Our Team

Principal in charge of Civil Engineering

Senior Project Manager, Civil Engineer

Responsible for project management on commercial, office and multi-family civil engineering efforts. Emphasis on storm water management and project entitlements.

Company IT director.

Greg is licensed in the states of Tennessee and Mississippi.

University of Memphis, BSCE 1988

Senior Project Manager, Civil/Structural Engineer

Responsible for project management on large scale office, industrial and institutional civil/structural engineer efforts, most of which are “fast track” in nature.

Structural analysis of existing buildings and sitework-related structural engineering.

Joe “T” is a former member of the United States Marine Corp and Tennessee Task Force-1 (TN-TF 1), a FEMA sponsored Urban Search and Rescue organization.

He is licensed in the states of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas, Colorado, Indiana, and Pennsylvania.

University of Memphis, 1981

Project Civil Engineer

Responsible for preparation of engineering documents for commercial and large industrial projects.

Emphasis on environmental compliance and permitting, mass grading and storm water management.

Diane is licensed in the states of Tennessee and Mississippi.

Mississippi State University, BSCE 1996

Project Civil Engineer

Responsible for supervision of civil engineering efforts on commercial, office and single-family developments.

Emphasis on grading and drainage, storm water detention, utility design, road design, governmental compliance, and client relations.

Member of Engineer’s Club of Memphis.

Dave is licensed the state of Tennessee.

University of Memphis, BSCE 1988

Project Civil Engineer

Responsible for preparation of civil engineering construction documents for commercial and institutional projects.

Emphasis on grading and drainage, utility extensions and storm water management.

Member of the Engineers' Club of Memphis & American Society of Civil Engineers.

Trent is licensed in the states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Kentucky, New Mexico.

Tennessee Technological University, BSCE 2013

Civil Engineering Technician

Handles many of the projects submitted to the Office of Planning and Development for zoning and subdivision approvals.

Prepares final plats for recording.

Preliminary design work on a wide variety of civil engineering projects.

Harding University, BS 1984

Engineer

AutoCAD-Civil 3D specialist in the production of land development projects.

Research of building and land development codes.

Assists in land surveying efforts.

Christian Brothers University, BSCE 2019

Engineer in Training

Noah recently joined The Reaves Firm in the Civil Engineering department.

University of Memphis, BSCE 2021

Principal in charge of Land Planning

Landscape Architect

Responsible for project management on office, commercial and single-family residential planning, and engineering efforts.

Emphasis on land acquisition due diligence, project entitlements and governmental interaction.

Member of Lambda Alpha International and the Desoto County Greenways Committee. Former Land Development Manager for a major regional homebuilding company.

Mike is licensed in the states of Tennessee and Mississippi.

Mississippi State University, BLA 1983

Principal in charge of Landscape Architecture

Landscape Architect

Responsible for client relationships, land planning, and landscape design for office, commercial, industrial, institutional, and recreational projects.

Emphasis on preparation of contract documents and governmental compliance.

Current Planning Commissioner for the City of Olive Branch.

Jim is licensed in the states of Tennessee and Mississippi.

Mississippi State University, BLA 1984

Prior to joining the firm, Christine Donhardt served as Director of Communications for Agricenter International where she shared Agricenter’s mission with the public through marketing, outreach, event planning, grant writing, and fundraising. Before this, she served as Senior Planner in the Memphis-Shelby County Office of Sustainability. Christine is appointed to the Collierville Design Review Commission, is an elected officer for the TN Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (TNASLA), and serves on the National ASLA Historic American Landscapes Survey committee. She holds a Master of Landscape Architecture from University of Georgia and a B.S. Biology, cum laude, from Furman University.

Principal in charge of Land Surveying

Surveyor

Responsible for client relations and the land surveying department. Tim’s company McCaskill and Associates, a land surveying company of thirty years, recently merged with The Reaves Firm.

Licensed in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas

University of Memphis

Survey Project Manager

Responsibilities include: Preparation of Boundary & Topographic surveys, ALTA surveys, legal descriptions, Final Plats, government applications, and client relations.

Over 30 years’ experience in the surveying business.

Principal in charge of Business Operation

Business Development, Survey Manager

Responsible for business operations and development.

Emphasis on client interaction, crew scheduling, title review and survey preparation.

President of Lambda Alpha International, Memphis Chapter 2020 and 2021.

Former City of Germantown Vice Mayor, Alderman, Planning Commission Member and Design Review Commission Member.

University of Memphis, BBA 1988

Registered Land Surveyor

Responsible for office review of ALTA/NSPS surveys.

Emphasis on accuracy of information, supporting document research, and FEMA compliance.

Past President and Current Director of the Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors. Member of the National Society of Professional Surveyors. Certified Floodplain Surveyor.

Survey Crew Chief

Supervises day to day activities of survey crew.

Collects, organizes, and maintains survey data.

Experienced in ALTA/NSPS land title, route design surveys, boundary and topographic surveys, and construction layout.

Survey Crew Chief

Supervises day to day activities of survey crew.

Collects, organizes, and maintains survey data.

Experienced in ALTA/NSPS land title, route design surveys, boundary and topographic surveys, and construction layout.

Survey Crew Chief

Supervises day to day activities of survey crew.

Collects, organizes, and maintains survey data.

Experienced in ALTA/NSPS land title, route design surveys, boundary and topographic surveys, and construction layout.

Survey Crew Team Member

Collects field data for boundary, topographic and as-built surveys.

Participates in construction staking on a wide variety of project types.

Office Manager

Responsible for account payables, billing, payroll, and group insurance.

University of Memphis, BS 1987

Assistant Office Manager

Responsible for account payables, billing, payroll, and group insurance.

University of Memphis, BS 2015

Administrative/Marketing Support

Administrative support to engineering staff. Preparation of RFP’s and RFQ’s, brochures, presentations.

Assists with the preparation of applications for zoning changes, subdivision of property and other land development actions.

Coordination and maintenance of professional licenses, state annual reports, firm registrations and city, county, and state certifications.

Past-President, Managing Partner, Civil/Structural Engineer

The Reaves Firm, Inc. was founded in 1976 by Sam N. Reaves, a well-respected local engineer known for his no-nonsense approach to problem solving.

While Sam's technical expertise lay in structural engineering, his love was land development and upon establishment of the firm, he immediately assembled a professional staff geared to that end.

Sam was also a decorated military veteran, having served as a ball turret gunner in WWII in the 101st Airborne Infantry Division, the 379th Bomber Squadron.

Past-President, Managing Partner

Civil/Structural Engineer

Harvey's long and successful career reflected his ability to guide our clients through the technical weeds of a project while maintaining personal business relationships. He joined the firm in 1985 and served as the president until his death in 2021.

With a background in structural and civil engineering, Harvey not only handled the daily management of the company but is also a detail-oriented project manager involved in every aspect of project entitlement and construction.

He was a member of The Engineers Club of Memphis, Rotary Club of Memphis and the Memphis Chapter of Lambda Alpha International where he was the 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.

University of Tennessee, BSCE 1963

Past-Principal, Civil Engineering Project Manager

Ron received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from University of Tennessee and his Master of Science in Structural Engineering from Vanderbilt University. After working for Tennessee Department of Transportation as a land surveyor, he spent time with the California Department of Water Resources. In the 1970s, Ron joined Sam Reaves and Harvey Marcom in helping to build what later became known as The Reaves Firm.

He enjoyed over 30 years with the fine team of professionals at The Reaves Firm. His contributions included working on major transportation designs, water resource projects, and distribution center developments.

Ron was also an avid toy train collector and an active member of Germantown Baptist Church.