Palmer joins Garver as Project Manager in Mississippi

Blake Palmer, PE, joins Garver as a Transportation Project Manager and member of Garver’s Hydrology and Hydraulics (H&H) Team, bringing over a decade of experience in hydraulic design, river engineering, and floodplain management to Garver clients in Mississippi and across the region. A Mississippi native and graduate of Mississippi State University who has worked in the state throughout his career, Palmer also brings a deep understanding of the state’s geography.

That’s something that Garver Transportation Senior Project Manager and H&H Practice Leader Mark Hammons knows will benefit clients: “H&H services are incredibly important - more so in Mississippi than in other states - because of the unique soils, which vary from highly expansive clays to sandy soils that tend to erode quickly, and the wide flood plains, particularly in the Delta region.

Wide flood plains often mean multiple bridges at highway crossings. The hydraulic analysis needed to determine the flow and velocity distributions for that is crucial. You need someone who knows what they’re doing, who can accurately model all that. We’ve got that person in Blake Palmer. His expertise and knowledge of the region make him a reliable and valuable asset.”

Palmer’s experience in hydraulic modeling began at the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), where he worked for nearly eight years. During that period of his career, he came to know Garver, working with Hammons and Garver Transportation Senior Project Manager and Southeast Region H&H Leader Keith Quick.

“When I was at MDOT, I was always impressed with Garver’s approach to, and execution of, H&H projects,” Palmer said. “They earned my respect because their commitment to excellence stood out. They listened to us, they cared about producing a product that both Garver and MDOT would be proud of, and the product they delivered was high quality.”

The opportunity for Palmer to join a team led by Hammons and Quick, and to work for Garver, was one he’d been looking for.

“I’m very pleased to be part of Garver,” he said. “I’m a people person and I look forward to interacting with clients and listening to their needs, knowing that I’ve got the support of a firm-wide H&H team, to serve those clients.”

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