Professional Experience

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Apr 2026 – Present

Senior Water/Wastewater Project Manager

HDR, Wilmington, NC

  • Direct and coordinate the work of multidisciplinary project teams from initiation to closeout.
  • Conduct work sessions for deliverable development in conjunction with consultants and stakeholders.
  • Monitor complex project scope, schedule, and budget. Develop and initiate corrective strategies.
Jun 2007 – Mar 2026

City Engineer

City of Wilmington, NC

  • Led a multidisciplinary municipal engineering team with 30 to 66 full-time positions.
  • Delivered over $300M worth of public infrastructure capital projects since 2001. Established project scope, schedule, budget, and resourcing. Directed project design, permitting, property acquisition, bidding, construction, reporting, and closeout. Served on the interdepartmental Capital Improvement Program Core Team.
Nov 2002 – May 2007

Construction Manager

City of Wilmington, NC

  • Supervised construction inspection for capital improvement & private development projects.
  • Served as Project Manager for public infrastructure capital projects.
  • Established policies and procedures for the Right-of-Way Permit program.
Oct 2001 – Oct 2002

Project Engineer

City of Wilmington, NC

  • Approved designs of water and wastewater systems for the 1995 and 1998 annexation service plans.
Jul 1987 – Sep 2001

Professional Engineer

Van Cleef Engineering Associates, Hamilton Square, NJ

  • Appointed as Consulting Engineer for the Robbinsville Twp Public Works Department (formerly WTMUA) & Richland Twp Water Authority. Authored regulations, rate schedules, maintenance, and planning documents.
  • Designed water supply pumping/storage/distribution and wastewater pumping/collection/disposal systems.
Jun 1986 – Jun 1987

Engineering Associate

Douglas Hildenbrant, PE • Pomona, CA

  • Assisted with forensic structural investigation and foundation repair.