Brian J. Drake has passed the state professional engineering exam. Mr. Drake joined GYMO Architecture, Engineering and Land Surveying, 220 Sterling St., Watertown, in 2007 and is a senior project engineer. A graduate of Lyme Central School, Chaumont, he received his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering from Syracuse University in 2006. He is also a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green associate.
Since joining GYMO, Mr. Drake has worked on site design for the Olive Garden restaurant, Regal Theater expansion, Riverview Apartments and Ives Hill Phase Ill, all in Watertown, and the Northern Federal Credit Union branch in West Carthage, which will seek LEED accreditation. He is designing a shopping plaza in the Town of Alexandria and a 400-unit residential development in the Town of LeRay. Mr. Drake and his wife, Johanna, reside in Chaumont.