20YEARS
In 2025, we celebrated 20 years of providing exceptional service to our clients. Since our founding in 2004, we have continued to hire people who share a passion for service to our clients, our colleagues, and our communities.
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS
This year we took some time to reflect on the journey, the challenges, and the successes that have brought us to where we are today. We are grateful for the support of our clients and families. After reflecting on 20 years, we wanted to celebrate our people and our passion for service. Check out our service and team member photos below.
OUR SERVICE
OUR PEOPLE
OUR TIMELINE
Tyler founded HIGHFILL in 2004, with a vision of building the most responsive client-focused water and wastewater engineering consulting firm in the Carolinas.
Office space was acquired in Raleigh and Wilmington, NC.
Chris Ford came on board, and one year later joined Ray and Tyler as an owner. He is the Sr. V.P. of Operations.
As our customer base grew in South Carolina so did we and we opened doors in Columbia, SC.
2004
2006
2014
2016
2024
We celebrated 20 years of service to our clients and embraced the fantastic team we have put together.
2005
Ray Cox came on board in 2005 bringing a creative eye, an innovative spirit, and a passion for people and service. Ray joined as a founding partner and is currently our Sr. V.P. of Marketing.
2008
Our logo, originally created by Tyler, got a face lift to the circle H logo we see today.
2015
To better serve our Triad clients, we expanded westward into Winston-Salem, NC!
2022
To conveniently serve our customers in the Piedmont area we opened a Charlotte office.
OUR CURRENT OWNERS
Tyler Highfill, PE
President
Ray Cox, PE
Sr. V.P. Marketing
Chris Ford, PE
Sr. V.P. Operations
Paul Shivers, PE
Vice President
Eddie Sasser, PE
Vice President
Jeremy Allen, PE
Sr. Project Manager
Greg Fields, PE
Project Manager
Chad Easter, PE
Sr. Project Manager
Jeff Ray, PE
Project Manager
"Our success has been defined by hiring people who share a passion for service to our clients, our colleagues, and our communities. We are excited about the future of HIGHFILL!" - Ray Cox -