diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cec4ca1..28b8e51 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>com.nordstrom.tools</groupId>
   <artifactId>java-utils</artifactId>
+  <version>3.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <name>Java Utils</name>
@@ -212,5 +213,4 @@
       </properties>
     </profile>
   </profiles>
-  <version>3.2.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/jar/JarUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/jar/JarUtils.java
index 40ae326..6212e4f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/jar/JarUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/jar/JarUtils.java
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@
  */
 public class JarUtils {
 
+    private JarUtils() {
+        throw new AssertionError("JarUtils is a static utility class that cannot be instantiated.");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Assemble a classpath string from the specified array of dependencies.
      * <p>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/jdbc/Param.java b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/jdbc/Param.java
index 4b98325..227a060 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/jdbc/Param.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/jdbc/Param.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public class Param {
      * Constructor: Private, to discourage direct instantiation.
      */
     private Param() {
+        throw new AssertionError("Params is a static utility class that cannot be instantiated.");
     }
     
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/uri/UriUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/uri/UriUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a11423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/uri/UriUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package com.nordstrom.common.uri;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+public class UriUtils {
+
+    private UriUtils() {
+        throw new AssertionError("UriUtils is a static utility class that cannot be instantiated.");
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Assemble a URI for the specified path under the provided context. <br>
+     * <b>NOTE</b>: The URI returned by this method uses the scheme, host, and port of the provided context URL
+     * and specified path string.
+     * 
+     * @param context context URL
+     * @param path path component
+     * @return URI for the specified path within the provided context
+     */
+    public static URI uriForPath(final URL context, final String path) {
+        return makeBasicURI(context.getProtocol(), context.getHost(), context.getPort(), path);
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * Assemble a basic URI from the specified components.
+     * 
+     * @param scheme scheme name
+     * @param host host name
+     * @param port port number
+     * @param path path
+     * @return assembled basic URI
+     */
+    public static URI makeBasicURI(final String scheme, final String host, final int port, final String path) {
+        try {
+            return new URI(scheme, null, host, port, path, null, null);
+        } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException(e.getMessage(), e);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/nordstrom/common/file/PathUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/nordstrom/common/file/PathUtilsTest.java
index 7780fcc..b4ea689 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/nordstrom/common/file/PathUtilsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/nordstrom/common/file/PathUtilsTest.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public void testFindExecutableOnSystemPath() {
 
     @Test
     public void testFindExecutableByFullPath() {
-    	String javaPath = System.getProperty("java.home") + File.separator + "bin" + File.separator + "java";
+        String javaPath = ProcessHandle.current().info().command().get();
         String path = PathUtils.findExecutableOnSystemPath(javaPath);
         assertNotNull(path);
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/nordstrom/common/uri/UriUtilsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/nordstrom/common/uri/UriUtilsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01f6c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/com/nordstrom/common/uri/UriUtilsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package com.nordstrom.common.uri;
+
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
+
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+public class UriUtilsTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testUriForPath() throws MalformedURLException {
+        URL context = URI.create("http://user:pswd@host.com:80/context/path?id=123#frag").toURL();
+        URI pathURI = UriUtils.uriForPath(context, "/target");
+        assertEquals(pathURI.getScheme(), "http", "Scheme mismatch");
+        assertEquals(pathURI.getUserInfo(), null, "User info mismatch");
+        assertEquals(pathURI.getHost(), "host.com", "Host mismatch");
+        assertEquals(pathURI.getPort(), 80, "Post mismatch");
+        assertEquals(pathURI.getPath(), "/target", "Path mismatch");
+        assertEquals(pathURI.getQuery(), null, "Query mismatch");
+        assertEquals(pathURI.getFragment(), null, "Fragment mismatch");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testMakeBasicURI() {
+        URI basicURI = UriUtils.makeBasicURI("http", "host.com", 80, "/target");
+        assertEquals(basicURI.getScheme(), "http", "Scheme mismatch");
+        assertEquals(basicURI.getUserInfo(), null, "User info mismatch");
+        assertEquals(basicURI.getHost(), "host.com", "Host mismatch");
+        assertEquals(basicURI.getPort(), 80, "Post mismatch");
+        assertEquals(basicURI.getPath(), "/target", "Path mismatch");
+        assertEquals(basicURI.getQuery(), null, "Query mismatch");
+        assertEquals(basicURI.getFragment(), null, "Fragment mismatch");
+    }
+}