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Lakeland, FL - August 25, 2010
 BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc., a Lakeland-based engineering firm, recently made the list of ENR’s Top 200 Environmental Firms. Appearing on the list for the first time, BCI was ranked 196 of 200 firms, with reported revenue of $18.4 million for its environmental services. ENR (Engineering News-Record) publishes the list each year to highlight the top ranked companies throughout the world based on their yearly revenue.
“BCI is proud to be recognized by the Engineering News-Record as one of the top 200 environmental firms in the industry,” BCI President and CEO Richard M. Powers said. “Our highly motivated team has achieved this milestone through hard work and dedication to client service.” According to ENR, the Top 200 Environmental Firms Survey provides an annual look at a market that, this year, exceeded $52 billion in global revenue. List rankings are based on revenue for work in market sectors that include hazardous/solid waste, water supply and treatment, wastewater/stormwater treatment, environmental management, and environmental sciences.
BCI was founded in the 1970s as a geotechnical engineering firm. Today, the firm supports nearly 200 employees and nine office locations including its headquarters in Lakeland and satellite offices in Tavares, Palatka, Palm Beach Gardens, Plant City, Tampa, Brighton, Mich., Denver, Colo., and St. Louis, Mo. |
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Lakeland, FL - July 26, 2010
BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc. (BCI) is excited to announce a new branch office in St. Louis, Mo., which will enhance the firm’s exceptional service capabilities and strengthens its presence in the Midwest. As BCI continues to explore areas for improving its level of service, the St. Louis expansion includes the addition of highly experienced geologists to its staff, who will be incorporated into the firm’s GeoEnvironmental & Remediation group. Regional manager for the office is John Bognar, a Professional Geologist (CPG) with more than 30 years experience in hydrology, remediation, mining, oil and gas, and permitting.
“This opportunity further demonstrates our commitment to geographic expansion and growth, and employing highly motivated and top performing professionals,” BCI’s President and CEO Richard Powers said. BCI’s Missouri expansion comes on the heels of the recent opening of its Tampa office and boosts the number of BCI office locations to nine. The new St. Louis office will allow the company to provide additional GeoEnvironmental services to its clients throughout the region. |
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Lakeland, FL – July 24, 2010
BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc., a Lakeland-based engineering firm, announces the hiring of Jason Keener as Staff Accountant in the firm’s Accounting Department.
In his new position, Keener assists in the month end closing process for the company and is responsible for processing the biweekly payroll and journal entries. He also performs analysis work on company projects, updates employee files for payroll changes and provides leadership for the accounting administrative staff. As a result of new software at the Lakeland firm, he is also active in helping individuals with their timesheets and expense reporting.
Prior to joining BCI, Keener worked as a Staff Accountant for the law firm of Holland & Knight, the University of Michigan and SummaCare, Inc. He received his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Kent State University. |
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Lakeland, FL - July 24, 2010
 BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc., a Lakeland-based engineering firm, is pleased to congratulate Jacque Levine for five years of service to the company. Levine is currently employed as a Technical Assistant for BCI’s Water Resources department.
Levine started with BCI in February 2005 as a member of the Administrative group and quickly began assisting in modeling/simulation for a variety of hydrologic projects. As her skills increased, she moved into the Water Resources group as a field technician, where she trained on fluvial geomorphological projects and eventually started work on a four-year study of streams for the Florida Institute of Phosphate Research (FIPR). She was also promoted to technical assistant, which has allowed her to work with BCI’s Stream Team on a long line of stream related projects.
During her tenure, Levine has worked on numerous projects for the Lakeland firm, including the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s (SWFWMD) Hampton and Judy Tract project, a key initiative that will restore historic hydrology to critical wetlands. She also took a lead role for the Pine Level project, a field evaluation of more than 18,000 acres of MOSAIC property for stream existence.
Levine’s expertise focuses on stream restoration and includes habitat assessments, data rendering and summarization, and wetland delineation. As a primary member of the Stream Team, she has extensive field experience directly related to stream studies and has surveyed more than 100 streams throughout Florida. Her experience has allowed her to collect and identify many of the state’s fish species, as well as increase her knowledge of vegetation both native and non-native to Florida. |
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Lakeland, FL - June 01, 2010
 BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc. announces the hiring of Sean M. Callihan, as a Geologist in the firm’s Forensic Engineering & Science group.
