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ON THE MOVE FINLEY BRIDGE DESIGNERS, JAN ZITNY AND JIRI BURES OBTAIN LICENSES AND ARE PROMOTED TO BRIDGE ENGINEERS FINLEY Engineering Group , Tallahassee-based bridge design and construction engineering firm, is pleased to announce that Jan Zitny has passed his Professional Engineering exam and is a licensed Engineer in the State of Texas, and Jiri Bures has passed his Chartered Engineering exam in the Czech Republic. FINLEY recognized these significant accomplishments by promoting both Zitny and Bures to Bridge Engineers. Zitny has been a member of FINLEY’s team in Prague, Czech Republic, since May of 2016, and came to the Tallahassee office in 2019 as part of FINLEY’s Technology Transfer program. Zitny has continued his studies on wind load effects researched for his Ph.D. at Czech Technical University while working on FINLEY’s projects. For FINLEY’s Tallahassee office, this program serves as a unique opportunity for its staff to integrate technologies and practices with its Prague office. Zitny has contributed to the majority of FINLEY’s ongoing projects during this time, bolstering projects with innovative modeling, including FINLEY’S recent projects I-395 Signature in Miami, Florida, and the Wekiva Parkway Section 6 Design-Build in Lake and Seminole Counties, Florida. Bures has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in civil engineering from Czech Technical University and five years’ experience as a designer and architectural engineer. His experience as a steel structures designer includes steel design, analysis, detailing, and

fabrication of steel structures for the building markets. During his work at FINLEY, Bures’ has worked on the design, calculations, and drawings on notable projects including the award-winning Troja Bridge in Prague and the Pardubice Airport Terminal, as well as the Road 70 and Bridge 303 over Road 6 projects in Israel. FINLEY is recognized nationally and internationally as a leading design and construction engineering consulting firm specializing in complex bridge projects of all kinds. FINLEY’s expertise includes concrete segmental, steel box, arches, and trusses, and long span cable-stayed bridges. FINLEY focuses on large contractor-driven projects, such as design-build, D/B/F/O/M, public- private partnership and value engineering/ alternative design. DAVIS, BOWEN & FRIEDEL, INC. WELCOMES NEW EMPLOYEES TO THE TEAM Davis, Bowen & Friedel Inc. , one of the area’s leading professional architectural, engineering, planning, and surveying firms, announced three new staff members to their growing offices in Salisbury & Easton, Maryland; and Milford, Delaware. Brenda Ramage, with more than 26 years of office experience, has joined the firm as an administrative assistant. Ramage is responsible for providing administrative support to the Easton office and her responsibilities will include directing calls to assist clients, supporting daily office operations, and maintaining internal filing systems within the office.

“Brenda’s extensive experience within the office environment is beneficial, but it’s her eagerness to assist others on project related tasks that make her an invaluable asset to the team,” said Principal Jason Loar, P.E. Joining the DBF team in the Milford office is CAD technician Kyle Hains, who will be assisting the civil engineering department. Hains, a graduate from Delaware Technical and Community College, has an associate degree in architecture engineering, computer aided drafting, and construction management. Hains is currently involved in a wide range of residential and commercial projects, which include the Millsboro Professional Center, Carillion Square Apartments, and Vineyards Apartments in Sussex, County Delaware. Katelyn Nagler recently joined the firm as a marketing assistant. She is a graduate from Salisbury University with a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Previously, Nagler worked for a local non-profit organization assisting with the implementation of marketing and social media campaigns in addition to fundraising efforts. Nagler will be assisting the marketing department from the Salisbury office in social media efforts, proposal research and coordination, and branding initiatives as the firm continues to grow. Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Inc. is a full-service architectural, engineering, planning, and surveying firm with offices in Salisbury and Easton, Maryland, and in Milford, Delaware.

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who the stakeholders are and “what keeps them up at night?” How often do you mentor others by asking them questions (versus giving the quick reply)? How often do you ask interesting questions of your co-workers, with the intention to connect? How many new and interesting things have you learned about one of your long-time co- workers in the past six months? “How do we learn about our client’s business, enough to care? How do we anticipate our client’s needs? How do we know what our client’s resources are? ... Success in any of these efforts relies on the art and skill of asking questions.” Questioning, and Socratic questioning specifically, is a critical skill we encourage each of you to develop. Becoming a partner requires more than technical or design ability, it requires digging deeper to better understand and serve your clients, your teams, and your communities. KATE ALLEN is principal-in-charge at BSA LifeStructures. Contact her at kallen@bsalifestructures.com.

but then learning to probe deeper, using a method such as Socratic questioning. A simple example to share: A co-worker stopped by an open house with his wife one Sunday afternoon. Immediately when the real estate broker approached them, he began to show them around and pointed out all the key features of the home, the remodeled bathrooms, the open floor plan, the backyard, and many more features that the broker thought made the home an attractive buy. Afterward, he and his wife left to continue with their afternoon. The one question the broker never asked, from the time these potential clients walked in the door until the time they left, was, “What are you looking for in a home?” That one simple question was missing, and they left without further interest in the home. How often do we meet with a client, new or existing, and forget to ask the basic as well as the deeper questions to fully understand their needs? Every project starts as a business need (always!) so how often do you know what that business need is? How often do you fully understand

THE ZWEIG LETTER March 2, 2020, ISSUE 1334

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