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Empowering our leaders and providing all team members with limitless growth opportunities

Early in the year we elevated an impressive group of senior leaders, advancing five leaders to the new role of senior managing principal to lead and establish the vision and strategic business plans for key operating groups and 11 new managing principals to oversee business operations, ensure successful client and partner relationships, and support critical company initiatives.

We  also announced a record number of leadership recognitions, our annual celebration of team members who set themselves apart by contributing value while delivering quality outcomes and leading by example.

Team members lent their voices and expertise to advance the AEC industry and client markets

• Tim Gilbert, PE, CxA, EMP, LEED AP BD+C was elected as board president for the Energy Management Association.
• Carl Salas, PE concluded his 25+ year tenure as Chairperson of the AEE International Awards Committee and received the AEE Distinguished Service Award at the 2023 AEE-World Conference.
• Grant Mitchell, PE was appointed president of the American Oil and Chemist Society.
• Marianna Moores, LEED AP BD+C, WELL-AP; Rick Humphries, PE; and Rob McKenna were invited to share ESG strategy insights at a recent Bank of America Sustainability Now panel.
• Bill Smith, PE, LEED AP and Alan Vanags, PE, LEED AP published the article “Solving Unique Engineering Challenges of University Research Facilities” in the November 2023 issue of High-Profile.

Pushing the boundaries of engineering and design for a more resilient and sustainable future

• We applied cutting-edge technologies for entertainment venues across the country to elevate audience experiences and bring our client’s visions to life.
  • The MSG Sphere is a one-of-a-kind immersive venue that is revolutionizing the world of entertainment. In partnership with ArchKey, we developed audio and control processing for the Infrasound system which offers seat-specific and time-aligned haptic feedback.
• We helped leading higher education institutions advance their carbon elimination goals through renewable energy solutions, while achieving positive ROI.
  • This future-focused work was highlighted in a New York Times article on the powerful impact of geoexchange solutions, including the positive outcomes being realized by a number of our clients—Princeton, Smith, Oberlin, Dartmouth, and Mount Holyoke—and with perspective from one of our leading experts Lindsey Olsen, PE, PMP.

• We continued our proud history of space mission engineering support to ensure safe and successful human voyages into deep space.
  • We provided comprehensive engineering services for the upgrades to Space Launch Complex 41 at Kennedy Space Center to accommodate the larger rocket and the new fuels for ULA’s Vulcan Centaur rocket.
• We applied technology and automation solutions to support the rapid transformation of the food and beverage manufacturing sector, boosting efficiency, quality, and safety, to benefit both consumers and manufacturers.
  • We utilized simulation-led design and digital twins to help one multi-national consumer brands corporation streamline and standardize machine control methodology across their global manufacturing network.
• We served as an additional line of cybersecurity defense for our clients, providing their facilities and operations with critical protection from attack vectors.
  • When a cyberattack shut down one confidential manufacturing client’s corporate IT systems and threatened operational shutdowns at two sites, our team was on-site within six hours. This responsiveness and unmatched expertise prevented the breach from spreading to the manufacturing network.

Delivering steady results year after year

Through prudent decision-making and a people-first philosophy, we’ve continued our impressive trajectory of growth, delivering record shareholder value and elevating our reputation as one of the best engineering and technical services firms in the world.

This position was further validated by the milestone announcement of our minority investment from leading private equity firm Blackstone, providing us with critical resources to continue our impact while remaining super-majority employee-owned.