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Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. is a national engineering firm that designs, investigates, and rehabilitates structures and building enclosures. Our corporate vision is to provide our team with an inspiring work environment where the best staff in the industry collaborate to do the best work in the world. For more information about our company and services, visit www.sgh.com. Legislative Action: ACEC President Dave Raymond (center) at a Capitol Hill news conference in March 2007 to promote House passage of important water legislation. He is joined by Jeff Moore of the Water Infrastructure Network (left) and Adam Krantz of the National Association of Clean Water Agencies. provides an opportunity to influence the way a client does business.” Brand Recognition Honoree: ACEC regularly recognizes national and world leaders for their contributions to science and engineering, such as astronaut Neil Armstrong, an engineer, who received ACEC’s Distinguished Award of Merit in 2005. “Moreover, ACEC provides access for us to meet with others on common ground rather than as competitors,” says HNTB’s Graham. “From both an individual and firm perspective, this creates confidence and understanding.” Networking also includes member relations with government officials at national and state events. Philios Angelides, senior vice president of Alpha Corporation in Dulles, Va., says that networking with clients at ACEC meetings “allows a better understanding of client operations and ACEC Turns 100 When the Council changed its name in 2001 to the American Council of Engineering Companies—and when, over the next several years, virtually all the State Member Organizations followed suit—a powerful national brand was created. It provided a boost to the Council’s overall political muscle—on Capitol Hill and in the states. “The common name enhances ACEC’s advocacy program in the U.S. Congress by making it easier for House and Senate members to ‘connect the dots’ between the national and state ACEC organizations,” says Eric Flicker, past ACEC chairman (2003–2004) and CFO of Pennoni Associates. Since the change, Member Firms have also used the ACEC Member Seal in their business communications. “I proudly use the ACEC logo on my material because of what it conveys to my clients—professionalism, education and high ethics,” says Mark Hamouz, a principal at LONCO, Inc., in Denver. RN&M’s Vice President Jeff Reece says: “The ACEC Member Seal provides a clear sign to our clients that we are part of an organization that is the unmistakable leader of our industry.” Seeing the ACEC logo displayed behind the president of the United States when he spoke at the 2006 ACEC Annual Convention reinforced the brand at the highest level. n From left clockwise: Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, CA; China Basin Landing, San Francisco, CA; New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY; John Adams Courthouse, Boston, MA. 2008 AWA R D Boston Los Angeles New York San Francisco Washington, DC www.sgh.com March / april 2009 ENGiNEEriNG iNc. 33

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