Our Story

In 2012, Adam Hoch founded a small civil engineering firm with the mission to provide high-value engineering, design, and management solutions to our clients while also adding value to our employees, our community, and the environment. He was driven by his experience working as an engineer for the San Elijo Joint Powers Authority, which owned and operated a water reclamation facility in Cardiff, CA, and sought to create an engineering firm focused on helping agencies plan, design, permit, construct, and operate public infrastructure while effectively managing costs and risks. Since 2012, Hoch Consulting has focused on strategic expansions of services, markets and staff and today offers a wide range of services throughout the water, wastewater, recycled water, stormwater, and transportation sectors.

Our talented staff is led by Mr. Adam Hoch, Ms. Cari Dale, Mr. Dan Poulton and Ms. Kyrsten Burr-Rosenthal – each of whom brings an entrepreneurial spirit, high-level executive experience, a breadth of expertise, and a depth of knowledge to each project they manage. As a team, we have earned a reputation of excellence and have been entrusted with managing cutting-edge, high-profile, and complicated projects for our clients. We are humbled and proud to serve our clients, our industry, and our communities.

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Management Spotlight

Adam Hoch, P.E., QSD, QISP, NASSCO Certified PACP, LACP, MACP

PRESIDENT / PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

Mr. Hoch is a registered Civil Engineer holding QSD, QISP, and NASSCO certifications (PACP, LACP and MACP) with experience in water, wastewater, recycled water, storm water, and transportation. He has served as design engineer, inspector, construction manager, and project manager for projects including treatment facilities, pump stations, and distribution systems. He is known for delivering complicated projects under tight constraints, including as program manager of Pure Water Oceanside.

Cari Dale, MPA

DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES

Ms. Dale is a skilled utility executive, with over 29 years directing potable water, wastewater, water reuse, stormwater, and solid waste programs for public utilities. Her innovative management strategies have improved aging infrastructure, supply reliability, and enhanced program effectiveness for numerous agencies throughout California while optimizing funding sources. Recent projects include automated metering infrastructure, groundwater supply optimization, and San Diego County’s first Potable Reuse Project, Pure Water Oceanside.

Kyrsten Burr, MPA

PRINCIPAL WATER RESOURCE SPECIALIST

Ms. Burr is a skilled project manager with extensive experience as a senior water resources specialist, senior management analyst, and urban planner. In her 21 years of public sector experience, she has managed projects for various agency departments including public outreach and conservation, water/wastewater/recycled water, finance and community development.

Dan Poulton

DIRECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION SERVICES

Mr. Poulton is a seasoned construction executive with over 25 years of experience in the industry. For the last 15 years Mr. Poulton has been leading public and private vertical construction projects locally here in San Diego County. He brings this wealth of experience to the vertical construction management leadership role at Hoch Consulting. With projects ranging from historic renovations of iconic landmarks to new state-of-the-art amphitheaters, Mr. Poulton embraces complicated builds. His advanced scheduling techniques, detailed approach to quality control, and savvy change management provide a results-oriented construction management approach.

Aaron Gress, P.E.

PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

Mr. Gress is a professional engineer holding licenses in California, Oregon, and Washington. He has a diverse background in the water sector, specifically focusing on water resources, water quality, treatment, and water reuse design. With over a decade of experience as an engineering consultant and 3 years as a water treatment plant operator and operations supervisor, Mr. Gress has successfully overseen more than 50 water treatment projects. Throughout his career, Mr. Gress has demonstrated a knack for finding innovative solutions tailored to each utility’s specific challenges. He has expertise in disinfection byproducts reduction, turbidity removal, algae removal, softening, radium, uranium, radon, iron, manganese, hydrogen sulfide, nitrate, chromium VI, arsenic, and various types of drinking water treatment systems.

Credentials

Hoch Consulting is proudly certified with the following agencies.

SLBE

Small Local Business Enterprise
City of San Diego – 14HC0998

SB – Micro

Small Business Enterprise
CA Department of General Services 2016197

The Importance of Community

Hoch Consulting believes in supporting local and national civil engineering organizations as a way to stay connected and improve the industry as a whole. We believe by working together with others better solutions are developed.

Another core value of our company is giving back to charities. We are passionate about protecting our environment and helping others gain access to clean water. In addition, we enjoy mentoring young engineers to help them explore their interests and show them how it can develop into a professional career.

Organizations We Support

Charities We Support