SSOE Announces Six New Section Managers

TOLEDO, OH, November 13, 2008- SSOE, one of the nation's largest architecture and engineering firms, announced that they have promoted six new section managers as the 2009 planning year begins.Daniel Cunningham, PE, Structural Engineer and Senior Associate, Automotive and Industrial Facilities, Toledo, Ohio;Debra George, PE, Senior Engineer and Senior Associate, Food Pharmaceutical and Personal Care, Toledo Ohio;Mary Stepnick, RA, Senior Project Manager and Senior Associate, Automotive and Industrial Facilities, Toledo, Ohio;Tom Zajac, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer and Senior Associate, Automotive and Industrial Facilities, Midland, Michigan;Brian Lamberton, PE, Senior Structural Engineer and Senior Associate, Automotive and Industrial Facilities, Midland, Michigan; andEd Powazki, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer and Senior Associate, Automotive and Industrial Facilities, Toledo, Ohio.

"It is important to us at SSOE, in order to realize our vision of being the company of choice and maintain our high retention level, to be able to offer a path of growth and help our staff developinto thefuture leaders of our company."said Ron Guiliani, PE, PMP Division Manager and Senior Associate, Automotive and Industrial Facilities, SSOE, Inc.

As a section manager, they will each coach and direct personnel and ensure the technical competency and quality of work performed by their staff. They also review and approve work plans for each project and prepare and monitor project work schedules for their department.

"The SSOE vision is to be the company of choice by clients and employees. From the start of their employment with SSOE, each employee is given the opportunity to choose a career path that may provide an opportunity to become an owner in the company. This ownership opportunity supports SSOE's business strategy and human resource objective to attract and retain talented professionals and leaders of the company."said Tony Damon, AIA, SSOE Inc. CEO.

About SSOE
Celebrating its 60th Corporate Anniversary, SSOE, Inc. is an international design firm and is ranked 8th among the nation's largest engineering and architecture firms (Building Design and Construction, 2008). Demonstrating fast and consistent growth, since 2004 SSOE has doubled in size and revenue. SSOE has also been named one of nine Best AEC Firms to Work For (Building Design and Construction, 2007) and as one of the fastest-growing US architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms by ZweigWhite, Hot List 2008.

With 1000 employees and multi-disciplined LEED(TM) accredited professionals employed in 19 offices around the world the company has earned a solid reputation in facility design for the retail, healthcare, automotive and science and technology markets, as well as process engineering for the alternative energy, biofuels, chemical, food and beverage, glass and personal care industries. SSOE has completed projects in 48 states and 32 countries, and has achieved 60 years of excellence in engineering and architectural design. Visit www.ssoe.com for additional information and career opportunities.

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Contact:
Danielle Benninger
SSOE, Inc.
Office: 419.255.3830
dbenninger@ssoe.com