Ramey Kemp Associates Announces Zweig Group Award Wins

We are the best! RKA was selected as a 2020 Best Firms To Work For!

RKA was selected for a 2020 Best Firms To Work For Award, honoring the best architecture, engineering, planning, environmental and construction firms (AEC) firms to work for in North America by the Zweig Group.

“I am so proud of what we have accomplished thus far and proud to be a part of a firm filled with hardworking, dedicated employee-owners focused on a mission to deliver quality experiences for our clients and ourselves, living a culture of ownership in our company/profession/personal lives, and embracing values that elevate us beyond reproach, ” said Ramey Kemp Associates’ CEO Montell Irvin.

Firms were evaluated comprehensively on firm culture, workplace practices, employee benefits, employee retention rates, professional development, and more – from both management and staff perspective.

Coming in hot- AGAIN! We are ranked #33 on the Zweig Group’s 2020 Hot Firm List! Up from #39 in 2019

The Zweig Group Hot Firm List recognizes the 100 fastest growing AEC firms in the United States and Canada. These firms have outperformed the economy and competitors to become leaders in their chosen fields.

CEO Communique' to our Clients and Teammates

We’ve Got Your Back!

Our ownership culture is not just a slogan, it’s a way of life and a promise to you, our clients, colleagues, and teammates that we have your back not only in the good times … but also in bad. Like everyone else, we are making our way through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic but we will not lose focus on being true to our mission – delivering quality experiences. Because we are used to doing whatever it takes to accomplish our mission, no matter the circumstances, it should go without saying that we are taking this situation in stride and working diligently for you … it just might not be from our physical office locations for the next couple of weeks or so. I do ask for your patience and understanding during this time. While we control our efforts, there may be some delays in project workflow that could cause some temporary challenges, like getting information or approvals from others who may be unavailable. We see this as temporary and will do our best to overcome these challenges.

We are certainly in some uncharted waters right now, but that doesn’t mean you should not expect the same continued service and proactive communication on your project(s) from us. If you don’t receive that – call me!

Thank you for your trust in RKA and we look forward to getting this pandemic behind us.

Best wishes to your health and well being.

Montell W. Irvin

Montell W. Irvin, PE, PTOE | President & CEO

Professional Highlights Last Year

LICENSED ENGINEERS

EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP

82%

NEW HIRES

Personal Highlights Last Year

BOWTIES WORN

WELLNESS PROGRAM PARTICIPATION

75%

STEPS WALKED IN 2019 STEP CHALLENGE

69,469,237

TOTAL PROJECTS COMPLETED IN 2019

PROJECTS STARTED AND COMPLETED IN 2019

CONFERENCES WE EXHIBITED

TRAFFIC STUDIES COMPLETED

Montell W. Irvin, PE, PTOE, President & CEO speaks to what RKA’s new brand means now and future forward.

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

To achieve the safe and efficient movement of people and goods on roadways.

TRAFFIC OPERATIONS

The design and placement of signs, signals, pavement markings, and lighting.

ROADWAY DESIGN

To optimize efficiency and safety, while minimizing cost and environmental damage.

TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

To plan safer, faster, and environment-friendly movement of people and goods.

HYDRAULIC DESIGN

To convey stormwater in a manner that reduces the impact of development on the environment.

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

To take a transportation improvement from concept through construction.

“Working with the staff of Ramey Kemp has been a pleasure. They are very knowledgable of and attuned to the needs of local government and the necessary processes and intricacies involved in infrastructure improvement projects. We have a solid confidence with the projects Ramey Kemp is working on for the City.”

“Roger Henderson has remained available, dedicated, and thorough in his approach to our project, and his work has been efficient and high quality. I cannot commend him or his work enough.”

"I would like to offer some kudos to Devyn Lozzi on this TIA. This is an exceptionally large and complicated TIA that involves multiple access points, an ongoing NCDOT TIP project, and multiple access scenarios. She put together a document that, on the first submittal, was able to be fully-reviewed and accepted by our office.”

“RKA provided superior transportation planning, engineering, and design services for the Smithfield Crossings roundabout project. The project was completed on schedule and within budget. RKA was easily accessible throughout the entire project and continuously kept the Town engaged throughout the development process … We would gladly work with RKA again."

“I wanted to take a moment to let you know that the recent coordination of pre-emption circuits between Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) with Ramey Kemp Associates (RKA) went according to schedule. NS had a tight time frame for scheduling and RKA met all guidelines as indicated ... I look forward to future inspections and operations with RKA.”

“RKA worked with my Signal Maintainers performing pre-emption inspections for the NCDOT with coordination with CSX Transportation. They adjusting their schedules as to not stop the Maintainers from performing their regular scheduled tests. RKA performed all the inspections in a safe and professional manner. I would highly recommend RKA future forward.”

"Today we created value for the project’ ... Carl Hultgren and the RKA team presented and gained approval from the County, the City, and VDOT for a single southbound left lane configuration, thereby saving our project tremendous risk, work, and COST (est’ed at $1.4MM). Hats off to a job well done!!!”