Christopher Gibbs was named the new City engineer in March 2021. Gibbs came on board from the City of Trenton, where he was staff engineer from 2018-21, working in site design, infrastructure assessment and improvements. Prior to that, he worked as a construction engineer for the City of Dearborn (2013-19). Earlier, he held similar jobs in engineering and design for Hennessey Engineers, Jacob’s Engineering, S.S.O.E. Architects & Engineers, George Jerome & Company and Wade Trim. Gibbs earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master’s in Business Administration from Wayne State University.