Recognition of Sponsors and Donors

RECOGNITION OF SPONSORS AND DONORS

Dymond Level

ADS From its introduction and championing of corrugated plastic drainage pipe in the United States more than fifty years ago, to its current line of innovative products, Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) has been a leading materials supplier for the land development industry. The company’s commitment to excellence and sustainability have been long recognized, including this year by Plastic News annual rankings, where ADS was confirmed the number one plastic recycling company in North America. In fact, more than half of the plastic ADS purchased to make drainage products in 2021 was recycled, made possible by the company’s pioneering plastic-blending program, company-owned and operated recycling facilities, and unmatched engineering expertise. In 2020, ADS also consumed 28% of all high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bottles in the entire country. HDPE is used to make plastic bottles for products such as laundry detergent, milk and shampoo. Since coming on board as a Dymond-level sponsor in 2018, ADS has been actively involved with LDDI both inside and outside of the classroom. The past academic year was no exception, and featured MidSouth Zone Engineer Sandy Camargo speaking to multiple sections of LDDI’s CEE 3274, CEE 4264, and CEE 4274 courses. The company was also involved with LDDI outside of the classroom, with Engineered Products Manager Jim Clark participating in the Fall 2021 Industry Professionals Panel, and Sales Engineer David Camden leading the ADS on campus product exhibition.

Bohler With 29 locations from New England to Texas, Bohler’s team of driven professionals provides site civil engineering design, permitting, and land development consulting services to owners and developers across all commercial, industrial, and residential real estate sectors. Bohler consistently partners with clients to create opportunity for high-profile projects, such as 8787 Georgia Avenue in downtown Silver Spring, MD and the award-winning Signal House office development in the Union Market section of Washington, D.C. In addition, Bohler has completed more than five million SF of data center work in the last three years including several marquee projects within Loudoun County, VA’s “Data Center Alley.” Continuing to grow its presence across the region, Bohler’s newest MidAtlantic office in Richmond, VA has more than doubled its staff since opening in the fall of 2020.

Bohler has been a sponsor of LDDI since 2007, and the company provided mentors for both the fall 2021 and spring 2022 offerings of LDDI’s senior design course. Representatives from the company also frequently visit campus to attend events, including LDDI Career Nights, the CEE Career Fair, and a Bohler-sponsored mixer. Additionally, Bohler staff participated in the Industry Professionals and Young Professionals Panels.

During the 2021-2022 academic year, Bohler hired nine full-time graduates and eighteen interns from the LDDI program. Sarah Mitchell, a 2018 graduate of the program who remains heavily involved with LDDI as a mentor, shared, “Participating in this program allows me to engage with students who are interested in landdevelopment and seeking hands-on learning opportunities. It’s excitingto beon the other side now, continuing to be a resource to students and filling the gap of preparedness in this field.”

Bowman Headquartered in Reston, VA, Bowman Consulting Group Ltd (Bowman) is an established professional services firm delivering innovative engineering solutions to customers who own, develop, and maintain the built environment. With over 1400 employees and more than 60 offices throughout the United States, Bowman provides a variety of planning, engineering, construction management, commissioning, environmental consulting, geomatics, survey, land procurement and other technical services to customers operating in a diverse set of regulated end markets.

On May 11, 2021, Bowman completed its $51.7 million initial public offering and began trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol BWMN. A year marked with continued growth by acquisition, service offerings and an expanded customer base, Bowman has acquired 10 firms since going public and plans to continue looking for strategic opportunities. The company ranked 21st on Zweig Group’s 2022 Hot Firm List, #118 on Engineering News Record’s 2022 listing of the Top 500 Design Firms and #9 on the Washington Business Journal’s ranking of the largest engineering firms in Greater DC for 2022. Bowman has been a sponsor of LDDI since 2007, with Principal Bill Pyle currently serving on the LDDI Industry Advisory Group. Firm President Gary Bowman has been one of LDDI’s strongest advocates since the program’s infancy, and continues to support the program through his personal contributions and commitment of company resources.

