineering firm.  The announcement was made  by Thomas C. Skaggs, senior vice president of operations.

Werdes has more than 28 years of experience in mechanical engineering, most recently serving as manager, industrial-design at Murphy. In addition to his ongoing project involvement, Werdes leads Murphy’s Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology group.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Commenting on the promotion, Skaggs said, “Since joining Murphy Company in 2002, Mike has consistently performed with the utmost professionalism and integrity. With Mike’s ongoing drive for continuous improvement and teambuilding over the years, he has earned the respect of his coworkers, peers and the numerous customers with whom he interacts.”

Murphy Company is one of the nation’s top mechanical contracting and engineering firms delivering innovative solutions to the commercial, industrial and institutional markets.  Murphy offers process piping, HVAC, refrigeration, plumbing, design-build, piping fabrication, energy solutions and 24-hour service emanating from its five locations in St. Louis, Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder and Northern Colorado.  Murphy is ranked No. 18 on Engineering News-Record’s list of largest mechanical contractors in the United States. Founded in 1907, the firm employs more than 1,000 people nationwide.