March Employee of the Month

 Nick Smith is March Employee Of The Month

POPLAR BLUFF, MO- Schultz and Summers Engineering is pleased to announce the March employee of the month was Nick Smith from the Poplar Bluff office. Owner Stan Schultz said, “It is always hard to pick an employee of the month because we have so many talented and hardworking individuals at SSE but Nick helped make the first quarter of 2011 one of the most successful in our company’s history.”

March employee of the month Nick Smith has been with SSE since November 2009. Prior to joining SSE he worked for Trimble where he trained customer on how to use Trimble GPS products. “The people at SSE are what make my job so enjoyable. Having good co-workers makes work fun. My customers and co-workers are what I like about being at Schultz and Summers,” said Nick.

Nick and his wife Alysun are raising two boys in Doniphan, Missouri and are expecting number three very soon. His travels to New Orleans keep away from the family more than he would like but his surveying skills and knowledge keep SSE’s customers requesting Nick for their projects. Duel registered engineer Ty Milner added, “Nick has the experience and know how to handle any job. We have thrown him out on some huge multimillion dollar projects in New Orleans and all he does is perform. Some of the biggest contracting firms in the world who have some of the best engineers in America consider him a key asset to their project and they want him there on the job advising them every day.”      

 In honor of Nick being awarded March employee of the month SSE will donate $100 on his behalf to the St. Jude children’s research hospital. St. Jude is the only pediatric cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the family’s inability to pay.

Schultz and Summers Engineering is a Missouri based Civil Engineering Company with offices in Poplar Bluff, Branson, Lake Ozark and New Orleans. They have provided drinking water and sewer services to over 50 communities in Missouri. To date, they have helped those communities obtain over $90,000,000 in public funding. They have set up several large state of the art USACE validated testing labs and are one of the select companies that have been approved for Blanket Purchase Agreement with the USACE. They have also provided surveying services to a variety of clients from utilities, MoDOT, USACE, cities, corporations, small business, and individuals. SSE is a HubZone certified company and can be found at www.schultzandsummers.com   

February Employee of the Month

Dan Koehler is February Employee Of The Month

POPLAR BLUFF, MO- Schultz and Summers Engineering is pleased to announce the February employee of the month was Dan Koehler from the Poplar Bluff office. Owner Stan Schultz said, “It is always hard to pick an employee of the month because we have so many talented and hardworking individuals at SSE but Dan helped make the first quarter of 2011 one of the most successful in our company’s history.”

February Employee of the month Dan Koehler has just celebrated his 9^th anniversary with SSE. Dan wears many hats for the company but mainly focuses on construction inspection and managing the growing fleet of company trucks. Dan said “My favorite thing about working at SSE is the customers I get to work with. The elected officials and utility operators in the towns and cities all over Southeast Missouri are wonderful people and having a job with a company that wants to help them better serve their citizens is very rewarding.”

Dan, his wife Pam along with their two daughters live in Doniphan, Missouri. Before joining SSE he worked at Gates Industries and was an independent construction contractor. At the completion of the new Hayti Water plant Hayti Mayor Bobby Watkins said this about Dan’s work, “Dan Koehler has represented SSE and the City of Hayti wonderfully, because without him this project would not have gone a smooth as it has. You caught a lot of things that could have caused problems and cost us a lot of money down the road but you caught them ahead of time and I want to give you a personal thank you. You did a super job!”

In honor of Dan being awarded February employee of the month SSE will donate $100 on his behalf to the United Cerebral Palsy fund. The UCP conducts research and supports families who are dealing with Cerebral Palsy.    

“Dan has shown the willingness to go wherever we need him and do whatever it takes to keep our customers happy. His work ethic and attitude is the main reason our company was recognized as one of the fastest growing business in America last year,” concluded owner Bob Summers.

