Executive Team

Dylan Crawford, PLS

President

Mr. Crawford has over twenty-five years of professional surveying experience including large scale public infrastructure projects, right-of-way engineering, land development, and public agency consulting. He stays current with advances in survey technology, legislation affecting land development, the subdivision map act, and land title issues. Mr. Crawford is Registered Land Surveyor in the State of California and a member of the California Land Surveyors Association and the American Council of Engineering Companies. 

Chad Kennedy, PLA

Principal

Mr. Kennedy has over twenty years of experience in the landscape architecture industry. He is a licensed landscape architect (PLA No. 5426 in the State of California), ISA certified arborist, NRPA Certified Playground Safety Inspector, and a LEED Accredited Professional. He is an active member of the American Society of Landscape Architects Executive Committee serving as the San Joaquin Area Representative. Mr. Kennedy has designed and overseen countless community improvement and planning projects in Northern California including parks, playgrounds, trails, recreation facilities, residential developments, transportation systems, and commercial landscapes. Every project he completes is focused on positively impacting the community through innovative, sustainable, and inclusive design principles.

John Zhang, PE

Principal

Mr. Zhang has over twenty years of experience in the design and preparation of construction documents for major civil engineering infrastructures throughout the Central Valley. He is a Registered Civil Engineer in the State of California. He has technical expertise in the design of roadway widening and rehabilitation projects, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, levee construction, and utility systems. Mr. Zhang has prepared detailed construction documents for numerous complex grading and improvement projects. In addition, he has been successful in obtaining approvals and permits from various state and local government agencies including Caltrans, Department of Water Resources, FEMA, California Public Utilities Commission, Union Pacific Railroad, Central Valley Flood Protection Board, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Westwood Leadership

O’Dell Engineering joined Westwood on March 1, 2024. Click here to learn more about Westwood and their leadership team.

Message from the Founder of O’Dell Engineering, a Westwood company

  • Our firm is powered by two related forces. These are top-notch employees and first-class clients. We strive to employ and motivate the best and brightest. We seek out potential clients looking for the best match of their needs and our expertise.

    We believe in having a good name. When all is said and done, all you really have is your name. If we can establish a great work situation where employees want to work, and provide services that clients want and need, everything else seems to fall into place. As Henry Ford once said, ‘You can’t build a reputation on what you are going to do.’ We work on our reputation every day.”

    Randall O’Dell, PE