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SJSchultz@SSEeng.com |
It takes drive, ambition, energy, and confidence to start your own company, but to do it when you're 29 takes all those qualities plus vision. Our company founder has been blessed with all the qualities it takes to lead a company, but his vision is what started SSE in 1997 and it is what keeps driving SSE forward today.
As a young engineer Stan saw that Southeast Missouri needed an engineering company that valued service to its customers' first. His dream was to form a company that met customer’s needs while still providing a quality work environment for his employees and their families.
That dream has taken SSE from an abandoned farmhouse with one employee serving local clients around Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to a multi office company helping hundreds of clients in several different states.
Stan grew up in Doniphan, Missouri, the son of a postman. His father wanted more for his son and he encouraged Stan to become an engineer. Stan attended the University of Missouri at Rolla and received his B. S. in Civil Engineering degree in 1990. Soon after that he started work at the Rogers Group in Hopkinsville, Kentucky where he learned estimating, scheduling, and construction layout techniques. He also worked for Law Engineering in Nashville, Tennessee and David B. Smith and Associates in Clarksville, Tennessee, respectively and gained a keen understanding of construction materials testing, civil design, and land surveying. Next, he spent three years working for a small Missouri surveying firm and a utility contractor in Missouri and Arkansas.
Working for a few different companies on a range of projects allowed Stan to gain valuable knowledge and experience in a variety of different areas. Those first few jobs sparked the desire to start his own company where he could help customers provide Missourians with clean drinking water and sanitary sewer services.
The phenomenal growth during the early years of SSE history resulted in SSE being recognized by Inc. 500 as one of the fastest growing private companies in America in 2003. Most of the early growth was right in the Southeast Missouri region. After 2003 SSE continued to expand. First, into other areas of Missouri and then into other states such as Kansas, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, and most recently Louisiana.
When asked what he attributed the rapid expansion to, Stan stated, “Word of mouth. Each year I am surprised by the people who contact me about helping them with a project after talking to one of our current clients.” He continued, “Customer service is still our #1 priority. We have quality employees and all our employees work hard to make sure we take care of the customers’ needs. I believe that is why our business keeps expanding."
Some of the major projects that Stan has supervised include:
- Formation of the Pike Creek Sewer District and subsequent $6 million bond issue. Today, Pike Creek boasts about 1,300 customers and continues to expand its service area.
- Route 67 Design Surveys – After the City of Poplar Bluff stepped up with almost $60 million of matching funding to entice MoDOT to complete the four-lane expansion of this important route, SSE won one of two contracts to survey over 20 miles of the proposed corridor in 4 months.
- Gravois Arm Sewer District – Formed in August 2002, the Gravois District successfully passed $30 million of revenue bonds and has secured millions of dollars of matching funds from state and federal agencies.
- PWSD #4 of Wayne and Butler County – SSE staff promoted the successful passage of a $5 million bond issue and then designed and inspected the expansion project that included two water wells, two elevated storage tanks, and about 60 miles of water mains to serve 700+ customers.
Stan and his wife Kathy have five children, three of which are triplets. While having five children can be challenging at times they feel blessed to have such a wonderful family. Stan and Kathy are also partners in KC’s on the Current, a canoe outfitting company on Current River. On most summer weekends the whole family gets involved with renting canoes and tubes to hot tourists wanting to cool off in one of the clearest spring fed rivers of Missouri.
Stan is an avid sports fan. He follows the St. Louis Cardinal’s baseball team on the radio and also watches NASCAR racing. When time allows after mass on Sundays you can find him taking a short break in his busy work and family life to root for Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards.
Kathy and Stan regularly attend St. Benedicts Catholic Church where he attended as a boy. Besides their church, they support several charities including Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital; the institution credited with saving their four-day old one-pound daughter's life after she developed a hole in her intestine.
Stan has been honored by his Alma matter with the Young Alumnus award and has been named an Honor Member of UMR’s Chi Epsilon.
