Alex began his career at PES in 2015 and currently serves as an Assistant Project Manager on a wide range of projects including multi-family and mixed use developments, country clubs, student housing, hospitality projects, and retail spaces involving various structural systems including wood, concrete, steel and masonry. As an Assistant Project Manager, he’s involved with his projects from design all the way through construction. Alex is responsible for the quality of work performed, client services, and staff utilization as well as monitoring the project’s profitability and scope.

Fun Fact: Has had two surgeries because of a Frisbee-related injuries. (This is not a typo.)

Alex began his career at PES as a Design Engineer in 2014 after graduating from Clemson University. Since then, he has worked on a variety of projects including healthcare facilities, senior living facilities, industrial buildings, religious facilities, retail developments, hotels and higher education facilities involving various structural systems including concrete, steel and wood. Alex currently serves as an Assistant Project Manager, responsible for not only doing the heavy engineering work on his projects and transferring that information into the drawings, but also working with clients on various coordination issues.

Amelia was first introduced to PES when she attended an American Society of Civil Engineers meeting at Georgia Tech in early 2016.  She then started an internship with PES that summer.  After completing her master’s degree in Civil Engineering in 2017, she made the decision to join PES full-time as a Project Engineer.  Amelia is excited about working with the various software programs PES utilizes for our many projects, as well as learning from our seasoned structural engineers.

Fun Fact:  Future HGTV Star!  Amelia would one day like to flip a house.

While looking for a summer internship ahead of starting her Master’s program, Amy found PES and joined us for some summer fun. 10 years later she’s a Project Manager with extensive experience in educational and structural renovations/additions, athletic facilities, golf clubhouses and student housing. You can typically find Amy managing multiple projects – coordinating with other disciplines, managing project engineers, reviewing designs and drawings to check for accuracy and proper detailing. She’s very familiar with composite steel & CMU shear wall design and has designed structural systems utilizing concrete, steel, masonry, and wood systems as well.  She’s actively involved with the Georgia Chapter of the Association for Learning Environments.

Fun Fact: Was in attendance when the Florida Marlins won their first World Series.

Andrea is another one of our interns turned full-timers. She began her internship in May 2015 in our New England office and has been part of the grass roots effort to expand PES in that region.  She joined PES full time upon the completion of her BS in Architectural Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and has been developing and designing concepts for a variety of projects ranging from automotive dealerships and industrial facilities to multifamily housing and retail developments ever since.

Fun Fact: And you thought it wasn’t real! While at WPI, Andrea was president of the Underwater Hockey club.

Originally from Lilburn in Gwinnett County, Ashley made the move back to the ATL after spending eight years in the DC metro area. She knew PES was the fit for her when she found a company that not only works on really cool projects, but is made up of really great people. With a love for math and science, Ashley attended Virginia Tech where she earned her BS and MS degrees in civil engineering with concentration in structures. As a Project Manager, her primary responsibilities include managing and assisting with the design in the day to day operations of projects internally with engineering as well as externally with clients. Ashley is well-versed in mild and post-tensioned concrete, steel, masonry and wood. When she’s not at the office, you can find Ashley spending time with her three year old daughter, biking, or running.

Fun Fact: Just keep running! Prior to having her daughter, Ashley was very into long distance running and triathlons. She’s even completed a half Ironman distance triathlon!

Cari Gerrits, CPSM brings over 25 years of experience in business development and marketing experience to PES. Whether she’s rolling up her sleeves and doing marketing research, working with our clients on a project pursuit, or building consensus for whatever she’s been tasked with, Cari’s primary focus is client service. Her mission is to connect clients to the solutions for the issues that keep them up at night. Or better yet, to find ways to make sure they aren’t kept up in the first place.

Fun Fact: Favorite book is The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

What started out as a summer job building houses with his father’s residential construction company turned into a career for Chad. After building a home from the ground up off a set of drawings, he was hooked. As Chad puts it, “I applied to colleges as an architecture major but quickly realized my mathematical skills were much stronger than my artistic skills and structural engineering was where I belonged.” He’s now a PES Project Manager on a host of project types ranging from hotels, manufacturing and distribution facilities, office buildings, retail developments, educational facilities, to healthcare facilities and historic preservation projects. He’s well versed working with structural systems involving concrete, masonry and steel design. Chad’s an active member ACI Committee 360 – Guide to Design of Slabs-on-Ground and ACI Committee 302 – Guide for Concrete Floor and Slab Construction. The diversity of project types is something that Chad likes about his project management role. It means there’s always something new to learn, a new challenge to solve.

Fun Fact: Is a member of a cycling club called the Briarcliff Bonzai. The group rides at 6:00 AM almost every week day, requiring a wakeup call of 5:00 AM. The arrival of his daughter has slowed him down a little but he still managed to log close to 2500 miles in 2015.

Chad has over 11 years of experience in the structural design of assisted and senior living facilities, healthcare projects, religious facilities, multi-family housing, office buildings, hospitality projects, and industrial facilities involving various structural systems including concrete, steel, masonry and wood. Currently serving as a Studio Director, he coordinates and oversees the work of Project Managers and Engineers within his team for all projects. Chad’s responsibilities also include managing the design processes of various projects and working on a day-to-day basis with clients. Chad also serves as the IT Director for PES and was recently named an Associate of the firm.

Fun Fact: W-I-N-N-E-R. Chad won his elementary school spelling bee in 5^th grade.

As Production Administrator, Christan takes on any and all responsibilities related to keeping project teams up and running. This includes setting up projects, contract administration and assisting with project documents. In short, she makes sure our technical staff has the support and tools in place to serve our clients and deliver amazing designs. She may be a little bit behind the scenes but her role is critical to smooth operations at PES.

Fun Fact: Once won second place – and $100 – in a karaoke contest.