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Focus Engineering & Surveying’s company culture embraces and encourages continuing education – we read at least one book yearly, and we often listen to presentations together. Recently, we listened to a presentation about the difference between the victim and ownership language used in the workplace. Intrigued by this concept, General Manager and Owner Ron Paul […]

Concepts, Creativity and Sketching go Hand in Hand A few months ago, Seth Vance, our Assistant Department Manager for Land Planning, shared an article with everyone at FOCUS titled “3 Reasons You Should Start Drawing Now.” The article highlighted the benefits of hand drawing vs. digital renderings and how sketching affects the way landscape architects […]

Although he originally planned on working for the Bureau of Land Management or the Forest Service, when Trenton Smith started pounding stakes at FOCUS, he never looked back. “I love being in the field,” Trenton discusses as he talks about the things he has enjoyed since entering this line of work. “Developing both soft and […]

Congratulations to two of our survey crew for becoming Certified Survey Technicians! Certification as a survey technician is official recognition by the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS). Bryan Economy, Survey Department Crew Chief, joined Focus in 2016. He earned his certification in December 2018. Clients and colleagues appreciate Bryan’s leadership and problem-solving skills. He […]

Answering the Steep Challenges of Multi-Family Residential Eric Winters not only has a long title – Site Civil Multi-Family and Commercial Division Manager – he has plenty of skill, expertise, and dependability to go along with it. As our multi-family residential specialist, Eric manages between 15-20 active projects all over the spectrum of completion, from […]

Congratulations to Matt Hakes for doubling down on his Professional Engineering license. In August 2018, he earned his Utah license and this month he earned his license in Colorado. Matt is a Jr. Project Manager in our Structural Engineering department. Matt joined the Focus family in 2016 as an Engineer in Training. Known for his […]

One clear point of contact. That’s the objective behind Vertical Engineering’s recent appointment of Tui Siliva as Site Plans Manager. Tui is tasked with making sure Focus clients get clear and detailed site plans that meet city requirements as well as our clients’ deadlines. “We build good relationships with most cities,” Tui explains. “We understand […]

His path into marketing for the A/E/C industry may not have been straightforward, but it doesn’t stop Focus Engineering & Surveying Marketing Coordinator Jeff Bennett from thriving in the field.   “My education is in emergency management and my career path before this was in software,” Jeff notes. But a career change put him on […]

Evan draws on over 26 years of experience in all types of survey, from property and ALTA/NSPS to boundary and topography surveys. He has survey experience on a wide range of project types, including commercial, industrial, transportation, residential subdivisions, and government agency projects. Evan is known for keeping at the forefront of technology; his clients appreciate his […]

On August 9, our team members and their families – over 160 persons in all – spent the day at Lagoon for our summer activity. We had lunch and rode the Tidal Wave together, then spent the rest of the day at the park as families. We weren’t hard to find because we all wore […]