Civiltech just published the 50th issue of Between the Lines, our company newsletter! Our first newsletter was published in the Spring of 2006. To mark this milestone, we decided that the most newsworthy story to feature is the story of us – Civiltech. You may already know us for innovative engineering and outstanding client service, but we hope this list of 50 Civiltech Fun Facts gives you an interesting and entertaining peek into our company history and culture.


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Civiltech published our first newsletter in Spring 2006!


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The first Civiltech website was launched in 1998. The website was redesigned in 2013 and 2018.


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Civiltech was established in 1988, under our Founding Principals: John Breitsameter, Bob Andres, Mark Hine, and Gary Overbay.


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Our corporate headquarters in Itasca has moved 7 times!

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The Chicago office was opened in December of 1999 and has moved 4 times.


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Our offices were closed twice in 2019 due to the Polar Vortex.


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Our 500th project was opened in April 1995 and our 1,000th project in July 1999.

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Our current number of projects completed is over 3,500.


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50,000! An accounting milestone. The 50,000th invoice was processed in May 2021.


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Civiltech has over 130 employees,

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54 of which are licensed P.E.’s.

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28% of Civiltech employees are women!


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33 Civiltech staffers have names that begin with the letter J, and

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3 staff are named Jen H.


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Over the years, Civiltech has had 123 interns!


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 44 people have been with the firm for over 10 years, and

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22 people have been with the firm for over 20 years!

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The 2 longest serving employees have been with the firm for 32 years.


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Civiltech has over 250 clients,

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including 70 regional municipalities.


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In 2020, Civiltech became certified to do work in Wisconsin and is actively working in the City of Milwaukee.


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Civiltech traveling hats have visited over 20 countries across the globe, including

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8 Caribbean locations.

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Not to mention 21+ states!


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Between the Itasca and Chicago offices, Civiltech has 119 work stations, with 3 additional work stations residing in Kentucky, Florida, and Arizona.

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And, at any given time, we have from 6 to 12 field offices.


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The number of bobbleheads that grace our offices.


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The Civiltech Interchange program, a series of staff presentations and learning opportunities, has been active for 6 years. An Interchange, a staff presentation or learning opportunity, is part of Civiltech’s Knowledge Management Program.

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Civiltech staff have participated in over 90 Interchanges.


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In 1988, we acquired our first computer.

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In 1990, we acquired 5 shared computers and a pen plotter.

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By 2008, we had approximately 5GB of server space.

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Today, in 2021, our IT group manages 207 computers, 36 servers, 2 local networks, 5 branch networks, and 6 Citrix Virtual Machines all hosted on 31TB of disk storage on an all-flash Unity storage array. Civiltech’s main server now has 7700GB of storage!


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Over 50 Civiltech babies have been born in the last 10 years.

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And, there must be something in the water, because 4 current employees have twins!


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Civiltech first opened its doors to trick-or-treaters in 2004, and

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began participating in Take Your Child to Work Day in April 2007.


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Civiltech began volunteering annually at Feed My Starving Children in 2015.

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To date, Civiltech staff have packaged 941 boxes, equaling 203,256 meals, feeding approximately 556 kids per year!


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Civiltech has 132,819 project photos and 4,952 event photos in our digital asset library.


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Currently, Civiltech has 32 vehicles in our fleet, with a couple more being added in June 2021.


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In 2017, Civiltech’s Drone Program took flight.

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We currently have 2 drones and 3 pilots.

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Total drone flight hours to date are 55.5 hours with

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a total distance of 1,244,159 feet.


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Civiltech’s robust social media program kicked into high gear in 2019.

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To date, we have over 1,600 followers on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Follow us on your favorite social media platform!


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Civiltech has won the following ISPE Best Engineering Firm to Work For Awards:

2014 High Achieving Firm
2018 Honorable Mention

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And, {drum roll} in 2021 Civiltech was named ISPE’s Best Engineering Firm (large firm) to Work For!
An honor for which we’re proud and humbled.


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Best Civiltech fact: This is a great place to work!