Senior Project Manager Brett Hammonds, a 2010 VT CEE graduate, offers the following on his involvement with LDDI, “While mentoring future land development engineers through their design course, it is extremely rewarding to observe growth, understanding, and knowledge develop over the course of a semester. Not only are students’ design skills and technical expertise honed, but you can see their excitement during the final project presentations. Learning in a class that simulates a professional setting helps teach valuable skills and experience not found within other programs.”

Concrete Pipe and Precast An LDDI sponsor since 2018, Concrete Pipe & Precast, LLC (CP&P) is a leading manufacturer and supplier of concrete pipe and precast products in the MidAtlantic and Southeastern United States. CP&P focuses on delivering value through innovative products and committed partnerships. This commitment extends to its valuable partnerships with designers, developers, inspectors, and owners, and CP&P recognizes the value that the LDDI program serves to those numerous partners. Hank Gottschalk, CP&P’s Technical Marketing Manager, says, “We feel that it is important to spend time discussing material, design, and installation of our products. It is critical that each and every stakeholders understands the importance that a buried infrastructure plays in our daily lives. We take these things for granted everyday, until something doesn’t work. Dialog and understanding of each individual’s role in providing that the right product is properly installed for each location will help to ensure that we obtain a system that will last for generations.”

The past year has been one of numerous recognitions for the company, with two of their plants named to the National Precast Concrete Association Top 25 Quality Awards list (Salem & Summerville). CP&P’s Jessup plant was recognized with a safety award from the Heavy Construction Contractor Association and their Chesapeake plant received a safety award from the Hampton Roads Utility Contractors Association. Current high profile projects that feature installation of CP&P products include the $3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion, 120 inch diameter concrete pipe for the NCDOT I-440 project, and numerous other large drainage and data center projects across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States.

Edens Edens Land, founded in 2004, is a privately owned real estate investment, acquisition, and development company located in Durham, NC. The professionals at Edens Land are committed to delivering a high-quality work product while providing exceptional service. Edens Land focuses on single-family, multi-family and commercial investment opportunities, with an emphasis on self-sustaining communities. Earlier this year, Kingsport, TN was honored with the Donald E. Hunter Excellence Award for the city’s Brickyard Park/Cement Hill project. Edens was a key player in the project, bringing 380 single family homes, duplexes, townhouses and apartments to the 30-acre northern portion of the site.

Last year marked the company’s fourth year as an LDDI sponsor and its first year as a Dymond-level supporter. Firm president and proud Hokie alumnus Jarrod Edens served as a mentor in LDDI’s senior design course for a fourth time during the fall 2021 semester. A committed mentor, student teams working under Jarrod’s tutelage have in the past been extended the honor of being invited to present and represent LDDI at a General Meeting. Regarding his experience as a CEE 4274 mentor, Jarrod offers, “I’ve had the opportunity to mentor a student design team several times now, and I continue to be amazed at how much the students develop over the course of a semester. Similarly, it’s impressive just how much material is covered in the class. When I first meet with the students early in the semester, they’re often understandably overwhelmed at the scope of the task before them. But, by the time final presentations roll around their confidence has grown immensely and they’re eager to share what they’ve learned. I find the mentoring experience to be greatly rewarding, and I look forward to the opportunity again in future semesters.”

Pennoni Pennoni is a multidisciplinary design firm, providing a full suite of civil engineering, environmental, and geospatial services. Our capabilities are ever-expanding with growing business demands, tech innovations, and the creative influence of a new generation. Pennoni’s services cover both traditional markets as well as emerging sectors such as sustainability and resiliency, energy, and design-build.

Pennoni’s offices are strategically located to best serve their growing list of clients with more than 1,200 professionals in 36 offices. In the past year, Pennoni has worked on a variety of project types and sizes including an offshore wind farm, numerous K-12 public schools, cannabis agricultural facilities, data centers and recreation complexes.

