LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 27, 2015--
AECOM (NYSE:ACM), the world’s #1-ranked engineering design firm,
announced today that Edward J. Schmeltz, senior vice president and
director of maritime and special projects, received a Lifetime
Achievement Award for design from the American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE) as part of the society's Outstanding Projects and
Leaders (OPAL) program at an awards dinner in Arlington, Va.
Edward J. Schmeltz, AECOM's senior vice president and director of maritime and special projects (Photo:Business Wire)
The OPAL Lifetime Achievement Award program was established in 1999 to
recognize and honor outstanding civil engineering leaders whose lifetime
accomplishments have made significant differences in the world. It
recognizes Schmeltz’s career achievements and more than 35 years of
experience in strategic planning, marketing and business development as
well as operations for planning, design and construction of civil and
transportation projects.
Representative heavy civil engineering and marine projects performed by
Schmeltz have included:
Hamad Port Project, Doha, Qatar
Whiskey Island West Flank Restoration in Louisiana.
Port of Los Angeles, Pier 400 Project, San Pedro, Calif.
Homeports for the battleships Missouri and Iowa in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii,
and New York.
In addition, one of AECOM’s projects, the Halley VI Antarctic Research
Station, won the ASCE's Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement award.
About AECOM
AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services
firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure
assets around the world for public- and private-sector clients. With
nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers,
planners, scientists and management and construction services
professionals — serving clients in over 150 countries around the world,
AECOM is ranked as the #1 engineering design firm by revenue in Engineering
News-Record magazine’s annual industry rankings, and has been
recognized by Fortune magazine as a World’s Most
Admired Company. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it
serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil
and gas, water, high-rise buildings and government. AECOM provides a
blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical
excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the
needs of clients’ projects. A Fortune 500 firm, AECOM
companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, had
revenue of approximately $19 billion during the 12 months ended Dec. 31,
2014. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at www.aecom.com.
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any projections of earnings, statements of plans for future operations
or expected revenue. Actual results could differ materially from
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factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our
forward-looking statements are set forth in our annual report on Form
10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended Dec. 31, 2014, and our other reports
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. AECOM does
not intend, and undertakes no obligation, to update any forward-looking
statement.
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AECOM
Ed Mayer, 732-564-3380
Vice President, Corporate
Communications
Ed.Mayer@aecom.com
