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ON THE MOVE GREGG STEPHENS, LYNDON NANCE, AND TARA CORBETT JOIN ATWELL Consulting, engineering, and construction services firm Atwell, LLC announced Gregg Stephens, PG, has joined the firm as project manager, environmental. He will be based in Atlanta, Georgia. Stephens will manage projects and teams performing assessments and remediation of hazardous waste sites, and chemical/petroleum releases and evaluations of groundwater resources. Stephens hasmore than 25 years of experience in field operations which include subsurface drilling, sampling, aquifer characterization, and geophysical investigations. Prior to joining Atwell, Stephens was a principal geologist in charge of developing the Southeast United States for a global professional services firm. In addition to project management, his responsibilities included oversight of the environmental department, staff, and administrative personnel utilization. Stephens is a decorated veteran of the United States Army, and a registered professional geologist in five states. He has a bachelor’s degree in geology from the Ohio State University. “We are excited to have Gregg join our team. He will be a great mentor and manager. His leadership skills and environmental experience make him a great asset to our team,” said Atwell Director, Environmental Services, Bobbi Westerby. Lyndon Nance, RPLS, PS, has joined the firm as team leader, oil and gas. Based in San Antonio, Texas, his responsibilities include

management of survey activities for oil and gas projects including site control, client relations, and oversight of project teams for the national firm. Nance has extensive experience in land surveying, including land development, pipeline, commercial, and industrial projects. Formerly the owner and president of LP Nance Land Surveying, he brings years of experience in leading projects and teams, and overseeing quality control. He has held positions as project manager and project surveyor with John Chance Surveys, Inc., and Pape-Dawson Engineers. His experience includes surveying multiple projects for Talisman, Regency, Plains Pipeline, and TexStar. Nance has expertise in drone technology and holds an FAA Remote Pilot in Command License. Nance is a registered professional land surveyor in Texas, North Dakota, and Colorado. He earned a bachelor’s degree in geomatics from Texas A&M University. “We’re happy to have Lyndon join our team. His expertise in drone technology is in line with our commitment to continuous improvement. He will help drive efficiencies that will translate to added value for our clients,” said Atwell Vice President, Survey Operations, Drew Celovsky. Tara Corbett has joined the firm as project manager, environmental. Based in Denver, Colorado, she will manage projects and teams performing multidisciplinary permitting projects and she will support coordination

of engineering, regulatory permitting, and construction planning for utility-scale renewable energy projects. Corbett has extensive experience in managing multidisciplinary environmental permitting projects and supporting coordination of engineering, regulatory permitting, and construction planning for utility-scale wind and industrial projects. Corbett has specialization in local permitting and land use planning, particularly in relation to sensitive resources. She has developed local and state level permit applications in many regions of the United States. Corbett has managed a number of projects for large U.S. based wind developers and also has experience permitting solar projects, natural gas facilities, pipelines, transmission lines, and a wide range of development projects. She has conducted due diligence, permit, and regulatory compliance reviews for projects throughout the United States. She consults regularly with local and state agencies and supports coordination with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and with state wildlife agencies on potential project recommendations. “We are happy to have Tara on our team. Her experience with the renewable energy industry, local permitting and State Public Service Commission processes, coupled with her leadership skills make her a great asset for our team,” said Atwell Director, Environmental, Bobbi Westerby.

various subjects together by way of content rather than source. Google, Twitter, and Facebook users search the in- ternet at large for a particular subject and pull content from various news sources, blogs, social comments, and scholarly sources. Marketers use hashtags and keywords to tie content from multiple platforms to a single source or provider. In the coming months you might find yourself searching #infra- structure #trump #maga. These are only a few of the latest trends we’ve been working on and experimenting with in Zweig R&D. I’d love to hear your experience with any of these or others. Find me socially @jaythornton000. JAY THORNTON is Zweig Group’s director of IT and e-commerce. He can be reached at jthornton@zweiggroup.com. “Everyone is a reporter, editor, and broadcaster in real time. Our access to live content is unprecedented but that brings up major considerations on quality, truth, and spin, so tread skeptically and search many sources.”

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Real-time data: ❚ ❚ The gap between data collection and delivery is shrinking daily. We want immediate access to real-time information. When major news breaks, consider how quickly Twitter picks up on it versus the major news outlets. Everyone is a reporter, editor, and broadcaster in real time. Our access to live content is unprecedented but that brings up major considerations on quality, truth, and spin, so tread skeptically and search many sources. “An increasing number of services are becoming available across many of the major apps to expand the reach of your ecommerce campaign. Zweig Group is currently testing this on Facebook with a few of our AEC industry books and guides.” Topic based information delivery: ❚ ❚ The sanctity of the major media outlets has been lost with the advent of the #hashtag. Hashtags and keywords tie

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