Archive for May, 2016:

Public Engagement Strategies for Small Neighborhoods

Posted on Wednesday, May 25th, 2016 by Peggy Amor
In Transportation Engineering, tagged in Tags: neighborhood streets, public engagement

For our public engagement series, we interviewed Affinis co-workers on strategies, best practices and lessons learned. In our second installment, we’re sharing thoughts from Kristen Leathers, PE, Assoc. DBIA. Here, she offers insight into her extensive work with small neighborhoods. How often do you work on neighborhood projects? Nearly all of my projects are in […]

Public Engagement Strategies for Complex Projects

Posted on Wednesday, May 18th, 2016 by Peggy Amor
In Clients, Transportation Engineering, tagged in Tags: k-68, public engagement

For our public engagement series, we interviewed Affinis co-workers on strategies, best practices, and lessons learned. In the first installment, we’re sharing thoughts from Linda Rottinghaus, PE, ENV SP on complex projects. This post covers her recent work on K-68. Who are the stakeholders on the K-68 project? The stakeholders include property and business owners, the […]

Co-Worker Interview: Pursuing Higher Education While Working

Posted on Wednesday, May 11th, 2016 by Peggy Amor
In Culture, tagged in Tags: continuing education

This week, we interviewed two Affinis co-workers who are pursuing new degrees and asked them for their take on continuing education. We sat down with Aubrey Meyer, a professional land surveyor who is working towards his bachelor’s degree in Geography with a certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). We also spoke with Jason Davis, the […]

Safety Certifications

Posted on Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 by Robert Ubben
In Culture, Surveying, tagged in Tags: aed training, certifications, confined space entry, cpr, first aid, railroad, safety, safety certifications, training

Safety is always a priority at Affinis. But, it is particularly important for those working in the field. Our survey team has first aid, CPR and AED training. They are also trained and certified in confined space entry and railroads. In this post, we’re sharing the importance of each. First Aid, CPR & AED We […]