November 2019
Join us in welcoming two new employees to AEC. Chris Litz, Construction Manager, brings 20 years of experience in the A/E/C industry to our team. He will be overseeing CA duties on several critical projects. Mike Chan is a Mechanical Engineer with 7 years of engineering experience. Welcome to the team, Chris and Mike!
October 2019
AEC is in the news again! We were just ranked on the Columbus CEO Leaderboard list for Central Ohio Women-Owned Businesses. Based on 2018 revenues, AEC rounded out the top 10. 2018 was a great year and we are on track to have an even better year for 2019. Congrats to AEC and everyone on the list. Click here to see the Columbus CEO Leaderboard List.
October 2019
AEC was honored to be recognized as a Fast 50 Company by Columbus Business First for 2019. We ranked 39th in the list of fastest-growing companies in Central Ohio. Click here to see the full list and our firm’s highlight.
September 2019
Join us in welcoming several new employees to AEC! Scott Porter joins AEC as the Director of Business Development, bringing over 18 years of experience in the A/E/C industry with him. Scott is joining our marketing team in the Columbus office. Paul Dixon, PE is a Senior Electrical Engineer with over 20 years of experience. Paul is joining our Cleveland office and supporting our Columbus teams. Welcome to AEC!
September 2019
Join us in welcoming several new employees to the AEC Indiana office. Gary Creson, CIPE is a Sr. Plumbing and Fire Protection Engineer with over 30 years of experience. William Schulte, PE is a Sr. Mechanical Engineer with over 25 years of Experience. Lastly, Nishank Amin is a recent graduate with a background in Electrical Systems and Energy Systems. Welcome to the team!
September 2019
AEC is excited to be listed as a Fast Fifty Awardee by Columbus Business First magazine. The Fast 50 honors the fastest-growing privately held companies in Central Ohio.
August 2019
AEC was recently ranked a Top-20 Woman-Owned Business by Columbus Business First magazine. Congrats to our owner, Lisa Huang, PE, PhD, RCDD, on this great honor!
August 2019
AEC is honored to be listed as an MEP Giant again this year by Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine. The MEP Giants program, sponsored by Eaton, lists the top mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and fire protection engineering firms in North America. AEC ranked number 99 on the list.
August 2019
AEC received an overall “Very Good” rating for our work on our NASA Plum Brook Station Facilities Horizontal Communications Infrastructure project. Work involved engineering design services for the installation of a fiber optic ring around the entire Plum Brook Station facility. The data network will provide reliable service to six major station-wide systems. Construction cost was $8M. Congrats team on another successful project at NASA!
August 2019
Join us in welcoming Navin Ramasamy to our Indianapolis office. Navin is a recent graduate from North Carolina State Univerity, earning his Masters in Mechanical Engineering. Welcome to the team!
June 2019
Congrats to AEC President, Lisa Huang, PhD, PE, RCDD, on being named a 2019 Smart 50 Award Nominee by Smart Business Magazine. Lisa was recognized for her commitment to the A/E/C industry and for building a firm dedicated to providing high quality services with a personal touch. Click here to read the article.
Lisa’s Smart 50 nomination was also featured by the OSU Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Lisa is a 1998 PhD alumnus from the program. Click here to read the article.
June 2019
AEC was recently named a “Best Workplace in Ohio” by Ohio Business Magazine. The article highlights our open-door policy and flexible work environment as just a few of the reasons we think we are a great firm to work for! Thank you for the recognition! Click here to read the article.
June 2019
Join us in welcoming Frankie Tracena to the AEC-Indiana team. Frankie is a Senior Revit/CAD Technician with vast experience in the A/E/C industry.
April 2019
Join us in welcoming Eric Cole to the AEC-Indiana team. Eric is a Senior Mechanical Designer with 12 years of experience in the A/E/C industry. Eric is also a LEED Accredited Professional.
April 2019
AEC received an Exceptional/Very Good rating on our recent performance report for a medium voltage installation project at Ft. Sill Army Base in Lawton, OK. The project concerns installing substation interconnection at two substations on the base. The comments from the base project manager included, “All work requests were addressed expediently and to the full satisfaction of the Corps… The Contractor has utilized effective communication skills to actively understand information provided by the Corps and facilitate successful completion of task order requirements. All feedback and/or questions conveyed to the Contractor by the Corps were addressed clearly and in a timely manner. The Contractor has communicated proactively to help resolve unforeseen issues identified with the scope of this project.”
April 2019
AEC received a Very Good overall rating on our recent performance report for an HVAC and Roof Repair project at Tinker Air Force Base. The comments from the base project manager included, “AEC put together a good team to prepare the plans and specifications for this project. The quality of the design was very good. … The AEC project manager was very professional and customer focused. The charrette and the design review meetings were very professional, timely and informative. The management team stayed flexible to the User’s needs during the entire design preparation phase.”
March 2019
AEC received a Very Good rating on our recent performance report for the Ft. Sill AIT Complex Project. AEC provided design for the food storage, preparation and service equipment for an Army Training Dining Facility that serves 1300 people. The comments from the base project manager included, “AEC continues to have very good execution of their statement of work on the awarded task order. They always go above and beyond to get the information needed to meet all requirements. The customer is extremely pleased with the performance and quality of the products.”
February 2019
Another AEC project has achieved LEED certification. Congrats to the team for the new Hampton Circuit Court in Hampton, VA on achieving LEED Silver Certification for USGBC. The AEC VA Beach office provided MEP engineering services for the review of designs and building energy analysis during the construction phase for this new three-story, 73,700 SQ FT facility.
February 2019
AEC was ranked 19th on the List of Largest Central Ohio Engineering Firms by Columbus Business First. The list is determined by 2019 consulting engineering billings for projects engineered by Central Ohio offices.
February 2019
AEC has a new Cleveland office address. We have moved downtown. Phone numbers for the office remain the same.
February 2019
AEC is providing MEP engineering services for an exciting and much talked about project at The Ohio State University. The project renovates an existing space into an open flexible space to house the new eSports venue at OSU. The space will accommodate computers for open play gaming, team practice, and coaching as part of a first-of-its-kind comprehensive eSports program. AEC is responsible for all MEP engineering designs for the renovation. To read more about OSU’s eSports program, click here.
January 2019
AEC is part of two projects teams providing A/E services for Columbus Metropolitan Library. The first project is for the construction of a new library branch in Reynoldsburg. The second project is for the demolition and construction of a new library on Karl Road in North Columbus. AEC is responsible for MEPT/FP engineering designs for both new libraries. These are our first major projects with CML!
January 2019
Another AEC project has achieved LEED certification. Congrats to the team for the new Urbana High School on achieving LEED Silver Certification for USGBC. AEC provided plumbing and fire protection engineering services for this new school.
January 2019
Join us in welcoming Ricky Ferre, EI to the AEC team. Ricky recently graduated from the University of Maryland with his Master of Science in Fire Protection Engineering. He joins our Mechanical team in the Columbus office. Welcome Ricky!
January 2019
AEC is starting fresh in 2019 after finishing a busy 2018. We submitted a total of 194 proposal qualifications to over 50 clients; plus, countless more fee proposals. We started 203 new projects between our three main offices and wrapped up several large multi-year projects. What a year! We are looking forward to a new year and new projects!