Tennessee Section Committee Chairs

Awards Chair | Matt Caskey | P.E.
Firm: Geopier Foundation Company
Phone: [901] 867-5369

Matt is responsible for business development and ground improvement strategies for Geopier Foundation Company, where he has worked since 1999. Matt received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Missouri – Columbia, and his Master of Science in Civil Engineering (Foundation Engineering), at the University of Memphis. He is a registered professional engineer in the states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Missouri. Prior to working with Geopier, Matt was the geotechnical department manager for Professional Service Industries, Inc (PSI) in Memphis. Matt is a past-president of the Memphis Branch of ASCE, past-president of the Tennessee State Section of ASCE and is the past-chair of the Tennessee State Geotechnical Group. Matt lives in Arlington, Tennessee with his wife and four sons. He enjoys spending time with his family by serving as a church youth group leader and coaching his sons in wrestling and baseball.

Engineering Management Chair | Thomas Lawrence | P.E.
Firm: Thomas B. Lawrence, PE
Phone: [901] 237-4819

Thomas B. Lawrence, PE is a consulting engineer specializing in water quality protection and restoration, including projects as varied as underground tank remediation and municipal storm water pollution prevention. He is the vice-president of the Engineer’s Club of Memphis. He is a past-president of the ASCE TN Section, ASCE West TN Branch, and the Memphis Chapter of TSPE. He is a registered Professional Engineer in CA, IL and TN and has been working as a Civil Engineer for nearly 25 years.

Environmental Discipline Chair | Larkin Myers | P.E.
Firm: Tioga Environmental Consultants, Inc.
Phone: [901] 791-2432

Larkin grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas but has been a Memphian in her heart since attending Christian Brothers University for engineering school. She graduated with a B.S. in civil engineering with an emphasis on environmental courses. Larkin practiced general civil design for four years in Little Rock, Arkansas and then for six years in Memphis, Tennessee. After a brief sabbatical to care for her grandmother, Larkin joined Tioga Environmental in 2011 and has been providing environmental consulting and engineering services since then. Larkin is married, lives in east Memphis and has two children and one dog. She is a Director of the ASCE West TN Branch Board and the current Chair of the Tennessee Environmental and Water Resources Institute. Larkin loves to practice yoga and often rides bikes with her children. She also likes to cook, drink wine, and watch movies.

Geotechnical Discipline Chair | Matt Dorsey | P.E.
Firm: Geopier Foundation Company
Phone: [870] 394-1041

Matt is awesome!

Govenment Affairs - Federal Relations Chair | Brandie Cookston | P.E.
Firm: CDM Smith
Phone: [615] 340-6505

Brandie is a professional engineer with 14 years of diverse transportation and environmental engineering experience. Brandie’s technical background includes roadway planning and design, hydraulics, hydrology, environmental compliance, and project management, currently serving as the Client Service Leader for Middle and Southeast Tennessee at CDM Smith. Brandie attended the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, where she began her involvement with ASCE, as the Chapter Vice President. Brandie has been active in the Chattanooga ASCE Branch throughout her professional career, serving in all the officer roles and various committee chairs. She currently serves on the ASCE Chattanooga Branch Board of Directors, Chattanooga Engineers Week Committee, and Whitwell High School Engineering Craft Committee. Brandie is also a member of Women in Transportation Seminars (WTS), International Erosion Control Association (ICEA) and the American Society of Highway Engineers (ASHE). Outside of work Brandie enjoys spending time with her husband Barry and daughter Sophie Ann. Brandie is a Past President of the TN Section and winner of the 2017 ASCE TN Section Young Engineer of the Year.

Govenment Affairs - State Relations Chair | R ay Tant | P.E.
Firm: Shield Engineering, Inc.
Phone: [865] 3544-5959

Ray is a Past President of the TN Section.

History & Heritage Chair | Ken Barry | P.E.
Firm: S&ME
Phone: [865] 970-0003

Ken is from Knoxville and winner of the 2017 Daniel B. Barge, Jr. Award for Distinguished Service.

Report Card Chair | Monica Sartain | P.E.
Firm: Power Consulting Associates, Inc.
Phone: [615] 645-9355

Monica graduated from Virginia Tech in 2001 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an Environmental Option. After graduation, she headed to Aiken, SC to work with hazardous and radioactive waste at the Savannah River Site. While at the Savannah River Site, Monica married her college sweetheart Jeremy. After moving around a little the couple finally settled in Hendersonville, TN where they live with their two children. Monica currently serves as the Vice President of Engineering for Power Consulting Associates, LLC. In addition to her local ASCE work, Monica also serves ASCE as the Infrastructure Report Card Committee Chair for the Tennessee Section, and is a past Region 4 Governor-At-Large. In her spare time Monica enjoys spending weekends relaxing with her family, or running Spartan races.

Structural Discipline Chair | Kevin McAlister | P.E.
Firm: Barge Design Solutions, Inc.
Phone: [615] 252-4203

Kevin was born in Knoxville, TN but was raised in Decatur, AL. His father was a civil engineer graduate from UT Knoxville, so naturally he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. Kevin graduated from the University of Tennessee in 2001 with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. There he met his future wife, Candace, who just happened to be from Middle Tennessee. After graduating, Kevin began his career in Nashville with the TDOT Structures Division. He has since gained thirteen valuable years of experience with TDOT Structures and various other developers and consultants. Kevin lives in Franklin with his beautiful wife Candace, son Drew (7), and daughter Aubrey (3). In his spare time he loves outdoor activities with his family, traveling, taking his family to aquariums and zoos, reading, playing golf and poker, listening to music, and watching Tennessee Vol football.

