About Foundation Masters

Who We Are

Foundation Masters started in Ohio in 2003, became a licensed civil engineering company in 2004, and has worked in Florida since 2014. We take on the foundation and structural problems that standard repair approaches tend to miss: settlement, washout, sinkhole activity, failing walls, water intrusion and repairs that did not hold the first time.

The engineering and the construction come from the same company. The field data we collect goes straight to the engineer, the sealed design goes straight to our own crews, and nobody has to translate between three different firms. When the ground does something unexpected, we can stop, re measure, revise the design and keep going without leaving the owner in the middle of it.

Company Leadership

Jeff Earl

Founder and CEO

Jeff Earl founded Foundation Masters in 2003 to take on complex structural and foundation failures that standard repair approaches often cannot resolve. He is still directly involved in project evaluation, solution development and execution oversight on our work.

His background combines structural remediation, deep foundation systems, earth retention, soil stabilization and water management, built over more than twenty years in the field. His approach is cause and effect first: find out why it failed, then design what will last.

He is frequently brought in on recurring failures, high risk conditions and properties where earlier repairs did not work. More on the Jeff Earl page.

Andre Hawks, P.E.

Engineer of Record

Andre Hawks, P.E. is the engineer of record for Foundation Masters. He reviews, signs and seals the engineering behind our work, including structural calculations, foundation and underpinning design, sheet pile and retaining wall design, and repair drawings.

Andre works directly with our field team, so what is designed can actually be built and what gets built matches the sealed design.

Ken Sands, P.E.

Happy Retirement

Please join us in congratulating Ken Sands, P.E. on his retirement.

Ken served Foundation Masters as a civil and structural engineer, and we shared many wonderful years together. His care for engineering that is sound and buildable in real conditions is part of how we still work every day.

Ken, thank you for everything. We wish you and your family nothing but the very best in this next chapter. And you know where to find us. If you ever want to take on part time work, or just come back and lend a hand, our door is open to you forever.

What We Do

Licensing and Professional Oversight

Foundation Masters, LLC holds Florida Certificate of Authorization CA# 30969. Engineering is signed and sealed by a licensed Professional Engineer where required, and our work follows the Florida Building Code and the applicable professional regulations. You can look up Florida licensing through the Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Florida Board of Professional Engineers.

Where We Work

Based in St. Petersburg, we work across Florida, including Tampa Bay, Sarasota, Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Naples. Our bridge and pile work also runs across Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.