Southeast Top Design Firms 2012
May 7, 2012
The Top Design Firms list, published annually, ranks the largest U.S.-based designs firms, both publicly and privately held, based on design-specific revenue.
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Southeast Top Design Firms
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Rank 2012/2011 |
Company / Location / Top Officer |
Market Sectors by Percent By % of Revenue** |
Regional Rev. ($ Mil) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | AECOM Technology Corp. Atlanta, Ga. | aecom.com Gary Hullfish, Senior VP/South Reg. Exec. |
44 Transportation 22 Water Supply 9 General Building |
296.86 |
| 2/1 | CH2M HILL Atlanta, Ga. | ch2mhill.com Greg Wilson, Area Manager |
32 Hazardous Waste 23 Petroleum 16 Water Supply |
260.25 |
| 3/2 | Atkins Tampa, Fla. | northamerica.atkinsglobal.com Dean Fox, CEO |
74 Transportation 12 Water Supply 9 General Building |
184.95 |
| 4/5 | ARCADIS U.S. Atlanta, Ga. | arcadis-us.com Zack Smith, Chief Strategy/Sales Officer |
55 Hazardous Waste 25 Transportation 12 Water Supply |
149.59 |
| 5/6 | HDR Charlotte, N.C. | hdrinc.com Paul Bowdoin, Senior Vice President |
57 Transportation 13 Power 11 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
134.21 |
| 6/7 | HNTB Corp. Atlanta, Ga. | hntb.com Robert J. Slimp, Division President |
96 Transportation 4 General Building |
119.84 |
| 7/8 | Reynolds, Smith and Hills Inc. Jacksonville, Fla. | rsandh.com Leerie T. Jenkins Jr., CEO |
70 Transportation 30 General Building |
103.90 |
| 8/- | Zachry Holdings Inc. Charlotte, N.C. | zhi.com Steve Bridges, Vice President |
98 Power 2 Industrial Process |
92.49 |
| 9/9 | Parsons Brinckerhoff Tampa, Fla. | pbworld.com Charlie J. Herndon, Senior Vice President |
91 Transportation 7 Water Supply 2 General Building |
80.17 |
| 10/25 | Stantec Raleigh, N.C. | stantec.com Troy People, Vice President |
44 Transportation 31 General Building 7 Water Supply |
61.30 |
| 11/11 | Terracon Consultants Inc. Olathe, Kan. | terracon.com Jamal Najm, EVP/Eastern Operating Group Manager |
53 General Building 21 Transportation 8 Other |
51.45 |
| 12/10 | Perkins+Will Atlanta, Ga. | perkinswill.com Philip Harrison, CEO |
100 General Building | 44.88 |
| 13/13 | McKim & Creed Inc. Raleigh, N.C. | mckimcreed.com Michael W. Creed, Chairman/CEO |
25 Sewerage/Solid Waste 21 Petroleum 18 Water Supply |
44.27 |
| 14/23 | STV Charlotte, N.C. | stvinc.com J. Edward Jenkins, Senior Vice President |
98 Transportation1 General Building 1 Petroleum |
42.20 |
| 15/14 | LS3P ASSOCIATES LTD. Charleston, S.C. | LS3P.com Thompson E. Penney, President/CEO |
76 General Building 24 Transportation |
42.06 |
| 16/12 | exp Global Inc. Maitland, Fla. | exp.com Not Provided |
47 Petroleum 33 General Building 20 Telecommunications |
40.09 |
| 17/19 | Gresham, Smith and Partners Nashville, Tenn. | greshamsmith.com James Bearden, CEO |
57 General Building 32 Transportation 6 Water Supply |
36.90 |
| 18/16 | Universal Engineering Sciences Inc. Orlando, Fla. | UniversalEngineering.com Mark Israel, President |
50 General Building 30 Other 14 Transportation |
34.85 |
| 19/22 | HKS Architects Inc. Orlando, Fla. | hksinc.com Matthew T. Clear, Principal |
100 General Building | 31.06 |
| 20/18 | DRMP Inc. Orlando, Fla. | drmp.com Wayne D. Chalifoux, President/CEO |
