Meet the Team
Phuong Devries, PE, CBO
Owner & Principal Plan Review Engr
Phuong founded Provident Planning and Engineering to help clients navigate and meet the complex regulatory and building code requirements in a timely manner, bringing their dream projects to life.
She is a licensed civil engineer in the state of California and a certified California Building Official (CBO). She has over 18 years experience plan checking and reviewing projects throughout the Bay Area to meet building code requirements (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, structural, and fire safety) and ensure building safety is ensured for residents and the public.
Gavin Devries, PE, PMP, PSAP, LEEP AP
Gavin joined Provident Planning and Engineering to expand the Company’s services into providing capital and master planning to utilities in California.
He has over 18 years of engineering experience in the California water and wastewater industry working in planning, design, construction, and optimization of water and wastewater infrastructure, including asset management, hydraulic modeling, and water system acquisition. He has also presented multiple general rate case applications for some of the largest investor owned water utilities in the US with the California Public Utilities Commission.
Gavin is a licensed civil and mechanical engineer in the state of California, a project management professional (PMP), a certified pump system assessment professional (PASP) with the Hydraulic Institute, and a LEED accredited professional. He also currently serves as a Military Government Specialist Officer with the US Army Reserves and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2008 - 2009).