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The 15th Street roadway improvement project in Washington, D.C., that won an award from the ACEC.
Conference call: Tony Brudis President and founder of Brudis & Associates, Inc. (Hot Firm #36 and Best Firm Multi- discipline # 51 for 2016), a 90-person firm based in Baltimore.
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“W hile I like to say we’re like the Marine Corps and are ‘always looking for a few good men,’ finding talented employees is difficult,” Brudis says. “We actively seek individuals who can help us grow, sometimes even when an in-house position is not available.” A CONVERSATION WITH TONY BRUDIS. The Zweig Letter: There are A/E leaders who say profit centers create corrosive internal competi- tion for firm resources. What’s your opinion on profit centers? TB: The term corrosive seems excessive, but profit centers can create a very competitive atmosphere, especially when they’re tied to profit margins, growth, and individual performance evaluations. Management and profit centers must target re- sponsible goals and expectations. These areas must
include opportunities for the overall growth of the company and commitment from the profit center resources. TZL: What’s your policy on sharing the firm’s fi- nancials with your staff? Weekly, monthly, quar- terly, annually? And how far down into the org chart is financial information shared? TB: Financial information is shared with senior management staff on a monthly basis. Overall, general company statements are provided to the entire office during our annual staff meeting TZL: The design-build delivery model appears to be trending upward. What are the keys to a suc- cessful design-build project? What are the risks? TB: At present, BAI is only involved in preparing RFP documents for design-build projects.
Tony Brudis, President & Founder, Brudis & Asso- ciates, Inc.
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