HATTIESBURG, MS — Neel-Schaffer announces that Dustin Gatlin, PE, the former Director of Engineering and Property Management for Forrest General Hospital, has been hired to lead the firm’s Hattiesburg, Mississippi, office as Engineer Manager.

Gatlin has more than 17 years of experience, 13 as a Consulting Engineer and over four with Forrest Health, where he oversaw maintenance, construction, and property management for more than 50 facilities within the Forrest Health system of hospitals and clinics.

As the Engineer Manager, Gatlin will oversee all facets of design, project management, and construction engineering and inspection services provided through Neel-Schaffer’s Hattiesburg office.

“[Gatlin] is well-known and well-respected by our clients in this area from his previous work as a consultant and then with Forrest General," said Mike Essary, PE, a Vice President with the firm who serves as Pine Belt Area Manager. "We are confident he will leverage those experiences to strengthen our connections with existing clients and assist in growing our client base and the services we can offer throughout the Pine Belt region.”

Gatlin holds a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Mississippi State University and is a licensed Professional Engineer in Mississippi.