Pennoni continued its active support of LDDI over the past year, with Regional Vice President Sue Wolford serving on the LDDI Executive Board, co-chairing the annual LDDI, Inc. golf tournament, delivering multiple guest lectures to LDDI courses, and teaming with other Pennoni staff to serve as mentors for the CEE 4274 design course.

Pennoni values the knowledge of LDDI students and has hired several recent graduates and interns knowing their contributions and enthusiasm strengthen their design teams. 2020 LDDI graduate Chris Parrish shared,“One thing the LDDI programoffers that is incredibly valuable is the opportunity to workon areal projectwith engineeringprofessionals in CEE 4274. There is something to be saidabout knowing that the problemsyou encounter with your site are thesame problems that designengineers encounter daily. When you overcomethese problems, that realism contributes toa sense ofpride that you didn't just solve an academic problem that was writtento be solved, butthat you found a solution when one was not guaranteed. I gotthat sense of accomplishment in the classroom from the LDDI Senior design project.”

Platinum Level

ATCS ATCS is a professional consulting firm dedicated to providing comprehensive, multidisciplinary services including land development, transportation planning and design, traffic engineering, construction management and inspection, surveying, and other civil and environmental engineering services. Headquartered in Herndon, VA, the firm has eight offices across Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania. ATCS was recognized as one of the top places to work in 2021 by The Washington Post.

ATCS has maintained an active role in the LDDI program since first coming on board in 2016 as a Platinum sponsor. 2001 VT CEE alumnus Kevin Siegel, Vice President of Hampton Roads Operations, has served as a mentor in multiple semesters of CEE 4274. This has provided Siegel and his site civil design staff in ATCS’ Newport News office an opportunity to regularly engage with students in the LDDI program. Siegel says “we highly value the LDDI program and the quality of the site-civil engineers it produces. This is why being involved in this program is so important to ATCS, so that we can share our experiences and insight with the future site-civil engineers joining our profession.” One of those LDDI graduates, Lanna Clements (VT CEE 2014), now a Project Manager in ATCS’ Largo, MD office, is looking forward to working with 2022 LDDI graduate, Mason Leon. Mason is a four-time intern with ATCS and is joining the ATCS site-civil team in the Largo, MD office. Mason says, "being able to participate in both LDDI courses and an internship with ATCS during my time at Virginia Tech gave me both perspective and career advancement opportunity. I gained insight not only about the work ATCS does, but also what it means to be a civil engineering professional.”

christopher consultants As christopher consultants, ltd. (christopher) celebrates 40 years in business, their growth continues rapidly. With six office locations across Virginia and Maryland, christopher provides a full range of services including civil engineering, surveying, planning, and landscape architecture. christopher boasts a robust staff of 150 full-time employees, of which 14 are VT alumni. christopher welcomed 5 interns in the summer of 2022, all of whom are VT students.

In 2022, christopher was once again named to Washington Business Journal’s list of Largest Engineering Firms in Greater DC, coming in at #14 of 30 firms. In addition, christopher was also named to Virginia Business’ Best Places to Work in Virginia for 2022, thanks to feedback directly from employees. In addition to its involvement at Virginia Tech, christopher is also engaging local high school students through presentations, demonstrations, and the continuation of the company’s scholarship program. These scholarship applicants this year were most impressive, and two finalists received scholarships. christopher looks forward to seeing the impact these young people will make as they enter college and the industry.

A designated small business under Virginia’s SWaM program, christopher has been a proud sponsor of LDDI since 2007. christopher regularly mentors the senior design course and attends the LDDI Career Night Mixer and the CEE Career Fair. Senior Project Manager and Associate Katie McDaniel offers,"LDDI provides invaluable hands-on experience and a huge edge to graduates entering the land development industry. The program is also a great resource for industry to stay connected to what is going on in higher education. The students achieve an impressive amount of learning and growth through their coursework and it is always an honor to come alongside them in their journey and witness it firsthand during final design project presentations.”

