Howard J. Hamilton, PE, CFM, CPESC

Mr. Hamilton has over 39 years of engineering experience and was the second generation owner of Hamilton Consulting Engineers, Inc. (HCE). Upon EDI’s acquisition of HCE, Howard became the Director of Civil Engineering for EDI. As Director of our Engineering practice, he serves as overall Project Manager and Quality Assurance/Quality Control Manager on all projects, inclusive of our Construction Inspection/Construction Engineering group. He is our lead engineer for our wastewater, water, hydraulics, hydrology, forensic engineering and mechanical design projects. Throughout his career Howard has been the project manager and lead engineer for a multitude of projects, several with budgets in excess of $20 million. His clients include the Illinois State Toll and Highway Authority and the Illinois Department of Transportation. He has also served as the on-site consultant for numerous county, township, city and village governmental units. Howard has often been called on to provide expert testimony on a multitude of engineering subjects regarding land use, safety codes and construction contracting