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Airport engineering is one of Gale’s five disciplines.
Employee number thirteen Jon F. Lindberg has been at the same firm for 36 years, so it’s safe to say he has a roof over his head and a room with a view.
By LIISA ANDREASSEN Correspondent H e says he was fortunate to be in the right place at the right time, and no doubt he was. Jon F. Lindberg, president of Massachusetts-based Gale Associates (Best Firm #4 Multidiscipline for 2016) began his career as a technician directly out of col- lege. His role was to conduct evaluations of exte- rior building enclosure systems and observe con- struction repairs to those systems and assemblies (roofs, walls, windows, waterproofing). He was given opportunities for advancement as the firm grew – that firm was Gale – and this is his 36th year working there. He has been president since 2009. A CONVERSATION WITH LINDBERG. The Zweig Letter: How have you seen Gale evolve over the past 36 years? Jon Lindberg: When I started with the company, I was employee number 13. Today, we are 110 and
growing. Gale was pretty much a two-discipline firm providing civil/site engineering and roof con- sulting. Since that time, we have grown to a five- discipline company (building enclosure design and consulting, athletic facilities planning and design, civil engineering, airport engineering, and plan- ning and structural engineering). We are staffed with architects, engineers, planners, and other pro- fessionals in six offices along the East Coast (New Hampshire to Florida). “Staying organized, focused on goals, and hiring intelligent, driven employees are all important to successfully lead a firm.”
Jon F. Lindberg, President, Gale
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