Mattern & Craig
Tom Austin, P.E. has extensive work experience in civil engineering and project management. Tom began their career in 1984 as a Project Engineer at Rinker-Detwiler and Associates, where they were responsible for the design of water distribution, sewer systems, stormwater management facilities, and roadway engineering. In 1986, they joined Dewberry & Davis as a Project Engineer/Manager, overseeing various private, municipal, state, and federal government projects. At Mattern & Craig, where they have been since 1996, Tom holds the position of Principal/Vice President/Project Manager. Tom'smain responsibilities include general civil engineering, site development, land use engineering, hydraulic and hydrologic analysis, and construction oversight. Tom is skilled in performing feasibility studies, rezoning applications, floodplain encroachment analysis, watershed modeling, and dam break analysis. Tom has a proven track record in directing, coordinating, and controlling projects, as well as supervising project teams.
Tom Austin, P.E. attended Amherst County High School from 1976 to 1979. Following their high school education, they pursued a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech from 1979 to 1983.
Mattern & Craig
Mattern & Craig was founded in Roanoke, Virginia in February 1978 by J. Wayne Craig and E. K. Mattern, Jr. The firm was established to offer comprehensive civil and sanitary engineering services to public, corporate and governmental agencies. The firm has consistently adhered to its original objectives, and gradually enhanced its staff by adding experts in transportation, structural engineering, surveying, site planning and solid waste. As the firm grew, offices were opened in Kingsport, Tennessee in February 1992; Asheville, North Carolina in July 1994; Johnson City, Tennessee in December 1998, Hickory, NC in 2019, and Charleston, SC in 2020. Mattern & Craig became an employee-owned firm through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) on January 1, 1988. A regional firm, we serve clients throughout Virginia, Tennessee, and the Carolinas. We continue to seek new clients and opportunities to apply our knowledge and skills regardless of project location, size, or complexity. Approximately 80 percent of our net fee revenues come from local, state or federal agencies.