Our Team
VINCENT G. KEENE, PE
President
VINCENT G. KEENE, PEPresident
Vince has been a professional engineer since 1991 and has been with Yarbrough-Williams and Houle, Inc. a total of 14 years. He has over 28 years of experience in land development. Vince is a responsive, experienced engineer who is directly involved in the project management of land development projects. He understands that responsiveness, design quality, and client satisfaction are key goals to project success. His land development design experience for complex projects includes the design development and project management of residential, commercial, and industrial projects as well as federal and military installation infrastructure.
Mr. Keene has managed civil design teams for 14 years preparing plans for all aspects of infrastructure. Vince’s recent key projects include Farmington mixed use development and Red Stone commercial/retail district for Merrifield Patrick Vermillion (MPV), Cypress Point single family development for DR Horton, Longfield Commons single family and townhome development for True Homes, Commercial Building Expansion for Telware Corporation, and Winterlake single family development for Pearson Land Corp.
TODD GODFREY
Vice President / Secretary
TODD GODFREYVice President / Secretary
Todd joined Yarbrough-Williams & Houle, Inc. in 1987 and is currently the Vice President and manager of Engineering Design. He started his career with the company working on a survey field crew. After many years of field-survey experience, he transitioned into engineering/surveying design in 1993.
Throughout the years, Todd has been responsible for a multitude of tasks including drafting, lead survey crew coordination, lead sewer and water design, roadway design and improvements, client relations, and project management. Using his extensive experience in the land design industry, he has played a major role in the growth of the firm over the past 30 years. In Todd’s spare time he enjoys going to church, spending time with family, playing golf, and riding his Harley.
JOSEPH E. WHALEY
Vice President / Treasurer
JOSEPH E. WHALEYVice President / Treasurer
Joseph E. Whaley Jr has been a Professional Land Surveyor since 1997. Having started with Yarbrough-Williams &Houle Inc in 1987 as an Autocad Drafter and surveyor in training, Joseph believes he can provide you with turn key service providing consistently well informed boundary line and subdivision decisions. Joseph enjoys seeing the raw land become finished residential or commercial subdivisions housing happy families and commercial tenants.
Joseph has worked with the various planning departments in North Carolina including Mecklenburg County, Iredell County, Union County, Cabarrus County , Lincoln County, Catawba County and in South Carolina including York County, Greenville County, Lancaster County to record thousands of residential subdivision lots as well as commercial subdivision lots.
These lots are located in some of the best known residential and commercial communities in these counties including Skybrook Golf Course, Red Stone, The Palisades, Brandon Oaks, Highland Creek, Bradford Farms, Mallard Creek, Mallard Oaks, 521 Commercial Center, Hunter Oaks, Highgate, Riverbend, Bromley, and St. Johns Forest. Joseph is also experienced in providing residential and commercial lot ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys and commercial lot plats.
ROBERT A. HOULE (BOB)
Chief Financial Office
ROBERT A. HOULE (BOB)Chief Financial Officer
Bob was called upon to manage Yarbrough-Williams & Houle, when his brother Marc Houle suddenly passed away in July of 2018. Bob served as President of Yarbrough-Williams & Houle, Inc. from August 2, 2018 until he ultimately sold the business to its current owners in July of 2019.
Bob is a talented and seasoned executive with over 40 years of experience in finance. He brings a wealth of expertise, with unique strengths in areas such as financial reporting systems for both cash and accrual accounting, profit and loss reporting, all aspects of financial forecasting, resource allocation and both financial strategy and long-term budgetary oversight.
Bob graduated from West Virginia University in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Forest Resource Management. He also received his Virginia State Teaching Licenses in 1991 through James Madison University. Yet, his numeric abilities, affinity for finance and vision in business are what has served him and others well all those years, from working at his mother’s accounting firm starting as a young age, to his various business initiatives and now his accomplishments at Y-WH.
When Bob is not at work, you are likely to find him with his family or in the great outdoors. Bob strives to be the best at what he does, both at work as well as away from work. Someone who always finishes what he starts and believes in letting his work speak for itself.
FOUNDERS
JOHN YARBROUGH
John Ransom Yarbrough was born in Cherokee, NC on July 13, 1933. John was a land surveyor for 40 years in the Charlotte area. He was the founder of Yarbrough Williams & Houle Land Surveying & Engineering.
