Click on pic to review the CHANGES! New meeting location, RSVP contact and more!
Join us on January 17, 11:30 at our NEW Location, Sheraton Tucson Hotel & Suites to meet Owner and founder of Small Giants, Danielle Feroleto. Ms. Feroleto will discuss critical elements owners consider when preparing for construction projects. Inspiration comes from her new book, The Truth Helps which will be available for purchase.
RSVP by 3pm, no later than 11/13/12
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Join us January 17, 11:30 at the NEW LOCATION, Sheraton Tucson Hotel & Suites where President of Small Giants Marketing and Management Services, Danielle Feroleto will review key points in her newly published book, The Truth Helps: An Honest, Straightforward Guide to Project Interview Success!
RSVP TODAY to Dana Dietrich!
The inaugural edition of the SAAEMA Honor Awards was held in Tucson on Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Bill Nelson, P.E., President of GLHN Architects & Engineers, Inc., received the Career Achievement Award; Bill Carroll, P.E., Principal at EEC was honored with the Champion of Marketing Award; James Patrick of Stantec received the Marketing Professional of the Year Award; and GLHN Architects and Engineers, Inc. received the most votes by attendees of the event for the Best in Show Award for design of its Biosphere 2 report. Judges were Alice Templeton, Public Involvement Director at Gordley Group and SAAEMA Past President, Melissa Hala’ufia of Pima County Procurement, and Mary Rowley of Strongpoint Market Research and Public Relations. The Awards were presented by SAAEMA Past Presidents Liz Hovanec (07), Cindy Laughlin (o5-06), and Bianca Rivera (10). A job well done by 2011 Awards Chair Ron Schneider, P.E.! Congratulations to all!
The Construction Industry’s Good Scout Award Luncheon honoring Robert Smith, Univeristy of Arizona and Peter Herder, Herder Companies will be held Friday May 11th at the Holiday Inn Palo Verde at 12 Noon. For registration and sponsorship please see link below.
Construction Luncheon flyer
The Judges Have Voted. We’ll Announce the Winners of the Career Achievement Award, the Champion of Marketing Award, the Marketing Professional of the Year Award, and the Best in Show Award at this month’s meeting.
Join us December 20, 11:30 at Viscount Suites Hotel to Celebrate Tucson’s Finest!
The Best in Show Award is voted on by the attendees at the December 20th luncheon award gala and recognizes an outstanding marketing piece (collateral including brochure, proposal, sign, board, logo, photograph etc.) so remember to BRING YOUR PIECES to this month’s meeting!
RSVP no later than 12/16/11
Please join us November 17th for the A/E Networking Mixer at The Shanty, 401 E. 9th Street, from 5-7:30 pm. The A/E Networking Mixer is a casual get together held on the 3rd Thursday of each month for architects, engineers and related professionals interested in networking with others in the industry. The only cost to you is your drink!
For Immediate Release
NEW TUCSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY ANNOUNCED
Lang Wyatt Construction and Hickam Construction Co. merge to form Hickam Wyatt Construction
Tucson, Arizona, October 28, 2011—Lang Wyatt Construction and Hickam Construction Company have joined forces to form Hickam Wyatt Construction. As the companies move forward with this transition, both Lang Wyatt Construction and Hickam Construction will continue to serve their clients without interruption.
Both Lang Wyatt and Hickam Construction recognize their greatest assets are the people in their employ, and by combining forces the two companies are forging a new company with enhanced experience and expertise to better serve their clients and the community.
This is a merger of two highly compatible firms. The companies have a long history of successfully teaming together on construction projects, and the respective owners are longtime personal friends. The owners hold similar values and philosophies on doing business, including the importance of producing a successful job for the client, being known as a contractor with honesty and integrity, and providing outstanding client service.
Building and supporting solid relationships with their subcontractors has been part of past success for both Lang Wyatt and Hickam Construction, and the Hickam Wyatt Construction team will bring that strength to new client projects. Hickam Wyatt envisions an exciting and prosperous future for its employees, project partners, subcontractors and clients.
About Lang Wyatt Construction: Since 1984 general contractor Lang Wyatt Construction has completed a wide range of projects for a diverse client base. Projects include medical offices and laboratories, gas stations, schools, university student housing, auto sales and service facilities, athletic venues, churches, and fire and police stations.