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TJSouthards@SSEeng.com |
In April of 2012, SSE brought on Tim Southards to run the Poplar Bluff office. Tim served the citizens of Missouri working for the Department of Natural Resources Southeast Regional Office for eight years. As an Environmental Engineer for DNR, Tim is well versed in the requirements, regulations, and emerging issues facing communities, developers, and industries that need solutions to their water problems. He has extensive experience in wastewater and storm water permitting, water quality, and assisting facilities maintain compliance with the environmental agencies. Tim particularly enjoyed working with his colleagues from around the state to find unique solutions to challenges and contributed to various policies and regulations currently in effect.
It was the same desire to find solutions that brought Tim to SSE. Tim stated, “I am excited to help our clients provide safe water to their citizens and keep our streams and rivers clean to fish and use for recreational activities in the most effective and economical way possible.”
Tim graduated from the University of Missouri—Columbia with a degree in Biological Engineering with an emphasis on Environmental Practices. Always seeking to improve himself, he returned to school and completed his Masters of Business Administration at Southeast Missouri State University.
Here are a few of the major projects Tim is involved in:
- Chaffee Water Project
- Anapolis Wastewater
- Consulting with Pike Creek Sewer District
- Eagle Sky
- Crystal City
Tim grew up outside of St. Louis, but has deep roots in the Missouri Ozarks. He loves being with his family on the farms, rivers and lakes whenever possible. He is married to Shari and they have three beautiful girls. Tim is involved with the First Church of God in Poplar Bluff, and is passionate about Cardinal baseball, Mizzou athletics and good ice cream. |
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BDAllbritton@SSEeng.com |
Brad is one of the best young energetic engineers that have joined the SSE team in recent years. With the rapid growth of our company the need for knowledgeable engineers has grown and Brad Allbritton is a rising star within SSE.
He started working at SSE right after high school and before he went to engineering school at Arkansas State University. Those two years gave him valuable hands on experience with materials testing, surveying, drafting, and easement acquisition. Working at SSE gave him the desire and motivation to pursue an engineering degree and make civil engineering his profession.
Brad’s experience gained at SSE helped him graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Arkansas State University. While in Arkansas, Brad worked for Mobley Contractors and Edwards Engineering where he gained more practical engineering experience constructing roads and working on residential and commercial development projects.
After college, Brad joined the Parsons Corporation in South Carolina at the Savannah River Site working to construct a nuclear waste processing facility. In his position with Parsons Corporation he worked with the Department of Energy and developed a better understanding of what it is like to work with a large government organization.
While Brad enjoyed his early engineering work experience his real goal was to rejoin the SSE team in Missouri. He found he missed the fast pace working environment that SSE provided and he liked the challenges and opportunity a larger engineering company provides.
In 2009 SSE-MESA brought Brad back to be the managing engineer for the Branson office. They knew his tireless work ethic and take charge attitude was exactly the kind of person they needed heading up the Branson office. They were looking for someone who could work with private developers, contractors, local government officials, Missouri Department of Transportation, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. His background of working with the Department of Energy, Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, private developers, and contractors made him the perfect fit.
Brad is married to Jamie Allbritton and they have one daughter and a son. Brad is involved in the local Chamber of Commerce and Business Network International. He attends church and enjoys reading, hunting, fishing, golfing, and spending time with family and friends. |
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Jared Wheaton, P.E. - Project Engineer
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Jared always knew he wanted to be a part of the engineering industry, or a professional baseball player. When he didn’t make it on the team after tryouts all four years of high school, he decided a career in engineering was probably a better fit. Jared graduated from Findlay High School in central Illinois in 2000 as Valedictorian, and the very next week was working in St. Louis for his uncle building houses for the summer before he started at the University of Missouri – Rolla now known as Missouri University of Science and Technology.
During college, there were several fields of engineering that Jared had an interest. He took classes in chemical and mechanical engineering, and metallurgy, and finally decided to pursue Civil Engineering. Classes in reinforced concrete and water resources were his most favorite subjects.