Student Discipline Chair | W esley Goodnight
Firm: EnSafe Inc.
Phone: [901] 372-7962

Wesley Goodnight graduated with a BSCE from Christian Brothers University in 2002. After working in the geotechnical field for 6 years at Golder Associates Inc., where he traveled the world performing investigations for LNG/LPG facility expansions, he returned to Memphis in 2008 to take a position with EnSafe Inc. During the last 9+ years at EnSafe, Wesley has concentrated on remediation projects involving petroleum and chlorinated solvent contamination. He has been fortunate to be able to design, install, and operate the different types of treatment systems which clean up contaminated sites. Wesley is currently a Project Manager in the Engineering Services division of EnSafe, working out of their Memphis corporate office. Wesley is currently a Director in the ASCE West TN Branch, ASCE TN Section Student Chair, and ASCE TN Section President-Elect. Wesley is newly married to his wife Emily and they have 2 dogs (black lab mixes) that currently count as their kids. Wesley likes doing carpentry and working on his antique car in his spare time, which has gotten less spare after getting married.

Student Discipline Co-Chair & Website Manager | Ashley Smith | P.E.
Firm: CDM Smith
Phone: [615] 340-6540

Ashley is a Vanderbilt University graduate originally from San Antonio, Texas. She received her Bachelor of Engineering in civil engineering in 2004. Ashley is currently a Senior Project Manager at CDM Smith in the transportation group. Her background is in civil site design, as she has worked on municipal, commercial, healthcare, hospitality, mixed-use, and residential projects throughout the country. In addition to her work for the ASCE TN Section, Ashley was the Younger Member Group Chair and President of the Nashville Branch, and currently still serves them as a Board Member, Newsletter Editor, and Practitioner Advisor to Vanderbilt. She married Jared, another Vandy graduate, and they have two young daughters. In her spare time, Ashley enjoys cheering on the Commodores and San Antonio Spurs, traveling, scuba diving, skiing, going to concerts, and relaxing on beaches.

Transportation Discipline Chair | Brian Reynolds | P.E.
Firm: HDR
Phone: [629] 228-7532

Brian Reynolds, P.E., AICP was born and raised in Omaha, NE and first came to Nashville in 1994 to attend Vanderbilt University where he earned his degree in civil engineering. He has remained in Nashville ever since working to enhance our overall quality of life through the development of a safe and efficient multimodal transportation system. He is a professional engineer registered in Tennessee and a certified transportation planner. He is currently employed as a Client Manager and Senior Project Manager in HDR’s Nashville office. His goal is to improve mobility and safety for all users of existing and proposed infrastructure through cost effective, context sensitive solutions. He is a past-president of the American Society of Civil Engineers Nashville Branch and Tennessee Section and currently serves as the Tennessee Governor for Region 4. He also serves as co-chair for “Put the Brakes on Fatalities Day” and strives to bring national attention to highway safety and eliminating fatalities and serious injuries.

Membership Chair | Eric Gardner | P.E.
Firm: Williamson County Schools
Phone: [615] 979-4382

Eric grew up in Southern Indiana and graduated from the University of Evansville in 1998 with a degree in Civil Engineering. While pursuing his engineering degree, he played four years of varsity football at Evansville. After college, he moved to Nashville and began his career as a consultant, doing mostly roadway design. He then worked for the City of Franklin as the Director of Engineering and for Advanced Drainage Systems providing technical support for different stormwater and sanitary sewer products. He is currently the Assistant Director of Facilities and Construction for Wiliamson County Schools. He has a unique professional background, having worked for engineering consulting firms, a municipality and a product manufacturer. He lives in Franklin with his wife, Jenny and their three daughters, Grace, Lyla and Piper. Eric enjoys spending his free time hunting, fishing, being with his kids and playing sports or games. He is a huge St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan and loves to watch and talk about all sports. He is also is involved in many local professional and civic groups such as Habitat for Humanity of Williamson County and Grassland Athletic Association.

Younger Member Chair | W ill McCloy | P.E.
Firm: Terracon Consultants, Inc.
Phone: [615] 490-7222

Will has been working as a geotechnical engineer in Nashville since graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2011. While he would have loved to stay out in the mountains, coming back to be closer to family, friends, and a thriving city have definitely been worthwhile. While attending college, he first became active within ASCE by captaining the steel bridge team his sophomore year and later becoming president of the student chapter. His work for Terracon and other various consulting and testing firms has let him travel across the state and southeast to do many projects ranging from sinkhole repairs, constructing chain restaurants, to large scale warehouse and multi-family developments. He has remained active within the Nashville Branch and Younger Member Group by serving on the YMG board in several capacities. In addition, he also manages to find time to coordinate alumni events for CU in the Nashville area, attend Predators games as a season ticket holder, and sneak away to Fleet Street Pub to catch Arsenal games. Madison has now become his permanent residence after finally upgrading from rentals.