Hutchins Engineering PLLC has announced the newly formed partnership with team members Lucas W. Dobie, P.E., of Queensbury, and Thomas R. Center, P.E., of Glens Falls.
Hutchins Engineering’s Principal Engineer Tom Hutchins commented on the addition of the new partners, stating, “Over the years, Lucas and Tom have been pivotal in driving progress and growth within our company and both are tremendous assets to the company. As partners in the business, they will continue to provide critical insight, accelerate the value to ongoing and future projects, and help Hutchins Engineering continue to thrive while providing essential engineering services to the greater community.”
A Hudson Falls native, Dobie is a 2002 graduate of SUNY Adirondack, a 2005 graduate of the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) and has been an employee of Hutchins Engineering since 2003. Subsequently, he earned his New York State professional engineering license in June 2016.
Dobie’s particular areas of expertise are in residential, lakefront property development; site work; on-site wastewater systems and stormwater management; and subdivision projects.
Lucas is experienced in working with regulatory and municipal entities such as local town planning and zoning boards, the Lake George Park Commission, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Adirondack Park Agency.
Center, a life-long resident of Glens Falls, is a 1993 graduate of Norwich University with over 25 years of experience in the design and project management of commercial, industrial, and residential engineering projects. He worked as a construction inspector and a site manager for various local companies, and has practiced civil engineering with Rist-Frost Associates and Nace Engineering before starting at Hutchins Engineering in 2014.
Although Center continues to specialize in commercial projects, he also takes on subdivision projects, residential site development including wastewater systems, on-site wastewater systems and stormwater management. He frequently interacts with local town planning, zoning, and town boards and state agencies such as the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, NYS Department of Health and Transportation, and the Adirondack Park Agency.