Education
1987 - Bachelors of Civil Engineering, Auburn University
1987 - Bachelors of Science, Springhill College
History
2002 - Present Cowles, Murphy, Glover & Associates, Inc. Mobile, AL
Shareholder
- Managing partner in full service engineering design firm.
2000 - 2001 Cowles & Murphy Engineering,LLP Point Clear, AL
Partner
- Managing partner in full service engineering design firm.
- Structural design for restoration of Saint Margaret’s Church and School Civil, structural, mechanical design of commercial buildings.
1995 - 2000 Gottlieb, Barnett & Bridges Mobile, AL
Project Manager
- Structural and civil design of marine and industrial facilities, docks, cranes, conveyors, barge and rail facilities and roads.
- Design of facility paving, roads, and drainage for Sea-Land Service in Dominican Republic.
- Design of ten acre parking facility (paving, roads, and drainage) for Sea-Land Service in Elizabeth, New Jersey.
- Design of two-coal/iron ore bulk handling facilities.
- Rail design McDuffie Terminals, loop track, barge load out and rail dump.
- Rail design ICRMT Convent, Louisiana, loop track.
1993-1995 Thompson Engineering Mobile, AL
Project Manager
- Structural and civil design of industrial and marine facilities, docks, roads, and foundations.
- Foundation/civil and structural design for Canal Chip wood chip facility.
- Design of new Jackson port facility
1988-1993 Clark Geer Latham Mobile, AL
Structural Engineer
- Structural and civil design of industrial and marine facilities, industrial roads, docks, and material handling cranes.
- Structural design for State Capitol of Alabama Restoration.
- Structural and mechanical design of Mobile Bay Woodchip ship loader.
- Field engineer for Scott Paper Company dock extension and site.
- Field engineer for Scott Paper Company long wood gantry crane installation
1987-1988 BCM Converse Mobile, AL
Structural Engineer
- Design of roads, drainage and sanitary sewers.
Honors and Achievements
- Registered Professional Engineer: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
- Member American Society of Civil Engineers
- Member Tau Beta Pi and Chi Epsilon
Gary D.E. Cowles, P.E.
