While visiting the island to perform service for a recent project, Meridian’s Brian Boehmer, stumbled upon a United States Geological Survey (USGS) marker while viewing the eruption at the overlook to the Kilauea Volcano on the Island of Hawai’i. At present, Kilauea volcano is still having one of the most long-lived eruptions known on earth, which started in 1983. Even now, lava continues to erupt from a single vent in the western wall of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. All lava activity is confined within Halemaʻumaʻu crater in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park – known as an Orange Watch magma alert. We are glad Brian made it back to the office unscathed or scorched.
Check out this aerial view of the caldera courtesy of the USGS:
Meridian’s Right of Way/GIS Team is happy to share their winnings put forth on the 2021 International IRWA competition design entries with a celebration!
We love our parties and quality time together. The celebration included a catered luncheon and prizes at our corporate office. Cowboy chicken, bacon ranch mashed potatoes, tossed salad, homemade breads and vegetable medley… this is how we recognize accomplishments of our talented employees.
Meridian Engineering’s ability to attract well-qualified employees is what has kept us in business for 24 years. In continuing that success, we introduce our amazing new team members: Tammy Evans, Kim Hughes and Tyler Atwan.
Tammy Evans joins the firm as our new Acquisition Coordinator. Her expertise spans over 16 years in Real Estate Acquisitions with 13 years of integrative right-of-way services. Tammy’s overall tenure in the right-of-way field has enabled her to develop a systematic management method for acquiring and relocating rights belonging to multiple utility agencies. She brings elite collaboration expertise working extensively on multiple roadway projects. Her vast portfolio includes UDOT’s Mountain View Corridor highway project, winner of IRWA’s 2012 Top 10 Project of the Year and many other projects for UDOT and UTA. Tammy is a senior member with the International Right of Way Association. As a Member of IRWA, Tammy has maintained a clear understanding of federal and state regulations and is committed to keeping up to date on all changes in those regulations. In her spare time, you’ll find Tammy working with her daughter on their online boutique, boating during warm summer weekends, and spending as much time as possible with her grand-daughter.
Kim Hughes has joined Meridian Engineering as a new Survey CAD Technician. Kim will work together under Travis W. and Brian in the survey department processing final survey data and extracting point cloud information from LiDAR and aerial flights. Kim’s background with steel detailing for the construction industry over the years allows her to roll her drafting skills right into our firm’s busy workload. She brings broad understanding of the process involved for creating final quality drawing sets. Kim is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Surveying and Mapping from UVU. With 10 credits left, she is determined to finish despite interruption by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Our survey division manager, Michael Nadeau, previously worked with Kim as her Senior Capstone advisor and was influential in creating excitement for her to enter the Surveying Profession. When not at work, you’ll find Kim spending time with her almost 18-year-old daughter, 14-year-old son and their adorable puppy.
Tyler Atwan our new Survey Technician, brings three and a half years of survey experience to Meridian, specifically with Topographic, ALTA/NSPS Land Title Surveys, Construction Layout and other types of survey work related to existing and new pipeline construction. His prior experience has allowed him to lead field crews and to help formulate a daily game plan for his team. While at Meridian, Tyler looks forward to furthering his survey field experience, and with a little more mentoring for Tyler from the survey team leads, he’ll be only a stone’s throw away from being a Survey Crew Chief in Meridian’s Survey Department. Tyler also plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree at the University of Utah.
