Sain’s 50th anniversary includes all the qualities of a great American success story – vision, hard work, and collaboration. Charles “Hack” Sain, PE, founded our firm with the vision to transform the relationship between engineers and property developers into one of mutual respect, where the engineer provides leadership and problem-solving on behalf of the client. Mr….
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While some companies and bosses may take a more hands-off approach to being part of their employees’ lives, that’s not our philosophy at Sain Associates. Whether it’s joyful events, such as weddings or the birth of a child, or those full of sorrow, like a death in the family or illness, we truly care about…
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“This is the first Christmas party I am throwing as head of the party planning committee. The theme is “Nights in Morocco.” This isn’t your grandmother’s Christmas party. Unless, of course, she’s from Morocco, in which case it’s very accurate.” For those who have not seen the TV sitcom The Office, that quote may be…
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While I’ve been managing projects at Sain Associates for more than 30 years, I’ve also led our marketing and business development efforts for 25 years. I love serving as Sain’s Director of Business Development because I enjoy building relationships, talking with people, and helping people. The main goal of business development is to find new…
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When you think of mentoring, what comes to mind? An older senior executive partnering with a young up and comer? This is what most people picture, but experience has taught me it’s so much more. The window of what people often think mentoring applies to is very narrow. But it doesn’t have to be confined…
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In last week’s blog, we highlighted the history of civil and traffic engineering at Sain Associates, and on Tuesday, Joe Meads shared the history behind our surveying team. Today, we’ll explore the story behind geographic information systems (GIS) and construction engineering and inspection (CE&I) services. As we celebrated our firm’s 40th anniversary in 2012, we…
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Earlier this month, I chatted with former Sain team member Jerry South about the history of Sain’s surveying services. It was amazing to relive stories from the past and revisit memories from decades ago. I thought I would share an overview of our conversation which will give a better background of the history of Sain’s…
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When Sain Associates opened its doors in 1972, the business consisted of consulting engineering services and land surveying. Many projects included site engineering for enclosed shopping malls across the southeast. Believe it or not, some of the mall projects from the 1970s are still in operation today, including the Santa Rosa Mall in Mary Esther,…
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I joined Sain 29 years ago to fulfill Hack’s vision of diversifying the company with traffic engineering services. At the time, Sain was primarily working on private sector work, including Wal-Mart projects in the Eastern United States and large shopping malls. After joining the team in 1993, I was tasked with leading a traffic engineering…
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2021 was an outstanding year, and I’m grateful for our excellent clients and great staff. The most exciting highlight of the year included our announcement of Sain’s new company ownership program and the addition of three new associates – Nathan Currie, Paul Gilliam, and Jeff Stephenson. It was an award-winning year at Sain. Awards included: Other highlights…
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