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Atwell’s Lakewood Office Promotes Katrina Stewart to Project Manager

 

Atwell, LLC is pleased to promote Katrina Stewart to Project Manager in our Power and Energy group. Based in Atwell’s Lakewood, Colorado office, Katrina will be responsible for managing the civil design project team and guiding the team’s deliverables, maintaining project budgets and schedules, providing quality control, and promoting and expanding Atwell’s Power and Energy operations.

With a strong background in the Power and Energy industry, Katrina has over 12 years of experience in project management, transmission line creation, construction field engineering, and substation design, with four of those years being at Atwell. Katrina’s areas of expertise include project management, field engineering, issue resolution, construction, and materials testing (soils, asphalt and concrete, and hilti DX). She has worked on projects nationwide from the El Algodon Alto Substation in Texas to the Blue Harvest Solar Plant in Ohio. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering at Michigan Technological University and has her engineering in training (EIT) certification.

“Katrina is an accomplished leader with extensive experience in power engineering, generation, transmission and distribution engineering, and construction support and inspection,” said Vice President Daniel Farmer. “She has been an incredible asset to the power and energy team the past four years and will be a great leader to the team.”

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Atwell’s Greenwood Village Office Hires Casey Jones as Senior Project Manager

 

Atwell, LLC is pleased to welcome Casey Jones to its team as a Senior Project Manager in the Oil & Gas group. Based in Atwell’s Greenwood Village, Colorado office, Casey will be responsible for managing GIS/Mapping projects, developing best-practices and client-specific GIS solutions, monitoring project coordination and execution, and promoting and expanding Atwell’s Oil & Gas market.

Casey Jones brings a wealth of industry knowledge and more than 24 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry. He has been a Blue Sky Certified Consultant for 11 years and has trained students all over North America. He has helped design, engineer, and construct over 3,000 miles of midstream assets in the Western and Rocky Mountain regions, managed survey teams on fast past gathering system projects, and led GIS teams on cross-country FERC pipeline projects. His areas of expertise include natural gas gathering systems, metering and interconnects, and dehydration, as well spatial databases, geomatics, and system integration. As a member of the Pipeline Open Data Standard Association (PODS), he has served on the education committee and chaired the new construction workgroup. He is also involved in other organizations such as Petroleum Users Group (PUG), Association of Petroleum Surveying and Geomatics (APSG), Geospatial Information and Technology Association (GITA), and Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA).

“Casey’s industry knowledge in GIS systems coupled with his extensive background in designing, engineering, constructing, and managing projects within the Oil & Gas industry will make him a great asset to our team,” said Atwell Vice President Matt Rosser.

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Atwell’s Dallas Office Promotes Jeff Green to Project Manager

 

Atwell, LLC is pleased to promote Jeff Green to Project Manager in our Real Estate and Land Development group. Based in Atwell’s Dallas, Texas office, Jeff will be responsible for developing project objectives and guiding his team’s deliverables, monitoring project coordination and execution, maintaining project budgets and schedules, providing quality control, managing and developing client relationships, and promoting and expanding Atwell’s Commercial Development operations in the Western Region.

With a 30-year career in the surveying and civil engineering fields, Jeff Green brings tremendous technical and industry leadership to the firm, as well as a diverse project portfolio ranging in residential and commercial development, municipal and industrial facilities, and oil & gas pipeline design and management. Prior to joining Atwell, Jeff was a Survey Coordinator/Supervisor Tech Specialist where he oversaw the design operations on boundary and topographic surveys, control network projects, utility coordination, construction staking, along with cost tracking/estimating, document control, specification creation, and project schedule creation.

His background includes all facets of land development projects, from due diligence studies and planning to design, cost estimating, permitting, and construction-related services. He is particularly knowledgeable about zoning codes and helping clients navigate through the governmental approval process. He has been instrumental in the development of residential subdivisions, numerous commercial projects, and thousands of miles of Midstream pipelines throughout Texas and the Southern Region.

“Jeff is an accomplished leader with extensive experience in both public and private land development in all of the southwest region,” said Vice President Todd Janssen, “his ability to capture gains in efficiency and productivity on the projects he manages by identifying roadblocks while enhancing communication and collaboration between groups will make him a great leader to our team.”

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Atwell’s Cleveland Office Hires Courtney Schmidt as Director

 

Atwell, LLC is pleased to announce that Courtney Schmidt has joined the firm as Director, Power and Energy. Based in Atwell’s Independence office, she will support the company’s power and energy group by leading business development efforts and client relationships, managing projects, guiding her team’s deliverables, providing quality control, and maintaining budgets and schedules for projects throughout the region.

With a wealth of experience, including experience in creating profitable, business-changing growth strategies, Schmidt has been instrumental in startup initiatives. She has designed inaugural strategy; guided growth; communicated mission, created and motivated teams, as well as translated technology potential into effective business value to close the gap between vision and reality.