Mr. Callihan began his employment with BCI February 22, 2010. Sean performs ground subsidence investigations on sites suspected to exhibit sinkhole activity - primarily in support of insurance claims. Mr. Callihan holds a M.S. in Geology from the University of South Florida. Prior to joining BCI, Mr. Callihan’s experience included geophysical surveys, hydrogeological fieldwork, structural geology fieldwork, site surveys, field mapping, and field mapping. |
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Lakeland, FL - June 01, 2010
 BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc. announces the hiring of Stephen Schwebke, as a Staff Geologist in the firm’s Forensic Engineering & Science group.
Mr. Schwebke began his employment with BCI February 22, 2010. Stephen performs ground subsidence investigations on sites suspected to exhibit sinkhole activity - primarily in support of insurance claims. Mr. Schwebke holds his B.S. in Geology from Illinois State University. Prior to joining BCI, Mr. Schwebke’s experience included geophysical site assessments, UST closures, soil and groundwater sampling, and environmental site assessments. |
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Lakeland, FL - June 03, 2010
 BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc. announces the hiring of Rachel Cook Bullock, as a Geology Field Technician in the firm’s Forensic Engineering & Science group. Ms. Bullock began her employment with BCI March 01, 2010. Rachel performs field activities on sites suspected to exhibit sinkhole activity - primarily in support of insurance claims.
Ms. Bullock holds a Bachelor of Science in Horticultural Science and Biology from Florida Southern College and is a member of the Southeastern Geological Society and the American Horticultural Society. Prior to joining BCI, Ms. Bullock’s experience included installation, maintenance, and management of microirrigation systems; microbiological laboratory work; and field research and soil sampling. |
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Lakeland, FL - May 28, 2010
 BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc. announces the hiring of Samantha D. Andrews, PG, as a Staff Geologist in the firm’s Forensic Engineering & Science group.
Ms. Andrews began her employment with BCI April 19, 2010. Samantha performs ground subsidence investigations on sites suspected to exhibit sinkhole activity - primarily in support of insurance claims. Ms. Andrews is a registered Professional Geologist in the State of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas.
Prior to joining BCI, Ms. Andrews’ experience included geophysical site assessments; soil and groundwater assessments and remediation; contamination removal, transport, and disposal; and water well installation, monitoring, and analyses. |
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Lakeland, FL - May 21, 2010
BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc. is pleased to congratulate Mr. Mike Gonzales for 5 years of service to the company. Mike is currently employed as a Lab Technician for BCI’s Geotechnical Engineering & Mining services department.
Mike Gonzales started with BCI on April 14, 2005. His on-the-job training began with laboratory soil testing and has progressed to on-site testing, sampling, and monitoring. Mike has performed soil analysis/testing on many of BCI’s geotechnical, mining, construction, and sinkhole investigation work. Mike’s versatility and ability to learn quickly have proven to be a tremendous asset to BCI while allowing him to be involved in a wide variety of fieldwork and many different projects.
He has been involved in road construction, dam building, sinkhole remediation (pressure grouting), dredging projects, liner placement, and slurry wall construction. His duties include collecting samples in the field and laboratory testing. During his tenure with BCI, Mike has worked on projects such as Dam Rehabilitation and Design for Coronet Industries, L-8 Reservoir Dredging, Reclamation Design for multiple Mosaic mining sites, and Gypsum Stack Closure for Agrium, Inc. Mike is a Certified Hazardous Materials Technician as well as MSHA certified. He is currently attending USF in pursuit of a degree in Chemical Engineering. |
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Lakeland, FL - May 14, 2010
BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc. announces senior geologist earns his Professional Geologist license. BCI Engineers & Scientists, Inc. is pleased to announce that Joel Cornwall, a senior geologist in the Forensic Engineering & Science group, has recently received his Professional Geologist (PG) license from the Florida Board of Professional Geology. Mr. Cornwall is a project manager specializing in subsidence and sinkhole damage investigations of multi-unit commercial properties, primarily in support of insurance claims. Joel holds a bachelor in Geology from Western Washington University, and is an active member in the American Institute of Professional Geologists, and The Geological Society of America. |
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