Schultz and Summers Engineering is a Missouri based Civil Engineering Company with offices in Poplar Bluff, Branson, Lake Ozark and New Orleans. They have provided drinking water and sewer services to over 50 communities in Missouri. To date, they have helped those communities obtain over $90,000,000 in public funding. They have set up several large state of the art USACE validated testing labs and are one of the select companies that have been approved for Blanket Purchase Agreement with the USACE. They have also provided surveying services to a variety of clients from utilities, MoDOT, USACE, cities, corporations, small business, and individuals. SSE is a HubZone certified company and can be found at www.schultzandsummers.com

January Employee of the Month

Cory Brown is January Employee Of The Month

POPLAR BLUFF, MO- Schultz and Summers Engineering is pleased to announce the January employee of the month was Cory Brown from the New Orleans office. Owner Stan Schultz said, “It is always hard to pick an employee of the month because we have so many talented and hardworking individuals at SSE but Cory helped make the first quarter of 2011 one of the most successful in our company’s history.”

January employee of the month Cory Brown has only been with SSE since last November and in a very short time he has become a very important part of our New Orleans operation. Supervisor Jeff Hudgens added, “The weather in New Orleans makes scheduling our employees very difficult. I love having Cory on board with us because no matter what or when we need him he is always there. His work on the Archer Western Contractors job has been outstanding!”

Cory was born and raised in the NOLA area and worked in the construction business for 12 years before joining SSE last November. He is a hard charging single 25 year old graduate of Louisiana State University. When asked what he most likes most about working at SSE he replied, “I like the variety. I like being in the field and working with the soil and concrete, but I also like dealing with the numbers and helping think about what is really going on with my project. I received a minor in statistics so I love the numbers part of engineering these levy projects.”

In honor of Cory being awarded January employee of the month SSE will donate $100 on his behalf to the Brees Dream Foundation. Since its inception, the Brees Dream Foundation has committed and/or contributed more than $6,000,000 to charitable causes and academic institutions in the New Orleans, San Diego and West Lafayette/Purdue communities.

“Cory has shown the willingness to go wherever we need him and do whatever it takes to keep our customers happy. His work ethic and attitude is the main reason our company was recognized as one of the fastest growing business in America last year,” concluded owner Bob Summers.
Schultz and Summers Engineering is a Missouri based Civil Engineering Company with offices in Poplar Bluff, Branson, Lake Ozark and New Orleans. They have provided drinking water and sewer services to over 50 communities in Missouri. To date, they have helped those communities obtain over $90,000,000 in public funding. They have set up several large state of the art USACE validated testing labs and are one of the select companies that have been approved for Blanket Purchase Agreement with the USACE. They have also provided surveying services to a variety of clients from utilities, MoDOT, USACE, cities, corporations, small business, and individuals. SSE is a HubZone certified company and can be found at www.schultzandsummers.com

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Changes Ahead at MoDOT

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Missouri Department of Transportation

Transportation Funding Crisis Forces Bolder Direction for MoDOT

For more information, contact Sally Oxenhandler, (573) 751-7456 or Community Relations, (573) 751-2840.
JEFFERSON CITY – Faced with a severe decline in funding and the inability to match federal funds in the near future, Missouri Department of Transportation Director Kevin Keith today presented a plan to the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission that includes reducing the size of the department’s staff by 1,200, closing 135 facilities and selling more than 740 pieces of equipment. The proposed direction will save $512 million that will be used for vital road and bridge projects.
We asked the director to put forth a bold plan of action to address our transportation funding crisis, and he delivered," said Commission Chair Grace Nichols. "We don’t like having to head in this direction, but the reality of our funding situation makes it necessary." For the past five years, Missouri’s state highway construction program has averaged $1.2 billion a year. Today, MoDOT presented a new, five-year construction program to the commission that is only half that amount - about $600 million a year. "We are facing a transportation funding crisis in Missouri," MoDOT Director Kevin Keith said. "Over the past year, we have worked hard to reduce the size of our workforce and cut costs, but it isn’t enough. We must take further action to become the right size to serve our customers given the severe reduction in funding for transportation." The department’s plan includes reducing the number of its district offices, which administer the state’s transportation program at the regional level, from 10 to seven. MoDOT’s current district boundaries have been virtually unchanged since 1922, when many state roads were still gravel and MoDOT used mules and wagons.
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