We’re a small firm with big capabilities. With decades of combined professional experience, our engineers are familiar with projects of every scope and scale.

Gordon A Rose | President/CEO and Director of LAND

Gordon prides himself on being more than the typical engineer or project manager. While his expertise includes engineering calculations, design drawings and management of multi-phased, multi-disciplined projects, his passion is as a problem solver. He enjoys transforming a client’s vision into reality. He utilizes a creative approach to design challenges and seeks innovative solutions to meet project requirements and budgets. Gordon closely collaborates with engineers, architects and other design professionals and communicates ideas in a way all stakeholders can understand so cooperative solutions are found.

C. Heath Wadsworth | Vice President/COO and Senior Project Manager (WATER)

Heath is known for his ability to create innovative and sustainable stormwater solutions that blend into a site and function as part of the landscape. He has more than 20 years of civil engineering experience servicing as a project manager/engineer on stormwater management, stormwater drainage design, flood studies, watershed studies and stream restoration projects for local, state and federal governments, private mitigation bankers and counties. Heath has the talent and experience to successfully carry a project from the conceptual design and planning phases through to construction drawing development and installation.

James B. Reed | Director of Technical Services and Project Manager (LAND)

Jim has worked on and managed a wide variety of projects in his career ranging from parking lots, roadway and intersection improvements and airfields, both civilian and military. Jim brings an attention to detail to every project he works on. He is thorough in his research of requirements and in development of construction documents. Jim consistently turns out a product that is accurate, detailed and meets requirements…both regulatory and his own requirements. This attention to detail helps him to identify issues before they arise and adapt his designs to address those issues early on.

Sujit Ekka |  Vice President and Director of INNOVATION

Sujit Ekka is a highly experienced stormwater engineer with almost 20 years of experience in water resources and environmental engineering. He is responsible for municipal water resources/stormwater market sector growth, project management, and technical leadership for a variety of stormwater/water resources engineering projects. Sujit leads and manages diverse stormwater/water resources engineering projects by building cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams for developing effective solutions to complex problems. He maintains strong relationships with industry peers and researchers to continuously learn and stay updated in the rapidly evolving field of stormwater management.

His extensive experience and expertise in water resources and environmental engineering make him a valuable asset to any project team. His skills in pursuits, positioning, partnerships, proposals, procurement, pricing, planning, projects, programs, and personnel make him a versatile leader who drives growth and success.

Alex Nice |  Director of WATER

Alex Nice has over 30 years of diverse and extensive experience in civil infrastructure planning, analysis, permitting, design, construction, inspection, and maintenance, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality engineering services to municipal, transportation, and industrial organizations. He has expertise in stormwater management and hydrology and hydraulics (H&H) analysis and has served as project manager, technical lead, and project engineer on both small projects and large multidisciplinary programs.

Alex’s exceptional ability to produce high-quality engineering evaluations, reports, and construction documents, coupled with his extensive experience in managing and coordinating multidisciplinary teams and projects, makes him an indispensable resource on any project.

We’re a small firm with big capabilities. With decades of combined professional experience, our engineers are familiar with projects of every scope and scale.

Gordon A Rose | President/CEO & Director of LAND

Gordon prides himself on being more than the typical engineer or project manager. While his expertise includes engineering calculations, design drawings and management of multi-phased, multi-disciplined projects, his passion is as a problem solver. He enjoys transforming a client’s vision into reality. He utilizes a creative approach to design challenges and seeks innovative solutions to meet project requirements and budgets. Gordon closely collaborates with engineers, architects and other design professionals and communicates ideas in a way all stakeholders can understand so cooperative solutions are found.

C. Heath Wadsworth | Vice President & COO & Senior Project Manager (WATER)

Heath is known for his ability to create innovative and sustainable stormwater solutions that blend into a site and function as part of the landscape. He has more than 20 years of civil engineering experience servicing as a project manager/engineer on stormwater management, stormwater drainage design, flood studies, watershed studies and stream restoration projects for local, state and federal governments, private mitigation bankers and counties. Heath has the talent and experience to successfully carry a project from the conceptual design and planning phases through to construction drawing development and installation.

James B. Reed | Director of Technical Services & Project Manager (LAND)

Jim has worked on and managed a wide variety of projects in his career ranging from parking lots, roadway and intersection improvements and airfields, both civilian and military. Jim brings an attention to detail to every project he works on. He is thorough in his research of requirements and in development of construction documents. Jim consistently turns out a product that is accurate, detailed and meets requirements…both regulatory and his own requirements. This attention to detail helps him to identify issues before they arise and adapt his designs to address those issues early on.

Sujit Ekka | Vice President and Director of Innovation

Sujit Ekka is a highly experienced stormwater engineer with almost 20 years of experience in water resources and environmental engineering. He is responsible for municipal water resources/stormwater market sector growth, project management, and technical leadership for a variety of stormwater/water resources engineering projects. Sujit leads and manages diverse stormwater/water resources engineering projects by building cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams for developing effective solutions to complex problems. He maintains strong relationships with industry peers and researchers to continuously learn and stay updated in the rapidly evolving field of stormwater management.

His extensive experience and expertise in water resources and environmental engineering make him a valuable asset to any project team. His skills in pursuits, positioning, partnerships, proposals, procurement, pricing, planning, projects, programs, and personnel make him a versatile leader who drives growth and success.

Alex Nice | Director of WATER

Alex Nice has over 30 years of diverse and extensive experience in civil infrastructure planning, analysis, permitting, design, construction, inspection, and maintenance, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality engineering services to municipal, transportation, and industrial organizations. He has expertise in stormwater management and hydrology and hydraulics (H&H) analysis and has served as project manager, technical lead, and project engineer on both small projects and large multidisciplinary programs.

Alex’s exceptional ability to produce high-quality engineering evaluations, reports, and construction documents, coupled with his extensive experience in managing and coordinating multidisciplinary teams and projects, makes him an indispensable resource on any project.

Interested In Joining Our Team?

Even if a position is not advertised, you are welcome to contact us with your resume. We’re always looking for new talent to join our team!

Contact Info

(910) 824.7731

jreed@gradientnc.com