Presenting the 2024 Faces of Federal Business
The success of delivering critical projects in support of the warfighter and government agencies depends on the effectiveness of collaboration between industry and the public sector. The people leading the teams that are working to advance those relationships are invaluable in making a difference. This special advertising section showcases some of the top leaders in the federal marketplace—individuals who are focused each day on achieving the mission. Read on for this year’s who’s who in the A/E/C industry.
Joseph “Joe” LaVoie, P.E., F.SAME
Vice President, Federal Programs, Black & Veatch Special Projects Corp.
www.bv.com
Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch is a leading global engineering, consulting, and construction company with the mission of Building a World of Difference. As an employee-owned company with 13,000-plus professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, we help our clients improve the lives of people in more than 100 countries. Black & Veatch works alongside the U.S. government and the military to protect energy, water, and communication infrastructure against global threats. Our government work is focused on delivering sustainable planning and design, critical infrastructure, security, transportation, and civil works. Our experts provide solutions to help create mission-critical infrastructure that is designed and built to its purpose on day one—and to remain fully operational against threats for decades to come.
Barbara Kolonauski, RA, LEED AP
Principal, EwingCole
www.ewingcole.com
EwingCole, in practice for over 60 years, is a nationally recognized, fully integrated architecture, engineering, interior design, and planning firm of more than 450 professionals with offices in Atlanta, Ga.; Baltimore, Md.; Charlotte, N.C.; Fort Worth, Texas; Irvine, Calif.; New York, N.Y.; Raleigh, N.C.; Philadelphia, Pa.; Pittsburgh, Pa.; San Diego, Calif.; and Wayne, Pa. Our multi-disciplinary practice is built on the core values of professional excellence, design quality, and collaboration. We explore and design inventive solutions. Our goal, whether overseeing complex projects and large-scale teams for defense clients, or providing leadership in contract management, planning, design, and construction, is to provide the best total solution for our clients, the community, and the environment.
Nick Kasik
Business Group Leader, Federal Solutions Company
www.federalsolutionscompany.com
Federal Solutions Company (FSC) offers a wide range of federal construction services, including CM/GC, subcontracting, and super-sub services (including M/E/P design engineering, HVAC sheet metal, electrical, low voltage, ATFP, pre-construction, project management, QC, and SSHO). We leverage extensive experience and knowledge of federal regulations to execute with precision and efficiency, meeting the stringent demands of national security and critical mission success. With our vast national resources, we can partner with you to pull any team together anywhere it is needed. With our specialized expertise and comprehensive services, we simplify complexities and deliver exceptional results. Our team is dedicated to providing turn-key solutions for federal agencies and contractors.
Doug Harper, P.E.
Senior Director of Business Development, Gilbane Building Company (Federal Division)
www.gilbaneco.com
Gilbane’s Federal Division provides global military construction services tailored to support the unique needs of the U.S. government across the globe. Beginning in 1942 with the construction of U.S. Navy facilities at Newport, R.I., Gilbane has performed military construction at nearly every major U.S. military base in the United States. We support DOD clients worldwide, including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, and Air Force Civil Engineer Center. Gilbane Federal supports construction at U.S. Coast Guard bases through Department of Homeland Security contracts. We also have performed billions of dollars of work in Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia/Pacific region.
Scott Hartford, P.E.
President, LBYD Federal (a North Wind Group Company)
www.northwindgrp.com/lbyd-federal
LBYD Federal is an 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Business that provides multi-discipline engineering, technical, management, and professional services to federal, commercial, and private clients. We are a small business with large business processes—including licensed engineers across the United States; ISO-9001 and NQA-1 Quality Program; a Facility Clearance (FCL); an extensive number of contract vehicles and teaming partners; designs completed in-house; specialists in all phases of the design-build process; and experience with multiple federal organizations (all DOD branches, DOE, DOI, EPA, USACE, BLM, USFS, NASA, and FAA). North Wind Group is wholly owned by Cook Inlet Region Inc., an Alaska Native Corporation.
Lindsay Edwards, LEED AP, AIA, ARB (UK), AKH (DE)
Principal/Managing Director, MDLE
www.md-le.com
MDLE transforms visionary concepts into sustainable realities. At MDLE, the talented team of architects and planners combines innovative design with strategic planning to create federal spaces that are functional and inspiring. Whether a cutting-edge Air Traffic Control Tower or revitalized military community space, the focus remains on enhancing the human experience through thoughtful, impactful design. MDLE’s commitment to DOD is to craft environments that are not only aesthetically pleasing, but resonate with the mission and aspirations of those who use them. MDLE meets and exceeds the prerequisites of the Armed Forces with architectural detail and sustainability in mind. Where creativity meets mission!
George Nyfeler, LS, LEED AP
President, Nyfeler Survey
www.nyfelersurvey.com
Over the past 14 years, Nyfeler Survey has solved surveying support challenges on projects administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, National Gallery of Art, Architect of the Capitol, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Department of State, and the National Science Foundation’s U.S. Antarctic Program. The professional land surveying firm, a HUBZone and service-disabled veteran owned small business, serves in subconsultant capacities for engineers, architects, and general contractors with three licensed surveyors managing survey crews on federal projects worldwide.
Cindy Lincicome, F.SAME
President & CEO, TLI Construction Inc.
www.tliconstruction.net
Since 2017, TLI Construction Inc. has executed numerous federal multi-disciplined construction projects valued from $10,000 to $4.5 million. Led by Cindy Lincicome, the TLI team has managed and completed projects for federal agencies across the country for a total combined value of more than $40 million. TLI manages 10 to 20 multi-discipline projects simultaneously while maintaining the highest technical quality. An SBA 8(a) certified, minority-owned/women-owned business, TLI employs full-time, on-site construction professionals with multiple skillsets and the knowledge and experience necessary to deliver projects around historically significant facilities, in remote locations, and in occupied facilities. TLI is not only solutions-oriented, but also provides value-engineered solutions.
Are you looking to:
- Connect with teaming partners
- Compete in federal acquisition
- Or engage in above-board networking between private companies and federal program managers and procurement/contracting officers?
Then join us for SBC 2024: Strength in Partnership! Whether you are a small business looking to hear from and meet with government contracting officers about projects to compete for; a large business looking to meet with small businesses as potential subcontractors; or a government agency conducting market research of industry capacity to help set acquisition strategy, SBC is the ONLY venue where it’s all possible.
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