While Buda hired the city’s first project manager last month without much fanfare, city officials believe the hire of Ray Cresswell will be better for Buda than most people realize.

According to a Buda press release, Cresswell comes to Buda with experience in public and private corporations and federal municipalities as well as a Bachelor of Science Engineering and Technology in Architecture from the University of Memphis.

Companies Cresswell has on his resume include Hilton Worldwide where...