Medina Consultants Inspires Young Engineers During National Engineer’s Week

National Engineers Week (EWeek) is a great opportunity to reach out to the future engineering workforce to increase understanding and interest in the diverse and thriving engineering and technology professions. Hand in hand, the week’s events also help to raise awareness and appreciation of engineer’s contributions to society in the public eye.

In celebration and support of this annual initiative, Medina Consultants hosted a series of information sessions to introduce local high school students to Engineering as a profession. Session Topics for presentations included: How Engineering Makes the World Go Round, Different Types of Engineering, How Computers Support Engineering and How to Become an Engineer.

February 18, 2009: Medina Consultants hosted an “All About Engineering” information session in their Hackettstown, NJ office for Hackettstown High School’s Pre-Engineering Class and their teacher, Gwen Miller. The students also received a tour of Medina’s office to further illustrate the inner workings of an engineering firm. Medina’s President, Robert Medina, PE welcomed the students.

These sessions were presented by a panel of experienced Medina personnel that included Senior Vice President - Wassim Nader, PE, Project Structural Engineer - Stefan Eskesen, PE and CAD Manager - Kurt Rasmussen. The sessions were moderated by Marketing Manager - Karen Bloom.

February 19, 2009: Medina Consultants traveled to Mt. Olive High School in Mt. Olive, NJ to present an “All About Engineering” information session to Auto-CAD and Architecture classes taught by Tom Kuty and an Architecture II class taught by Mr. Wain throughout the school day.

These presentations were presented by Senior Vice President – Wassim Nader, PE and Marketing Manager - Karen Bloom.

The presentations received a positive response from both students and teachers and further feedback included inspirational thoughts about bridges and becoming civil engineers. Medina was honored to participate in EWeek for 2009 and looks forward to expanding this success in years to come. To learn more about Engineers Week, please visit www.eweek.org.

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Medina Consultants is pleased to announce our new NYC office location!

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Medina Consultants Ranked #1 in Hispanic Business Magazine

Medina Consultants was ranked No. 310 in the Top 500 Largest Hispanic-Owned Companies by Hispanic Business Magazine in their June 2006 issue. Based on the types of businesses included in this listing, Medina Consultants is the No. 1 Largest Hispanic-Owned Civil Engineering and Land Surveying Firm in the Tri-state area; the No. 3 Largest Hispanic-Owned Civil Engineering and Land Surveying Firm nationally. A full version of the article can be found on the Hispanic Business Magazine website, www.hispanicbusiness.com in their June 2006 issue.

Medina Consultants Thanks Its Clients for a Great 2005.

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Medina Has a New Look

Our company recently took on a new image! You will see our new logo appearing on company vehicles, business cards, letterhead, brochures, note cards, promotional items and plans. Our consistent new logo reflects our growth and recognition in the industry. The spring green "M" and blue swirl "M" reflect our strength in design and creative innovation. The prominent "Medina" responds to our clients' familiarity with our firm. Medina is a name that has traveled from the Moors in Southern Spain to Cuba to the United States. It means town or town center; where people came together to shop, socialize and do business. Our goal as a firm is to bring together a diverse group of professionals to offer the services needed by today's communities to prosper and grow.

Opening of our New York Office

Medina Consultants is proud to announce the addition of a branch office in Manhattan, NY! Our newest office is located at 895 Broadway, 5th Floor between 19th & 20th streets near Union Square. We are pleased to be able to enhance our abilities to serve our clients on new & existing projects in the New York Metropolitan area through the location of our new office.

Medina Consultants brings expertise in general civil engineering and survey services including commercial, industrial and residential land development plans, construction inspection and management, bridge structural engineering, building structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, transportation and traffic engineering, utility design, highway and mass transit engineering.

Employee Announcements

Medina Consultants is pleased to announce that Sid W. Sidhom, P.E. has joined the firm as Project Manager in the Hackettstown office.

Mr. Sidhom brings to the firm over 18 years of experience in the fields of NBIS Bridge Inspections Projects, Bridge Scope Development Projects, Bridge Design and Rehabilitation Projects and Construction Management Project for various Government Agencies, Authorities and Counties in the tri-state area.

Mr. Sidhom has joined Medina after gaining solid and diversified experience through working with a number of major consulting firms and accomplishing successful completion of complex projects with strict budget and time controls.

His combined professional knowledge and business development skills will help Medina deliver excellent products to our customers and organizations.

Please feel free to contact Mr. Sidhom at (908) 850-3366 ext. 128 or by email at sidhoms@medinaconsultants.com to discuss on-going or new project opportunities.

Robert Medina Named Businessman of the Year

Mr. Robert Medina, P.E. – Founder & President of Medina Consultants was recently named the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce's Region V Hispanic Businessman of the Year. He accepted this honor at their 26th Annual National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on September 15, 2005. USHCC Region V encompasses the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic states from Virginia to Maine and all of Canada.

Medina is active in the Hispanic business community and is a member of the Hispanic Business Council of CIANJ, Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of NJ and the Morris County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Robert Medina, P.E. founded Medina Consultants in 1989 as a small sole-proprietorship located in Hackettstown, NJ providing broad-based engineering and land surveying services to public and private clients in the New Jersey / New York region. Through client service and professional expertise, Medina Consultants has steadily grown to a 95+ person professional corporation with offices in Hackettstown, Princeton, and Lyndhurst, NJ, Bethlehem, PA, and New York City, NY.

Medina Consultants currently works on some of the most valuable and ground breaking projects in the industry, ranging in construction value from several million to over twenty billion dollars. Since its founding, Medina Consultants has worked on over 1,500 projects. Our clientele includes state, county and federal government agencies, major engineering firms and private developers throughout New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico. We have worked on projects for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Port Authority of NY&NJ, NJ Department of Transportation, NJ Transit Corp., NJ Turnpike Authority, NYC Metropolitan Transit Authority, Long Island Railroad, and NJ Schools Construction Corp. We have worked as a subconsultant for many of Engineering News Records' "Top 500 Engineering Firms" in the tri-state area.

Our expertise includes civil engineering, residential and commercial development plans, environmental studies and permits, flood studies and stormwater management, recreational and landscape design, bridge and building structural design and inspection, geotechnical engineering, transportation and traffic engineering, highway and railroad design and land surveying, boundary and topographic surveys, high definition surveys and 3D scanning, right-of-way documents, construction stakeout, contractor design support, construction management and construction inspection.

Medina Ranked in Hispanic Business Magazine

Medina was ranked No. 351 in the Top 500 Largest Hispanic-Owned Companies by Hispanic Business Magazine in their June 2005 issue. Based on the types of businesses included in this listing, Medina is the No. 5 Largest Hispanic-Owned Civil Engineering and Land Surveying Firm. A full version of the article can be found on the Hispanic Business Magazine website, www.hispanicbusiness.com in their June 2005 issue.

Medina Consultants Wins ACEC Diamond Award

Medina Consultants, an engineering and land surveying firm headquartered in Hackettstown, NJ, recently received a Diamond Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC, NY) for its efforts on the Second Avenue Subway project in New York City. The Diamond Award is the most prestigious award a firm can receive from ACEC. Representatives from Medina attended the awards gala on April 2, 2005 at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.

The Second Avenue Subway Project is New York City's first new subway in nearly fifteen years. It would relieve massive congestion on the most over-crowded subway route in the nation – the 4, 5 and 6 IRT trains on Manhattan's East Side. As part of the DMJM+Harris/Arup project design team, Medina Consultants, along with "sister company", Robinson Aerial Surveys, used a combination of innovative technology and surveying techniques to obtain accurate existing conditions feature surveys and base mapping for the entire 8+ mile project corridor. This significant effort was accomplished through the use of integrated surveying and mapping technologies including Global Positioning System (GPS), Digital Leveling, Digital Robotic Total Stations, Low-Altitude Aerial Mapping, High Definition Scanning and Conventional Surveying techniques.

Opening of Pennsylvania Office

Medina Consultants is proud to announce the addition of a branch office in Bethlehem, PA. The new office has been established to provide engineering services to existing and new clients in the Eastern Pennsylvania area. Medina Consultants brings expertise in general civil engineering and survey services including commercial, industrial and residential land development, roadway design, traffic engineering, utility design and municipal engineering.

Mr. Terry DeGroot, P.E. will lead the Bethlehem team as Director and Branch Manager. Mr. DeGroot has over 20 years' experience and has practiced in Pennsylvania for over 10 years. You can reach Mr. DeGroot at (610) 954-9060.

Medina Hosts 3rd Annual Golf Outing

On Friday, May 13, 2005, Medina hosted its third annual charity golf outing which benefited the tsunami relief efforts in Southern Asia. The event took place at Minebrook Golf Course in Hackettstown, New Jersey and was well attended by clients, employees and friends alike. The day included lunch, a round of golf and an evening of prizes including "Longest Drive", "Closest to the Pin", "Best Score" and "Most Honest Golfer". We would like to thank everyone who attended the event for another successful outing.