SAM WILLIAMS
MARC HOULE
OUR HISTORY
It was 1960 when a local developer approached John Yarbrough about starting his own surveying company. Little did John know or expect what was to follow. It was that day when one of Charlotte’s more prominent engineering and surveying firms was born. It was that day the roots of Yarbrough-Williams & Houle, Inc. were planted.
As a result of hard work and dedication, the company began to grow. A list of clientele that included several of the area’s most recognized developers and builders grew as well. A project list spanning almost 50 years includes many well-known neighborhoods that comprise the very fabric of the Charlotte area. Neighborhoods such as: Foxcroft, Raintree, Montibello, Skybrook, Longview and The Palisades. Other projects were Charlotte Motor Speedway, The Latta Arcade and The Charlotte Coliseum.
As a result of hard work and dedication, the company began to grow. A list of clientele that included several of the area’s most recognized developers and builders grew as well. A project list spanning almost 50 years includes many well-known neighborhoods that comprise the very fabric of the Charlotte area. Neighborhoods such as: Foxcroft, Raintree, Montibello, Skybrook, Longview and The Palisades. Other projects were Charlotte Motor Speedway, The Latta Arcade and The Charlotte Coliseum.
Mr. Williams joined the firm in 1969 contributing to the growth of the land planning and engineering departments. He became involved in the growth of the Charlotte’s development process that is in place today. His public service included the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Zoning Ordinance Re-write Committee in the late 1970’s, the Mecklenburg County Drainage Commission in the 1980’s, the North Carolina Housing Cost Task Force, and served as President of the Charlotte Home Builder’s Association in 1998.
Joining the firm in 1995, Mr. Houle helped the company grow to another level. Keeping the company tradition, he served the public and the industry well. Mr. Houle’s service to the community was recognized by his peers with the presentation of HBAC’s most Distinguished Service Award in 1999. He served on the first Building Development Commission, CMUD Developer Liaison Committee and many other stakeholder groups.
The company was a sole proprietorship until incorporation in 1984 as John R. Yarbrough & Associates, Inc. The name would then change to Yarbrough-Williams & Associates, Inc. prior to the current name adopted on the company’s 40th anniversary.
Since those first roots were established in 1960, YWH has continued to grow. Charlotte’s metropolitan region has grown and we have engineered and surveyed over 2,000 miles of new streets, water and sewer lines and over 100,000 new homes. YWH has made Charlotte home for nearly a quarter-million people! Home to YWH is our own building at 730 Windsor Oak Ct. conveniently located between South Blvd. and I-77 near the central location of I-77 and I-485. A warm welcome awaits you at Yarbrough-Williams & Houle, Inc.
We hope you plan to come by soon!
Joining the firm in 1995, Mr. Houle helped the company grow to another level. Keeping the company tradition, he served the public and the industry well. Mr. Houle’s service to the community was recognized by his peers with the presentation of HBAC’s most Distinguished Service Award in 1999. He served on the first Building Development Commission, CMUD Developer Liaison Committee and many other stakeholder groups.
The company was a sole proprietorship until incorporation in 1984 as John R. Yarbrough & Associates, Inc. The name would then change to Yarbrough-Williams & Associates, Inc. prior to the current name adopted on the company’s 40th anniversary.
Since those first roots were established in 1960, YWH has continued to grow. Charlotte’s metropolitan region has grown and we have engineered and surveyed over 2,000 miles of new streets, water and sewer lines and over 100,000 new homes. YWH has made Charlotte home for nearly a quarter-million people! Home to YWH is our own building at 730 Windsor Oak Ct. conveniently located between South Blvd. and I-77 near the central location of I-77 and I-485. A warm welcome awaits you at Yarbrough-Williams & Houle, Inc.
We hope you plan to come by soon!
About Us
Yarbrough-Williams & Houle is a locally owned civil engineering firm with a focus on customer relations, family values, and premium service.
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Charlotte Office
Yarbrough-Williams & Houle, Inc.
730 Windsor Ct.
Charlotte, NC 28273
730 Windsor Ct.
Charlotte, NC 28273