RICARDO PALACIOS, P.E.
226 Middleton Place, Grayson, GA 30017
Tel.: (770) 845-5345 or (678) 376-7411
E-mail: rpalacios@palacioseng.com
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
Highly skilled Civil Engineer with over 19 years of design and management experience. Specializing
in project management, site design, site mitigation, hydrology, transportation, mapping and
Geographic Information Systems.
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
 Manage a daily operations of a small Civil Engineering Consulting Firm.
 Managed projects from initial client contact through the engineering, permitting and
construction phases of a variety of projects.
 Managed the coordination of resources necessary to complete multiple concurrent
engineering projects with varying levels of complexity and size.
 Managed on-time and on-budget delivery of design documents in support of Land
Disturbance Permits, Mitigation Studies, Hydrology Studies, Site Development Budgets,
Permitting Processes, and Construction Documents.
 Managed a multitude of contracts with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT),
Various County D.O.T.'s, Real Estate Appraisers, Real Estate Attorneys and Property Owners
with the aim of resolving conflicts created between proposed road improvements and the
existing and remaining impacted property during Right of Way acquisitions.
 Provided Expert Witness testimony in the form of Depositions and/or Court Testimony on
behalf of comdemnees and/or comdemnors on a multitude of Imminent Domain cases
throughout the state.
 Responsible for the creation of documents in support of Land Disturbance Permits, Zoning
Variances, Re-Zonings, Mitigation Studies, Hydrology Studies, Phase I Environmental
Studies, Site Development Budgets and other consulting services.
 Provided site consulting services to Development Authorities and State Agencies to assess
Site Development Suitability, Environmental Concerns, Site Permitting Requirements,
Driveway Permitting Requirements and Construction Scheduling related to the development
of new industrial parks and provided conceptual designs for industrial parks and/or specific
user site layout.
 Responsible for the procurement, deployment and administration of Regional Geographic
Information System's (GIS) hardware, software and personnel.
 Managed the creation of land bases, and the overlay of market intelligence for AT&T's
Southern Region encompassing the states: NC, SC, GA, AL, FL.
RICARDO PALACIOS, P.E.
226 Middleton Place, Grayson, GA 30017
Tel.: (770) 845-5345 or (678) 376-7411
E-mail: rpalacios@palacioseng.com
 Assisted the City of Newark's office of the Tax and Assessors and the City Surveyor in the
interpretation and digitalization of historical documents dating from the 1850’s through the
1980’s to create the backbone of the City of Newark's Geographic Information System and
Digital Tax Mapping System; utilizing Intergraph’s Inroads Coordinate Geometry Software
and the MicroStation Suite of Products.
 Performed intersection design and improvement studies, reviewed and advised Engineering
Division management on the impact of proposed developments on existing infrastructure.
 Responsible for the creation of design documents including but not limited to: Site, Lighting,
Soil Erosion, Utilities, Stormwater Management Systems, Road Plans and Profiles as required
by local jurisdiction and/or job complexity.
EMPLOYMENT RECORD
2003 – Present Palacios Engineering, Inc.
Principal Engineer / C.E.O
2001 – 2006 Georgia Power Company
Economic Development Engineer
1997 – 2001 Planning Design Group, Inc.
Principal Engineer / Project Manager
1996 – 1997 AT&T Corporation
Southeastern Regional Manager
1995 – 1996 City of Newark, Dept. of Engineering
Senior Engineer
1994 – 1995 City of Newark, Dept. of Engineering
Senior Traffic Engineer
1994 – 1996 Harris & Beckmeyer
Staff Engineer
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS & CERTIFICATIONS
Georgia Professional Engineer - No. 028743
Alabama Professional Engineer - No. 26252
Florida Professional Engineer - No. 61365
GSWCC - Level II Certified Design Professional - No. 0000056086
GDOT - ROW Pre-Qualified R.O.W. Consultant
EDUCATION
B.S., Civil Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1995