The company has earned a reputation for honesty and forthrightness in all of its dealings with owners, design professionals and subcontractors. It has also earned a reputation for professionally managed, high-quality projects. Five times in the past 15 years the company has been awarded “General Contractor of the Year” by the American Subcontractors Association of Tucson, and has been nominated for the award every year. Also, the company was awarded the Cornerstone Award for “General Contractor of the Year” in both 2005 and 2009. The company has completed projects as large as 75,000 square feet, and has adequate bonding support from its surety.
About Hickam Construction Company: Hickam Arnold Associates dba Hickam Construction Company is a Tucson-based firm that was established in July of 2002. Hickam Construction has a history of successfully completing challenging construction projects and accommodating the needs of a wide range of clients including Qwest Communications, The Gallery Golf Club, The City of Tucson, Tucson Parks & Recreation, The University of Arizona and Pima County. A successful, growing and financially stable company with a solid base of repeat clients, Hickam Construction received the Cornerstone Award for “General Contractor of the Year, Under $2M” in 2008.
Join us November 15, 11:30 at Viscount Suites Hotel where professional speaker, marketer, photographer, writer and storyteller James Patrick of Stantec Consulting Services
Inc., will share with us the importance of storytelling in our business presentations to both clients and colleagues!
RSVP no later than 11/11/11
16th Annual Building Industry Golf Tournament
Friday, October 28th, 2011 at
Hilton El Conquistador Country Club (10555 N. La Canada Dr., Oro Valley
Check in and Continental Breakfast: 6:15 a.m.
Shotgun Start: 7:30 a.m.
2011 CBF_BIG Tournament PLAYER Registration REVISED
Holben, Martin & White Consulting Structural Engineers, Inc. is proud to announce that one of their projects was recently honored at the 2011 Concrete Masonry Design Awards given by the Concrete Masonry Association of California and Nevada. Both the Grand Award for Sustainable Design and the Grand Award for Public/Civic Design were awarded to HMW for structural design of the Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center near Las Vegas, Nevada.
HOLBEN, MARTIN & WHITE
CONSULTING STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS
2950 North Country Club
Tucson, Arizona 85716
(520) 327 9491 Phone
(520) 795 6140 Fax
For Immediate Release
BRAD GATLIN JOINS LANG WYATT CONSTRUCTION
Tucson, Arizona, October 24, 2011—Lang Wyatt Construction is pleased to announce that Bradford Gatlin has joined the company as Project Manager. Brad brings 37 years of experience in planning, management, control and supervision for projects including commercial, mining, historical preservation, State, City, County, Federal (GSA) governments, military (USACE), healthcare/medical, schools K-12, University of Arizona, Raytheon Missiles Systems, natural resources facilities, industrial and transportation projects. Brad has a degree in civil engineering, is a LEED Accredited Professional, and has completed the Army Corps of Engineers Certified Construction Quality Management for Contractors.
Particularly well versed with Construction Manager at Risk and Design-Build contracts but equally efficient in hard-bid contracts, Brad has a proven track record of successful projects with excellent safety records, completed within budget and on schedule, and with 100% customer satisfaction. He is a team-oriented leader with a strong ability to evaluate project goals and implement cost effective, innovative solutions.
Brad most recently worked with Concord General Contracting for 12 years, and was with T.L. Roof prior. Lang Wyatt Construction is excited to include Brad’s experience and expertise on its future projects.
About Lang Wyatt Construction: Since 1997 general contractor Lang Wyatt Construction has completed a wide range of projects for a diverse client base. Projects include medical offices and laboratories, gas stations, schools, university student housing, auto sales and service facilities, athletic venues, churches, and fire and police stations.
The company has earned a reputation for honesty and forthrightness in all of its dealings with owners, design professionals and subcontractors. It has also earned a reputation for professionally managed, high-quality projects. Five times in the past 15 years the company has been awarded “General Contractor of the Year” by the American Subcontractors Association of Tucson, and has been nominated for the award every year. Also, the company was awarded the Cornerstone Award for “General Contractor of the Year” in both 2005 and 2009. The company has completed projects as large as 75,000 square feet, and has adequate bonding support from its surety.
Please join us October 20th for the A/E Networking Mixer at The Shanty, 401 E. 9th Street, from 5-7:30 pm. The A/E Networking Mixer is a casual get together held on the 3rd Thursday of each month for architects, engineers and related professionals interested in networking with others in the industry. The only cost to you is your drink!
In Honor Of Architecture Week, We’re Going On A Tour!
Join us October 18, 11:30 at the New LEED Silver Sundt Construction Tucson Offices
Join TAMA on Tuesday, October 11 at the Arizona.
www.tucsonama.com/tama/events
RSVP by Friday October 7th to: www.tucsonama.com or rsvp@tusconama.com.
