Highlighter-Spring-2015

What an exciting time for Pond & Company! This year marks our 50th Anniversary as a successful A/E firm. What grew from humble beginnings in Pat Armour’s basement is now #4 of Atlanta’s Top Engineering Firms and #311 of ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms nationwide. It is exciting to see the growth and development of our company, and I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to our success over 50 years. In reflecting on our past, I have to give credit to Pat Armour who started the firm (structural engineering) in his basement. He had no staff, and went out to convince clients to give him a chance with their projects. Then he had to do the work which started the challenging cycle— “get work, do work, collect money and get more work” . It takes a unique individual that will take the risk to start an engineering company with his personal assets, and also have the interpersonal skills (both technical and people) to grow the business successfully. I also would be remiss without giving credit to three other individuals who made enormous contributions to our success in the earlier years. Jim Cape was Pat’s first employee and later became President. Pat and Jim were a great team, with Pat leading our design services and Jim focusing on marketing Al Pond, CEO CONTENTS EXECUTIV Pat Armour: Hard Work and Dedication Laid a Strong Foundation for Today’s Pond & Company The story of Pond & Company’s humble beginnings. More Award-Winning Projects Added to Our Portfolio Read about Pond’s recent ACEC Award-winning projects. Executive Corner Design-Build Trends and Pitfalls More Award-Winning Projects Added to Our Portfolio Spring Forward With Safety Being Your Customer’s First Choice Commissioning 101: Basic Applications of Energy Savings ICM Group Proves It’s an Industry Thought Leader Hartsfield-Jackson Runway Project Makes Headlines Pat Armour: Hard Work and Dedication Laid A Strong Foundation For Today’s Pond & Company Pond Ingenuity