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COMPANY
NEWS & EVENTS
NEW
WATSONVILLE, CALIFORNIA OFFICE
In May
2007, we expanded by opening a third office, located in
Watsonville. One of the key motivations of opening an office
in Santa Cruz County is to reduce the commute time of
several of our employees. Kenneth Whitson, founding
principal, states “We are strong believers in work/life
balance and greatly value our employees. By opening a new
office in Watsonville, our employees who live in Santa Cruz
County will now save significant commute time and gas cost.
Our new office will also be a convenient location for our
Santa Cruz and Santa Clara County projects.”
RICHARD WEBER, P.E., L.S. BECOMES A PRINCIPAL
In January
2007, Richard Weber, P.E., L.S.
became a Principal of the firm joining founding owner,
Kenneth Whitson, P.E. Rich has been with Whitson
Engineers for over fourteen years, and has extensive
experience as a design engineer and project manager for
various private and public sector clients. With over
fifteen years of civil engineering and
land surveying experience, Rich's area of expertise include
road and highway design, commercial site planning and
design, storm water analysis, land surveying, and site
development. He has been the Project Manager or lead
Engineer on over 500 projects that have helped shape the
community; with many being recognized with awards.
2007
APWA PROJECT OF THE YEAR:
Whitson Engineers received the 2007 American Public Works
Association (APWA) Monterey Bay Chapter Project of the Year
for the Transportation Agency for Monterey County State
Route 68 and Ragsdale Drive Project.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OFFICE
In
August 2005 our Southern California office moved from Marina
Del Rey to East Grand Avenue in El Segundo.
2005 ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD:
Whitson Engineers Senior Project Manager, Richard Weber,
P.E., L.S., was awarded the 2005 Engineering Award for
Outstanding Service from the Santa Clara University School
of Engineering in June. The School of Engineering
cited Richard's unwavering commitment to serving others;
from the engineering industry and Santa Clara
University to his local community.
2004
CELSOC ENGINEERING EXCELLENCE AWARD:
Whitson Engineers is proud to have received the CELSOC 2004
Engineering Excellence Award’s Small Firm Merit Award for work
on the Carmel Route 1 Climbing Lane project.
Whitson Engineers served as the design engineer for the
widening of State Route 1 in Carmel. Through creative and
innovative engineering, they successfully negotiated the
physical, administrative and environmental constraints of the
project to complete it on schedule and budget, meeting an
unprecedented delivery schedule of one year. The normal
timetable to deliver a project of this type from inception to
completion is five to seven years.
The Engineering Excellence Awards competition is one of the
most prestigious in the design industry, recognizing firms who
design and achieve outstanding engineering projects.
The firm was honored in February, 2004 during a special awards
ceremony in Sacramento.
2003 BEST OF CALIFORNIA AWARD:
Whitson Engineers has been recognized by California
Construction as one of the Best of California for work done on
the Entry Pavilion Parking Structure. The Entry Pavilion
Parking Structure is a 377-stall, long-span,
post-tensioned-concrete, underground structure located along
scenic 17-mile Drive in Monterey. The parking structure was
built immediately adjacent to the main Community Hospital of
the Monterey Peninsula building for the convenience of
patients. Whitson Engineers served as the Civil Engineer on
the development team of the project.
MONTEREY
OFFICE BUILDING
Our
office building on Blue Larkspur Lane in the Laguna Seca Office
Park was completed October 2002.
Check
our photos for a look at the
building
HISTORIC
RACES
The Historic
Races is an annual event in Monterey that attracts classic
racing cars from around the country. Whitson Engineers has
provided many services for the Sports Car Racing Association
of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP) and the raceway. Enjoy
the photos.
2002 TAMC AWARD:
Whitson Engineers received the 2002 Transportation Agency for
Monterey County (TAMC) Transportation Excellence Award for
work on the Carmel Route 1 Climbing Lane Project. The firm was
recognized for its outstanding contributions to improving
transportation in Monterey County.
The
Carmel Route 1 Climbing Lane project was one of the
outstanding projects constructed in Monterey County involving
a partnership that involved many local agencies. This
unique local agency partnership has resulted in a similar
model being used on other projects in Monterey County.
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