Like many college students, Jared also made an effort to borrow as little as possible to fund his education. He worked several part-time jobs during the school year and fulltime during the summer in construction. Along with work and school, he also found time for fun through his fraternity, Sigma Nu, and beloved St. Pats Board where he was elected Guard in the spring of 2003. He graduated from UMR in May of 2006.
After college, Jared’s first job was for SKW in Macon, Missouri as a bridge designer. After several months of driving back in forth to Rolla on weekends where his family lived, a position came available at Integrity Engineering in Rolla. He worked there for over six years obtaining experience mainly in water and sewer infrastructure, and in small structural frame design. He was awarded employee of the year three of the six years. While at Integrity, Jared also passed the Professional Engineering Exam, and is currently a Registered Engineer.
In 2012, Jared joined the Schultz and Summers team at the Lake Ozark office. With his ambition for expansion and desire to help people, he fit right in with the mentality and high standards and expectations of the Lake Ozark staff.
Jared currently lives in Ashland with his wife Kathryn and three daughters. They enjoy spending time outdoors, mainly camping and floating the many pristine Missouri rivers, and visiting with friends and family scattered across Missouri and Illinois. Jared also enjoys playing guitar and taking Kathryn on motorcycle rides all around the Ozarks. |
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Frank Carroll joined SSE after a long and successful career with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). Frank has a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a M.S. in Engineering Management from the University of Missouri-Rolla. After college he joined MoDOT as a highway design engineer in the Sikeston office.
Frank stayed with MoDOT for 41 years and held a variety of positions at the district level until he was promoted to Jefferson City and became the Supplementary Highway Engineer overseeing all the rural roads in Missouri and then the Urban Planning Engineer for highways in our larger cities such as St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Columbia and Springfield.
Soon after that he went back to the district level as a District engineer and was responsible for all engineering activities in the Willow Springs district. After six years as District Engineer in district 9 he was brought back to Jefferson City as the State Bridge Engineer. His finial position was as the Assist to the Chief Engineer with responsibilities over Planning, Right-of-Way, Design and Bridges.
SSE was thankful that Frank decided to join our company after he retired. The credibility and experience that SSE brought to the table on road construction projects was immediately felt. Frank’s background enabled SSE to put their surveying, materials testing and design services to good use on several road projects in Missouri.
SSE has worked on several major cities, county and state highway projects since Frank joined the team. Some of the key projects include, Shelby road in Poplar Bluff, safe and sound program, 800 bridge project, I-55 in Pemiscot County, Highway 67 and 60 four lane, and numerous county road and bridge projects.
Frank is a young 77 and we feel fortunate to have him on the job and helping serve our customers every day. He is married to Jane Carroll and they have 2 children and 2 grandchildren.
He is active in First Baptist Church of Poplar Bluff and in his spare time he likes to fish and spend time with his grandchildren.
The rapid growth and success that SSE has enjoyed is because experienced engineers like Frank Carroll have chosen to help our company provide a top quality service to our customers. |
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DJRoeger@SSEeng.com |
Danny was brought on just after graduating in the winter class of 2010 from the University of Missouri – Columbia with a Bachelors of Science degree in Civil Engineering. He immediately passed his Engineer in Training exam and his goal is to work on engineering projects at SSE until he is eligible to obtain his Professional Engineering License in 2014.
Rarely do young professionals have the opportunity to return to their hometowns for work. Danny reports that he is excited to begin his professional career in his hometown at Lake of the Ozarks. Growing up in the lake region will give him a better understanding of the engineering issues affecting that area and his familiarity with the communities he will be serving will better help him meet their needs. Taking an interest in the lake area and working to improve the economy and lives of its citizens comes naturally to Danny. His family is successful small business owners and they have a long history of being actively involved in the lake’s social and economic development.
Prior to employment with SSE, he gained experience through two internships over the summer months with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) construction. His responsibilities included inspection work along the Osage Beach Expressway and one-way corridors through the heart of Osage Beach. Danny was a construction inspector and responsible for ensuring the thousands of cubic yards of concrete that were pored as well as the miles of asphalt laid on the Hwy. 5 and 54 expressways met MoDOT plans and specifications.
