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October 1, 2003 - Maryland Office NEWS RELEASE FAIRFAX, VA, October 1, 2003 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, and with offices in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William, Virginia is pleased to announce the opening of a new full-service office in Columbia, Maryland. "The addition of this office to our 175-person firm will facilitate expanded operations into the State of Maryland and allow us to more effectively service the Mid-Atlantic region," says William Zink, P.E., Partner and Vice President of Maryland Operations. Our team; Peggy White, P.E., Director of Design; Jim O'Connor, Prof. L.S., Director of Surveys; and Ed Beidel, RLA, ASGCA, ASLA; has over twenty years experience in jurisdictions in Maryland and beyond and they will lead the efforts in this new location. christopher
consultants, ltd. # # # FAIRFAX, VA, August 4, 2003 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, and with offices in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William is pleased to announce the promotion of Jeff Small to Project Manager in the Prince William office. Jeff was promoted from the position of Senior Engineer. Jeff has been with christopher consultants since 1998. # # # FAIRFAX, VA, June 23, 2003 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, and with offices in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William is pleased to announce the promotion of Mike Kitchen to Director of Design for the Prince William Office. Mike joined christopher consultants in 1997 as a Senior Project Manager, and was promoted from the position of Associate of the Firm. He is a registered professional engineer in Virginia and a Designated Plans examiner in Prince William County. Mike is currently serving as President of the Prince William County Chapter of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association.# # # FAIRFAX, VA, May 12, 2003 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, and with offices in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William is pleased to announce the promotion of Ian Holley to Project Manager in the Loudoun Office. Ian is a graduate of Virginia State University and has been with christopher consultants for seven years. # # # FAIRFAX, VA, February 28, 2003 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, and with offices in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William is pleased to announce that Hubert W. Turner, Kevin M. Washington and Myon M. Yoo, P.E. have been named Associates of the firm. Mr. Turner has been with the firm for 16 years, Mr. Washington 9 and Mr. Yoo 15. # # # FAIRFAX, VA, January 10, 2003 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, and with offices in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William is pleased to announce that Gary M. Faulhaber, L.S. has passed the examination to become a Professional Surveyor in the District of Columbia. # # # FAIRFAX, VA, January 11, 2003 - The Loudoun County Sanitation Authority has selected Lou Canonico, P.E. to serve on the Citizen Advisory Group (CAG) for the Broad Run Water Reclamation Facility. Mr. Canonico is Vice President and Principal in Charge of the Loudoun office of christopher consultants, ltd. He is past Chairman and Member Emeritus of the Loudoun County Economic Development Authority and past President and Life Director of the Loudoun chapter of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association. Mr. Canonico has worked on some of the most significant projects in Loudoun County, including Lansdowne, South Riding and LeisureWorld of Virginia. # # # FAIRFAX, VA, September 4, 2002 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, and with offices in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Friday, September 13, 2002 with a party for current and former employees. ccl arrives at 20 years having worked on many of the most significant projects in the metro area, such as Potomac Yard, Lansdowne, Heritage Hunt, Metro, and many others. # # # FAIRFAX, VA, July 30, 2002 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, and with offices in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William is pleased to announce that Lance Kilby, P.E. has been named an Associate of the firm. Lance has been involved in all aspects of engineering and site plan processing throughout Northern Virginia. He has worked on many of the firm’s most significant projects throughout multiple jurisdictions, and has been with christopher consultants for over thirteen years. Lance is a Certified Professional Engineer in Virginia and a Designated Plans Examiner (D.P.E) in Fairfax County. He is an active member of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association (NVBIA) as well as multiple Fairfax County committees. # # # FAIRFAX, VA, April 10, 2002 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, and with offices in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William is pleased to announce the promotion of Artie Fournier to Project Manager in the Loudoun office. Artie has over twenty years of experience in the land development engineering field. # # # FAIRFAX, VA, March 25, 2002 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, and with offices in Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William is pleased to announce the promotion of Jeff Smith to Director of Surveys for the Prince William office. Jeff joined christopher consultants in 1989, and was promoted from the position of Senior Survey Coordinator. He is a registered land surveyor in Virginia and West Virginia. Jeff is past President of the Mount Vernon Chapter of the Virginia Association of Surveyors and is an active member of the West Virginia Association of Surveyors. # # # FAIRFAX, VA, February 27, 2002 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, has