Kirk Gavel

Kirk Gavel

Mr. Gavel is principal engineer and senior partner of Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC. He has served as project engineer and/or project manager on a wide range of engineering projects in both the public and private sectors, including water supply and distribution system master planning, water plant design and construction, wastewater process studies, wastewater treatment plant construction, and sanitary sewer system planning, design and construction.

Mr. Gavel has varied experience with the construction of municipal engineering projects, serving in the role of construction administration engineer, resident engineer, and inspector, on over $250 million of construction. He has provided special inspection services as an engineer and as an inspector on projects ranging from pump stations to restaurants.

He has provided technical support for soils and geotechnical engineering projects and for construction quality assurance testing on projects ranging from pipelines to airport construction. He is a registered engineer in North and South Carolina and Georgia, and is a licensed general building and public utilities contractor in North Carolina.

Affiliations

  • NC AWWA/WEA: Served as instructor for Water Distribution/Sewer Collections School.
  • NCWOA: Math teacher at annual school for surface water treatment plant operators.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Civil Engineering, UNC Charlotte, 1993
  • Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Davidson College, 1985

Licensing

  • Registered Engineer in North and South Carolina and Georgia
  • Licensed General Building and Public Utilities Contractor in North Carolina
  • Licensed NC Home Inspector
  • Also certified by NASSCO as a PACP instructor
  • Certified in Pipeline Assessment by the National Association of Sewer Service Companies (NASSCO, Assessment Certification Program, PACP)

Employment

  • Gavel & Dorn Engineering, PLLC, Charlotte NC 2008 to present
  • Gavel Engineering, P.A. Denver, North Carolina 2003 – 2008
  • Jordan, Jones & Goulding, Norcross, Georgia 2001 – 2003
  • Camp Dresser & McKee, Charlotte, North Carolina 1994 – 2001
  • Environmental Source Samplers, Huntersville, North Carolina 1992 – 1994
  • Eastern Engineering, Charlotte, North Carolina 1989 – 1992
  • First Citizens Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina 1985 -1989