Here at SSE we put all the new young engineers through a detailed orientation program that not only teaches them about all the different services SSE offers but also gives them hands on training in the basics of civil engineering. We find it is a great way to provide practical application to what they learned in the classroom in engineering school. Danny has been one of our fastest learners and quickly marched through the orientation program. He was sent down to New Orleans, where he learned the basics in materials testing. He easily passed his HAZMAT, Troxler Nuclear Density Gauge, and American Concrete Institution (ACI) certifications and was qualified to test both soil density and concrete in the field.
He then was brought back to the lake where he was sent to the field to learn the basics in surveying. He learned how to use the newest surveying technology by learning how to do static and RTK observations using modern GPS equipment. This experience has been important as he helps on some of the preliminary engineering work for the Rocky Mount and Gravois Mills Sewer Districts. Currently Danny has been supervising the FEMA flood surveying program at the Lake. With his help they completed 650 elevation certificates that have saved thousands of dollars in flood insurance premiums for lake property owners.
Danny enjoys sports and played baseball in college and now is the star on his local softball team. Once he played golf with Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Famer Walter White and he feels strongly about protecting the water quality at the Lake. He is a volunteer for Ameren’s Shoreline Cleanup project and he attends Calvary Chapel Church. |
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RAJetton@SSEeng.com |
SSE was extremely pleased to have Rodney Jetton, a former Speaker of the Missouri House, join the company in early 2010. Not only does he bring a wealth of friendships, marketing experience, sales know how, and public relations expertise to SSE, but he also has a strong business and management background.
Long before he became Speaker, Rodney developed the understanding and ability to organize and manage people. He learned discipline, hard work and key organizational skills through his time as a young officer in the US Marine Corps. Additionally, Rodney served as a company commander in the Marines, which taught him how to manage both personnel and resources in challenging circumstances.
After serving in the Marine Corps, Rodney returned to Missouri where he started a successful real estate company and was elected to the Bollinger County Commission. At the age of 28, he had become the youngest commissioner in the state at that time. Running a small business and serving as a local elected official has helped Rodney understand and serve our customers better. SSE helps counties, small cities and small business all across rural Missouri. Rodney’s experience has made him the perfect fit to help SSE understand and meet their clients’ needs.
His election as a state representative and meteoric rise to become the youngest Speaker in state history has been well documented in the statewide media. He is the last speaker to serve more than two years since Speaker Gaw and the only one to serve more than one term since term limits were imposed. His knowledge of the state and the issues that citizens are concerned with has been invaluable to SSE. Also, his friendships, connections and acquaintances with government workers, business leaders and elected officials have opened doors and allowed SSE to grow into new and exciting markets.
One of the top issues Rodney focused on while in the legislature was investing in our state’s infrastructure. He supported initiatives to increase funding for building Missouri’s road, bridge, sewer, and water improvements. He was also a key leader in the effort to streamline the process for bringing electric power, natural gas, and internet broadband services to all Missouri citizens.
As the SSE marketing director, he has helped our company better communicate the quality of our services, to both current customers and potential prospects. This marketing program has been appreciated by our customers because it clearly communicates the many services we offer, as well as the quality that SSE consistently provides. It has allowed us to show our customers the various types of civil engineering services that SSE can provide, which includes road, water, and wastewater design, as well as surveying, materials testing, commercial site development, subdivision layout and a whole host of other services.
Rodney’s experience has helped SSE successfully meet and close business with some of the largest contracting companies in the world, which include Tetra Tech, Archer Western Contractors, and Odebrecht Construction, to name just a few. Additionally, he has been just as effective in dealing with local elected officials and citizens about their sewer or water needs in rural Missouri. His ability to quickly identify the needs of the customer and honestly assess how SSE can meet those needs has been appreciated by all our customers and is resulting in an expanding book of business for our company.
When asked why he chose to join SSE Rodney stated, “Helping improve the quality of life for Americans starts with building the infrastructure necessary to supply them with water, sewer, power and communications.” He continued, “SSE has a proven track record for doing quality work and helping those who often have no one else to help them. That’s the kind of company I wanted to work with, and really, my new position just continues the public service I started when I joined the Marines.”
