Jennifer Verde, P.E., is an advocate for becoming an engineer—and she doesn’t sugarcoat the choice. “The academic aspect, working on a variety of projects, and working collaboratively with many different types of people and professionals, as I do, are all appealing,” Jennifer says. “But the work aspect of this job is challenging. You end up working a lot.” Jennifer started …
Altamont President Named SAHC Trustee
Altamont president Stuart Ryman, P.G., has been elected to the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) Board of Trustees. “I am very honored to be asked to serve as a Trustee with SAHC,” Stu says. “It is a great organization that has done so much for our community. I look forward to doing my part to contribute to SAHC’s ongoing success.” …
Altamont Receives 2016 Sky High Growth Award
Altamont Environmental, Inc. was honored to receive the 2016 Sky High Growth Award from the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce on April 21. The award was accepted by Altamont president Stuart Ryman, P.G., business development lead Mike Falknor, and geologist Seth Goad. It is the second consecutive year Altamont has been a winner in the category. This award from the …
New Job Opportunity at Altamont: Immediate Opening for a Site Civil Engineer (P.E.)
Altamont has an immediate opening for a motivated early- to mid-level Site Civil Engineer—with a P.E. as a requirement—to join our successful and growing Engineering/Design and Planning service line. “We’re looking for a mid-level civil engineer eager to work with a high-performing team and for a variety of clients,” says Mike Dale, R.L.A., one of Engineering’s two service line leaders …
Two New Co-op Employees Join Altamont!
Altamont is pleased to welcome two new cooperative education, or co-op, students for the Spring 2016 semester. Jo’Darius Twillie (right) and Jackson Bogach are Engineering students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville participating in its Co-op Engineering Program. Their first terms with Altamont extend from January into May 2016. Co-op employees are employed full time at Altamont for two or three semesters, which typically rotate between a semester at work and …
Tony Hauser Appointed to City of Asheville Planning and Zoning Commission
Shared by Altamont’s Tony Hauser, R.L.A., P.E.: I am pleased to announce that I was recently appointed to the City of Asheville Planning and Zoning Commission. The Planning and Zoning Commission is an advisory board to the Asheville City Council. The Commission: reviews proposed amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) hears proposals to change the zoning of property performs studies …
Altamont Helps Clean Up Asheville Greenway
Altamont has participated in stream cleanups with RiverLink for several years. For a November 2015 cleanup, Altamont was assigned a new reach of the unnamed tributary to Reed Creek that parallels Broadway Avenue from Catawba Street to the confluence with Reed Creek at the Asheville Botanical Gardens. In 2013, Altamont designed and oversaw construction of Phase 3 of the Reed Creek Greenway that …
California Dreaming: Phase I ESAs and San Jacinto Rock Climbing
While many of Altamont’s clients are in North Carolina and the fast-growing Southeastern United States, we do work for clients across the country. Altamont’s Adam Tripp. P.G., recently completed a Phase I environmental site assessment (ESA) in California. While there, Adam took a little extra time to go climbing and camping in the Black Mountain Bouldering Area in the San …
Altamont Receives PSMJ 2015 Circle of Excellence Award
Altamont is pleased to announce that our firm has been named a PSMJ 2015 Circle of Excellence firm. PSMJ is the premier management consulting firm for the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. Its Circle of Excellence is designed to highlight firms that are successfully managed and demonstrate outstanding achievements in profitability, overhead management, cash flow, productivity, business development, staff growth, and turnover. Altamont was one of only 66 …
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Receives Stormwater Green Infrastructure Award
Altamont is pleased to share this exciting Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 recognition of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ work in stormwater green infrastructure practices. Congratulations to our Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians friends: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians this week with the regional 2015 EPA Rain Catcher Award in the Tribal …
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