Professional Engineer with Construction Experience (Now Retired) - Kent Higgins has more than 30 years of diverse domestic and international experience in construction, engineering design, and project management. His experience includes planning; civil site design; utility coordination ( including design and relocation construction); roadway design; highway and railroad bridge design and plan preparation; load ratings; inspections; building design (including superstructure and substructure design); and plan and document preparation and coordination among all design disciplines for design/build project solicitations. Kent's responsibilities have included quality control; project scheduling; progress reporting; making client presentations; preparing budgets; performing feasibility studies; and preparing final contract documents and construction cost estimates and schedules. Railroad engineering experience includes railroad track design, design of structural elements for rail yard buildings and other support facilities, railroad bridge and retaining wall design, evaluation and assessment of railroad support facilities, and construction inspection services for precast railroad bridge components. More than 14 years experience spent as a Journeyman Carpenter on numerous residential, commercial, and industrial building sites. Specialties include wood and steel framed structures, concrete formwork, exterior and interior finishing.Professional ExperienceTotal Years of Experience with A/E Firms: 22 Specialties: Design/Bid/Build; Design/Build; Project Management, civil engineering, utility coordination, construction observation, project reporting, pay estimates, construction estimates, engineering opinion of probable cost (construction cost estimates), specifications, SWPPP Compliance