Local Knowledge, Efficient Design
At Daylight Engineering, we specialize in civil engineering solutions tailored to the unique needs of North Carolina communities, including Concord, Cabarrus County, Charlotte, Kannapolis, Mecklenburg County, Huntersville, and Union County. We understand the challenges of land development and bring creativity and expertise to overcome them. Our team partners with you to transform your land development project from concept to completion, ensuring its successful integration into the community.
Who is Daylight Engineering?
Daylight Engineering was formed to leverage our local knowledge to benefit our clients. With agility and experience, Daylight Engineering is ready to take on your project, big or small.
Begin on the right foot!
Identifying key development criteria early is the key to planning you project and avoiding roadblocks. Daylight brings to the table experience working with local municipalities and a history of relationship building with planning and engineering departments to make them part of the development team. We work together to realize your project.
Details Always Matter!
The little things matter in our industry. It’s important to us that the small details in our plans are accurate and correct, because the little things truly add up in a set of plans. They reflect the quality and accuracy of our work and who we are as a firm.
Bring Projects to Life!
Our goal is to help make your project a reality. Every step of the way, from conceptual design through construction, we are focused on creating a design that meets our clients’ needs. Your success is our success.
Build our Community!
At Daylight we are strong believers in the strength of the bonds that we forge within our community and believe in the importance of serving our community. Daylighters are Rotarians, members of our Chamber of Commerce, graduates of Leadership Cabarrus, and supporters of WeBuild Concord and the Cabarrus County Education Foundation. Our engineering designs contribute to the physical landscape of our community, but as a company we value active, contributing, and thoughtful citizenship.
PROJECT TYPES
Residential (Single/Multi) • Commercial • Industrial • Master Planning • Rezoning/Annexations • Government/Institutional
THE TEAM
Kate and Nick work with a team of gifted staff engineers who are dedicated to the art of civil engineering design.
Kate Underwood, PhD, PE
Kate is a co-founder and Partner at Daylight Engineering. She has been working, and networking, in the greater Charlotte area since 2007. With over 14 years of experience in civil engineering and a PhD in Infrastructure and Environmental Systems, Kate is well positioned to bring your development from concept to reality.
Nick Buysse, PE
Nick is a co-founder and Partner at Daylight Engineering. With extensive experience providing full scale start to finish engineering design, he leads a team of engineers to produce efficient, quality civil engineering solutions. Nick has been working as a Civil Engineer in Concord and surrounding areas for the last 10 years. Prior to that, he was a General Contractor and Construction Project Manager in Charlotte.
Garrett Kraus, EI
Garrett graduated from high school in Batavia, OH, where he then furthered his education at Marshall University. Garrett graduated with his Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering with a Civil Engineering emphasis and became a licensed Engineer-in-Training in 2021. Since then, he has been designing commercial and residential projects in North Carolina including projects in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Iredell, Union, and Davie County.
Alex McGinnis, EI
Alex went to high school in Mooresville, NC and attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he studied civil engineering. In 2021, Alex received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a minor in Mathematics. Alex became a licensed Engineer in Training in 2021 and has been working as an EI on residential, commercial, and industrial projects in the greater Concord area for the last two years.
Hunter Thomas, EI
Hunter graduated from North Carolina State University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and earned his Engineer-in-Training (EI) certification the same year. Hunter spent 8 years in telecom tower design and inspections, leading the modifications division. In November 2023, Hunter transitioned to civil engineering design joining Daylight Engineering, where he now works alongside the team to deliver sustainable, efficient, and cost-effective solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial development projects.
WE’RE PROUD MEMBERS
We’re proud members of many accredited professional organizations.
