Leadership

Thomas (Tom) R. Lehnert, P.S.M.

President, Professional Surveyor/Mapper, Florida No. 5541

Mr. Lehnert is responsible for operations of Banks Engineering as its President, and for management of the corporate headquarters in Fort Myers. He is a Professional Land Surveyor and Mapper, is licensed in the State of Florida and has over twenty-five (25) years of experience in the Southwest Florida area.  He graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He has special expertise being involved in the entitlement process in Lee County, Collier County, the City of Fort Myers and the City of Cape Coral. This includes presentation before various hearing officers, boards and councils. He has processed numerous comprehensive plan amendments, zoning applications and presentations at public hearings . He has provided expert witness testimony regarding land use, planning, zoning, development orders and surveying matters. His broad base of experience provides a comprehensive level of expertise required for processing project and land entitlements.

Todd R. Rebol, P.E.

Vice President/Manager Port Charlotte Office, Professional Engineer, Florida No. 64040

Mr. Rebol is a Vice President and Principal at Banks Engineering. He is responsible for the management of the Port Charlotte branch office. The Port Charlotte branch primarily serves Charlotte County, Desoto County, Sarasota County and the City of North Port. He is a licensed Professional Engineer having graduated from the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. With his many years of experience, in addition to his management skills, Todd has developed an intricate knowledge of the entitlement and permitting process for projects in the area. Todd has strong design skills that supplement his project management for both large and small development projects. He has participated and lead design teams for both public and private sector projects.

Samuel (Sam) W. Marshall, P.E.

Vice President, Professional Engineer, Florida No. 48881

Mr. Marshall is a licensed Professional Engineer and Principal at Banks Engineering.  He has over twenty-five (25) years of civil engineering design and project management experience for a wide range of projects in Southwest Florida. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. His experience includes civil design, permitting, entitlement and construction of numerous projects in the Southwest Florida area. His diverse portfolio includes industrial, commercial, multi-family residential, single-family residential and mixed use projects. Sam is directly responsible for design, production, permitting, client coordination and budgeting. His clients include private sector and municipal agencies.

Richard (Rick) M. Ritz, R.L.S.

Vice President, Registered Land Surveyor, Florida No. 4009

Mr. Ritz is a Registered Land Surveyor with over forty-six (46) years of experience in Southwest Florida. He has coordinated the field surveying and office mapping of design surveys for many large developments. Rick has extensive experience in the production of ALTA/ACSM land title surveys, condominium exhibits, record plats, topographic and jurisdictional surveys, as well as coastal construction permitting. He has managed the construction staking for projects from small commercial projects to developments in excess of 1000 acres. As Vice President and Director of Surveying at Banks Engineering, Rick is responsible for the company’s survey operations.

David (Dave) R. Underhill, Jr., P.E.

Vice President, Professional Engineer, Florida No. 47029

Mr. Underhill is a licensed Professional Engineer with over twenty-five (25) years of civil engineering design and project management. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. Dave has extensive experience in the civil design, permitting and construction for numerous industrial, commercial, multi-family and single-family residential projects. In addition, he has been involved in many mixed use projects. As a Vice President and Principal at Banks Engineering, Dave is directly responsible for managing design, production and permitting on numerous projects from inception to completion. He is also responsible for client coordination, budgeting and quality control.

Our Locations

Fort Myers Office
10511 Six Mile Cypress Pkwy, Ste. 101
Fort Myers, Florida  33966
Office: (239) 939-5490
Fax: (239) 939-2523

Port Charlotte Office
4161 Tamiami Trail, Building 5, Unit 501
Port Charlotte, FL 33952
Office: (941) 625-1165
Fax: (941) 625-1149