1977

DRMP founded by William Dyer, PE; Robert Riddle, PE; Russel Mills, PE, and Armand “Larry” Precourt, PLS, in Orlando, FL

Opens doors with 25 employees

Provides civil engineering and surveying services for land development/private sector projects

1980

Hires Information Technology Professional to help implement Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD)

Begins serving public sector

Adds Environmental, Utilities and Water Resources services

1982

Adds Transportation services

1984

Adds Structural Engineering services

1986

Performs first Limited Access project, SR 417 (Eastern Beltway) from North of SR 50 to Aloma Avenue for Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority

1990

Staff size is 250

1992

William Dyer, PE; Robert Riddle, PE, and Armand “Larry” Precourt, PLS, retire

1993

Wayne Chalifoux, PE, joins Board of Directors

Ranks for the first time on Orlando Business Journal’s “Annual Top 25 Engineering Firms”

1995

Opens office in Panama City Beach, FL

1996

Lucius Cushman, Jr, PE, Jon Meadows, PE, and Steve Precourt, PE, join Board of Directors

Adds Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment for Surveying and Mapping services

1997

Russel Mills, PE, retires

Donaldson Barton, Sr., PE, becomes President

1998

Adds Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) services

1999

Donaldson Barton, Sr., PE, retires as President

Wayne Chalifoux, PE, named as President

Adds Construction Engineering Inspection (CEI) services

Larry Smith, Jr., PE, named Vice President

2000

Donaldson Barton, Jr., PLS, and Lawrence Smith, Jr., PE, become Managing Principals and join Board of Directors

Opens office in Jacksonville, FL

Performs first Intelligent Transportation System project, Seminole Dynamic Message Signs

Staff size is 150

John Burkett, PE, named Vice President

2001

Opens offices in Fort Myers, Lakeland, Tampa and Tallahassee, FL

Expands to North Carolina by opening office in Charlotte, NC

Ken Kniel, PE, named Vice President

2002

Opens office in Chipley, FL

Glenn Lusink, PSM, Mark Prochak, PE, and Mark Puckett, PE, named as Vice Presidents

2005

William Stone, PE, joins as Managing Principal

Acquires Burch Surveying in Fort Myers, FL

Opens office in Gainesville, FL

Performs first Design-Build Project, SR 91 (Florida’s Turnpike) Leesburg Toll Plaza Expansion for Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise

Mike Albano, PE, Colette Moss, PE, and Ben Faust, PE, named as Vice Presidents

2006

Moves headquarters to newly constructed building just five-miles from original location

Opens offices in Pensacola and Boca Raton, FL

Staff size is 500

2008

Steve Precourt, PE, steps down as Managing Principal and Board of Director

Adds Construction Engineering Inspection Services in North Carolina

2010

Staff size is 240

Jim Beck, PE, AICP, ENV SP, named Vice President

2011

Dyer, Riddle, Mills & Precourt, Inc. name changes to DRMP, Inc.

2013

Performs first LiDAR project, SR 686 Resurfacing in Largo, FL for FDOT District Seven

2014

Opens office in Raleigh, NC

Adds Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services

Inspects and assesses infrastructure damage in Escambia County, FL after record two-day rainfall causes flash flooding

2015

Glenn Lusink, PSM, Mark Prochak, PE, and Mark Puckett, PE, named as Managing Principals

Opens Melbourne, FL office as hub for federal services

Adds In-Service Bridge Inspection (NBIS) services

2016

Lucius Cushman, Jr., PE, and William Stone, PE, retire as Managing Principals

Joseph Di Benedetto, PLS, Scott Garth, PE, LEED AP ND, Tracie Samillano, SHRM-SCP, PHR, Robert Walker, CCM, LEED Green Associate named as Vice Presidents

2017

DRMP Celebrates 40 Years

Lucius Cushman, Jr., PE, and William Stone, PE, retire from Board of Directors

Glenn Lusink, PSM, Mark Prochak, PE, and Mark Puckett, PE, named to Board of Directors

