Robert E. (Rob) Porter, PE, is managing principal and founder of Civil Site Design Group, PLLC, a Nashville civil engineering design firm serving clients throughout the southern United States. Rob, who is a graduate of Tennessee Technological University with a degree in Civil Engineering, has more than 30 years of engineering experience. He has worked on landmark projects throughout the state. Among his projects in the Middle Tennessee area are the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center, Providence in Mt. Juliet, The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, Opry Mills, and Mt. Juliet and Lebanon High Schools. He is very active in professional and community organizations. In 2010, he was appointed to the Engineering Advisory Board of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Tennessee Tech. A member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), he is a past president of the Nashville Branch and past secretary of the Tennessee Section. He is a member and past president of the Mt. Juliet Breakfast Rotary Club and a member of the Nashville, Mt. Juliet and Lebanon Chambers of Commerce. A resident of Mt. Juliet, Rob currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Mt. Juliet Little League, The Mt. Juliet / West Wilson County Chamber of Commerce, and the Mt. Juliet YMCA. He served as a Commissioner on the Mt. Juliet Planning Board from 1995 to 2000. He was a member of the 2001-2002 class of Leadership Wilson.