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Knowledge Sharing At Civiltech

Civiltech was featured in the February 2019 issue of Civil Engineering, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Magazine. The article describes the use of social intranets among AEC firms for the purpose of managing and sharing knowledge across their organizations. Director of Operations Kyle Mishler and Phase II Project Manager Kristin Kalitowski, P.E. contributed […]

Chicago Scholars Event

On January 3, Chicago Scholars hosted their Winter Exploration Event titled “Careers that Make an Impact.” Mike Folkening participated as one of three panelists. Civiltech intern and Chicago Scholars alum Cyan Baker also participated in the breakout group sessions. The event focused on helping first-generation, diverse, talented high school seniors and college underclassmen Scholars learn […]

Forging a Path for Women in Engineering

With a record number of women recently elected to Congress and in pursuit of governorships, some have called 2018 the “Year of the Woman.” As Civiltech celebrates our 30 year anniversary, we are proud to say that we have been hiring, promoting, and advancing women engineers since our inception. Civiltech’s Mary Young, P.E., PTOE took […]

Celebrating 30 Years

Civiltech’s 30th anniversary took place on Friday, October 12, 2018. We celebrated with a week full of festivities, including fun daily events to remember 1988, appreciate our founders, recognize our current staff, and celebrate the Civiltech of 2018. The events culminated with a dinner party on Saturday night.

Reaching New Heights: A Look at Civiltech’s Drone Program

One evening in 2012, Civiltech’s Adam Wuellner settled in to watch the sci-fi film, Prometheus. A scene where the crew of the spaceship Prometheus unleashes small, spherical “pups” to explore the network of tunnels on an alien planet which allowed the crew to construct a 3D model of the cavern seized Adam’s imagination and interest. […]

A Professional Journey: Becoming a Right of Way Appraiser

The land acquisition process is part of many projects that expand or enhance a municipality’s transportation network. This component of a transportation improvement often requires the acquisition of private property for public use. The law not only requires just compensation for acquisitions, but it also encourages agreements structured to avoid litigation and assure consistent treatment […]