AUSTIN, TX HDR announces it has opened a new office in San Marcos, Texas, to better serve Hays County and municipalities including San Marcos, Kyle, Buda, and Dripping Springs.  The employee-owned, global engineering firm has leased space in the Red Oaks shopping center, located at 1290 Wonder World Drive, in close proximity to the Hays County Government Center.

"Hays County is an incredibly important market to our company, and we are investing to better serve our clients in the region," said Kelly Kaatz, HDR Senior Vice President and Central Texas Area Manager. "We're currently involved with several transportation and water projects, and we have plans to grow this work significantly throughout the area."

Industry veteran Allen Crozier has been named Manager of the San Marcos office. Crozier has been with HDR since 2005 and has decades of experience in project management and structural engineering in Central Texas, most notably with the Texas Department of Transportation.  

"Allen is going to do a great job leading the new office and our growing team," said Kaatz. "Our clients will be in good hands."

HDR has multiple offices in Austin, Texas, and San Antonio, Texas, to serve central and south Texas, but believes it is important to invest in supporting the specific needs of communities in Hays County, Kaatz added.

"We are working hard every day to build a future for Hays County and HDR; I trust this new office signals our commitment to local clients and staff," said Crozier.  "We are really excited about opening this new office because it allows us to better serve the communities that we live and work in. We certainly want to be seen as a good partner and trusted advisor to our clients in the area."