Roy Glapion

He has practiced his profession with numerous prominent engineering firms located throughout the greater New Orleans area. With an emphasis in Structural Design, Mr. Glapion has extensive experience in Foundation, Vertical Structure, Floodwall, Bridge and Drainage Design.

In addition to his design experience, Mr. Glapion is the Co-Founder of Citywide Testing and Inspections, Inc. He served as the President of this organization. At its peak, Citywide employed over 100 people. Citywide was a multi discipline construction, environ-mental and geotechnical testing laboratory with offices located in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, LA and Biloxi, MS. As the prime consultant, Citywide provided services on number prestigious projects such as: The New Orleans Sports Arena, Superdome Roof Improvements, Jordan Road Overpass, John A. Alario, Sr. Event Center, Pontchartrain Center Expansion, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Expansion and the Katrina Recovery.

In 2007, Mr. Glapion liquidated Citywide to a National Testing agency where he served as the Senior Vice President responsible for increasing market share, operational and business development strategies. In his 6 years with this organization, he was able to increase the company’s market share by a minimum of 40%.

Mr. Glapion currently serves as a Vice President/Member of The Beta Group. As reflected in his past experience, he is responsible for the growth of this company through acquisitions and/or detailed strategies involving business development, data collection, and market analysis. This is inclusive of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.