Charles P. Johnson & Associates In 2021, Charles P. Johnson & Associates, Inc. (CPJ) celebrated its 50th year in business as a fullservice civil engineering firm providing land planning, civil and environmental engineering, and surveying services. While firm president Paul Johnson has long been one of LDDI’s strongest individual supporters, the past year marked CPJ’s first as a corporate sponsor. Headquartered in Silver Spring, MD, with offices in Gaithersburg, Greenbelt, Annapolis, Frederick, and Fairfax, VA, the professionals at CPJ boast over 500 years of combined expertise and collectively embrace the company’s motto of “Crafting a Shared Vision of Success.” CPJ has a broad portfolio of both public and private projects, including the Germantown Town Center Urban Park, the Upper Watts Branch Forest Preserve Stream Restoration and Outfall Stabilization project, Accotink and Clarksburg Villages, and the Lake Anne House redevelopment.

During CPJ’s first year as an LDDI sponsor, the firm provided a mentoring team for the fall 2021 offering of CEE 4274 – Land Development Design, where CPJ engineers worked with students on the design of a mixed-use development located in Montgomery County, MD. During the spring 2022 offering of CEE 3274 – Introduction to Land Development Design, firm President Paul Johnson served as a professional development mentor. CPJ also attended both the fall and spring LDDI-sponsored Career Night Mixers. CJP Engineering Department Section Head Brian Thomas served on the CEE 4274 mentoring team, and of the experience offers, “It’s great to watch the students get engaged in the land development process and embrace the challenges we put in front of them. I look forward to working with the LDDI program and future design teams in the upcoming semesters.”

Dewberry Established in 1956 and headquartered in Fairfax, VA, Dewberry is a leading, market-facing firm with a proven history of providing multidisciplinary professional services to a wide variety of public- and private-sector clients. Engineering News-Record ranked Dewberry as the #36 Top Design Firm in the United States.

The Virginia Chapter of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) recognized Dewberry in 2022 with the ACEC Pinnacle Award for the Alaska Statewide Mapping Project, and two Merit Awards for the Warrenton Southern Interchange Project and the HSRD Boat Harbor Outlet Sewer Improvements Project. With more than 2,000 employees and 50 locations, Dewberry has been a proud sponsor of LDDI since 2007, hiring 25 interns and 10 entry-level graduates in the past year.

Throughout the company’s time as a sponsor, Dewberry has been involved in nearly every aspect of LDDI. Vice President and Business Unit Manager Skip Notte currently serves on the LDDI Executive Board, is a frequent guest lecturer in multiple CEE courses and ASCE student chapter meetings, and since 2012, has led one of LDDI’s hallmark practitioner involvement events – the spring semester Design Charrette and Competition.

Dewberry recruits heavily across all disciplines within Virginia Tech CEE, including LDDI. A graduate engineer in Dewberry’s Richmond office and former LDDI student Gabriella Johnson says, “Virginia Tech’s LDDI program, and more specifically the Land Development Senior Design course, opened my eyes to the land development industry. My team was guided by seasoned mentors as we went through the site plan design process and subsequent presentations. The skills I gained, both technical and soft, I still use each day as an engineer. I'm extremely grateful for the hands-on opportunity I had through Virginia Tech's LDDI program because my experience showed me that I wanted to pursue this field for my career.”

Draper Aden Associates, a TRC Company Draper Aden Associates was acquired by TRC Companies in May of 2022, broadening the company’s ability to provide environmentally focused and digitally powered solutions across the US, Canada, UK, and China.

Draper Aden Associates / TRC, has been a sponsor of LDDI since 2007 and remains active through participation in Career Night Mixers, part of the Advanced Land Development practitioner instructional team, and design course mentoring. Carolyn Howard of the Blacksburg office also served as one of the spring field trip hosts. The company has a long-standing tradition of providing site planning and engineering services for projects on Virginia Tech’s campus and throughout Blacksburg such as Holden Hall, the recently completed Creativity and Innovation District (CID) on campus, and the Blacksburg Multi-Modal Facility.

