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Our Core Team at Hydra Engineering, LLC


Vernon Joe Hope, PE - Sr. Project Manager, Hydra Engineering, LLC
Vernon "Joe" Hope, PE - Sr. Project Manager
Joe obtained a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on transportation and water resources, from the University of South Florida in 1991.

His registrations include:
  • Florida Registered Professional Engineer No. 65372
  • Alabama Registered Professional Engineer No. 28816-E
  • Colorado Registered Professional Engineer No. 30939
  • South Carolina Professional Engineer, No. 27046
  • Arkansas Professional Engineer No. 14420
  • National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, No. 23327

    Professional Experience

    December 2008 – Present: Sr. Project Manager, Hydra Engineering, LLC, Crawfordville, Florida

    Responsibilities include: Marketing, commercial site plan design, residential subdivision design, coastal designs, drainage permitting and coordination, signalization and striping plans, DOT permitting, Construction Management, Construction Administration and Inspection, Construction Estimator, Construction Manager.

    October 1994 – December 2008: CEO and Sr. Project Manager, High Country Engineer­ing, Inc. and Innovative Civil Engineering, Inc., Glenwood Springs, Colorado and Crawfordville, Florida

    Responsibilities included: Managing entire company, Director of marketing and human resources, School Site Designs, Subdivision Design (using Land Design Development and AutoCadd Release 12-2007), Commercial Site Plan Design, Hydrology Design, Hydraulic Analysis, Sanitary Sewer Design, Water System Design, Roadway Design, Wetland Design, Irrigation System Design, Road and Utility Permits, Floodplain Studies, FEMA CLOMR, LOMR and LOMA submittals, Construction Engineering and Inspec­tion

    May 1991 - October 1994: Project Manager, Genesis Group, Inc. Clearwater, Tampa and Tallahassee, Florida

    Responsibilities included: Preparation of drainage reports, commercial site planning, residential subdivision design, traffic studies, signalization and striping plans, signal warrant studies, parking utilization studies, expert witness suport and Marketing.