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Hancock promotes Cruz to engineering manager

Katherine Cruz

 

Danvers, MA According to Hancock Associates, a leading provider of land surveying, civil engineering and wetland science services, Katherine Cruz, P.E., LEED AP, has been promoted to engineering manager.

In this role, Cruz will be responsible for project oversight, QA/QC, design procedures, project allocation as well as oversee personnel, business performance and business development. She will also continue to mentor younger staff and join Hancock’s marketing team.

Cruz has years of extensive experience in all phases of land development engineering and permit acquisitions for a wide variety of projects from initial planning through construction. She is responsible for overseeing site, drainage and utility design, preparation of permitting and construction documents, obtaining approvals, project management and construction administration including coordination with regulatory officials, in-house surveying and environmental departments and other consultants. Cruz has worked on large and small projects including commercial, residential, educational, recreational, industrial, community institutional, mixed-use and healthcare developments in urban, suburban and rural areas.

Cruz became an associate at Hancock Associates in 2021 and was recently elected to the firm’s board of directors. 

She has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Syracuse University and is a Professional Civil Engineer in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, LEED AP certified, a licensed Soil Evaluator, and a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Katie lives in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

“Katie has continually helped Hancock grow and regularly makes decisions that are in the best interests of our clients and our firm,” said Hancock Associates President, Wayne C. Jalbert, P.L.S. “This promotion is extremely well deserved. We look forward to her continued success at the firm.”

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