For this month’s blog, Associate Kyle Haskett sat down with our former Chief Financial Officer, Doug Brown, for a fascinating conversation about his career journey….
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Setting the Standard for Summer Internships: Year Two Reflections and Future Goals
The summer of 2024 marked the second year of our official summer internship program, and it was a remarkable step forward. In 2023, we welcomed…
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Inside Wallace: 2024 Summer Intern Experiences
Another summer has come and gone, and another cohort of interns spent their summers with Wallace, gaining valuable insights into our profession and day-to-day activities….
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Streamlining Your Vision: How Wallace Design Collective’s Expanded Services Lead to a More Comprehensive Project Approach
In a world where data-driven decision-making and environmental considerations play a crucial role in the success of projects, Wallace Design Collective has taken a bold…
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Seller/Doer Mentality: A Blueprint For Engineering Success
At Wallace Design Collective, we believe the “doer-seller” mentality is the key to unlocking professional growth and company success. This approach goes beyond technical expertise…
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Meet Thor Wiggins, Our New COO
Wallace Design Collective is proud to announce Thor Wiggins as its Chief Operating Officer, effective May 6, 2024. Thor previously served as a Principal and…
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Meet David Thacker, Our New CFO
Wallace Design Collective is proud to announce David Thacker, CPA, as its Chief Financial Officer, effective May 6, 2024. David joined Wallace in July 2023…
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Meet Darren Burns, Our New CEO
Wallace Design Collective is proud to announce Darren Burns as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective May 6, 2024. He’s Wallace’s third CEO, following Tom…
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Architect-Civil Engineer Coordination: Paving the Way for Smoother Designs
What is the ultimate key to delivering a project on time and under budget with minimal design changes and RFI’s? Every AEC professional has probably…
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Seismic Design in the US: How safe are we, really?
Living in Oklahoma, earthquakes are not something to worry about, or at least they didn’t used to be. We saw a spike in earthquakes a…
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Our Seventh Office Opens in Northwest Arkansas
Here at Wallace Design Collective, it feels like the sky is not the limit ‒ the limit does not exist. As we continue to grow,…
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Intern Spotlight 2023
Intern Spotlight 2023 In school you learn all about the mechanics of your job and how to perform your new job as an AEC professional….
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Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Structural Engineering
Today, let’s discuss something that’s probably everyone’s favorite topic: what’s the difference between quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC)? They seem interchangeable, right? In…
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Three Lessons AEC Firms can Learn from Fastpitch Softball at the WCWS
In AEC, we’re always looking for a competitive advantage. In fact, I’m guessing over the course of your career, you’ve likely read a few books…
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Land Planning – Who We Are and What We Do
Times are changing. Actually, times are changing so fast I feel like I can’t quite keep up. Here at Wallace, we have been so busy…
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Five Tips for Tackling Your Engineering Summer Internship
School is winding down, and finals are on the horizon…which means summer internships are right around the corner! Are you ready? Whether it’s your first…
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What Makes a Good RFI
In the AEC industry, we do our best to get things as perfect as we can. Despite our best-efforts, things do not always turn out…
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Unconventional Units: Converting Square Footage, Volume of Concrete, and Tons of Steel into More Familiar Measurements
You’re probably familiar with typical AEC new construction descriptions: 150,000 square feet! 11,500 yards of concrete! 3,300 tons of steel! Don’t get me wrong, as…
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Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day: STEM Activities around Tulsa, OK, and on the Web
This year, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day falls on February 25th …or is it the 23rd? A quick Google search gives a variety of…
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Paving The Way, Spotlight on Principal, Nicole Watts, PE, CFM
I couldn’t resist the word play there, but it falls woefully short because as our newest civil engineering principal, Nicole can do it all! Nicole…
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Year End Blog Review
Another year has gone by; it sure did go fast! So, let us reflect on the past year. We have had quite a year here…
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5 for 5: Five Insights From Tom Hendrick Celebrating 2022 and the Growth of Wallace Design Collective in His 5+ Years as CEO
Whew. How is 2022 almost already in the books? Wallace is wrapping up another exceptional year, crushing records yet again for revenue and number of…
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Giving Tuesday – Reaching Beyond Our Borders
Giving Tuesday – Reaching Beyond Our Borders It is a truly wonderful time of year. The leaves are all changing colors, pumpkin spice is everywhere,…
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Where Would We Be Without Accounting? Spotlight on Associate, Dena Dye
For almost 35 years, Dena Dye has played an integral role in Wallace Design Collective’s success – and not in a way you might think….
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Frights from the Field – Engineers on Site Trips!
Fall weather is arriving and the leaves are changing color and that can only mean one thing: Halloween is around the corner! Maybe you…
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Zahner and Wallace: A Glimpse Into the Artful Engineering Collaboration Behind Iconic Metal Facades
When Steve Huey, PE, was 12 years old, he went on a life-changing family trip – one that set the course for his future. While…
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Drilling Down into AEC Specializations: Landscape Architecture with Nan Yuan, PLA
From civil and structural engineering to surveying to roof consulting, there are a lot of specializations within the AEC industry that are often overlooked or…
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Construction Appreciation Week 2022: Celebrating Flintco and Their Use of Construction Technology on 222 North Detroit
“Design” and “problem solving” are terms that typically get associated with engineering. But what about the design and problem solving that go into bringing an…
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Everything is (not) awesome (all the time): 5 Tips for When You’re Frustrated with Work
So here’s the thing: If someone tells you that they absolutely love their job every second of every day…I’m just going to go ahead and…
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Intern Spotlight 2022
School can teach you almost everything you need to know about performing your new job as an AEC professional. The one thing school can’t teach…
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How KSi Tackled Construction Administration Challenges on Coda at Tech Square
Structural engineering is all about design, right? Sum forces to equal zero. Check beam deflection. Analyze shear and moment. Based on coursework, your average structural…
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Wallace’s Civil and Structural Engineering Interns Get Out of the Office and On Site!
What is the point of a summer internship from a company’s point of view? At Wallace, we believe an internship is an investment in our…
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School’s Out! How Are Your Facilities Holding Up? – Part II: Pavement Management Programs
Welcome back to Summer School: Facilities Maintenance Edition! School’s out, which means it’s a great time for school districts to take a hard look at…
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Wallace Lifers
According to the US Bureau of Labor statistics, about 47 million people have left their jobs since the pandemic in search of new employment opportunities….
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School’s Out! How are Your Facilities Holding Up? – Part I: Why Your School District Needs a Roof Consultant
School might be out for summer, but we have a multiple choice test for you: Which school budget category should receive increased funding for the…
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1 + 1 > 2: KSi Structural Engineers Joins Wallace Design Collective
First Impressions Matter On a stormy summer night in 2011, Kurt Swensson, PhD, PE, and founder of KSi Structural Engineers, boarded a puddle jumper for…
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