Schmidt specializes in the development of business in new markets and expanding core services to meet the market’s evolving needs. She monitors industry trends and initiatives while recognizing how they affect strategy and growth potential. She identifies synergies, reflects on policy technology and economic forces affecting the market, and collaborates with clients on how to best anticipate and address their needs. Schmidt joins Atwell from a wireless technology consulting company, where she spent more than 22 years. Over her tenure there, Courtney led corporate operations throughout the country. Schmidt earned a Juris Doctorate from Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Wittenberg University.

“Courtney’s decades of experience with navigating transition and growth will be a valuable asset as Atwell continues to expand its power and energy group nationwide,” said Atwell Vice President Matt Bissett. “We look forward to seeing her further develop our staff and provide our customers with innovative solutions.”

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Atwell’s Austin Office Promotes Larry Cole to Project Manager

 

Atwell, LLC is pleased to promote Larry Cole to Project Manager in our real estate and land development division. Based in Atwell’s Austin, TX office, Larry will be responsible for managing project coordination and execution, developing project objectives, guiding his team’s deliverables, providing quality control, maintaining project budgets and schedules, and managing and developing client relationships.

With over 30 years of experience in the surveying field, Larry brings tremendous technical and industry leadership to the firm, as well as a diverse project portfolio ranging from residential and commercial developments to transmission lines and wind farms, as well as marine surveying. Prior to Atwell, he worked nearly 10 years as Chief of Crews where he managed survey crews and regularly updated clients for subdivision projects throughout Texas. At Atwell, whether he is performing transmission line surveying for a 256-mile line in West Texas for Oncor or working on wind farms in West Texas for Sun Electric staking location of turbines, Larry’s experience has proved him invaluable to his team and clients through all project types and phases.

“Larry’s management skills and experience on land development projects, along with his expertise in power and energy makes him an excellent leader for our team,” said Atwell Vice President Todd Janssen. “He brings the industry knowledge, expertise, and responsiveness necessary to meet our clients’ needs and help expand our growing professional services.”

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Atwell Group and Waldrop Engineering Join Forces

 

Atwell Group (“Atwell”), a national consulting, design, engineering and construction services firm comprised of a family of brands including RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture and Strategic Construction Solutions, recently announced the completion of a merger with Florida-based Waldrop Engineering (“Waldrop”), an established planning, landscape architecture and civil engineering company, providing professional design and entitlement services throughout Florida and the Southeast.

Founded in 2000, Waldrop is a land development consulting company specializing in planning, landscape architecture, and civil engineering services. Based in Bonita Springs with additional offices in Fort Myers, Sarasota, Tampa and Orlando, Florida along with the newest location in Asheville, North Carolina, the Waldrop team offers interdisciplinary expertise founded on exceptional customer service, quality design, and an unwavering commitment to their clients’ success. They have delivered hundreds of successful projects across the Southeast in such areas as master planned residential communities, golf course and destination resort communities, parks and open space, commercial and industrial developments, and master drainage and infrastructure systems.

“We are very excited to join forces with a team that shares the same cultural values, team collaboration and dedication to client service,” said Ron Waldrop, Founder & CEO of Waldrop. “After 21 years of significant growth and success, this opportunity provides our over 100 team members with expanded career opportunities and a platform to better serve our growing client base. I’m excited to be a part of Atwell’s employee-centric culture and contribute to their leadership, technical expertise and industry diversification.”

Ron Waldrop, along with members of his leadership team, will be central to leading Atwell’s growing presence in Florida while being actively involved in expanding the business throughout the Southeast. Waldrop clients will have access to Atwell’s national platform of offices and an expanded portfolio of additional services and capabilities, allowing for the full-service delivery of turnkey solutions. Waldrop’s experience and talent will enhance Atwell’s land development experience and better serve clients in Florida and the greater regional area.

“Ron and his talented team have built a best-in-class organization with a strong culture, excellent corporate reputation and solid technical expertise, based on the total commitment to their team members’ and clients’ success,” said Atwell President & CEO Brian R. Wenzel. “I have tremendous respect for what they have accomplished and I am excited about the opportunity to work with them as we leverage our collective strengths to better serve our clients in the rapidly growing Florida market and beyond.”

Atwell Group is a national consulting, design, engineering, and construction services firm with over 950 professionals across the country, compromised of a family of brands including RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture and Strategic Construction Solutions. It has been named Best Companies to Work For by multiple industry journals and is ranked among the top 200 design firms in the nation by Engineering News-Record. They deliver a broad range of creative solutions to clients in a variety of markets including real estate and land development, power and energy, and oil and gas. Their comprehensive turnkey services including land and ROW support, planning, engineering, surveying, landscape architecture, environmental science, program management and construction services.

