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HEADQUARTERS: White Plains, NY NO. OF EMPLOYEES: 25 and growing YEAR FOUNDED: 2012 OFFICE LOCATIONS:
White Plains, NY
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■ New York, NY MARKETS: Commercial, high-end residential, historic preservation/restoration, mixed use, affordable housing, education, institutional, healthcare/hospitals, retail, hospitality, municipal/civic SERVICES: Include, but not limited to:
Cuono Engineering staff volunteering with Habitat for Humanity.
Structural design of new commercial buildings, residences and/or additions Structural design of repairs and restorations of existing and historic structures Adaptive re-use of existing and historic structures Property condition assessment reports and pre-purchase inspections
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While generally leery of AI in design work, he says he’s seen clients use it for things like meeting minutes and some architects use it to accelerate the initial conceptual design process. So, the promise that technology has for the next generation is exciting. MANAGING ORGANIC GROWTH. Aside from incorporating AI, a top challenge now is managing growth experienced in 2023. The company went through an organic growth spurt from being just him 13 years ago, to a steady five to six for several years and then a jump to 25. This forced them to make some changes to their internal operations that would allow for more scalability. “When we only had five to six people on board, it was easy to make quick decisions and adjustments on the fly,” he says. “Now, with 25 people in two offices (with a hybrid component) and different layers of responsibility, adjusting to these changes is taking time.” And, he shares, all this is happening while the market still seems to be uncertain. The company’s first quarter in 2024 was slow, but the second and third were quite busy. “We’re handling it through constant communication and remaining focused on our core values and strategic planning,” he says. “Our current goal is 10-15 percent growth year-over-year.”
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES, from page 9
student interaction while also developing a pipeline of potential recruits. “Working on the ownership transition plan has forced our leadership to think more strategically, because when you become an owner your mindset changes and you focus on your greatest assets,” he says. “In an engineering consulting firm, our books, desks, and computers are virtually worthless. The value is the sum total of the people in the firm.” So, by opening up real opportunities for leadership they’re putting together the ingredients needed for great people managers. “Leadership also works to set an example and has created a system of accountability from the staff level up to the top,” he says. A NEW WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES. Cuono says he’s most excited about this post- COVID world. “We’ve emerged into a world of seamless technology that has opened up possibilities of hybrid and remote work, paperless offices, and the ability to do more with less,” he says. “A really good Revit model (which takes a lot of effort to build) can allow fewer people to manage the construction administration process than before.”
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Structural peer reviews
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Design and repair of retaining walls
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Investigation and evaluation of existing rooftop conversions to green roofs Structural repair and reinforcement of façade support Calculation packages for steel connections, railings, and stairs Design of shoring, bracing, and sequencing of temporary structures
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Sidewalk vault repairs
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