Leadership
MEET OUR PEOPLE
Tina Meskel, PE
President & Founder
Rodney Mank, PE
Vice President
Brett Harbison, PE
Director of Geotechnical Engineering
About Tina
Tina is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Florida and Georgia with 30 years of experience in geotechnical engineering consulting and subsurface investigation services. More than 25 of these years have been spent in practice in Florida and Georgia.
Tina supports small business as a member of the FES / ACES Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) subcommittee. At the local level, she is a trustee of the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce and serves on the Jacksonville Small and Emerging Business (JSEB) Monitoring Committee as an appointee of the Jacksonville City Council.
Tina holds a BS degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Florida. She founded MAE in 2008 as a one-person consulting firm and, with the help of an amazing team, has grown it to a 30+ person company with more than $5M in yearly revenue.
Tina is Founder, President and Principal Engineer at MAE.
Education
- University of Pittsburgh, BS, Civil Engineering
- University of North Florida, MBA, Business Administration
About Rodney
Rodney is a Professional Engineer licensed in Florida and Georgia with over 30 years’ experience in geotechnical engineering consulting and subsurface investigation services.
Rodney’s expertise includes directing geotechnical site explorations and preparing foundation design recommendations for a variety of civil design projects, from roadways to residential sites.
Rodney is heavily involved in the Florida Engineering Society as a fellow and State Director for the FES Northeast Chapter.
Rodney obtained a BS degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of South Florida.
Rodney is Vice President and Principal Engineer at MAE.
Education
- University of Florida, BS, Civil Engineering
- University of South Florida, MBA, Business Administration
About Brett
Bret is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) with more than 14 years of field, laboratory, and geotechnical analysis experience on public and private projects throughout Florida.
As MAE's Director of Geotechnical Services, Brett leads a team of engineers, drillers, field technicians, CAD personnel and administrative staff to complete all geotechnical projects, including planning, field explorations, laboratory testing, engineering analysis and reporting. Since joining MAE in 2017, he has successfully completed more than $9M in geotechnical services for our clients including the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), City of Jacksonville, JEA, JTA and many prime engineering and consulting clients in NE Florida.
Brett is experienced in both Design-Bid-Build and Design-Build FDOT project delivery methods. As a Certified Smartpile EDC System user, he has provided dynamic load testing services on numerous pre-stressed, pre-cast concrete driven piles on bridge foundation construction projects throughout Florida.
Education
- Florida State University, BS, Civil Engineering
HANDS ON LEADERS
Our principals each have more than 25 years of professional experience in geotechnical consulting and subsurface investigation. Tina Meskel and Rodney Mank’s teamwork comes from 15 years of collaboration on a multitude of projects. Our principals are hands on with every project and will ensure you are satisfied with the project from start to finish.
We provide cutting edge engineering solutions.
Meskel & Associates Engineering is a geosciences firm based in Northeast Florida supporting the AEC (architecture, engineering, construction) industry through custom, practical solutions.
Our geotechnical, environmental, and construction services aid your project from start to finish.