Today's guest is Kevin Solli, our first engineer on the podcast!

Kevin is the founder and principal engineer of Solli Engineering and is experienced in Civil Engineering, specializing in land development. He has extensive experience in the northeast and possesses an in-depth knowledge of the local and state permitting and construction requirements.

Kevin has over 15 years of experience specializing in civil engineering, site development, transportation and traffic analysis and value engineering.  He has been responsible for the engineering design and preparation of contract documents for a wide variety of projects.  Kevin’s experiences as an engineer, manager and owner have included coordination of multi-disciplined teams of engineers in the professional execution of projects from the due diligence and planning stages through permit approvals and construction completion.

In this episode, Kevin and Chris discuss the story of the Starbucks Drive Thru in Newtown, CT. This story reveals the behind the scenes of making a deal and just how complex the process can be. Listen-in to hear how Kevin over came hurtle after hurtle including topics like building around wetlands, garbage can placement, explaining your reasoning to the town and so much more!