PSMJ Resources Inc. Announces 2011 Circle of Excellence

The list reflects the outstanding financial performance of 45 top A/E industry firms.

PSMJ Resources, Inc., the premier management consulting firm for the A/E/C (architecture/engineering/construction) industries, published its annual PSMJ Circle of Excellence for 2011 on wednesday.

The 2011 PSMJ Circle of Excellence is determined by weighting each firm’s ranking in the overall 2011 PSMJ A/E Financial Performance Benchmark Survey with respect to 13 individual benchmarks. These benchmarks are indicative of performance in the various aspects of business operations, including cash flow, overhead control, business development, project performance, staff utilization, and overall profitability.

“The PSMJ Circle of Excellence is not determined by firm revenue, profitability, staff growth, or sheer size – nor is it determined by any subjective criteria. The 13 benchmarks that determine the PSMJ Circle of Excellence were chosen to reflect that the firms are well-managed, have a strong client base, and are led in a responsible and sustainable manner. PSMJ believes that clients prefer to work with well-run firms because they are more likely to provide superior service and value,” explains H.E. “Dan” Daniels, PSMJ’s survey editor.

The 2011 PSMJ Circle of Excellence reflects the performance of 48 participating design firms, 45 of which have agreed to have their names published.

They are as follows:

A/R/C Associates, Inc.
Alfred Benesch & Company
Atlantic Coast Consulting, Inc.
Aviation Alliance Inc
Bison Engineering Inc
Callidus Engineering
Clark Dietz Inc
Commonwealth Engineers Inc
Cooper Zietz Engineers, Inc.
Design Engineers
Dietz & Company Architects Inc
Drake Haglan & Associates
Environmental Standards
Falk PLI Engineering & Surveying
FEH Associates, Inc.
Fentress Architects
Freese and Nichols, Inc.
GBBN Architects
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.
Greeley and Hansen, LLC.
Hart Design Group Ltd
Hunt Engineers, Architects & Land Surveyors, P.C.
Johnson Braund Design Group Inc
Jones & DeMille Engineering
K S Ware & Associates LLC (KSWA)
Kadrmas, Lee & Jackson, Inc
Kleinschmidt Associates
Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.
Larson Design Group
LPAS
MPE Engineering Ltd
P2S Engineering Inc
RLF
Robert Peccia & Associates
Rogers Ford LC
Rowland & Broughton Architecture
SPEC Services Inc
Stelling Engineers, INC
Straticom Planning Associates Inc
Tectonic Engineering & Surveying Consultants P.C.
Thomas Miller & Partners, LLC
TSP Inc.
Ward Scott Veron Architects Inc
Wightman Jones, Inc.
Wright-Pierce Engineers

In addition to publishing the PSMJ Circle of Excellence, PSMJ Resources Inc. will hold its fifth conference highlighting the business practices of these outstanding firms in October 6-7, 2011 in Chicago, IL and will feature as speakers the leaders in PSMJ Circle of Excellence firms. To learn more about the Circle of Excellence conference, click here.

Now in its 31st edition, the 2011 PSMJ A/E Financial Performance Benchmark Survey includes data from 234 A/E firms in the United States and Canada. The Benchmark Survey provides detailed data and analysis on operating profits, overhead rates, utilization, financial ratios, marketing costs and much more. To learn more about PSMJ’s A/E Financial Performance Benchmark Survey, click here.