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Recognition in the Industry

Investing in Our Employees

Our people are our most valuable asset. With over 4,000 technical professionals and support personnel at more than 120 offices, we work together to succeed. We encourage collaborative teams in which each member is treated with respect and recognized for his / her efforts and contributions.
Our objective is to maintain a workplace where the best people in our industry will want to work and will be challenged by meaningful projects, rewarded for successful performance, and motivated to develop their entrepreneurial and project management skills.

Recognition in the Industry

> > Mollie Ruth is selected as a global“ Top 25 under 25” by the 2degrees New Generation initiative( one of the top 25 people working in Sustainable Business under the age of 25).
> > Dan Curry is honored with the 2014 Leadership and Service Award and 2015 Environmental Award from the Technological Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry( TAPPI) in recognition of his leadership role on the TAPPI Environmental Committee. He was presented with the awards at the annual Pulping Engineering Environmental Recycling Sustainability( PEERS) Conferences.
> > Gale F. Hoffnagle receives the Lyman A. Ripperton Environmental Educator Award from The Air and Waste Management Association.
> > Jeffrey Wong is elected to the Jefferson County, Colorado Sustainability Commission for a three year term by the Board of County Commissioners. The commission works to identify sustainability goals, objectives, and targets for county government, as well as the industrial, commercial, and residential sectors.
> > Richard Burke is appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Academy of Board Certified Environmental Professionals. The ABCEP is a leading organization certifying environmental professionals, maintaining exemplary standards of ethics and technical practice and supporting individuals, their profession and the public who rely upon their services.
> > Jim Serne is inducted into Source Evaluation Society Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame was formed in 1986 to recognize those who have made a significant contribution to the emission testing field.
> > Carmen Henrikson is elected to California Energy Efficiency Industry Council Board of Directors. As California’ s primary business voice for the energy efficiency and demand response industries, the Efficiency Council represents member companies through support for efficiency policies, programs, and technologies that foster sustainable jobs, long-term economic vitality, stable and reasonably priced energy systems and environmental improvement for all Californians.
> > Paul Webb receives the Excellence in Cherokee Archaeology Award from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Historic Preservation Office, acknowledging his extensive contributions to the field through a number of cultural resources management projects and related research over the last 15 years.
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