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Atwell’s Ann Arbor Office hires Jeff Williams as Project Manager

 

Atwell is pleased to welcome Jeff Williams to our team as a Project Manager in our Environmental group. Based in Atwell’s Ann Arbor, Michigan office, Williams is responsible for promoting and expanding Atwell’s Power & Energy operations, managing project resources, leading his team’s project quality control, and maintaining project budgets and schedules for projects throughout Michigan and the Midwest.

Jeff Williams brings more than 20 years of experience in the Oil & Gas and Power industries to Atwell. His experience is primarily in project management; natural resources permitting; cultural resources, listed species, and wetland assessments; natural gas and liquids pipelines, pipeline construction, and other associated facilities.  Additionally, he has extensive field survey experience in the fields of wetland ecology, terrestrial habitat and species ecology, and aquatic habitat and species ecology. Williams earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan. He is a certified Michigan Construction Stormwater Operator.

“Jeff is a great addition to our team,” says Bourke Thomas, Director of Environmental Services “His dual project management and environmental experience will make him a great asset for our company and future project opportunities.”

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Atwell’s Southfield Office Hires Andrew DeWitt as Team Leader

 

Atwell is pleased to welcome Andrew DeWitt to its team as a Team Leader in the environmental practice. Based in Atwell’s Southfield, Michigan office, Andrew will be responsible for managing renewable energy project teams, guiding team deliverables, and client relationship management and development across renewable energy markets nationwide. Andrew will play a key role in overseeing Atwell’s environmental programs and initiatives for clients developing and pursuing solar and wind energy assets. In doing so, Andrew will provide strategic advice and risk-management support.

Prior to joining Atwell, DeWitt was a senior project manager at Environmental Resources Management based in west Michigan. He specializes in managing multi-disciplinary teams on large-scale and complex projects for clients across a range of industries, including power and energy, oil and gas, mining, and telecommunications. He has notable success managing major capital projects that required challenging permitting and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance, and he has managed NEPA projects under the direction of almost ten different lead federal agencies across the United States and its territories. In addition, Andrew has managed due diligence, brownfield redevelopment, and remediation projects throughout the Midwest. DeWitt holds a bachelor of science degree in Geology (Biology minor) from Grand Valley State University and a Master of Science in Geospatial Sciences in Geology and Geography from Missouri State University.

“Andrew’s permitting experience in the power and renewable energy industry will be put to good use for our clients and staff,” said Atwell Vice President Christopher Rutledge. “His ability to manage large capital projects as well as his ability to navigate the permitting process through federal, state and local regulatory agencies, make him an excellent addition to our team.”

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Atwell’s Southfield Office Hires Michael J. Giddings as Senior Project Manager

 

Atwell is pleased to announce that Michael J. Giddings has joined the firm as Senior Project Manager for the Land & ROW Solutions group. Based in Atwell’s Southfield office, Mr. Giddings will focus on the real estate and power and energy markets providing clients with Atwell’s full suite of right of way services.  His responsibilities include project coordination and execution, client satisfaction and relations, developing project objectives and managing project teams.

With 38 years of land development and commercial real estate management, Giddings brings a diverse portfolio of experience in all facets of real-estate in commercial & residential industries as well as power & energy and telecommunication. He has successfully managed a diverse portfolio of commercial properties, including retail, medical and light industrial assets, which requires additional expertise in obtaining financing and risk management insurance.

He has experience with complex land acquisition transactions, entitlement and permitting processing, design and construction projects, tenant, lender, civil engineering, insurance company and consulting firm negotiations. He has worked on numerous projects involving public and private utilities such as electric, gas, water/sewer and voice/data. Giddings prior experience in the title insurance business also allowed him the opportunity to lead and execute on tasks related to the title curative process for real estate transactions. Giddings is a licensed real estate booker in the State of Michigan.

“We are excited to have Michael on our team,” said Vice President Debriah Wilson. “He brings extensive expertise from the real-estate industry and can effectively oversee complex projects on behalf of our clients’ interests.  We are enthusiastic about his ability to support our clients and to expand our growing Land Services market.”

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Atwell Expands in Naperville, IL

 

Atwell has recently announced the relocation and expansion of their Chicagoland office within the Naperville Corporate Center in Naperville, IL.  The address of the new 10,000 square foot office is 1250 E. Diehl Rd. Ste. 300, Naperville, IL.

The Landlord was represented by Joe Stevens, Executive VP of Transwestern.  Transwestern handles the leasing and management for the Naperville Corporate Center, a full-service office campus comprised of 4 office buildings totaling 420,000 SF and supported by many nearby restaurants, hotels and other conveniences.  Atwell was represented by Stephen Taglione, VP and Senior Managing Director of Alliance Corporate Real Estate Solutions (“ACRES”).  Taglione and ACRES serve as the tenant representative for Atwell’s 26 offices throughout the United States. 

An open house and grand-relocation party for clients and friends of the firm will be scheduled as soon as COVID protocols are relaxed.