Adds Unmanned Aerial Services (UAS) to its surveying and mapping/geospatial capabilities

Reopens office in Fort Myers, FL

Adds surveying and mapping services to North Carolina

Chris Cantrell, Lisa Greene, CPSM, James Highland, PE, TJ Lallathin, Jr., PE, Jeffrey Lance, PSM, George McLatchey, PWS, CEP, and Amanda Woods, PE, named Vice Presidents

Staff size is 350

2018

Opens office in Stockbridge, GA

Opens office in Troutman, NC

Staff size is 400

2019

Staff size is 500

Opens office in Asheboro, NC

Wayne Chalifoux, PE, retires as President/CEO

Larry Smith, Jr. PE, named as President/CEO

2020

Glenn Lusink, PSM, named Chief Operations Officer

Opens office in DeLand, FL

Wayne Chalifoux, PE, retires as Chairman of the Board

Larry Smith Jr., PE, LEED GA, named Chairman of the Board

DRMP ranks in the Orlando Business Journal's Elite 50 Companies for the first time

Erica Jernigan, PE, James Krygowski, CPA, Chris Wild, PSM, named as Vice Presidents

2021

Don Barton Jr., PSM, named Chief Financial Officer

Michael Albano, PE, and Colette Moss, PE, named to Board of Directors

DRMP ranks No. 39 out of 100 on the Zweig Group Hot Firm List

Kyle Brown, PE, Scott Nickle, and J. Barry Cabaniss, PLS, named as Vice Presidents

Acquires Bussen-Mayer Engineering Group, Inc. expanding presence on Florida's East Coast

2022

Jon Meadows, PE, retires as Vice President, Managing Principal and from Board of Directors

DRMP enters into Strategic Partnership with Trilon Group

James Beck, PE, AICP, ENV SP and Robert Walker, CCM joins Board of Directors

Don Barton Jr., PSM retires as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Managing Principal and from Board of Directors

DRMP appoints five service line directors: Federal Services Director Kyle Brown, PE; Surveying and Mapping/Geospatial Director Joseph Di Benedetto, PLS; Construction Services Director Erica Jernigan, PE; Alternative Delivery Director TJ Lallathin Jr., PE, DBIA; Transportation Director Amanda Woods, PE

Four chief officers appointed: Chief Information Officer Chris Cantrell; Chief Marketing Officer Lisa Greene, CPSM; Chief Financial Officer James Krygowski, CPA; Chief People Officer Tracie Samillano, SHRM-SCP, PHR

Mark E. Puckett, PE, retires as Vice President, Managing Principal and Board of Directors

Bill Faust, III, PSM, named Vice President

DRMP separates President/CEO role and responsibilities into two leadership positions. Larry Smith Jr, PE, LEED GA, retains role of CEO and Chairman of the Board. Glenn Lusink, PSM, assumes role of President and remains on Board of Directors.

Opens Sarasota, Fla. location

2023

Mark Prochak, PE, retires as Principal 

DRMP Recognized with Gold-Level Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™

Opens Richmond, VA location

James E. Beck, PE, ENV SP named Chief Strategy Officer

Michael Albano, PE named Chief Operations Officer

Robert M. Walker, CCM named Executive Vice President of Construction Services

Colette F. Moss, PE named Executive Vice President of Transportation

Acquires Geomatics, Corp. expanding surveying and mapping capabilities in Northeast Florida

Don Brown, PE, Matt Elliott, Frank Lopez, PSM, and August Thick II, PLS, named Vice Presidents

Staff size reaches 600

Celebrates one year anniversary of strategic partnership with Trilon Group

Merges with Ramey Kemp & Associates to grow Mid-Atlantic Region

2024

Opens office in Columbia, SC

Opens office in McLean, VA

Staff size reaches 700

John Burkett, PE, retires as Vice President

Ken Kniel, PE, retires as Vice President

Cary, NC office relocates to Raleigh, NC