Engineer-Owner

Kristin L. Savard, PE

President

Kristin is a native Western New Yorker who returned home after 12 years away.  Utilizing the site work experience obtained while working in the New England area, Kristin advanced her professional career to become co-founder of ADG in 2005 and President in 2008.

After graduating from Clarkson University and SUNY Potsdam in 1995 with Bachelors Degrees in Civil Engineering and Physics, Kristin began her career as a Project Engineer for J. R. Russo & Associates in East Windsor, CT. After 5 years she joined Martinez Couch & Associates in New Haven, CT as a Project Engineer. In 2002, she returned to Western New York where she worked as Project Engineer for Wendel Duchscherer in Amherst, NY before co-founding ADG as a NYS Certified WBE business.

Kristin has over 18 years of engineering and project management experience.  She has been directly responsible for the planning, design, and construction of projects ranging from residential and commercial subdivisions to an 18-acre solid waste recycling facility.  She has extensive experience in all aspects of obtaining the local, state and federal approvals for the development of sites across the state and nationwide.

Kristin specializes in government regulations, zoning, grading, drainage and utility designs, SEQR and in SPDES compliance.

Licenses:

Professional Engineer, State of Connecticut

Professional Engineer, State of New York

Education:

BS Civil Engineering, Clarkson University

BS Physics, SUNY Potsdam

Employment:

Advanced Design Group Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, President

Wendel Duchscherer, Project Engineer

Martinez Couch & Assoc., Project Engineer

J.R. Russo & Assoc., Project Engineer

Positions Held:

Village of Lewiston Planning Board (Board Member)

Niagara County Builders Association (President)

New York State Builders Association  (President)

Project Engineer

Jarret R. Johnston

Project Engineer, EIT 

Kristin is a native Jarret is a native of Western New York who graduated from the State University of NY at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.

Prior to joining the ADG Team in 2020, Jarret had the opportunity to intern for Wendel in 2018 and was employed as a Project Engineer by Daigler Engineering. While with Wendel and Daigler Engineering, he obtained valuable experience in preparing Site Plans, Construction Documents, Town Codes, Project Specifications, Construction Cost Estimating, Field Inspection/Observation, Coordination with Government Officials and how to work as part of a team to meet a Client’s needs. Jarret grew up working in his Family’s restaurant and is very active in the community. While assisting his parents with all aspects of restaurant operations, Jarret learned the importance of hard work, client relationships, and what it takes to operate a successful business.

Using this experience and his Civil Engineering background, Jarret started and continues to operate his own company for residential ice rink construction. He is the proud owner of Custom Ice Rink Set Up. Jarret’s passion for finding professional and personal success using his experience in business operations, construction and engineering is an asset to the ADG Team.

Education:

BS Civil Engineering, University at Buffalo

Certifications:

30 Hour HAZWOPER Harassment awareness training

Experience:

Modern Landfill, Construction Observation and Permittng

Town of Carol, Site Plan and Civil Design

Greenidge Generation, Coal Ash Pond Closure  Site Plan & Civil Design 

Shawnee Estates  Single Family Residential Subdivision, Civil Design & NYS Permitting 

Consolidated Waste Services,Tabor Road Solid Waste Transfer Station

Topography Site Surveys, Designed & performed stability analysis on slopes & embankments, Created Construction Drawings, Developed Site Plans & Grading Plans