ESTABLISHED/e m e r g i n g is offering a free lecture series, Sep-2011 – Apr-2012. The series will present a group of Arizona’s most renowned and most promising architects, landscape architects, and planners. Each presentation will explore one practice’s working process with an emphasis on collaboration and engagement with multi-disciplinary approaches. This series will offer a snapshot of respected practice in our region, the highly recognized and the newly recognizable.
Free and open to the public. 6:00 pm AME room 202 (Speedway @ Mountain). Parking available at Park Avenue and Highland Garages.
*AIA CES credits pending, courtesy of AIA-Southern Arizona.
Join us September 20, 11:30 at Viscount Suites Hotel where Tileka Russell, Director of Creativity at Strategic Designs and Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Adobe InDesign, will demonstrate strategies for producing professional proposals that translate into your company winning!
Who are your marketing mentors? Your champions? Which A/E/C marketers and business development professionals have done an exceptional job? To fulfill its mission to publicly recognize the outstanding talent and achievements of its members, we are now accepting nominations for the first annual SAAEMA Honor Awards! Some award categories are open to non-members as well. Nominate your favorite candidates, then join us on December 20, 2011 at the Viscount Suite Hotel, 4855 East Broadway Blvd. in Tucson, for our first-ever luncheon award gala! Click the “Honor Awards 2011″ tab at the top of the page for full details and instructions. Good luck to all the candidates!
Which lead finding services does your firm use? FedBizOpps? IMS? CIP? Join us for our roundtable discussion on Lead Generation. Participating will be representatives from some of the lead finding agencies we use in Southern Arizona. We’ll compare notes on services offered, advantages/disadvantages of each, and costs.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Tetra Tech
4801 E. Broadway Blvd., Suite 521
Tucson, Arizona
A few years ago I had just wrapped a studio-based photo shoot and was packing up my gear with my assistant and longtime friend. I was feeling pretty decent about how the project went, but asked what his thoughts were. His response took me a bit by surprise. At first he hesitate to really say much, but I continued to pry and soon enough the flood gates opened.
He said, “Well James, I mean no offense by this, but your work has been really safe lately.”
Imagine being dangled over a pool of hungry sharks. That is pretty close to how that comment felt. It scared me, mainly because he was correct. My work had become very safe. It was routine, regular, standard, run of the mill. Essentially I had stopped being in the driver’s seat of my professional career and let my journey slip into cruise control.
Immediately after I began shaking things up with my professional business and felt it would be important to explore some of the ways you can take your work off autopilot.
1) Step Away. Whether it be for 5 minutes, an hour, or a mini vacation; give yourself enough time to walk away from what it is that you do. When you come back to it, you return a bit more refreshed, filled with a lot more ideas. About once a year I allow myself to fall off the grid. I don’t really tell people where I’m going or what I’ll be doing; just that I’ll be unavailable between this date and that date. During my time away (whether I actually go anywhere or not) I feel a complete battery recharge. I spend the time reading, resting, having fun, as well as a lot of thinking. I don’t check my e-mail or answer my phone. By the end of it, I am very anxious to jump back into what I do, brimming with new ideas.
2) Start a personal project. What better way to exercise your creative skills by doing something that is meaningful to you. Later this year I am starting a documentary film project. I have no interests in making money off of it; it is just something I am passionate about and truly look forward to investing myself into. What personal project can you take on to engage your mind?
3) Take a chance. Say you are working on a project for a client and you are able to accomplish exactly what is needed in the scope. Do something extra that is different now. Who cares if it doesn’t work out? Client doesn’t have to accept it. However it forces you to think of a new solution or creatively develop a different approach.
4) Seek inspiration. Who around you inspires you? What about people in different industries? Read their blogs, study their works, try to learn from the pieces they put out.
Next time you feel like you are no longer steering the direction of your professional life; try to shake things up a bit and take yourself off autopilot. If you have additional tips or suggestions, please feel free to add to the comment section.
James Patrick, ACS, ALB is a professional Marketing Coordinator for Stantec Consulting Service’s Tucson Office and possesses a degree in journalism from the University of Arizona. He is a recipient of the Inside Tucson Business Up & Comer Award in 2008 and multiple Gold ADDY Awards for Color Photography from the American Advertising Federation. James also works as a commercial and editorial photographer and a public speaker on topics including marketing and business development. He can be reached at james.patrick@stantec.com or through his website at www.jamesmpatrick.com
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