Andrew Hemmen, Class of 2014, shared “As a graduate of the LDDI program myself, I have thoroughly enjoyed giving back by working with the program. Whether it be teaching sections of Advanced Land Development, mentoring students in the Land Development Design course, or speaking with new students in the program, I am always impressed by their knowledge and hard work. A lot of times I learn just as much from the students as I teach them! LDDI is an unparalleled program that gets students the hands-on experience they need to succeed in the professional world.”

Gordon Founded in 1976, Gordon is an award-winning, multi-disciplinary design firm specializing in urban design, mixed-use, commercial, mission critical, and government facility development. The firm serves local and federal government clients as well as private developers in the Washington D.C. Metro region and nationally across 31 states. Providing its clients with a full complement of civil engineers, land planners, landscape architects, surveyors, and security professionals, in February, the firm was recognized as #21 on the Washington Business Journal’s ranking of the largest engineering firms in Greater DC. Proudly employing more than 25 Virginia Tech alumni, Gordon has been a sponsor of LDDI since 2007.

Gordon participates in numerous LDDI functions, including CEE 4274 mentoring, CEE 3274 mentoring and class presentations, SLDC meetings, and networking mixers. This breadth of involvement grants the firm front-line access to LDDI students, and in 2021 the firm hired two-full time graduates of the program and three summer interns. This year, the firm will also welcome four additional LDDI fulltime hires and three interns.

Paul Weiss, Class of 2021, shared, “The LDDI program at Virginia Tech was the springboard of my career. It provided me with resources and knowledge that I now use every day here at Gordon and will continue to use throughout my career. The relationships I built during my time in the LDDI program have carried over into my professional career. Here at Gordon, there are many LDDI graduates with whom I can make that connection and share experiences with. To any new engineer’s entering the field, my recommendation is to develop as many of those connections in LDDI as possible as they will be your key to the future.”

J2 Engineers J2 Engineers, founded in 2007, is built to be different: a different approach to design services, a different employer for talented employees, a different niche in the marketplace. J2 emphasizes a positive work culture to meet client goals through excellence in engineering, landscape architecture, and land surveying. For the past five years, J2 has been recognized as one of Zweig’s Best Firms to Work For. The firm’s project portfolio features both private development, public facilities, and significant transportation improvements. A few signature projects from the past year include design for the growing Goose Creek Village, a mixed-use center in Ashburn, VA; entitlement and design of Waxpool Crossing, a multi-family neighborhood in Ashburn, VA; and improvements to Route 15, James Monroe Highway, a critical transportation corridor located north of Leesburg, VA.

J2 is a dedicated LDDI sponsor since 2007 and remains active through class presentations, mentoring junior-level students and senior design project teams, attending LDDI Career Nights, and organizing the annual golf tournament. This active participation positions yearly hires for the firm, including five full-time and intern positions this year with students from the LDDI program.

Michael Guarrasi, CEE Class of 2018, shared, “The LDDI program was greatly beneficial to me while attending Virginia Tech. The LDDI Career Mixer helped me to meet with prospective employers prior to career fairs which helped alleviate nervousness when explaining my resume. I also attended many of the SLDC presentations and they were always enlightening of how civil engineers design projects with different design constraints. I also took the Land Development design class, and this particular class, without a doubt, was the most influential class that I took while at Virginia Tech as it provided me with a “sneak-peak” at what I would actually be doing after graduation.”

Kimley-Horn Kimley-Horn is one of the nation’s premier planning and design consulting firms. With more than 6,400 employees in 100+ offices across the United States, the firm offers full services in a wide range of disciplines. The firm has been repeatedly included on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list, and in 2022, Engineering News-Record ranked Kimley-Horn as a top 10 U.S. Design Firm out of 500 firms nationwide. Kimley-Horn’s portfolio includes serving both public infrastructure and private development with a full suite of civil engineering, planning, and landscape architecture services. Recent signature projects include the planning, landscape architecture, site civil, and traffic engineering for Commerce Metro Center in northern Virginia. The firm also provided civil engineering and creative stormwater solutions for the Atlantic Park (The Wave) mixed use development in Virginia Beach, and transportation planning and civil engineering design for the new Las Vegas Raiders stadium.

