Erik Howard, P.E., has become a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accredited professional through the Green Building Certification Institute (GBCI). He is a project engineer on the Fort Myers utilities group team. Erik handles utility projects from design to final close out. His experience includes hydraulic modeling, design for pressure pipe, surface water, groundwater, sanitary sewer, and construction phase services. Erik became a state licensed water well contractor and gained invaluable specialized direction drilling knowledge during his time working for an underground utility contractor.
Laura is the director of the firm’s planning and landscape architecture group. She joined Johnson Engineering in 2004 to lead the planning services in the firm’s Collier County office and is now the Department Director for all planning and landscape architecture efforts for Johnson Engineering. Laura manages projects that involve development feasibility studies, governmental coordination, preparation and presentation of land use and zoning applications, site planning, master planning, and design. She has 20 years of professional experience in the planning field, in both the public and private sector. Prior to joining Johnson Engineering, Laura served five years as a planner for the City of Naples.