I entered the Engineering Field in 1996 after graduating from Lakeland College in Mattoon, IL with an Associate Degree in Civil Engineering Technology. After working for a few years as an Engineering Technician, I returned to College and obtained my Bachelors in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois. I joined the team at Austin Engineering in Peoria, IL in 2003. While gaining valuable project experience I was also able to obtain a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Illinois-Springfield at their Peoria Campus in 2005 as well as my Professional Engineering License from the State of Illinois in 2007. After the retirement of Mr. Jim Franklin, the longtime owner and President of Austin Engineering, I became President of the Company in 2008. Austin Engineering is engaged in the business of providing Professional Civil Engineering Consulting and Professional Land Surveying services in Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Florida & North Carolina. Established in 1937 and incorporated in 1947, AECI has had the good fortune to work with an amazing list of clients for over nine decades. Our clientele includes a diverse group of public and private clients as well as Architects and fellow Engineers. At Austin Engineering, we specialize in Land Development. At AECI, we like to say, "WE KNOW LAND DEVELOPMENT!" In addition to the Land Development services that we provide at Austin Engineering, when the right opportunities and synergies occur, I am able to offer Real Estate Broker services in Illinois through Buy A Farm Land & Auction Company. My land development background offers a unique perspective to anyone selling land or looking to purchase land as an investment or for immediate development.