October 2007

New office in Phoenix area

Mead & Hunt, a leading architectural, engineering, and planning consulting firm opens its 17th office and adds a new team leader.  Nicholas J. Pela leads the new Phoenix area office, where initially services will be focused on the Aviation Industry.

“We are really excited about the new markets and opportunities offered by the Phoenix office.  Nick Pela is well respected within the Aviation Industry,” said Andy Platz, Vice President and Group Leader for the Aviation Services team nationally.

Pela brings more than 35 years experience in airport planning and design with more than 25 years of experience in the Southwest market.  He has project experience in a dozen states at more than 50 airports.  He will continue to support aviation clients’ needs while he pursues new work, and grows the office.  He is a private pilot and aircraft owner with over 2,700 hours of flight time logged.

“This is our fifth new office opening since 2005 and our ninth since 1999.  We see growth in the Southwest as integral to our corporate strategic plan,” said Raj Sheth, President and CEO.  “Nick is the type of individual who can help drive our continued fast–paced growth.”

The Phoenix area office is located at 4430 N. Civic Center Plaza, Suite 103, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Mead & Hunt provides professional services in architecture, historic preservation, transportation, infrastructure, and water resources engineering to clients throughout the US.  Mead & Hunt was recognized as one of the fastest rising architectural and engineering firms by the Zweig Letter Hot Firm list; the corporation remains strong on Engineering News Record’s Top 500 design firm list.  Mead & Hunt, named by CE News as one of the top 10 engineering companies to work for in the nation, is employee–owned with more than 300 people in offices nationwide.