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CEOs share new year plans CEOs in the A/E/P and environmental consulting industry talk about what their firms are looking forward to in the year ahead.
By LIISA ANDREASSEN Correspondent W hether they anticipate challenges, accom- plishments, or a little of both, A/E/P and en- vironmental consulting CEOs are embracing the year ahead and are ready for what it brings. ROOM TO GROW. Kevin Phillips, CEO of FPM Group Ltd. (Ronkonkoma, NY), a 100-person consulting engineering firm, says that 2016 will be the firm’s year to expand. Coming off a record-setting 2015, FPM is leveraging its position and hiring new peo- ple to invest in its future and to be able to provide more resources for its clients. “We want to increase our revenue by 30 percent and our profits by 25 percent,” Phillips says. “At present, we are working at 25 Air Force bases na- tionwide for seven to 10 years. This gives us a work- ing relationship at these bases for our environmen- tal services group and our engineering group to le- verage. We are staffing up to exploit our position.” FINDING LEADERSHIP. Michael Sheerin, CEO of TLC Engineering for Architecture (Orlando, FL), a 340-person firm, says that talent will be its great- est challenge. “We are managing growth responsibly and continue to look forward to opportunities that 2016 will hold.” “Finding the right individuals for key hires that are the result of growth and opportunity tops the list,” Sheerin says. “While we continue to develop our
internal pipeline of future leaders and promote from within, use in-house recruiters to identify and connect with talented individuals, and target future graduates of specific programs and univer- sities, growth and promotions have presented us with the opportunity to hire experienced leaders with specific skillsets. Identifying and hiring those individuals is a key to future continued growth and success,” he says. “Our success revolves around our people and everyone at RTM welcomes the opportunity to deliver for our clients and partners in 2016.” As a result, Sheerin says that their greatest chal- lenge will also be their most outstanding accom- plishment – balancing growth and opportunities. “We are managing growth responsibly and contin- ue to look forward to opportunities that 2016 will hold,” he says. “Exciting opportunities for growth lie in our New Orleans, Dallas, and San Antonio of- fices, in addition to other major cities where TLC does not yet have staff based full-time.” More concrete accomplishments for TLC will be seeing several major projects move toward signif- icant completion, including Brightline (former- ly known as All Aboard Florida), the massive ren- ovation and expansion of the main terminal level at Tampa International Airport and its new CON- RAC and APM, along with the APM at Orlando In- ternational Airport and the start of construction on its new South Terminal. On the healthcare side, See CEOS, page 8
THE ZWEIG LETTER January 25, 2016, ISSUE 1136
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