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Sepideh Asefnia


Sepideh S. Asefnia, PE , is Owner and President of SEPI Engineering Group, Inc. (SEPI) in Raleigh and Charlotte, N.C. Her firm, founded in 2001, specializes in Roadway and Structure Design; Transportation Planning; Traffic Engineering and Operations; Water Resources; Permitting/Natural Resources; Wetland Stream Mitigation; Site/Civil Design; Surveying; and Construction Management. SEPI currently employs 40 individuals working in North and South Carolina. Sepideh holds a bachelor’s degree in both Civil and Agricultural Engineering from North Carolina State University and is a registered Professional Engineer in eight states. Prior to forming her own firm, she spent more than 16 years in the field of transportation engineering design and management, of which she worked approximately 12 years with the North Carolina Department of Transportation in Highway Design and Traffic Engineering. Her current day-to-day responsibilities include managing the firm’s projects in North and South Carolina, financial and administrative management, and business development.

Sepideh is very active in the community and is serving on the following:

  • Executive Board for Raleigh Chamber of Commerce; Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
  • Past President of Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS)
  • Board of Directors for the American Council of Engineering Companies of North Carolina (ACEC/NC)
  • Friends of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
  • NC State University Board of Visitors
  • YWCA Academy of Women - Science and Technology
  • Board Advisory Council of the Women’s Center of Wake County

Awards and Accomplishments include the following:

  • Triangle 2006 CREW Champion Award
  • SBA 2006 NC Small Business Person of the Year
  • Business Leader 2005 Women Extraordinaire Award
  • Business and Professional Women/Raleigh and Triangle Chapters - 2005 “Opening Doors” Award
  • North Carolina WTS Chapter “Employer of the Year”
  • YWCA 2004 Academy of Women Awards – Science & Technology
  • 2002 Triangle Business Journal - “Top 25 Women Business Owners in the Triangle”/Women in Business, 2002, honoring as one of the most influential business women in the Triangle region
  • Business Leader’s Impact 100 Eighth Annual Award, January 2003, honoring as a dedicated member of the community