09/21/2026
We’re proud to celebrate our Principal Engineer, Dan White, on being recognized by AIA Northwest Florida!
In accepting the award, Dan took the opportunity to recognize two mentors who helped shape his career, Phil Humber and Chris Garick.
Dan described Phil as the “godfather of engineers working alongside architects” in Northwest Florida. Phil understood that the best work happens when architects and engineers aren’t simply working on the same project, but truly working together.
Dan also shared one of the things he admired most about Phil: his ability to walk into a room where everyone was frustrated and at odds, and somehow walk out with everyone as friends and with a positive path forward.
Along with Chris, who has been a mentor to Dan since establishing Humber-Garick in 1999, Phil helped shape a philosophy Dan has carried throughout his own career: engineering is about more than calculations and technical solutions. It’s about relationships, trust and collaboration.
That legacy continues to influence the way we work at HG Engineers today.
Get in the room together. Solve the problem. Find a positive path forward.
Congratulations, Dan, on this well-deserved recognition!
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