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Celebrating Inspiration for National Engineers Week
Celebrating Inspiration for National Engineers Week In February we celebrate National Engineer’s Week, which always falls on the week encompassing George Washington’s birthday. The idea was conceived by the National Society of Professional Engineers. It’s an...
Together We’re Strong Part 5: Our Springfield Office
Together We’re Strong Part 5: Our Springfield Office Building a satellite office can be challenging even at a well-established firm like ours. You have a lot to live up to and a lot of work ahead of you to get the typical wrinkles ironed out that comes with a new...
Testing & Inspections: When You Cross the T and Dot the I
Testing & Inspections: When You Cross the T and Dot the I Testing and inspections is a service we offer that many other firms will subcontract. The expertise is a can of worms, so to speak; once you open it you better have the time (and budget) to truly tackle it....
Phase III Engineering: Why it Matters at Every Level
Phase III Engineering: Why it Matters at Every Level We’ve talked about Phase III engineering in the past; explaining what it is and why it matters. However, we wanted to revisit the topic under a broader context while introducing a new employee who will be expanding...
Tackling the Intangible: How HR Forms the Spirit of Our Firm
Tackling the Intangible: How HR Forms the Spirit of Our Firm Pop culture has turned the idea of HR into a bit of a joke. In the TV show “The Office”, you had Toby from HR, who was written as an embodiment of the common perception of that department. A buzz kill, not...
An Engineer’s Guide to Gift Wrap
An Engineer’s Guide to Gift Wrap You might remember a certain banana bread recipe that was sent to us back in Spring. While it resembled a mad man’s manifesto in many ways, we have to admit that a few of us are fans of the recipe it contained. We were completely...
Transportation & the Environment: Hazardous Materials
Transportation & the Environment: Hazardous Materials Hazardous materials may not be the first thing that comes to mind when considering the site preparation process for construction projects. Many can harbor hazards to human health that must be understood and...
Transportation & The Environment: Landscape Architecture and Outdoor Advertising
Transportation & The Environment: Landscape Architecture and Outdoor Advertising The value of landscape architecture isn’t always obvious, especially in a transportation engineering project. After all, barring a scenic byway here and there, what is there to see...
Transportation & the Environment: Ecology
Transportation & the Environment: Ecology Our newest multi-part series is all about transportation engineering from an environmental point-of-view. While it’s one thing to expound on the process of designing a transportation project, we’d like to shed light on the...
Transportation & the Environment: Mitigation
Transportation & the Environment: Mitigation Both our Environmental Manager, Susannah Campbell, and our Fish & Wildlife Biologist, Jeff Herod agree; when it comes to construction, it’s always ideal to completely avoid interacting with sensitive areas and...
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This week is National Engineers Week so we thought we would ask a few members of our team; who inspired you, who ultimately made you an engineer before you ever knew it?
We begin with Baccus Oliver, Principal/Mechanical Engineer.
“My Uncle C.L. Baccus encouraged me to enter engineering. He was a naval engineer on a warship in WWII and was very intelligent.
I accredit my success in college to my perseverance. It was hard and my high school counselor said I wouldn’t be able to complete my schooling. Despite that counselor’s warning I graduated and found success as an engineer.”
2021 marks the 25th Anniversary of Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Testing, Inc. We are proud of our past and excited for the future. We want to take a moment to reflect on the journey. We hope you enjoy this video. We would like to extend a special thank you to our employees, clients, and families. Here is to 25 more!
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In 2021 Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Testing, Inc. will celebrate its 25th Anniversary. We wanted to take a moment to reflect on the journey. A special...We were excited to hop on the bus with the Kentucky Chamber Workforce Center, thanks for letting us ride along!
We are proud to be a part of this important project benefiting the health and wellness of our community. Thank you PFGW Architects and Ray Black & Son, Inc. for your confidence in our work.
As a part of Black History Month we want to recognize the contributions of African-American Engineers. Today we feature Howard P. Grant.
Born in Houston in 1925, Grant’s family moved to Los Angeles when he was a young boy. He began his engineering studies at the University of California Los Angeles but transferred to UC Berkeley two years later. After serving in the Air Force, Grant became the first Black graduate of the University of California Berkeley College of Engineering and became the first African-American civil engineer for the City and County of San Francisco, where he worked in the Water Department until 1984.
Grant also broke down racial barriers as the first known black member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, past president and treasurer of the California Society of Professional Engineers, and the second African-American civil engineer to be licensed by the state. He was also the man behind the Northern California Council of Black Professional Engineers, an organization that helps introduce the engineering field to Black youth