David Servis has carved out a nearly five decades-long career in civil engineering. He has dedicated his career to Tetra Tech offices across the United States, a company he is currently semi-retired from.
Servis, a New York native, earned an Associate of Science in 1972 from Jamestown Community College. He went on to the University of Kentucky to graduate with a bachelor's and master's degree in civil engineering in 1974 and 1976, respectively.
Since his semi-retirement in 2015, Servis has been reporting to the Senior Vice President of the Water Division in Seattle, with his primary responsibilities being merger and acquisition support carried forward from 2013. He joined Tetra Tech in 1976 through the acquisition of its predecessor firm, PDR Engineers. Over the years, Servis showcased his versatility, working across multiple locations including Washington, Arizona, Kentucky, and Alabama. Throughout his tenure, he has undertaken various roles, from design to program management. His responsibilities have also included staffing, administration, and contract compliance, with a portfolio spanning projects for municipal, federal government, industrial and private sector clients.
Servis is a member of the Society of American Military Engineers, American Council of Engineering Companies, Water Environment Federation, Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers, and Kentucky Engineering Foundation. His list of career honors and awards is extensive. He was named the Young Engineer of the Year in both Kentucky and Alabama. He received the Distinguished Service award from the Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers and American Council of Engineering Companies, and the Lifetime Achievement and Outstanding Contribution awards from the Kentuckiana Post of the Society of American Military Engineers. He received the Distinguished Service award from the Louisville chapter of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) and was later inducted into the Kentucky NSPE Hall of Fame. Servis is also a Fellow of the Society of American Military Engineers and was recently a UK Department of Civil Engineering Career Achievement award-winner.
Servis dedicated decades to MATHCOUNTS and received the Outstanding Contribution to MATHCOUNTS award in 2006. He is the chairman of the Kentucky Engineering Foundation Development Committee and has been instrumental in fundraising and scholarship development. During his time in Crestwood, Kentucky, he was a founding member of the Oldham County Economic Development Authority, which created the Oldham Reserve Business Park and led him to facilitate critical conversations that resulted in the building of the Louie Dampier Bridge over I-71. In addition, he helped Crestwood develop a sewer system, resultant from cooperative planning with Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD). Years later, Crestwood merged into MSD.
Servis lives in Louisville with his wife, Lynn, a math National Board Certified Teacher, who still substitute teaches in Oldham, the county from which she retired.
