Rich Szecsy, Ph.D., PE, is the CEO of Big Town Concrete. A 30-year veteran of the concrete industry, he has also been active in the American Concrete Institute (ACI), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the National Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NRMCA), and is the current chair of the Texas Aggregate and Concrete Association.

A member of ASTM’s concrete and concrete aggregates committee (C09) since 2001, Szecsy has served as committee chair since 2021, and is past chair of its two biggest subcommittees. He has also been part of ASTM’s Committee on Technical Committee Operations (COTCO) and the ASTM Nominating Committee, and is a prolific speaker and academic collaborator in the concrete field. He’s received several honors from ASTM including the C09 Award of Appreciation (2014, 2016), the COTCO Service Award (2016), and the D18 Technical Editor’s Award (2019).

Szecsy received his B.S. and M.S. in civil engineering from Texas A&M University and his Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Illinois, and an MBA in management from Our Lady of the Lake University. He is a licensed professional engineer in 14 states including AZ, AR, CO, GA, IL, LA, MD, NC, OK, TN, TX, and UT.