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February 22, 2010 VA Consulting Hires New Key Staff Member
Corona, CA Charles McKinley, P.E. (a.k.a. Charlie) joins VA Consulting as Vice President of Water and Wastewater Engineering. Charlie is a registered civil engineer in the State of California and brings over 25 years of experience in a wide range of civil and environmental engineering projects including project management, planning, design, permitting and operations review of municipal water, recycled water and wastewater systems.
Click here to read about Charlie McKinley's professional background and technical experience.
July 1, 2009 VA Consulting Hires New Key Staff Member
Irvine, CA Andrew Muth, P.E. (a.k.a. Andy) joins VA Consulting as Vice President of Transportation. Andy brings over 20 years of experience in project management, planning, design, and construction of various civil engineering projects with specific expertise in federal, state and locally funded transportation capital improvement projects.
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March 11, 2009 VA Consulting and Irvine Ranch Water District Receive 2009 Award of Excellence from ACEC-Orange County
Irvine, CA The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)-Orange County Branch presents VA Consulting and Irvine Ranch Water District the 2009 Award of Excellence for the Natutal Treatment System at El Modena Park, an Urban Wetland Retrofit Project.
Click here for more information about VA's and IRWD's award-winning project.
February 9, 2009 VA Consulting Announces Irvine Office Relocation
Irvine, CA VA Consulting has announced the relocation of its Corporate Office / Orange County Division to a new spacious office building located in Irvine's Oak Creek Business Center.
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November 18, 2008 VA Consulting Donates to the City of Mission of Viejo/Ocean Institute Watershed Education Program
Irvine, CA VA Consulting participated in the Mission Viejo/Ocean Institute 6th Grade Adopt-A-Class Watershed Education Program. The program provides a valuable opportunity for students in the Capistrano Unified School District to understand and learn how they can help protect the ocean environment by keeping our community's watershed areas clean. VA's support enabled 6th grade students from Carl Hankey Elementary School and Newhart Middle School to participate in the program.
Click here to read the Ocean Institute's thank you letter and view pictures of the event.
November 3, 2008 VA Consulting Received Honorable Mention Status in the Zweig Letter Hot Firm List for 2008
Irvine, CA VA Consulting received honorable mention status in The Zweig Letter Hot Firm List for 2008. The list identifies the 200 fastest growing architecture, engineering,and environmental consulting firms in the U.S. and Canada from 2004 to 2007.
November 1, 2008 VA Consulting Featured in the November/December 2008 Issue of Urban Land Magazine, "Synergistic Landscapes" Article
Irvine, CA VA Consulting's Director of Water Resources, Dan Villines, P.E., participated in an article written by Patricia L. Kirk regarding the environmental concerns that challenge designers to take a synergistic approach to creating environments that simultaneously satisfy the goals of multiple interests. Dan explains in the article how open spaces and golf courses are now being engineered to provide sustainable water management solutions for communities. For more information please click on the link below. Dan's comments are highlighted in yellow on Page 148 of the article.
Click here to read the entire "Synergistic Landscapes" article.