Rodney has three children. He lives in Branson Missouri with his wife Jami and her two boys. Rod is an avid football fan. In his spare time he enjoys watching the Green Bay Packers and helping Jami with the cleaning business she owns called Kajun Kleaning. He loves to read and is a marathon runner.
Faith in God and trust in Jesus Christ are very important to Rodney. He has experienced the wonderful highs as well as some disheartening lows in life and credits the grace of God for helping him make it through both. He and Jami support and regularly attend the Sanctuary of Hope Church in Branson. Besides their church, they support several charities including, St. Jude’s, Small Cloud Ministries, Teen Challenge, Prison Fellowship, and various church mission programs. |
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Amanda LaPorte, Assistant Marketing Director
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Amanda LaPorte is the Assistant Marketing Director at Schultz Surveying and Engineering, with responsibility for marketing programs, brand management, affiliate memberships, event coordination, and budgeting. Prior to joining SSE, Amanda enjoyed many years as a Realtor in beautiful Lake of the Ozarks, where she served on multiple committees and boards.
One of Amanda’s greatest strengths is her creativity, drive and customer service. She thrives on challenges, particularly those that expand the company’s reach. Amanda feels the key to any businesses’ success lies in how they treat their customers. She takes pride in her work and listens closely to what the customer needs and wants. Her most recent project involved a strategic marketing plan for delivering elevation certificates to the thousands affected by recent FEMA flood plain map changes in and around the lake area.
Amanda holds degrees in History, and Human Services as well as an Associate degree in Business Management with an emphasis in Marketing. She has attended school in Missouri, Europe, and online and is a member of the American Business Woman Society.
Amanda is active in her community participating in the Lake of the Ozarks Board of Realtors, Lake West Chamber, Camdenton Area Chamber, Lake Area Chamber, and had volunteered hundreds of hours in fundraising events.
On her off time Amanda enjoys travelling, is an avid reader, and spending time with her large family. |
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MDNesbit@SSEeng.com
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Marvin is the type of employee a company dreams will join their team. We are very fortunate to have someone with his background and experience working at SSE. He joined our company in 1999 and the astonishing growth and success we have seen since that time can be largely attributed to his leadership. Marvin has a B.A. from Southeast Missouri State University in Psychology and Economics and a M.B.A. from University of West Florida with a specialization in Finance.
Prior to returning to his hometown of Doniphan Missouri, he managed one of the largest small business centers in the United States for Florida International University. Marvin has also served as a consultant to many businesses ranging in size from big companies such as Hewlett-Packard to several smaller businesses in the Miami area. His consulting also took him across the globe and included helping countries like Peru, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico, develop their small business sectors. Marvin understands small business and was actively involved in the management of two businesses that made the Inc. 500 business list, one of which grew their revenues from 0 to $20 million in just six years.
In addition to his small business expertise Marvin has garnered a reputation as the best project organizer for water and sewer developments in Southeast Missouri. No one understands the overall process of planning, funding, designing and building these systems better than him. He knows where to find the necessary funds to get a project off the ground and he has worked with the numerous federal, state and local agencies who supply resources for these types of systems. When a community has questions about how to start a sewer or water project, Marvin is the man they call. He understands the process and he knows who to call to get the help you need. Since he has been with SSE he has helped local communities obtain and raise over $80 Million to build their projects.
Here is a list of some of his major systems;
• Clarkton, Missouri - Wastewater Project
• Bernie, Missouri - Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Chaffee, Missouri - Water System and Wastewater Treatment Plant
• Ellington, Missouri - Water Treatment System
Not only can Mr. Nesbit help with planning, funding and designing a system, he also has a proven track record for helping Cities and Districts get public approval for their system. He is invaluable during the public meeting process and his marketing background allows him to assist in helping voters understand the details of any proposed project.
