Position
- Project Manager
Areas of Expertise
- Project management of municipal water and wastewater system facilities
- Planning, budgeting, scheduling, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of city water and wastewater facilities
Experience
Mr. Gattis has many rewarding years of experience in the development of public works facilities, working as a field engineer, construction engineer, design engineer, and project manager for a major supplier of elevated tanks and other storage reservoirs and serving as the City Engineer and later as the Director of Engineering, Public Works and Water Utilities for the City of Sherman, Texas. While working for the City of Sherman, he was a major team member for the design and development of street and drainage improvements; water transmission lines; relief sewers; pump stations; lift stations; a surface water supply; a four-phase renovation and expansion of the wastewater treatment plant; a solid waste transfer station; and a new landfill development.
Years of Experience
Professional: 38
Education
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Texas Tech University, 1963
Professional Registration
- Professional Engineer, Texas No. 36563
Certifications/Training & Membership in Professional Organizations
- American Water Works Association
- Water Environment Federation
- American Public Works Association
- Numerous water and wastewater seminars
- American Management Association Certificate
Professional History
- Project Manager, Freeman-Millican, Inc.
- City Engineer, Director of Engineering and Public Works, City of Sherman, Texas
- Planning and Design Engineer, Texoma Council of Governments
- Field Engineer, Design Engineer, Construction Engineer, Project Manager, and Contracting Engineer, Chicago Bridge and Iron Company

