Head, Water Resources Department

Dr. Thomas T. Burke, PhD, PE, CFM, is responsible for water resources engineering project and design, including land use characterization, watershed and floodplain/floodway delineation, steady and unsteady river hydraulics analysis, stormwater management, feasiblity studies, and development of countywide ordinances.  He joined Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. in 1996.  Dr. Burke earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Northwestern University, and a Master of Science in Civil Engineering and a PhD in Water Resources from Purdue University.