In his free time Marvin enjoys riding horses and walking Fido his German shepherd. He has said his favorite thing about the job is, “Making his clients happy. When my clients return for more help after their first project with me, I know we have done a good job. Repeat business is the best indication of a happy client.” |
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JDBurtin@SSEeng.com |
Jim was born in a log cabin on the Niangua River, which makes him an authentic Ozarkian. He was reared in Lebanon, Missouri and received a BSME from Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (Missouri University of Science & Technology.)
While attending college, Jim quickly earned the respect of his fellow students when he was elected President of his fraternity for two consecutive years. He became one of the most sought after Mechanical Engineers in his graduating class of 1962 and settled on a job with Collins Radio Company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This high-tech company supplied electronic equipment to world airlines, military clients and the American space program. Jim worked on radios for Voice of America and associated with other engineers working on the newest electronic innovations such as computers, the transmission of voices from space, weapons guidance systems and global positioning.
But it was hard to get the Ozarks out of his blood so he returned to Lebanon to become Chief Engineer for Detroit Tool and Engineering, the company his father had worked for as toolmaker and designer. He eventually became a Vice President and managed True-Gunall Division and later Garden Maid Tiller Division.
In 1982, Jim was offered the position of General Manager North America for an English lawnmower division of the Swedish conglomerate AB Electrolux. That meant a move to Seattle, WA. After a year of extensive travel setting up the new operation and before his family could join him, the office was moved to Ohio with talk that he would probably be there for a year or two before moving to Kentucky.
Quality of life for himself and his family has always been important to Jim so the decision was made to leave Flymo and purchase a small manufacturer of photographic equipment in Conway, Missouri. After five successful years the doors closed due to various events. Jim began consulting work for several companies he had been associated with over the years, but constantly living out of a suitcase had never been his choice of lifestyles.
Through a contact from his years at Collins Radio, he was sought to establish a Test Equipment Group in the Commercial Division of the company, which had now become part of the global firm of Rockwell International. It was Jim’s ability to listen to customers, encourage cooperation and to reach consensus, combined with his technical training that secured the position. By then his three children had all started college, so the return to Cedar Rapids was accepted. Despite the adverse effect of 9-11 on the airline industry and a total reorganization of the company that separated Rockwell Collins from Rockwell International, Jim was retained for 14 years until his retirement in 2005.
Jim and his wife of 40+ years Margi returned again to Jim’s native soil when they retired to the Niangua arm of the Lake of the Ozarks. Jim was soon elected to the Camelot Estates Board and became acquainted with Stan Schultz through the Camelot Sewer project. Stan recognized Jim’s skills in presenting a calm and cooperative approach to the many inherited problems associated with the project and convinced him to work at least part-time for SSE.
Since joining SSE in 2006 in the capacity of Business Development, Jim has helped nurture new projects for the firm:
He also serves as SSE liaison with the following:
- Camelot Sewer District
- Gravois Arm Sewer District
- Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Association (LOWA)
Jim’s engineering degree and wide business experience are valuable to SSE but it is his other experiences that bring the most value to the client - six years on City Council in Lebanon, supervision of construction of his fraternity house in college, a 30,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Wabash Indiana, his church in Lebanon and three of his own homes. This has given him the ability to envision the problems faced by the recipient of any project – the client. His patience and understanding can smooth over many situations before they become insurmountable problems. |
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BPChase@SSEeng.com
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Bari joined the company eleven years ago in 1999. He is a person who is always looking for a better way to do things. That trait has served him and SSE well over the years. As SSE has grown and our testing division has expanded Bari has proven to be a valuable employee.
He looks at each job independently and determines the best new testing technology to use as well as how each lab is designed and what reporting system will work best for the customer. His efforts have resulted in SSE obtaining consistently accurate test results and they have kept several projects ahead schedule.
Here are just a few of the projects Bari has worked over the past 11 years:
- Laboratory & Field Quality Control testing, for Super Pave and Aggregates, on Hwy. 67 North, Poplar Bluff, MO, during summer of 2001.
- Laboratory & Field Quality Control testing, for Soils and Concrete, on Meramec, River Basin, Levee and Structures, Valley Park, St. Louis County Missouri, during summer of 2000.