Kimley-Horn has been a sponsor of LDDI since 2007. The firm’s employees (many of whom are Hokies themselves) are passionate about Virginia Tech and mentoring rising VT engineering students by participating in LDDI Career Night, Sustainable Land Development Club events, class presentations, mentoring the advanced and design courses, and serving on the LDDI Industry Advisory Group. During the past year, Kimley-Horn hired over 26 Virginia Tech students and alumni for full-time, post-grad opportunities, and summer internships. Former LDDI student and class of 2021 graduate Josie Nolan shared, “Being a part of the LDDI program introduced me to project management and design experience before coming to Kimley-Horn and set me up to hit the ground running in my career. The program gave me direct contact to industry professionals allowing me to begin building my network well before my professional career began. The LDDI program exceedingly prepared me for the land development industry.”

Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams Named a 2021 Top Workplace by the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams, Inc. is a fun, family-oriented business, dedicated to the success of their employees, clients, and communities. For more than 30 years, KBJW has served as a leading civil engineering, survey, geotechnical, and environmental firm in the Mid-Atlantic Region. As engineering experts, KBJW’s team of engineers, geologists, scientists, surveyors, and project managers share a passion and commitment for providing excellence in all that they do. With more than 150 employees in five locations, KBJW provides an excellent opportunity for internships, as well as fulfilling careers.

KBJW employees are committed and involved with the education of young engineers in civil engineering, having been actively involved with the Virginia Tech LDDI program since its inception. Cameron Palmore, KBJW’s Director of Housing and Education and Virginia Tech alumnus, currently serves as a mentor for CE 4274 and is a member of the LDDI Industry Advisory Group.

In the past year alone, six young professionals in the LDDI program have joined KBJW’s team for summer internships, resulting in two full-time hires upon graduation. Kayla Frink, 2022 LDDI program graduate, started her journey with KBJW as a summer intern in 2021 and returned to the team as a full-time staff engineer immediately after graduating with her EIT. “My involvement in the LDDI program opened the door for an internship with KBJW,” explains Frink. “I spent the summer working on multiple projects, which allowed me the opportunity to gain experience and know what I wanted to do upon graduation.” As far as advice for current LDDI program participants, Frink says “get as much experience as possible, focus on what you love doing, and don’t be afraid to put yourself out there.”

Land Design Consultants LDC (Land Design Consultants, Inc.) was founded in 1985 and is currently owned by two proud Virginia Tech alumni Josh Marshall and Matt Marshall.

LDC is a dynamic land development engineering firm that provides services within dozens of localities in and around the Nation’s Capital. The company provides a unique, employeecentric work environment that is committed to its core values of empathy, integrity, passion, innovation and client success. LDC is different, that difference is intentional, and the results are astounding and speak for themselves.

LDC has nearly one hundred new projects every year and they are proud of them all, including their efforts in support of George Mason University’s Prince William Campus. Innovation Town Center will be a large component of what is planned to be a vibrant mixed-use community to complement the planned growth of the university. This community is focused on place-making, automobile independence and environmentally friendly design.

LDC is currently bringing to life several plazas with pop up retail, gathering areas and community centers (think the Boro or Mosaic District but next door to a growing college campus). The firm is processing construction plans for the first two buildings in the Town Center and 1,000 residential units.

This past year, LDC President and Owner Matt Marshall shadowed a senior design project mentoring team in preparation for LDC mentoring their own student team this upcoming year. LDC has hired several students over the past decade from LDDI and continues to sponsor program efforts.