been awarded a $1.245 million contract by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (METRO). The two-year contract calls for christopher consultants to coordinate, collate, identify and prepare all of the outgrants (easements) of the METRO system in Virginia and the District of Columbia. Work has been initiated on the Blue Line. christopher consultants, in combination with two subcontractors, West Consulting and CDDI, has assigned a team to perform this work, under the direction of Gary Faulhaber. # # # FAIRFAX, VA, December 15, 2001 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, is pleased to announce the addition of David Arwood as PR/Marketing Manager. David will oversee the firms Marketing, PR and Recruiting efforts. A graduate of the University of Tennessee, David brings 8 years of marketing experience to christopher consultants. Prior experience includes 1 year with CORE, an architecture and interior design firm in Georgetown, and 6.5 years with Octagon Marketing and Athlete Representation of McLean. # # #
FAIRFAX, VA, October 30, 2001 - christopher consultants is pleased to announce that
Toby Ieuter has recently demonstrated professional competency by successfully completing the
Certified Arborist examination through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) and the local Chapter of ISA. The purpose of the ISA Certification Program is to improve the level of knowledge and standard of practice within the tree care profession. It is designed to assist the public in identifying those professionals in arboriculture who have demonstrated, through a professionally developed examination and education program, a thorough knowledge of tree care practices # # # FAIRFAX, VA, October 15, 2001 - christopher consultants, a multi-disciplined engineering, surveying, land planning and landscape architecture firm, founded in 1982, is pleased to announce the opening of its Prince William office, located at 7215 Gateway Court, Manassas, VA. This full-service office will serve the firm's growing and expanded presence in Prince William County. Current projects in Prince William County include Heritage Hunt, Dominion Valley, Prince William Town Center, Four Seasons, Wayside, Southbridge and Independence. This is the third location for this 150+ person firm and complements the existing locations in Fairfax County at 9900 Main Street in Fairfax; and Loudoun County at 45940 Horseshoe Drive in Sterling. # # # FAIRFAX, VA, August 15, 2001 - christopher consultants, ltd., a civil engineering, surveying and land planning firm with offices in Fairfax and Loudoun, is pleased to announce that Darryl Bowser, L.S., has been named as an Associate. Mr. Bowser has been with christopher consultants, ltd. for over six years and has held various positions with the company. Mr. Bowser is currently the Senior Survey Coordinator in the company's Loudoun office. # # # ANNOUNCES
NEW EMPLOYEE FAIRFAX, VA, April 15, 2001 - christopher consultants, ltd., a civil engineering, surveying and land planning firm with offices in Fairfax and Loudoun, is pleased to announce that
Bruce Thornberry has joined the firm as a Senior Project Manager in its Loudoun office. Mr. Thornberry attended the University of South Florida and has over 20 years of civil engineering experience throughout the southeast United States. # # # ANNOUNCES
PROMOTION FAIRFAX, VA, March 5, 2001 - christopher consultants, ltd. is pleased to announce that
Christopher J. Lupia, P.E., has been appointed the Director of Design for its Loudoun office. Mr. Lupia is an associate with the company and has been with christopher consultants for over twelve years. He currently serves in the position of Senior Project Manager in the company's Fairfax Office. Chris received his BCE from The Catholic University of America in 1979 and his MBA from Averett College in 1997. He is a licensed engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In addition to other duties, Mr. Lupia's responsibilities as Director of Design will include the overall management of design production services and design quality control in the Loudoun office. # # # ANNOUNCES
PROMOTIONS FAIRFAX, VA, December 14, 2000
- christopher consultants is pleased to announce two significant promotions.
Andrew Gorecki has been promoted to Project Manager in the company's Fairfax office. Andy has been with christopher consultants for five years. A civil engineering graduate from Virginia Tech, Andy's primary area of focus has been in Fairfax and Prince William Counties and includes in his project resume, the Heritage Hunt project in Prince William County. # # # RECEIVES
AWARD FAIRFAX, VA, December 6, 2000
- christopher consultants is pleased to announce that the company has received a
"Quality Award for Plan Production" for calendar year 2000 from the Engineers & Surveyors Institute (ESI). The company is also honored to have two individuals,
Mr. Hugh Turner and Mr. Mike Kitchen, awarded the "Quality Award - Designated Plans Examination". ESI is a public/private partnership seeking to ensure plan quality and excellence within both the public and private land development, engineering and surveying community. Membership includes most firms practicing in the Northern Virginia area, along with most local jurisdictions, and George Mason University. # # # OPENS
NEW TELECOMMUTING
OFFICE FAIRFAX, VA, August 8, 2000 - christopher consultants recently opened its new telecommuting office in
Prince William County. This office takes advantage of the latest state-of-the-art technology and will expand christopher consultants' geographical reach for employees and professional members of the community. The telecommuting office will be connected electronically to its "home" office located in the City of Fairfax and also with the company's Corporate Headquarters also located within the City. The office is located at 7507 Presidential Lane, Manassas, Virginia 20109. Additional locations can be anticipated subsequent to a successful implementation and incorporation of this telecommuting office. # # # ANNOUNCES
