Celebrating Perkins & Grahek, ACEC/MN Leadership Graduates
Please join us in congratulating John Perkins and Nick Grahek on completing the ACEC/MN Leadership Development Institute Series!
The program brings together professionals from across Minnesota who are committed to growing as leaders within their organizations and communities. Through a curriculum focused on team building, communication, personal leadership, market trends, and business development, participants build skills that strengthen how they lead and serve others.
John and Nick were recognized as part of the 2026 class during ACEC Minnesota’s Annual Meeting, alongside peers from engineering firms across the state.
We are proud of their commitment to continued learning and to the role they play in supporting meaningful partnerships and creating safe, sustainable, and beautiful communities.
John Perkins, PE
John is a water resources senior project engineer at Bolton & Menk who started his career in 2012. He is the drainage lead on transportation projects as well as various water resources projects and has expertise in water resources engineering, transportation drainage, hydraulics and hydrology, permitting, and floodplain management. Water has a huge impact and influence on everyone’s daily lives and he loves being able to protect and preserve it.
Nick Grahek, PE
Nick began working in aviation engineering in 2018 and joined Bolton & Menk in 2020, where he advanced from design and inspection duties into an aviation project manager role. He grew up with a passion for aviation and considers himself lucky to be able to work with local airport patrons and remain involved in the aviation community. Raised with a strong interest in aviation, he enjoys collaborating with airport sponsors and patrons and being actively involved in the aviation community.