- Laboratory and Field Quality Control Testing for Clearwater Dam Project, Wayne County, Piedmont, Missouri.
Inspection of Pike Creek Phase I & II
- Laboratory & Field Quality Control Testing for MoDOT Hwy 60 & 51, JOPO 572 F, Fisk, Missouri.
- Laboratory & Field Quality Control testing, for Soils and Concrete, on Highway Relocation D-3, Wappapello, Lake Project during the summer of 1999.
Drafting for ALTA Surveys for Land Data
Besides having over a decade of hands on experience in the engineering field Bari has an Associates Industrial Technology degree from Three Rivers Community College (TRCC). He has been pursuing a Civil Engineering degree at Arkansas State University (ASU) and could finish his studies in the next two years.
Faith is important to Bari and he is an active member of the First Church of God in Doniphan Missouri. He also loves to spend time in the outdoors and enjoys hunting, fishing, woodworking and gardening. He has a son and a daughter. Many weekends find Bari enjoying the fast paced sport of racing lawnmowers. He and his son enjoy watching and racing these small machines. Be advised the mower he races is not your grandpa’s mower. It has been modified and it is fast. |
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Don Berry, R.L.S., Survey Manager (Branson)
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Don started in the surveying field 22 years ago working for Go Engineering after graduating from Missouri State University. Don then spent 12 years in his hometown of Poplar Bluff, working for Mathis and Associates, where he earned his Registered Land Surveyor License. (R.L.S.) Don then spent two years working in and became licensed in Oklahoma. Moving back to his college town of Springfield, MO in 2007, Don went to work for Anderson Surveying and Lee Engineering. Don's extensive experience and multiple state licensure gives him an edge rarely found in the industry. Don has said, "Surveying is a good combination of disciplines – history, archaeology, math, sociology & botany among others, along with a good dose of both Indiana Jones & Sherlock Holmes."
Branson Branch Manager Brad Allbritton said, "Having Don in the office is a great addition. The experience and knowledge he brings to the table will give our clients the service they deserve and expect."
SSE has a variety of projects in southwest Missouri that Don will be supervising. "We needed an R.L.S. like Don because we have so many different projects, ranging from small boundary surveys to large gas pipelines, electric transmission lines and site development for contractors," concluded SSE owner Stan Schultz.
Don has been happily married to his wife of 19 years, Barbara, and is very proud of his daughter who is employed as a teacher in his hometown of Poplar Bluff, MO. |
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Wendell Beard - Surveyor
WWBeard@SSEeng.com |
Wendell spent 30 years of his career working for Larry Gardner, owner of Midwest Surveyors and the former Taney County Surveyor. Owner Stan Schultz said, “Wendell brings a wealth of knowledge of the Branson region to our surveying department. His 35 years’ experience will help us better serve our clients and we are excited about having him join our team!”
He first learned basic surveying by taking night classes in the fundamentals of land surveying, boundary survey calculations and land survey law, taught by Dr. Richard Elgin who many consider to be the father of surveying in Missouri. During his long career, Wendell has performed all types of surveying including boundary surveys, topographic surveys, Alta surveys, highway and road staking, sewer line staking, golf course staking and building staking. He added, “I have done thousands of small and large surveys for hundreds of different customers including, business, developers, realtors, cities, counties, water, sewer and county road districts as well as the USACE.”
Because of his vast experience in surveying in and around Table Rock and Bull Shoals lakes, many consider Wendell to be one of the most knowledgeable surveyors on USACE lake boundaries in this region. Well known developer Kandis Davis said, “Wendell has worked on over 400 miles of government fee take line for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Table Rock and Bull Shoals lakes. Additionally, he handled over 200 miles of maintenance contracts through the Corps of Engineers. Nobody knows this area like Wendell does.”
Wendell is a lifelong resident of Taney County and graduated from Hollister High School in 1973. His surveying experience has been almost exclusively in Taney, Stone, Barry, Ozark and Christian counties. Larry Gardner, owner of Midwest Surveyors and former Taney County Surveyor commented, “Wendell is the perfect employee for any business. He is technically sound, works well with the public and knows this region like the back of his hand. Wendell can handle any survey in any situation.”
