The Team at L.A. Fuess Partners
Richard Ballou, P.E. | Principal
Joined L.A. Fuess Partners in 2017, Retired in 2024
Richard’s career in the greater Dallas area was long and distinguished even before joining L.A. Fuess Partners in 2017, having served with distinction at two other firms, engineering buildings of regional and national significance. Beyond his vast technical expertise and his extensive network of relationships, he brought decades of structural engineering design experience to the firm, along with an impressive portfolio of high-rise structures making him the perfect project principal for some of our most recent high-rise buildings. He was also accomplished in a variety of other project types as well as seismic analysis and structural diagnostics.
Education
- University of Texas at Austin / M.S. in Engineering, Structural Emphasis
- University of Texas at Austin / B.S. in Civil Engineering








