Compass Pointe Engineering is a civil and environmental consulting firm, located in the Town of Shallotte, North Carolina. This coastal location is conveniently situated near the North and South Carolina State Line, between the larger cities of Wilmington and Myrtle Beach, allowing immediate on-site evaluation and response for projects in both states.
Compass Pointe was founded in 2004 with the intent of providing Brunswick County and surrounding regions with unique customer service and quality. The founders, owners, and officers are lifetime residents of the area and offer over 50 years of combined professional engineering experience, most of which was gained in work along the Carolina Coast. They offer expertise in planning, design and permitting for most new construction and re-development activities, ranging from single family residences to multi-phase/multi-use commercial sites.

Michael Norton and Donald Covil
Michael Norton and Donald Covil are the Principals of Compass Pointe. They manage the Firm’s operations, striving to uphold ideals of the Professional Engineering Creed as guidance in all activities. Both are residents of Brunswick County and Registered Professional Engineers in North and South Carolina, where the Firm provides services.
ENGINEER’S CREED
AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, I DEDICATE MY PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL TO THE ADVANCEMENT AND BETTERMENT OF HUMAN WELFARE.
I PLEDGE:
• To give the utmost of performance.
• To participate in none but honest enterprise.
• To live and work according to the laws of man and highest standards of professional conduct.
• To place service before profit, the honor and standing of the profession before personal advantage, and the public welfare above all other considerations.
IN HUMILITY AND WITH THE NEED FOR DIVINE GUIDANCE,
I MAKE THIS PLEDGE.

