Chris Frerich, PE, CFM

Service Lead, Water Resources @ Westwood Professional Services

About

Experienced project manager with a passion for rivers, drainage, and hydraulics and a devotion to design done right. I'm client focused and have the attention to detail to find the solutions to tough problems. While I have experience in all aspects of civil site design and municipal infrastructure engineering, I focus primarily on hydrology and hydraulics.

Country

United States

City

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Industry

Civil Engineering

Skill

Civil Engineering, Stormwater Management, AutoCAD Civil 3D, InfoWorks, HEC-RAS, Hydrology, Hydraulics, Drainage, Water, AutoCAD, HEC-HMS, Erosion Control, Microstation, Water Resources, Sewer, Engineering, Water Resource Management

Experience

Service Lead, Water Resources

Westwood Professional Services

2025-3 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Assistant Service Lead, Water Resources

Westwood Professional Services

2024-1 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

H&H Project Manager

Peloton Land Solutions, a Westwood company

2020-5 - 2024-1 · 3 yrs 9 mos

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Drainage analysis and design for land development projects and municipal projects in Texas, including large residential subdivisions, industrial development, and roadway improvements.

Senior Civil Engineer

EIKON Consulting Group, LLC

2017-12 - 2020-5 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

Site design in-house for an architecture team, including parking, grading, flatwork, utilities, and permit coordination.

Engineer

McClure & Browne Engineering/Surveying, Inc.

2014-12 - 2017-12 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Design of land development and small municipal infrastructure projects.

Engineer III

Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN)

2010-1 - 2014-12 · 5 yrs

Houston, Texas Area

Project engineer in the flood control and drainage group: • Worked with municipal and private clients to develop sustainable, regional solutions to dynamic flood-control problems. • Used GIS, CAD and hydraulic modeling software on projects both domestic and abroad, including FEMA NFIP Mapping, regional detention, seaports, airports, highways, regional drainage and feasibility studies, and existing infrastructure rehabilitation. • Trained other employees on AutoDesk Civil3D software to reduce redundancy in deign and production processes. • Designed and implemented quality assurance check-plans for multi-disciplinary projects, including “design-build” contracts. • Participated in multiple projects from start to finish, including proposal, fee agreement, production, review, and construction.

Intern

Bleyl Engineering

2006-2 - 2009-12 · 3 yrs 11 mos

College Station, Tx

Worked as an intern to finance my college education by: • Design and CAD civil engineering projects, including arterial roadways, commercial land development, and public utility rehabs. • Helped implement changes in software and hardware to increase CAD efficiency by 30%. • Experienced in engineering estimation, project specification writing, submittal preparation, and time-critical design.

Education

Texas A&M University

Civil Engineering

2004 - 2009 · 5 yrs

Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Worked to finance 75% of education. Participated in study abroad program in environmental engineering & advanced engineering hydrology in Panama & Costa Rica from May-July 2009. Passed the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam on October 24th, 2009 with a score of 86. Overall GPR: 3.78