The League of American Bicyclists recognized R&M Consultants, Inc. (R&M) with a Silver-level Bicycle Friendly Business (BFB) award. The firm is one of seven BFBs in Alaska and one of two Silver-level businesses. With this designation, R&M joins a group of 1,118 current BFBs, made up of local businesses, government agencies and Fortune 500 companies […]
R&M’s hockey team finished their 2017 fall season with a 7-1-2 record. Project Engineer Ryan Goentzel, PE is this year’s team captain. “I love playing hockey in general, but when you get to do it with your coworkers and colleagues outside of work, it becomes an interesting experience. We see each other every day in […]
A lifetime of contributions to the right of way field At a recent awards ceremony in Fairbanks, Charles L. (Charlie) Parr, SR/WA was recognized for his lifetime achievement and contribution to International Right of Way (IRWA) Arctic Trails Chapter 71 and its members. “It’s a special honor to be recognized by your peers. It was […]
Will Rhodes, CPG recently earned his Certified Professional Geologist (CPG) certification and is now a CPG in Alaska. The CPG certification is administered by the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), an association dedicated to promoting geology as a profession. This certification recognizes geologists with the relevant education, training and eight or more years of […]
Two former R&M interns recently joined the R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) team as full-time Staff Engineers. James Colles, EIT and Tyler Shamburg joined R&M’s Construction Administration (CA) Department in May 2016 as Staff Engineers. They provide construction oversight and administration support for airport, highway and waterfront improvements, as well as structural vertical and industrial construction […]
An unprecedented flooding event in northern Alaska occurred in spring 2015, shutting down the Dalton Highway and causing major supply issues to the North Slope. R&M Staff Engineer Jai Chang, EIT participated in a panel presentation on October 27, along with three other speakers from organizations involved, in the emergency efforts to repair the highway […]
Anchorage’s Sand Lake area is finally getting some much needed infrastructure upgrades. The final phase of the West Dimond Boulevard Upgrade project, which has been the works for the past 11 years, began construction this past May. In 2005, the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) and R&M Consultants, Inc. (R&M) commenced design work on this project. […]
Meet Land Surveyor Kevin Robar, LSIT. He’s a second generation Alaskan and R&Mer, and fourth generation surveyor! How did you get into surveying? I actually swore I’d never be a surveyor. I’m a fourth generation surveyor. My great grandfather was a surveyor in the early 1900s and surveyed for the railroad in the Amazon jungle. […]
R&M spent the afternoon of October 6 at the Dimond Center Mall building an out-of-this-world starship made entirely of canned foods for the 2017 CANstruction competition, an annual fundraiser for the Food Bank of Alaska. This is the first year the competition was held at the Dimond Center. During CANstruction, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) […]
R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) was ranked #19 nationally in ZweigWhite’s 2016 Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For list. This represents R&M’s sixth year on the list, moving up from #31 in 2015. “This truly is a prestigious honor and a testament to our incredible employees who believe in our mission and understand how to […]
Engineering News Record (ENR) ranked R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) at #447 on their 2016 Top 500 Design Firms List. R&M is the only fully Alaska-based firm represented. “The single most important and distinguishing asset of our firm is our people, and we continually seek ways to show our commitment to them. From challenging projects to […]
Two University of Alaska graduates recently joined the R&M team: Corey Prewett, EIT, CESCL joined R&M’s Site Development Group in May 2016 as a Staff Engineer. He provides civil engineering support on site development projects, including schools, universities, harbors and other facilities. His responsibilities include AutoCAD drafting on building sites, including grading and drainage; submittal […]
