About Us

Our Past

Engineered Solutions, Inc. was established in Nashville, TN in 1987 by five young engineers who met on a large control room redesign project at Duane Arnold Energy Center in the 1980s.

On this project they learned firsthand that a good team could be much more than the sum of its parts. They also saw how many teams went their separate ways at a project's conclusion only to start the team-building process over on a new project.
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​They set out to change this by creating a company that would keep small teams together long-term to harness the efficiency of an effective team from the start of each project. 

Our Present

ESI currently has approximately forty employees at its home office in Athens, AL, and smaller teams onsite supporting core customers throughout the Southeast. 

Beyond the Southeast ESI has recently supported projects in Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and the United Kingdom and is fully capable of supporting projects anywhere in the US. 

ESI maintains an ASME NQA-1 compliant quality program and has a stellar safety record, with zero lost time accidents. ESI is also certified as a veteran-owned small business by the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Our Future

ESI is proud to have been a part of the construction and startup of the first new commercial reactor in 20 years at Watts Bar and looks forward to bringing its expertise and lessons learned to support new construction in the Southeast and elsewhere.

ESI will also continue to support upgrades and modifications as well as power uprates to extend the life and increase the generating capacity of existing units.

We are excited for the future of the nuclear industry and even more excited to be a part of it.

Management

Mark Watson
President / CEO

Brian Evans
Chief Operating Officer

Mark Austin
Chief Financial Officer

One of ESI's original founders, Mark Watson is a US Navy veteran and holds a BS in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Tennessee. He has over forty years of nuclear experience and specializes in I&C Design and Human Factors Engineering. 

Brian Evans is a Certified Nuclear Instructor and Certified Procedure Writer with over thirty years of experience in the nuclear industry and extensive experience in Maintenance, Training, and Management. 

Mark Austin is a USMC veteran and holds a BSBA in Economics and MBA from Auburn University, and a BS in Accounting from Athens State University. He has fifteen years of experience in the power industry and is qualified as an ASME NQA-1/10CFR50 Appendix B Lead Auditor. 

Tim Mingus
Engineering Manager / Principal Engineer

Tim holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and has over forty years of engineering experience. He specializes in mechanical design changes and overseeing engineering teams to tackle large and long-term projects. 

Gaylon Hicks
Principal Engineer

Gaylon Hicks holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama and is a licensed professional engineer in Alabama. He has over twenty five years of experience in the nuclear industry and specializes in I&C Design.

Colton Palmer
Principal Engineer

Colton holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama and an MBA from UAB. He is a licensed professional engineer in Alabama, Kentucky, and Tennessee and a Project Management Professional with over a decade of engineering experience encompassing both nuclear and non-nuclear generation.