Mr. Cantline has over 31 years of experience in the fields of land development and infrastructure systems, including project design and construction. All of his background was with Hayward and Pakan Associates, a prominent consulting firm practicing in the disciplines of engineering, land surveying and architecture. Mr. Cantline rose to the position of Partner-In-Charge of the Civil Engineering Department in 1982 having successfully completed numerous civil engineering projects from various positions of responsibility. Mr. Cantline also served as the Managing Partner from 1992 until Spectra Engineering, P.C. acquired the firm in 2001, at which time he became Vice President/Director of the Poughkeepsie office. Mr. Cantline's civil engineering duties now continue as Principal Civil Engineer. Much of his work has been in the subdivision and land development field, including the design of roadways, drainage facilities, and small to medium sized water supply and sewage treatment collection facilities. Mr. Cantline also has experience with the design of HVAC and plumbing systems, is an experienced construction specification writer and has developed an excellent grasp of municipal engineering and contracting in relation to roadways and infrastructure. This work often has required access to state and/or county highways, necessitating knowledge of and meeting state and ASSHTO highway standards. Hayward and Pakan Associates served as Town Engineer for the Town of LaGrange for approximately 27 years. During 15 of those years, Mr. Cantline was either an assistant or directly in charge of several water district formations for the Town of LaGrange. This work included the preparation of SEQR documents, district boundaries, preliminary designs, cost estimates and public hearing presentations. Subsequent to district formation Mr. Cantline was responsible for the preparation of construction documents and construction contract administration. Mr. Cantline's experience with municipal water systems also extends to the Town of Amenia, Town of Red Hook, City of Beacon, and Town of Poughkeepsie. Hayward and Pakan Associates also served as the Planning Board Town Engineer for the Town of Northeast for nine years, the Town of Milan for three years, and the Town of Marlborough for eight years. Mr. Cantline was the Partner-In-Charge for this work and was responsible for the supervision of the staff performing the reviews of the various applications, for assurance that the review was thorough and that the review comments to be issued were complete and proper. As the Principal Civil Engineer at Spectra/Poughkeepsie, Mr. Cantline's responsibilities include the direction and review of all civil engineering, architectural and land survey projects. Mr. Cantline assures that the final documents, prior to release, represent the project properly with regard to applicable regulations and sound engineering. Many of these projects include the construction phase where Mr. Cantline is responsible for furnishing contract administration and inspection services for the owner. Mr. Cantline also serves as the Principal Engineer of building inspection services originating at the Poughkeepsie office, which includes facilities ranging from mobile homes and single-family houses to commercial buildings of up to 890,000 square feet in size. Typically, these inspections require the observation and assessment of the physical condition of building elements such as structural, electrical, drainage, roof, plumbing, etc., and the furnishing of a written report of findings to the client. Mr. Cantline was one of the Project Engineers for the Tri-Municipal Sewer Commission's 1.0 MGD/$7,250,000.00 expansion of their sewage treatment plant, and his performance led to his retainage for the commission to prepare the Map, Plan and Report for the next planned treatment plant expansion. Mr. Cantline's recent work history includes the design of several sewage disposal treatment systems ranging in size from 400 gpd to 50,000 gpd, a waterline extension for the Town of Red Hook, new site improvements for several commercial projects, the replacement of approximately 60,000 gallons of fuel storage facilities and several large residential subdivisions requiring central water and sewage facilities. |