Cate Thompson is the FL Regional Engineer for Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) and lives in Jacksonville Bach, FL with her husband Billy and 2 daughters Quinn & Leigh. Cate was born and raised in NJ but got sick of the cold, so she moved down to Boca and studied at FAU where she graduated with her Civil Engineering degree in 2011.
Cate began her career as a Project Engineer focusing on residential structural & geotechnical design then shifted gears to the drainage side of the industry to work with ADS. Cate works throughout FL with FDOT, Expressway Authorities and public agency staff on specification development & project. She is passionate about increasing Young Professional (YP) involvement in the Public Works & Engineering industries and served on the APWA national YP committee for 6 years as well as YP Chair for the Chapter since 2018.