proHNS celebrates five years of serving Alaska

Posted on August 17, 2020August 18, 2020 by proHNS

When proHNS launched in Summer 2015, the company consisted of one engineer working out of a home office in Haines, AK. Five years later, proHNS boasts 20 employees, established offices in Haines and Juneau, and a track record of providing exceptional engineering, technical, and administrative services throughout Alaska. proHNS Principal Engineer and Owner Garret Gladsjo, PE, joined the company in 2016. Lucas Chambers, PE, is also a Principal Engineer and Owner; he signed on in 2017. Prior to...

Brian Hanson, PE, joins Egan Drive Improvements CA/I team

Posted on March 14, 2020March 14, 2020 by proHNS

proHNS is excited to bolster our Egan Drive team with the expertise of seasoned project/construction manager Brian Hanson, PE. Brian is joining us in a Project Engineer role as we move into the second season of providing AK DOT&PF with Construction Administration and Inspection services on the Egan Drive 10th to Main Street Improvements project. proHNS Principal Engineer Garret Gladsjo, PE, said he is most impressed with Brian's even-tempered attitude, communication skills, and breadth of...

proHNS expands team with new Staff Engineer

Posted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 by proHNS

proHNS is proud to bring another talented individual into our Juneau Office. Jake Fleetwood, EIT, a former Independent Quality Assurance Engineer for AK DOT&PF, joined proHNS in January 2020. Before moving to Alaska, Jake worked with the Indian Health Service in Arizona and Montana, as both a Sanitation Facilities Construction Engineer and Facilities Engineer. By January 2018, he secured a job with AK DOT&PF Southcoast Region as a Design Engineer, and was promoted to QA Construction E...

Egan Drive 10th Street to Main Street Improvements

Posted on July 12, 2019July 7, 2020 by proHNS

Location: Juneau, AK Project Dates: 2019-2020 Owner: AK DOT&PF proHNS is providing a team of experienced Project Engineers, Office Engineers, and Engineering Technicians to provide contract administration and inspection services for this high-profile, logistically challenging road improvement project in downtown Juneau. The 2019 construction season is focusing on the highly trafficked stretch of Egan Drive between Willoughby and Whittier Streets, necessitating complex coordination b...

Calvary Fellowship Subdivision

Posted on May 23, 2019 by proHNS

Location: Juneau, AK Project Dates: 2017-2019 Owner: Southeast Endeavors proHNS designed this 8-lot subdivision on behalf of Southeast Endeavors, and subsequently provided construction inspection services under our three-year CBJ term agreement. Our Lead Designer Lucas Chambers worked on this project from start to finish. Beginning in 2017, Lucas designed and modeled the new road, lot layout, driveways, and water and sewer facilities servicing the new lots. He also designed an extension...

A note about our recent change in ownership

Posted on May 22, 2019May 23, 2019 by proHNS

As many folks in the Southeast Alaska engineering community already know, proHNS founding member Jeremy Stephens moved his family to Vermont last summer. While Jeremy worked remotely for several months to tie up loose ends and transfer project responsibilities, at this point everyone has agreed it is best for the company to remove Jeremy as a proHNS Principal and consolidate ownership between Garret Gladsjo and Lucas Chambers. Jeremy launched proHNS out of his home in Haines in 2015, and the ...

proHNS partners with AK DOT&PF on Juneau’s Egan Drive Improvements

Posted on May 10, 2019May 15, 2019 by proHNS

We are excited to announce proHNS will be providing Contract Administration and Inspection services for the Alaska Department of Transportation's Egan Drive 10th to Main Street Improvements in the heart of downtown Juneau. Contractor SECON plans to break ground on the $14.3 million project by June of this year, focusing on the stretch of Egan Drive between Willoughby and Whittier Streets. When complete, improvements to the area will include new pavement, improved pedestrian and bicycle facili...

Portage Cove Waterfront Trail

Posted on March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 by proHNS

Location: Haines, AK Project Date: 2019 Owner: Haines Borough proHNS is currently designing three sections of the six-segment Portage Cove Waterfront Trail. The type of site-specific trail improvements will be determined during design and through coordination with Haines Borough representatives, though it is anticipated most of the trails will be constructed of gravel surfacing with limited sections of concrete sidewalk/ramps. Our primary goal is to design safe, usable trail alignments ...

Lee Street Pump Station Replacement

Posted on January 30, 2019January 30, 2019 by proHNS

Location: Juneau, AK Project Dates: 2018-2019 Owner: City and Borough of Juneau As the prime consultant, proHNS is providing civil engineering design for this CBJ project that will upgrade an existing pump station to maintain operating pressure and provide fire flow to a nearby subdivision. While our subcontractor Haight & Associates handles electrical design, proHNS staff will locate prior hydraulic analyses, collect flow data at existing fire hydrants, determine system pressure requir...

Staff Engineer Chris Bydlon joins Juneau office

Posted on December 24, 2018May 22, 2019 by proHNS

We are proud to announce the addition of Staff Engineer Chris Bydlon to the proHNS team as part of our ongoing effort to offer quality services and meet the demands of a growing project portfolio. A longtime Alaskan, Chris grew up in the Mat-Su Valley and obtained his engineering degree from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He subsequently split his time between Juneau (his wife's hometown and the site of her whale-watching business) and Washington State after accepting a Civil EIT positio...