Lakeland-based engineering firm Chastain-Skillman, Inc. has named Director of Finance, Andy Mason, to Chief Financial Officer of the company effective December 23rd, 2021. Mr. Mason joined the Chastain-Skillman team in March 2019 and has previously served as Senior Accountant and Director of Accounting and Finance.
Lakeland-based engineering firm Chastain-Skillman, Inc. has named Senior Project Manager, Bryan Martin, PE, ENV SP. as Assistant Director of Water/Wastewater Engineering in the company effective January 5th, 2022. Mr. Martin joined the Chastain-Skillman team in 2017 and previously served as Senior Project Manager for the W/WW department.
Chastain-Skillman is proud of our employees for collecting school supplies to benefit Girls Inc. of Lakeland for the 2021-22 School Year!
Congratulations to Pam Rodriguez for her Short Film!
Community Engagement, CS Culture, News
July 15, 2021
Chastain-Skillman set up a red carpet to honor Pam Rodriguez on the success of her short film, ¡Come! (Eat!), which was recently released on HBO Max.
Our team had a blast last week as we wrapped up our quarterly Town Hall Meeting with a friendly (yet competitive) game of CS Trivia and dinner provided by Neurotic Nachos!
This week, we want to salute our amazing survey team and their determination to always get the job done, no matter where the project takes them!
Chastain-Skillman recently hired Max George, PS, CFM, as the new Director of Survey. Mr. George has over 30 years of experience in the industry, having worked on projects all over the world.
National Engineers Week 2021: A Conversation with Jennifer Schroyer, EI
February 23, 2021
To mark the fourth day of National Engineers Week 2021, we talked to Ms. Schroyer about her experiences, fulfilling aspects of her job, and what some of her favorite projects have been over the course of her 8 years in the industry.
National Engineers Week 2021: A Conversation with Drew Morson, PE, CFM
February 23, 2021
To mark day two of National Engineers Week 2021, we sat down with Mr. Drew Morson, PE, CFM to discuss his 8 years within the engineering industry.
To mark day two of National Engineers Week 2021, we sat down with Mr. Doug Forni, PE to discuss what led him to shift gears and redirect his focus from Landscape Architecture to Civil Engineering. We also chat with him about some of his favorite projects over the course of his 31 years in the industry.
To mark National Engineers Week 2021, we sat down with Dr. Chastain to discuss topics such as his day-to-day work schedule, his experience working within the engineering industry, and advice he would give to any budding engineering professionals.
Lakeland, FL – December 31, 2020 – Chastain-Skillman, Inc. (CS) announced today that Christopher B. Sipe, PE is retiring from his role of Senior Project Manager at Chastain-Skillman, effective December 31st, 2020.
Chastain-Skillman recently hired Lennie Arnold, PE as the new Vice President of Operations. Mr. Arnold has over 35 years of experience in the industry and has played a large role in the growth of Central Florida throughout the course of his career.
We’re starting a new photo series where we share what our team memberS are up to in their free time! First up is our assistant director of survey, Jeff, who went to a cabin in Blue Ridge, GA last weekend for vacation with friends. While they were there, they booked a white water rafting […]
International Women’s Day is a global day that celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
To mark International Women’s Day 2020 (Sunday, March 8th), we’ve asked 4 of our female engineers to tell us about their careers and what they’ve learned during their time within the industry.
Chastain-Skillman is proud to be providing civil engineering and survey services for Summit Consulting’s new office building on Lake Mirror in downtown Lakeland.
Chastain-Skillman, Inc. was founded as Lakeland Engineering Associates in 1950 to provide reliable, local civil engineering services to Polk County. Today, we are proud to celebrate our 70th anniversary!
Wishing a special congratulations to one of our Project Engineers, Drew Morson, for receiving the ASCE Ridge Branch Young Engineer of the Year award!
Chastain-Skillman (CS) was honored to support the Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE) as it broke ground on January 15th, 2020 for its “Project SkyLab” facility expansion at the Sun ‘n Fun Expo, located at the Lakeland Linder International Airport.
Chastain-Skillman would like to congratulate our Assistant Survey Director, Jeff Ammerman, on receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Geomatics from University of Florida on Saturday.
Happy Halloween from Chastain-Skillman!
Our team had a blast last week as we wrapped up our quarterly Town Hall Meeting with a friendly (yet competitive) game of CS Trivia and dinner provided by Neurotic Nachos!
Chastain-Skillman’s Pam Rodriguez Featured in lkldnow for Her Short Film
Community Engagement, CS Culture, News
July 29, 2019
Chastain-Skillman was honored to accept the 2019 Grand Award for Engineering Excellence in Water & Stormwater Engineering for our work on PK Avenue from the American Council of Engineering Consultants of Florida (ACEC-FL).
Chastain-Skillman was honored to accept the 2019 Grand Award for Engineering Excellence in Water & Stormwater Engineering for our work on PK Avenue from the American Council of Engineering Consultants of Florida (ACEC-FL).
Chastain-Skillman is proud to have been on the team that designed Florida Polytechnic’s Student Development Center that was recently featured on the international ArchDaily website.
Happy Halloween from Chastain-Skillman!
Chastain-Skillman Project Featured on SWFWMD Blog – WaterMatters
October 3, 2018
The Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) WaterMatters blog highlighted one of Chastain-Skillman’s recent projects – Pilaklakaha (PK) Avenue in Auburndale.
Chastain-Skillman was honored to be part of the Austin-Tindall Regional Park Grand re-opening in Kissimmee with our project partners – The Lunz Group, Wharton Smith, MES Group, BPA Engineering and S&ME.
Chastain-Skillman (CS) was honored to be part of the Pilaklakaha (PK) Avenue ribbon cutting. We are very proud of this project!
Our CS survey team paid a visit to the George Jenkins Academy of Engineering to teach students the basics of surveying.
Happy Halloween from Chastain-Skillman!
CS Project Featured in Opflow Magazine
Environmental Engineering, Insights, News, Project Updates
June 21, 2017
Our article “Total Water Solutions – Consolidated Reuse Systems Advance Availability” was published in the current issue of Opflow magazine, produced by the American Water Works Association.
Chastain-Skillman Wins Haines City Cardboard Boat Challenge
Community Engagement, CS Culture, News
May 11, 2017
Chastain-Skillman created a boat that was “engineered to win” for the Haines City Cardboard Boat Challenge on Lake Eva last Saturday.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) awarded the 2017 Orlando Built Award of Excellence to the Hollis Cancer Center at Lakeland Regional Health.
CS Project Named in APA’s Great Public Places in America
October 5, 2016
Lakeland’s Lake Mirror Park was recently named in the American Planning Association’s (APA’s) Great Places in America.
Chastain-Skillman Competes in Cardboard Boat Challenge
Community Engagement, CS Culture, News
September 21, 2016
When challenged with constructing a boat made completely of cardboard and duct tape in just under two hours – Chastain-Skillman employees stepped up to the task. They joined 40 other boats from Lakeland area businesses, clubs and schools to compete at the 13th Annual Lakeland Cardboard Boat Challenge & Lakeshore Festival on September 10th.
Chastain-Skillman was honored to be featured in the Lakeland Chamber’s Forum for Business.
Florida Polytechnic University (FPU) was awarded the ENR Global Best Project in the education category for the Innovation, Science, and Technology Building.
Chastain-Skillman is pleased to announce the naming of Jay Chastain as the company president.
Jim Chastain receives award from USF for having significant impact in the public health field.
Chastain-Skillman is proud to announce that the Lakeland Skatepark has won the “Build It” Award from Heart of Florida Section Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association.
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