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SCI Team Member
Michael A. Brownlee, P.E., P.L.S.
Project Design Engineer

General Background:
Mr. Brownlee joined Southern Consultants, Inc. in September 1986. Since joining the firm he has worked on projects including street design, drainage, computer modeling, water/sewer system design, construction inspection, and program management.

Professional Registration:

  • Professional Engineer
    Mississippi No. 10463
  • Professional Land Surveyor
    Mississippi No. 02640

Professional Affiliations:

  • National Society of Professional Engineers
  • Mississippi Engineering Society

Responsibilities:

  • Siwell Road Widening Project
    City of Jackson, Project No. 34004-902.
    Responsible for the design and construction phase services for the infrastructure improvements and widening of Siwell Road from two (2) lanes to four (4) lanes.
  • Alexander Street Widening Project, City of Greenville - Responsible for design and construction phase services for this STIP project. Approximately 9,500 LF, $2.75 million.
  • Drainage/Channel Improvements, Jackson, Mississippi - Responsible for supervision of field surveys, hydraulic computer modeling, horizontal and vertical alignment, preliminary and final design and computation of construction quantities for three (3) City of Jackson drainage projects on tributaries to Town and Caney Creeks.
  • Lakeland Drive, Jackson, Mississippi - Responsible for supervision of field surveys; horizontal and vertical alignment design, drainage design, and computation of construction quantities for the federal aid urban street rehabilitation project.
  • Old Canton Road, Jackson, Mississippi - Responsible for coordination of field surveys; alignment and drainage design, and prepared right-of-way plats.
  • Mule Jail Road, Jackson, Mississippi - Supervised construction of the 48" Diameter Water Transmission Line from the O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant to Old Canton Road. Also responsible for review and verification of contractor pay estimates for as-built quantities.
  • Westside II Collector Sewer System, Jackson, Mississippi - Responsible for layout and design of gravity and force main sewer lines, preparation of plats for right-of-way, computation of construction quantities and cost estimates.
  • CDBG Sewer Project, Claiborne County, Mississippi - Supervised construction of the project, reviewed contractor pay estimates, and computed as-built quantities.
  • O.B. Curtis Water Treatment Plant Access Road, Jackson, Mississippi - Supervised field surveys; also responsible for alignment and drainage design and prepared right-of-way property plats.
  • Raymond Road Widening, Jackson, Mississippi - Supervised construction of the street widening project and verified as-built quantities.

Prior to joining Southern Consultants, Inc., he was employed with the Mississippi State Highway Department Roadway Design Division in Jackson from January 1985 through August 1986. Supervised a design team on rural highway projects, four lane construction, interstate and interchange design, urban projects, and bridge replacement projects.

Responsibilities:

  • U.S. 72 Alcorn and Tishomingo Counties - Responsible for determining right-of-way requirements, drainage design, computed earthwork, and interchange layout and design. Computed bid quantities for the construction of four miles of Phase I for this project.
  • U.S. 45 Lee County (10 miles) & U.S. 78 Benton County (10 miles) - Responsible for horizontal and vertical alignment, right-of-way plans, interchange layout and design, drainage design, pavement design, and earthwork computations. Designed form grade plans for the interchanges.
  • Highway 448 Bolivar County (5 bridge replacements) - Designed detours around bridges, computed earthwork, and performed pavement design. Developed pavement striping plans for the detours and the permanent striping.
  • Highway 30 Union County - Responsible for horizontal and vertical alignment, storm sewer design, and computed earthwork. Developed right-of-way plans for the 3-lane curb and gutter widening and overlay project.
  • Highway 7 Yalobusha County (2-lane rural highway) - Responsible for horizontal and vertical alignment, drainage design, sized drainage culverts, set right-of-way, and computed earthwork.

While attending Mississippi State University, employed with the Mississippi State Highway Department District Office in Hattiesburg from May 1984 through August 1984.

Employed as a construction inspector and surveyor for a five lane curb and gutter section of U.S. 84 located inside the city limits of Laurel, Mississippi.

Performed inspection of asphalt pavement, concrete curb and gutter, and embankment construction. Survey responsibilities include; layout of subgrade and pavement blue tops, curb and gutter stakes, street intersections, centerline profile, and horizontal alignment.

Supplemental Experience:

From August 1982 through December 1982 while attending Mississippi State University, enrolled in the University CO-OP Program and employed with the Southern Company in Birmingham, Alabama, as a drafter on a hydroelectric pump storage facility used for peak energy demands.

 

 


Michael A. Brownlee
mbrownlee@mscivilengineers.com

Education
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering Mississippi State University
Starkville, MSSW

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