PGA Presents

We’re are a Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm! This achievement reflects the incredible dedication and hard work of our team, and we’re honored to stand alongside so many exceptional firms on this prestigious, revenue-based list.

#1 Tampa Bay Business Journal 2025 Best Places to Work (Extra Large Firm – 100+ Employees) in Tampa Bay!!! Learn more about PGA and what makes us a Best Place to Work, here.

PGA was honored again as a Best Firm to Work For (#1) by Zweig Group. Gordon Greene, PE, was featured in the Aug ‘21 newsletter. Read about how PGA attracts top talent in Florida. Read More

PGA was recognized as a TBBJ 2023 Best Places to Work Honoree. Find out more about our staff benefits, career opportunities, and our extra special culture that makes PGA truly one of the best! TBBJ article. Read More

A 5-time winner of Florida Trend’s Best Companies to Work For in Florida, we are honored to be named #1 in the 2021 Midsized companies (50 – 249 employees) category!
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Our PD&E Group is growing! We’re excited to welcome JJ Jacquin to our Bartow office, bringing more than 26 years of experience in transportation project development. His expertise includes PD&E and feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, and NEPA documentation. We’re thrilled to have him join the team!

Our Administrative Group has welcomed Kerri Harnage to the team! With over eight years of experience in the disaster recovery industry, Kerri brings a strong background in contract management, end-to-end billing operations, and supporting Public Assistance and Debris Operations. We are excited to have her on board and look forward to seeing her put her skills and experience to work at PGA!

Our Landscape Architecture Group is excited to welcome Paul Kurtz to our Temple Terrace office! With more than 28 years of experience, Paul brings a diverse background working on projects across both the public and private sectors. His expertise includes site design and engineering, park planning and design, master planning, urban design, multi-use trails, and streetscapes. We’re excited to have him on board!

We’re thrilled to welcome Paulo Laranjeira to our Roadway Group! After recently relocating to Florida, Paulo joins our Bartow office, where he is beginning his career in roadway design following eight years in telecommunications manufacturing. We’re excited to have him on the team!

Our Roadway Group is excited to welcome Robbie Myers, PE to our Tampa (Temple Terrace) office! With more than seven years of roadway design experience serving FDOT and clients throughout the Tampa Bay area, Robbie brings expertise in complete streets improvements, intersection modifications, high-speed limited-access facility design, and temporary traffic control.

We are excited to welcome Joel Anders, AICP to our Planning Group! With more than 12 years of experience contributing to multimodal corridor studies, active transportation plans, Safety Action Plans, transit planning, and USDOT grant applications, Joel brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our team.

Join us in welcoming Jim Harriott, PE, our Sarasota Roadway Group Leader! Bringing more than 30 years of experience with significant local government experience, we are excited to have his valuable expertise and insights. With his experience, he will help further our efforts in the communities we live and serve.

PGA has joined forces with FDOT District One to participate in their Adopt-A-Highway Program, a two-year volunteer commitment. PGA has agreed to provide litter removal along an iconic Florida location, the Sunshine Skyway South Fishing Pier.

Our team spent the day at the Florida Children’s Museum giving children on Spring Break the opportunity for hands-on engineering experience. They discovered key engineering concepts, experimented with different tools and materials, and got a closer look at real-world engineering equipment.

PGA is a proud sponsor of the FES Ridge Chapter MATHCounts competition. These events play a vital role in inspiring and supporting the next generation of engineers, problem-solvers, and STEM leaders.

Our 25 volunteers spent a Saturday afternoon touring the impressive Humane Society of Tampa Bay facility, assisting with services at this organization, and got the chance to love on some adorable dogs, cats, and bunnies.

PGA volunteered with the Girl Scouts of West Central FL for the 12th annual STEMapalooza. During the event, the Scouts participated in our workshop, where they were challenged to build the tallest tower using spaghetti and marshmallows! 

Patel, Greene, & Associates Endowed Scholarship offers scholarships to full-time students, at all academic levels, pursuing a Civil Engineering major, in the College of Engineering, on all campuses. This scholarship is based on merit and financial need and can be awarded two semesters. You can apply for the USF Scholarship here.

The 2022 Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI) Class (including Chris Cromwell) teamed up with Sleep in Heavenly Peace and MATHCOUNTS to build/deliver beds for underprivileged children.

For the first #PGAGivesBack event in 2021, PGAers, family, and friends volunteered at Plant City Commons Community Garden and worked together to help to clean up flower beds, vegetable gardens, and signage.

PGA is a proud sponsor of the annual Heart Gallery of Tampa charity fundraiser. This organization fights to give Tampa foster children a voice and helps find them forever families. Learn more and ways you can support: here

PGA is a proud sponsor of the Lakes Education Action Drive – Lakeland Cardboard Boat Challenge – hosted on the beautiful shores of Lake Hollingsworth. One of our favorite annual events, the boat challenge focuses on raising awareness about Polk County lakes and the ways we can protect local water resources for future generations.

PGA’s annual Back-to-School Drive is a company favorite. We collect school supplies, donate, and PGA matches monetary donations of staff and their families for Polk Education Foundations, Hillsborough Education Foundation, and A Gift for Teaching, in an effort to provide teachers and students in our communities access to the materials they need to have a successful school year.

The 2021 Florida Engineering Leadership Institute (FELI)​ Class (including Johnny Fung and Trevor Hawkins) helped connect students to virtual classrooms by funding and installing Wi-Fi towers in underserved communities.