Public engineering firm profile
Cook Coggin Engineers, Inc.
Tupelo, MS
Public profile details are available below.
- Services
- 34
- Offices
- 8
- Leaders
- 6
- Founded
- 1946
- Size Estimate
- 63 employees
Overview
Cook Coggin Engineers, Inc. (CCE) is a civil engineering practice headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi, with eight offices across North Mississippi. Founded in 1946, CCE serves counties, municipalities, and public agencies with planning and design, construction engineering and observation, water and wastewater infrastructure, transportation, airport, natural gas, environmental, and community development services across Mississippi and Southwest Tennessee.
- Founded
- 1946
- Size Estimate
- 63 employees
Services
Planning & Design
CCE provides planning and design services for multi-disciplinary civil engineering projects from feasibility through permitting, integrating cost-efficiency, safety, aesthetics, and environmental considerations.
Construction Engineering & Observation
CCE provides construction engineering and observation services from the bidding process through resident observation and project closeout, ensuring projects meet client goals on time and within budget.
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Leadership
Kenneth P. Geno, Jr.
President
PE (MS, TN)
Kenneth (Kent) Geno joined Cook Coggin in 1986, bringing prior experience as a design engineer with the NRCS State Design Unit. He serves as county engineer for Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Tippah, and Tishomingo Counties and operates from the corporate Tupelo office and regional Booneville and Corinth offices. He also serves on the Advisory Board for the Richard A. Rula School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Mississippi State University and as an Executive Board Member of ACEC of Mississippi.
John Mark Weeden
Principal
PE (MS, AL)
John Mark Weeden has been with Cook Coggin since 2007, with prior experience at the MS State Department of Health and Natchez Trace Parkway. He serves as county engineer for Itawamba and Lee Counties, works closely with North Mississippi water associations, and has experience with the Itawamba County Port & Railroad Commissions.
James Matthew Estes
Principal
PE (MS, TN), CFM (MS)
James Matthew Estes has been with Cook Coggin since 2004, operating primarily from the Corinth office. His experience spans project management, planning, design, and construction oversight for recreational, industrial, and municipal projects including water, wastewater, gas, roadway, and drainage systems. He holds NHI certification for safety inspection of in-service bridges and is a Certified Floodplain Manager in Mississippi.
William Jess Wiygul
Principal
PE (MS, TN)
William Jess Wiygul has been with Cook Coggin since 2009, working from the Tupelo office on municipal water, wastewater, industrial site design, building improvements, and airport infrastructure projects. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Civil Engineering from Mississippi State University.
David McMullan Long
Principal
PE (MS, AR)
David McMullan Long joined Cook Coggin in 2008 and has managed over $50 million in public infrastructure improvements for water and wastewater systems, drainage, site development, and inland port infrastructure. He holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Mississippi State University.
J. Clinton Hawkins
Principal
PE (MS)
J. Clinton (Clint) Hawkins joined Cook Coggin in 2013 and has served as county engineer for Benton County. Since July 2021, he has led CCE's roadway and bridge design department, with experience spanning MS Office of State Aid Administration projects, site development, recreational facilities, sidewalk and pedestrian improvements, and industrial park projects. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Mississippi State University in 2015.