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McKim & Creed does a lot of work on solar projects.
Carolina conquest for Lucey McKim & Creed’s Building, Energy, and Infrastructure division is taking off in North Carolina and is set to expand in Florida and Texas.
By LIISA ANDREASSEN Correspondent
John Lucey: We have developed a 2020 strate- gic plan that charts our growth during that peri- od. We are now completing the second year of that plan and are slightly ahead of the goals that were established. That creates a certain amount of pride among our employee owners. We’ve also recruited many talented individuals to complement the great core staff that have been long-term employee own- ers of McKim & Creed. “I feel that my job is to serve all of our employees by providing them the direction and the tools that they need to accomplish their jobs every day.” TZL: What are your key leadership strengths? JL: A strong work ethic coupled with my back- ground as an engineer and engineering leader. I also have a genuine interest in and concern for our employees. See Q&A, page 4
I n 1978 McKim & Creed, Inc. (Best Firm #47 Multidiscipline and Best Firm #39 Civil for 2016), started out as a two-person structural en- gineering firm. Today, the firm based in Wilming- ton, North Carolina employs 380 professionals in 19 offices throughout the south and provides civ- il, structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services. John Lucey came on board in 2014 as its president and CEO. “I was contacted by a recruiting company to consid- er this position,” he says. “After several meetings and interviews, the founders, Mike Creed and Herb McKim, felt that I was a good fit. I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to serve as president of a similar firm in Pittsburgh and have also served in management and leadership positions in the engi- neering business for the last 20 years.” A CONVERSATION WITH LUCEY. The Zweig Letter: How have you seen McKim & Creed evolve since you have been there?
John Lucey, President and CEO, McKim & Creed Inc.
THE ZWEIG LETTER December 12, 2016, ISSUE 1179
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