McAdams McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering and geomatics firm located in Durham, Raleigh and Charlotte, NC and Dallas-Fort Worth, TX. Comprised of over 400 professionals, McAdams has built its reputation throughout the industry over 43 years by delivering unmatched expertise and unwavering commitment to clients in a variety of markets, including municipal, education, healthcare, as well as commercial and residential development. 2022 continues to be a year of achievement for the firm, having received Zweig Group’s “Best Place to Work” and “Hot Firm” awards, as well as our notable listing in the ENR 500. McAdams has been active in LDDI over the past year, serving as mentors in both the junior- and senior-level design courses as well as participating in the Young Professionals Panels. McAdams is also active on LDDI’s Industry Advisory Group with Rob Reddick serving as the co-chair for the Brand Awareness Committee and Diana Doan serving as the vice chair for the Practitioner/Technical & Research Committee.

McAdams has been a sponsor of LDDI since 2018, and currently employs over 15 Virginia Tech alumni, including several recent graduates from the LDDI program. One of those recent graduates, Carlos Guerrero Duran, stated,“LDDI was incredibly helpful in giving me a strong land development foundation for my school-work transition. Apart from taking land development courses at Virginia Tech I was also involved in LDDI activities such as field trips and design charrettes, this gave me valuable insight of the industry prior to starting my full-time job at McAdams. I was lucky enough to also be mentored by McAdams for my land development senior design project and it gave me all the basic tools to jumpstart my career as a civil engineer.”

Timmons Group Timmons Group is invested in providing excellent engineering and planning services to clients across the United States. A recent project of notoriety is the CPCC Library & Student Success Center in Uptown Charlotte, NC for which Timmons Group provided services including site and civil, stormwater, and pedestrian pathway designs. The total cost of the project was $113.5M. Timmons Group also avidly works on projects in markets like parks/recreation, healthcare, residential/multi-family, water resources, local/federal government, renewable energy, and commercial building, among others.

Having joined as a sponsor in 2017, Timmons Group remains active in the many facets of LDDI. The firm has served as a mentor in both junior and senior design courses and participated in multiple SLDC after-hours events, including the Industry Professionals Panel, Resume Review Workshop, and Young Professionals Panel. Timmons Group has hired more than 10 LDDI students for full-time and intern positions in the last year, including Nathan Hearne. He shared,“as a 2021 graduate, staying involved in academic organizations during the latter years of my college career was difficult. But despite university guidelines and other limiting factors, LDDI continued to thrive as a fount of industry-focused resources that kept student support and growth at its core. Through LDDI resources and organized events, I was able to connect with many companies who understand the standard of quality this organization upholds. Not only has LDDI provided me with a solid foundation of skills that I continue to build on daily at Timmons Group, but it also continues to provide lasting fellowship with a community of industry professionals, new and established, that I would not have formed otherwise. I am very grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this great organization, and I highly recommend it to anyone considering a career in the land development industry.”

Tri-Tek Since 1988, Tri-Tek Engineering’s core value, “Doing things according to plan” has been the foundation of the firm’s commitment to client service, creative design, and professional integrity. Headquartered in Herndon, VA and founded by Virginia Tech alumni Kevin Murray and Ted Britt, Tri-Tek is staffed with passionate and dedicated team providing a wide array of civil, surveying, and environmental engineering services for both public and private clients.

Tri-Tek continues to support unique custom-built residences throughout the Great Falls and McLean area. Listed at $39 million, currently the most expensive residential listing in the DC region, “The Cliffs” sits on 5 acres with 400 feet of Potomac River riverfront adjoining 700 acres of protected land in conservation easement. The home and site layout are designed to capture sweeping views from every room. At 39,000 square feet, the estate includes an infinity edge pool, an indoor basketball court, and a 22-car garage that doubles into a ballroom for indoor gatherings.

In the commercial/industrial sector, Tri-Tek is currently working on Phase 2 of the Leesburg Airport Commerce Park project for EPL Archives. This project is part of EPL’s master planned corporate campus and entails a 140,558 SF office-warehouse building that supports EPL’s expanding laboratory and medical sample repository business.

