Lawrenceville hires new public works director

Lawrenceville has hired Barry Mock as Public Works Director. Mock comes with experience in both public and private sector engineering, construction and logistics management disciplines. He will manage the city’s utilities, fleet and streets and sanitation departments while overseeing major municipal construction projects.

Mock has worked for Gwinnett County Public Schools as the director of Business Solutions, managed operations for Hollandsworth Construction and has experience in entrepreneurial business development. He has also held engineering and planning management roles with Precision Planning, Vintage Communities and Lucent Technologies.

Mock began his employment with Lawrenceville on Aug. 4. He is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology and holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering.