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Effective March 17, 2008, R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. and its National Survey & Engineering Division has changed its Name to R.A. Smith National.

For Immediate Release, 15 February 2008
For More Information, Contact:
Karen Wiesneski
262-317-3292

Robert McCollim has Obtained His Pennsylvania Professional Engineer Registration

BROOKFIELD, WIS.  – Robert McCollim, civil engineer, of National Survey & Engineering, a division of R.A.Smith & Associates, Inc. — civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, GIS and 3D visualization consultants — Tarentum (Pittsburgh), Pa. has obtained his professional engineer registration in the state of Pennsylvania. McCollim has more than six years of civil engineering experience, including the last three at National Survey & Engineering. He is responsible for sitework engineering for a variety of land development projects at National Survey & Engineering, including site planning studies, grading analysis, and stormwater management planning.

McCollim has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Pennsylvania State University. He is also a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED™) accredited professional. McCollim lives in Penn Hills, Pennsylvania.

About R.A. Smith & Associates and National Survey & Engineering
National Survey & Engineering is a division of R.A. Smith & Associates, a leading civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, GIS and visualization consultant. The company is headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin with branch offices in Appleton, Oshkosh, and Madison, Wis. and Tarentum (Pittsburgh), Pa. Established in 1929, National Survey & Engineering is a leader in serving clients in the land development industry and operates one of the largest land surveying organizations in the Midwest.

R.A. Smith was ranked No. 7 among medium-sized civil engineering firms (101 to 499 employees) nationwide in CE News’ Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For 2007. R.A. Smith was also recognized in fall 2001, 2003, and 2005 as one of the best employers to work for in Southeastern Wisconsin by Milwaukee Magazine. Additional awards include the 2004 Wisconsin Business Ethics Award in the small business category; 2004 Top 10 Small Businesses in Southeastern Wisconsin by the Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Times; and a winner in The Business Journal’s Beyond the Paycheck awards program in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the Top Milwaukee Workplaces 2007.

R.A. Smith’s mission is to design with vision, deliver excellence, and provide the most responsive service to our clients. The company is driven by core values that include accountability, client satisfaction, innovation, positive work environment, ethics and integrity, and community and professional involvement.

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