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Recruiting for success: Lacy Kiser Chief administrative officer at UES (Orlando, FL), a privately held, rapidly growing engineering and consulting firm and No. 1 Hot Firm four years in a row.
By LIISA ANDREASSEN Correspondent
L acy Kiser is the newly-appointed chief administrative officer (CAO) at UES, the No. 1 winner for the fourth year in a row of Zweig Group’s Hot Firm Award. We wanted to know more about what’s happening at this sizzling firm, so we reached out to Kiser to get the scoop. EXPANDING SERVICE LINES AND OFFERINGS. “It’s been a big year for UES and being recognized as the 2024 Hot Firm winner is a testament to the strong, growth-oriented leadership and exemplary work done by our nearly 4,000 UES team members. We’ve focused on strengthening our offerings in our three core service lines: environmental and earth sciences, sustainable infrastructure solutions, and geophysical technologies,” Kiser says. UES has worked on expanding its environmental service line to include ecological practices like ecosystem identification and mapping, protected tree inventories, and wetland permitting. It’s also expanded its team of natural resources experts to help clients assess, manage, and mitigate the environmental impacts of their projects and ensure sustainable use of natural resources. To develop its geophysical technologies service line, it’s
established a virtual design consulting team that uses advanced techniques such as 3D building information modeling (BIM). This provides cost-effective, non-destructive alternatives for comprehensive subsurface analysis of buildings and roadways and saves clients significant time and money when compared to older, traditional methods. The company is also continuing to grow service offerings that support sustainable infrastructure solutions across the country. Right now, its Milestone Inspection Program in Florida is in high gear working with condominium clients who must have structural integrity assessments conducted by year-end per a new law enacted by the governor to ensure building safety for older condominiums. Additionally, UES has placed significant focus on further developing its National Account Program. It’s added account managers with expertise in specific industries to work with clients who have expansive geographical footprints and are looking for a service provider who can support their development projects across the U.S.
See RECRUITING FOR SUCCESS , page 10
THE ZWEIG LETTER JULY 29, 2024, ISSUE 1547
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