Tom Kress recently joined the Port of Tacoma as a Senior Project Manager, responsible for project management, contract administration, project design, construction inspection, surveying and materials testing for Port construction projects. Kress brings more than 30 years experience working for public agencies and private engineering consultants in the areas of marine engineering, transportation, municipal engineering and land development. Prior to joining the Port of Tacoma, Kress was a Project Manager with Federal Way, Wash.-based BERGER/ABAM Engineers’ Domestic Waterfront Facilities Group. A licensed professional engineer in Washington, Oregon and California, Kress holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University (1984). About the Port of TacomaThe Port of Tacoma is the economic engine of the South Puget Sound, with more than 43,000 family-wage jobs in Pierce County and more than 113,000 jobs across Washington state connected to Port activities. A major gateway to Asia and Alaska, the Port of Tacoma is among the largest container ports in North America, handling an estimated more than $35 billion in annual trade and about 2 million TEUs (20-foot equivalent container units). The Port is also a major center for bulk, breakbulk and project/heavy-lift cargoes, as well as automobiles and trucks.