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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, 11 December 2007
For More Information, Contact:
Karen Wiesneski
262-317-3292

National Survey & Engineering's Schapekahm and Lancour Promoted

BROOKFIELD, WIS.  – National Survey & Engineering, a division of R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. — civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, GIS and 3D visualization consultants — Brookfield, Wis., has announced staff promotions in its land development services division.

Jonathan Schapekahm has been promoted from senior project engineer to project manager. He has 15 years of experience in the design of site geometrics, grading, drainage, stormwater detention, and utilities for residential, commercial, and institutional projects. Schapekahm has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Valparaiso University. He is registered as a professional engineer in the state of Wisconsin. Schapekahm lives in Waukesha.

Ryan Lancour has been promoted from project engineer to project manager. Lancour has 10 years of experience in sitework engineering. His responsibilities include site design, stormwater management plans, roadway and site grading plans, sanitary and storm sewer and water main design for commercial and retail developments. He has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Marquette University. He is registered as a professional engineer in the state of Wisconsin. Lancour lives in Milwaukee.

 

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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