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Congratulations to our FOCUS February Promotions! We support our team’s excellence as their excellence supports us. We’re grateful for our hardworking engineers who make FOCUS everything that it is. Congratulations to these remarkable individuals! Dylan Bowser | Construction Staking | Crew Chief 2 Chad Garner | Land Planning | Jr. Project Manager 2 Carson Griffin […]

Catherine Hall: Inspiring Growth and Building Idaho’s Future Catherine Hall is a talented civil engineering designer who works in the FOCUS Engineering & Surveying Meridian, Idaho office. Originally from California, Catherine studied interior design in college. After graduation, she began her career in architecture, specializing in custom kitchen and bath design. By the time she […]

We congratulate Trenton Smith on achieving his Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) license in Idaho. This achievement is a perfect example of Trenton’s commitment to constant improvement and growth. Even while excelling in his day-to-day role as manager of the FOCUS Meridian, ID office, he pushed himself to achieve more. Trenton’s dedication to bettering himself reflects […]

Understanding Stormwater Storage Systems: Key Solutions for Urban and Rural Infrastructure Stormwater management plays a vital role in both urban and rural infrastructure projects. As cities and towns face challenges like flooding, water scarcity, and environmental sustainability, the importance of efficient stormwater storage systems continues to grow. These systems help developers control water runoff, prevent […]

Design Matters: FOCUS Engineering Leads the Way in Construction Staking with Drone Technology What if you could survey a complex construction site in half the time, with greater accuracy and less risk? At FOCUS Engineering & Surveying, Carson Griffin, Survey Crew Chief, and his team are making that possible. By combining cutting-edge drone technology with […]

Congratulations to our FOCUS December Promotions! FOCUS thrives with the hard work of our people, and we’re proud to promote them for all that they do. Thank you to these outstanding individuals! Tiffanee Reynolds | Specialist 3 | Admin Maggie Borrego | Designer 1 | CAD Services Ben Potter | Designer 1 | QA/QC   […]

Design Matters: Ensuring Quality and Functionality in Townhome Design As the populations in Utah and Idaho grow, the need for affordable, high-quality housing has increased. Townhomes have become an important solution to meet this demand. Townhome design presents unique challenges, including maintaining structural integrity, meeting tight timelines, staying within budget, and ensuring compliance with ever-evolving […]

Congratulations to our FOCUS September Promotions! Every promotion is a badge of pride for FOCUS as a whole—we’re thrilled to have such an inspiring team. We do our best work when we push each other to excel, so to our most recent promotions: thank you! Collette Davis | Specialist 2 | Admin Bailey Dykes | […]

Staff Spotlight: Michael Ekenstam Meet Michael Ekenstam, PE, a structural engineer at FOCUS. Driven by curiosity and a passion for learning, Michael chose engineering because he loves solving problems and figuring out how things work. After high school, he gained hands-on experience in construction by building custom homes in Midway, UT. This experience sparked his […]

Gogo Squeez—Large-Scale Industrial Project Gogo Squeez was a large-scale construction surveying and staking project involving a 186,000-SF addition to an existing food processing building. The client initially tasked FOCUS with staking out the geo piers on the site to establish ground stability and structural integrity. The number of geo piers totaled approximately 2,500, as staking […]