Tri-Tek Engineering has been an LDDI sponsor since 2011 and routinely serves as mentors to LDDI’s senior design course. Additionally, representatives from the firm are regular attendees at the LDDI Career Night and the CEE Career Fair. Former LDDI student Steven Petrullo commented, “LDDI provided me with practical skills that helped me transition into working full-time as a Design Engineer. This program expanded on the lessons taught in class and brought them into the real world. Using those skills and real-world applications, I’m thriving in my career with Tri-Tek Engineering.”

VHB With more than 1,600 employees across 30 offices, VHB’s work helps improve mobility, enhance communities, build resilience, and contribute to economic vitality. Ranked by Virginia Business Magazine as a Best Place to Work in Virginia for six years in a row and ranked the 8th Largest Engineering Firm in Greater DC by the Washington Business Journal, VHB’s passionate professionals include engineers, scientists, planners, and designers who partner with clients in the transportation, real estate, institutional and energy industries, as well as federal, state, and local governments. VHB’s land development teams work on a variety of project types with sustainability being an integral part of their approach and solution for addressing social, environmental, and economic issues. Notable land development projects include the mixed-use, sustainable ecodistrict, GreenCity, in Henrico County; EVgo Electric Vehicle charging stations across the east coast; and a sustainable permeable parking lot solution for Busch Gardens in Williamsburg.

VHB has been a proud supporter of LDDI for more than 15 years, hiring 10 new employees from the program within the last year. VHB understands the value of receiving an industry practitioner’s perspective during undergraduate studies and have the desire to give back through volunteering and mentoring. John Carty, Land Development Manager at VHB mentored in Fall 2021, and shared, “The LDDI program at Virginia Tech is unique with it being one of the few universities across the state that offers this type of program, specifically for land development. As a design project mentor, I saw firsthand the advantage the LDDI students have by gaining real world knowledge in their undergraduate curriculum. It’s certainly experience that stands out to us during the hiring process.”

WithersRavenel WithersRavenel is the largest employee-owned, multi-disciplinary design firm located solely in North Carolina, specializing in the planning, design, and construction of public and private projects. The firm offers expertise in environmental engineering, geomatics, land development and planning, landscape architecture, construction administration, stormwater, utilities, transportation, and funding and asset management.

Signature projects for the last year include Project Forge, which brought an automobile components manufacturing plant and more than 300 jobs to Sanford. WithersRavenel led project due diligence, site development, permitting, and partnered on design-build services. The project was honored with a North Carolina American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Award. Another successful project is Pleasant Park in Apex, which features six multi-use athletic fields for soccer and lacrosse, four baseball fields, six tennis courts, basketball courts, beach volleyball, splash pad, unique playgrounds, shelters, a large open play lawn, and a cross country running course. Construction is nearly complete, with a ribbon cutting expected in late 2022.

WithersRavenel joined LDDI as a Platinum sponsor in 2018, and has hired five Virginia Tech graduates in 2021-22 along with three interns. The company is active in the LDDI program through participation in multiple career events, along with mentoring the senior design course. Amber Mason, CEE Class of 2017, discusses the impact of the LDDI program on her career; “LDDI has shaped my career from beginning to present day. The senior design course teaches you how to design in team settings, receive client feedback, and work with strict project deadlines. The LDDI program also helped me get my first land development internship. Now, as a design class mentor, I get to work with CEE students and build valuable skills such as learning how to advise and communicate with younger engineers. Those skills make me an all-around better employee.”

LDDI Gold & Silver Sponsors and Municipal Members

Gold AES Consulting Engineers · Balzer & Associates · Cowen Design Group · Delta Airport Consultants Foresight Design Services · Hurt & Proffitt · Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure · Lumsden Associates · Rodgers Consulting Van Metre Homes · Youngblood, Tyler & Associates Silver Burns & McDonnell · Colman Engineering · Eden & Associates · Mattern & Craig Ramey Kemp & Associates · Virginia Waters and Wetlands · Wetland Studies and Solutions

Municipal Members Fairfax County

Legacy Julian B. Bell, Jr. Multi-Year, Endowment Fund Pledges

Bohler · Gordon · Bill Junda · Pennoni · Van Metre Homes

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