Who We Are
A Family of Professionals Who Do Great Work Together
With an experienced team of dedicated civil engineers and surveyors, we provide superior professional services to our clients and the community. We exist to make the world better as we bring our clients’ visions to life and foster an inspiring environment for our team and their families.
Meet Our Team
Leadership Team
Jay Brown, PE
President & Principal Engineer
Jay Brown, PE, founded JBPro in 1995 and is the current President. Jay is a Principal Engineer with JBPro and is actively involved in managing many JBPro engineering projects. He is a graduate of the University of Florida and has been a practicing civil engineer in the Gainesville area since 1986. He focuses on many project types, including site development, transportation, drainage, utility, and recreation projects. Jay is a highly experienced engineer known for his careful attention to design and detail. As a result, he leads the design visioning for the firm. Jay is active in the Builders Association of North Central Florida, ASCE, and his church community. He also donates his time, talent, and energy to many other local charity organizations. Jay believes in a consistent approach to hard work, quality design, and client advocacy.
Troy Wright, PSM
Director of Surveying
Troy joined JBPro in August of 2017 and is a local Alachua County native and JBPro’s progressive and driven Director of Surveying. Troy is a licensed surveyor and mapper with a bachelor’s degree in Geomatics Engineering from Florida Atlantic University. Troy started his career traveling the country, learning new technologies, and out-of-the-box ways of surveying on extraordinary projects such as Disney’s Avatar Land. He is now leading the JBPro Surveying Department to new heights that had previously been unattainable.
Christopher Potts, PE, LEED GA
Director of Civil Engineering
Christopher is a native Floridian born and raised on the Space Coast. Chris joined JBPro in March of 2020 and has been a licensed Professional Engineer since 2011. He graduated in 2007 from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and is a Florida licensed Professional Engineer. Chris has experience in implementing Improvement Districts and Community Development Districts in Florida and a comprehensive knowledge-base of residential, institutional, and commercial design in land development design and permitting, master planning, utility design, and system modeling, roadway design, and stormwater drainage design.
Chris has worked extensively with the public and private sector, providing solutions to their development needs, from small office buildings and restaurants to large residential subdivisions and shopping centers. He values a hands-on approach through each phase of project development, focusing his attention on the details and having a clear understanding of client needs and how to address them. Chris prides himself on delivering quality, successful projects on time and under budget.
Michael Brown
Director of Administration
Michael is a Gainesville native who joined JBPro in July of 2019 and now serves as Director of Administration. Before JBPro, Michael played two years of college basketball at Davidson College and transferred to the University of Florida, where he earned his Bachelors of Arts in Economics. With interest in finance and general business administration, Michael quickly established himself as a company leader. Michael oversees marketing, human resources, and finance for the company.
Civil Engineering
Logan Peters, PE
Project Manager
Logan Peters, PE
Project Manager
Logan is a Gainesville native who earned her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida in 2012 and joined JBPro in April 2013. She is a Florida Licensed Professional Engineer and specializes in subdivision and stormwater design. Logan has experience with both the public and private sectors with a wealth of land development design and permitting knowledge. Logan enjoys flexing her creative side to develop unconventional design strategies to address clients’ needs and follow through with those strategies to deliver superior projects.
Kyle Willems, PE
Project Manager
Kyle Willems, PE
Project Manager
Kyle is a native Floridian born and raised on the Treasure Coast who moved to Gainesville in 2012 to attend the University of Florida. Kyle received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida in 2016 and earned his Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a concentration in structural engineering in 2018. Since joining the JBPro family in September of 2018, Kyle has gained experience in various portions of Civil Engineering, including work with both the private and public sectors. His expertise ranges from subdivision and roadway design in the private sector to site plan and infrastructure improvement design in the public sector. Kyle enjoys using his creative side to develop innovative solutions for engineering-related challenges that arise throughout a project. He prides himself in producing quality designs in an efficient and organized manner to meet all of our client’s needs on each and every project.
Tim Boehlein, PE, LEED GA
Project Manager
Tim Boehlein, PE, LEED GA
Project Manager
Tim has been with JBPro since January of 2016. He was born and raised in Gainesville and graduated from the University of Florida in 2020 with a degree in Civil Engineering. Tim is a LEED Green Associate, is a qualified Florida construction stormwater inspector, and is certified with the FDOT for Advanced Temporary Traffic Control. Tim can be found outside of the office at all Gator sports and is a member of the Gainesville Quarterback Club and Tip-Off Club. He is also an avid backpacker and camper.
Jack Charnas, PE
Design Engineer
Jack Charnas, PE
Design Engineer
Jack moved to Gainesville early for school and earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida in May 2019. He joined JBPro in May of 2019 as a project engineer and specializes in subdivision and stormwater design.
Surveying Team
Richard White
Senior Survey Manager
Richard White
Senior Survey Manager
Richard L. White is a licensed Professional Land Surveyor licensed in the State of Florida. He has over forty years of experience serving as project manager on typical boundary survey projects ranging from small lots and complete subdivisions to large acreage tracts. He has experience managing most major forms of surveying on high-value commercial projects as well as Ordinary High Water and Mean High Water Surveys. Richard also has an extensive background in providing expert testimony in a variety of court cases including boundary litigation, eminent domain, accidents and contractual cases.
Mr. White brought his firm, Broward Davis and Assoc., Inc., which has served the Tallahassee, Florida area since 1957 to join with JBPro in February 2022. With this new alliance, JBPro and Richard look forward to continuing to provide excellent service to all of North and Central Florida from our offices in Tallahassee, Gainesville and St Augustine.
Jack Trahan
Project Manager
Jack Trahan
Project Manager
Jack joined JBPro in November of 2019 and responds to survey fieldwork’s unique challenges with drive, commitment to quality, and an exceptionally positive attitude. He couples 10 years of Architectural Drafting experience, an Associates of Arts in Engineering, and the leadership experiences gained during his time conducting Search and Rescue operations as part of the United States Coast Guard to generate timely, quality survey products.
Sean Barron
Construction Manager
Sean Barron
Construction Manager
Planning Team
Kathie Ebaugh, AICP
Director of Planning
Kathie Ebaugh, AICP
Director of Planning
Kathie is an accredited city planner and public administrator with over twenty-five years working for and with local governments and planning departments, development firms, community organizations, and municipal, county, and state agencies. She is experienced in all facets of community development and planning–e.g.: community visioning and workshop facilitation; comprehensive plans. zoning codes, and land development regulations; site design and permitting; land development and construction; public facility and infrastructure planning; transportation and multimodal connectivity; capital budgeting; economic development; and intergovernmental coordination.
John Gilreath, GISP
Director of Business Development and GIS Services
John Gilreath, GISP
Director of Business Development and GIS Services
Administration Team
Richard Warner
Director of IT, CAD Technician
Richard Warner
Director of IT, CAD Technician
Rick has been with JBPro for over 22 years, joining in July of 1998. Starting as an Engineering Design Tech, he soon also took on the position of IT Manager. He has held both positions for the past 20 plus years. In recent years, his time is split between supporting the IT needs of the JBPro team and working on conceptual designs in the early stages of engineering projects.
Lauren Beltrami
HR Generalist
Lauren Beltrami
HR Generalist
Marc Javier
RFQ Manager
Marc Javier
RFQ Manager