One question Wendell keeps being asked is, “After 37 years why keep surveying?” He responded, “I am healthy and love seeing this region progress. Almost all our improvements and expansions start with a survey. I have really become close friends with most of my customers. I love the people in our area and helping them build the houses, businesses, utility lines and roads to accomplish their dreams is very satisfying to me.” |
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SLCroy@SSEeng.com |
All successful companies have a good accounting department and at SSE we are thankful to have Sammi Croy heading up this area for us. Before joining SSE Sammi worked as a procurement clerk for the USACE at Wappapello Lake this background made her a perfect fit for SSE. Sammi also has experience as a contractor associate for Home Depot where she primarily worked with contractors putting together building lists and estimating material needs for their projects.
Sammi joined SSE in 1998 shortly after the company was founded. She started as an administrative assistant to Stan Schultz and also served as the Office Manager for East Butler County Sewer District. This early training helped her understand all the services that SSE offers. Rarely will you find a company of our size that has someone heading up the accounting division who understand all the details of the services provided and costs associated with those services.
Sammi has been a key part of the rapid growth SSE has experienced over the years. From our first location in an abandoned farm house to our four branch offices providing engineering services in eight different states, Sammi has been there through it all.
She knows who our customers are and she understands their needs. She constantly helps clients with a whole lot more than accounting questions. She has said, “Having a job that I enjoy is important to me. I look forward to waking up each day and coming to work. The projects we are working on make a real difference in people’s lives and that’s significant to me!”
Sammi is married to Jeff Croy and together they are raising two sons and a daughter. She enjoys time with her family and friends while camping, boating and watching movies. She is not a big sports fan but is sometimes “forced” to watch the Florida Gators. Sammi also chooses to support St. Jude’s Children’s research hospital and feels strongly about the wonderful things they do for so many children. |
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JLMitchell@SSEeng.com |
Jaymie Mitchell-Potter joined SSE in October 2010 and is an accomplished administrative professional. In the past past 25 years she has had the opportunity to work in a variety of industries which has developed many well-hewed skills that have enhanced every business she has either owned or worked for. Her strong Christian principals carry through into her work environment. She is confident and poised in interactions with individuals at all levels. She takes charge of projects, builds teams and leads them through to a successful finish to meet tough deadlines Jaymie is a wonderful asset to the SSE Team.
She came to SSE armed with long, successful experience as both an entrepreneurial small business owner-operator and craftsperson of custom management information systems for numerous clients. Jaymie introduced the first Internet Café to Southern Minnesota when the Internet was still in its infancy. During that period she pioneered mortgage application processing system for the mortgage brokerage industry, and has subsequently provided database solutions to many clients throughout the US, notably the Minnesota State Fair and the extreme backcountry skiing and commercial fishing industries in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Her efforts have garnered commendations and appreciation from many clients.
At the direction of SSE management, Jaymie began to climb the steep road of providing critical productivity enhancement tools for SSE growth and expansion by amassing, organizing and providing vital marketing and technical solutions for ready access by SSE personnel for use both in their professional task environments and for expanding their contacts for new business development. In addition she has created logos, brochures, presentations, manuals, and a multitude of marketing materials for SSE. Her position has transitioned into the Proposal Operations arena. The experience from her years at Honeywell/Alliant Techsystems in their proposal operations department has proven to be very beneficial to SSE for their responses to RFPs and Federal business opportunities.
Jaymie enjoys being a team player at work and presses to meet and exceed management’s expectations. Her business management experiences includes the planning, directing, controlling, supervising and coordinating the work of other people to achieve common objectives within the business context.
Jaymie was also a full-charge bookkeeper with experience in the construction and commercial fishing trades as well as a loan officer in mortgage banking. Jaymie has one daughter and four grandchildren who live in Kodiak, Alaska. Jaymie is active in her church, sings in the choir, and is known for her monologues and storytelling.
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