RECORD BILLINGS FAIRFAX, VA, May 5, 2000
- Company officials at christopher consultants, ltd., a civil engineering, surveying and land planning firm with offices in Fairfax and Loudoun, announced that monthly billings for the company exceeded the
$1,000,000 mark for the first time. The March billing total of $1,027,765 is indicative of the high level of activity and growth the company is experiencing in all of its offices. The company is now on target to have its best revenue year since its founding in 1982. # # # ANNOUNCES
APPOINTMENT FAIRFAX, VA, December 20, 1999
- christopher consultants, ltd., a civil engineering, surveying and land planning firm with offices in Fairfax and Loudoun, is pleased to announce that
Mr. James R. Maier, Jr., L.S. has been appointed to the Loudoun County Chapter Council of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association. Mr. Maier, as Director of Surveys in the Loudoun office, brings over thirty years of experience to this appointment. In his current position, he is responsible for all survey computing and land surveying services on land development and public works projects in the Loudoun office. He will be reporting to the Council on current development and building issues in Loudoun County. # # # FAIRFAX CITY COUNCIL APPOINTS FAIRFAX, VA, November 15, 1999 - The City of Fairfax City Council recently appointed
Christopher W. Brown to another two year term on the City of Fairfax Economic Development Authority. Mr. Brown is President of christopher consultants, ltd., a civil engineering, survey and land planning firm headquartered in the City of Fairfax and founded in 1982. Mr. Brown serves on the Board of Directors of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association and is a member of the Urban Land Institute. # # # ANNOUNCES
APPOINTMENT FAIRFAX, VA, November 4, 1999
- christopher consultants, ltd., a civil engineering, surveying and land planning firm headquartered in the City of Fairfax, is pleased to announce that
Mr. Kevin Washington has been appointed to the Alexandria Chapter Council of the Northern Virginia Building Industry Association. Mr. Washington, a Project Manager with christopher consultants, ltd., brings over twelve years of experience in land development to this appointment. He will be reporting to the Council on current development and building issues in the City of Alexandria. # # # ANNOUNCES
NEW ASSOCIATES FAIRFAX, VA, November 3, 1999 - christopher consultants, ltd. is pleased to announce that
Jeffrey S. Smith has been named as an Associate. Mr. Smith has been with christopher consultants, ltd. for over ten years and has held various positions with the company. He currently holds the title of Senior Survey Coordinator in the company's Fairfax office. # # # ANNOUNCES
APPOINTMENT FAIRFAX, VA, November 2, 1999 - christopher consultants, ltd. is pleased to announce that
Mr. David A. Bryant, P.E. has joined the staff at their Loudoun office. Mr. Bryant will serve in the position of Senior Project Manager. Mr. Bryant is a registered engineer in Virginia and West Virginia and brings over 25 years of experience in all facets of civil engineering relating to land development, and 10 years as principal and founder of D. A. Bryant, P.C., a civil engineering firm located in Loudoun County, to this position. # # # ANNOUNCES
NEW ASSOCIATES FAIRFAX, VA, August 2, 1999 - christopher consultants, ltd., a civil engineering, surveying and land planning firm headquartered in the City of Fairfax, is pleased to announce the naming of three new associates.
James R. Price, C.L.S.,Senior Systems Analyst in the Corporate office is responsible for all of the information technology and computer CADD operating systems within the company. Mr. Price has been with the company over 15 years and is a licensed surveyor in Virginia.
Michael S. Kitchen, P.E., Senior Project Manager in the Fairfax office. Mr. Kitchen has been with christopher consultants for 2 years and has 16 years of experience in Northern Virginia. He is a 1983 graduate of Virginia Tech and is a licensed professional engineer in Virginia.
Paul W. Tiffin, Senior Project Manager in the Loudoun office. Mr. Tiffin has been with christopher consultants for 9 years and has 15 years of experience in Northern Virginia. He is a 1982 graduate of Virginia Tech and is a licensed professional engineer in Virginia. # # # ANNOUNCES
APPOINTMENTS FAIRFAX, VA, May 24, 1999 - christopher consultants, ltd., a civil engineering, surveying and land planning firm headquartered in the City of Fairfax, is pleased to announce that
Mr. Mark Fields recently joined the firm as a Senior Project Manager. Mr. Fields' most recent position was as president of Holland Engineering is Alexandria. Mr. Fields serves on the Board of Directors of the Eisenhower Partnership in Alexandria and is chairman of the Land Use Committee for the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce. He will work from the firm's Fairfax, Virginia office. # # # ANNOUNCES
NEW ASSOCIATES FAIRFAX, VA, December 1, 1998 - christopher consultants, ltd. is pleased to announce that Christopher J.
Lupia, P.E., has been appointed as an Associate with the firm. Mr. Lupia has been with christopher consultants for over ten years and currently serves in the position of Senior Project Manager. Chris received his BCE from The Catholic University of America in 1979 and his MBA from Averett College in 1997. He is a licensed engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia. His projects include Heritage Hunt in Prince William County and Potomac Yard and Portners Landing in Alexandria. His activities have contributed to the growth and expansion of the company. # # # the company | news/awards | clients | projects |