76 Transportation 12 General Building 12 Other |
29.80 |
| 21/26 | Kisinger Campo & Associates Corp. Tampa, Fla. | kcaeng.com Stephen McGucken, CEO |
100 Transportation | 28.88 |
| 22/20 | TLC Engineering for Architecture Orlando, Fla. | tlc-engineers.com Debra Lupton, CEO |
93 General Building 6 Transportation 1 Industrial Process |
28.50 |
| 23/17 | BRPH Melbourne, Fla. | brph.com Brad Harmsen, President/CEO |
65 General Building 35 Other |
28.19 |
| 24/- | Dewberry Raleigh, N.C. | dewberry.com Darren Conner, President |
30 Water Supply 30 General Building 24 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
26.36 |
| 25/28 | CPH Engineers Inc. Sanford, Fla. | cphengineers.com David Gierach/Kamran Khosravani, President/CEO |
40 Master Plan/Site 20 Sewerage/Solid Waste 20 Water Supply |
26.30 |
| 26/21 | Jones, Edmunds & Associates Inc. Gainesville, Fla. | jonesedmunds.com Stanley F. Ferreira Jr., President/CEO |
47 Sewerage/Solid Waste 23 Transportation 23 Water Supply |
26.27 |
| 27/27 | Greenhorne & O’Mara Inc. West Palm Beach, Fla. | greenhorne.com Lee Watts, Regional Vice President |
55 Transportation 31 General Building 14 Other |
23.11 |
| 28/- | Woolpert Inc. Charlotte, N.C. | woolpert.com Gary Stewart, Chairman of the Board |
42 Sewerage/Solid Waste 30 General Building 25 Other |
23.06 |
| 29/15 | Heery International Inc. Atlanta, Ga. | heery.com Bill Heitz, President |
68 General Building 31 Transportation 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
22.44 |
| 30/- | Corzo Castella Carballo Thompson Salman PA Coral Gables, Fla. | c3ts.com Robert T. Carballo, President/CEO |
74 Transportation 12 Other 6 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
21.89 |
| 31/30 | Schenkel Shultz Architecture Inc. Orlando, Fla. | schenkelshultz.com J. Thomas Chandler, President/COO |
86 General Building 13 Transportation |
20.09 |
| 32/29 | KCI Technologies Inc. Raleigh, N.C. | kci.com Charles Flowe, Practice Leader |
64 Transportation 15 General Building 10 Telecommunications |
18.80 |
| 33/34 | W.K. Dickson & Co. Inc. Charlotte, N.C. | wkdickson.com David L. Peeler, President/CEO |
38 Transportation 17 Water Supply 16 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
18.50 |
| 33/36 | Little Charlotte, N.C. | littleonline.com Phil Kuttner, CEO |
100 General Building | 18.50 |
| 35/32 | McMillan Pazdan Smith LLC Spartanburg, S.C. | mcmillanpazdansmith.com Ron G. Smith, Managing Principal |
99 General Building 1 Master Plan/Site |
18.25 |
| 36/37 | O’Neal Inc. Greenville, S.C. | onealinc.com Kevin Bean, President |
54 Industrial Process 38 Manufacturing 8 General Building |
17.70 |
| 37/35 | Affiliated Engineers Inc. Chapel Hill, N.C. | aeieng.com Jerry Schuett, Principal |
84 General Building 5 Industrial Process 5 Power |
17.52 |
| 38/- | H.W. Lochner Inc. Clearwater, Fla. | hwlochner.com David Twiddy, Southeast Manager |
100 Transportation | 17.41 |
| 39/48 | Cooper Carry Inc. Atlanta, Ga. | coopercarry.com Kevin R. Cantley, President/CEO |
97 General Building 2 Other 1 Master Plan/Site |
17.09 |
| 40/- | Pond & Co. Norcross, Ga. | pondco.com J. Al Pond, CEO |
95 General Building 5 Transportation |
17.01 |
| 41/42 | Hatch Mott MacDonald Pensacola, Fla. | hatchmott.com Charles G. Baxley, Executive Vice President |
66 Transportation 13 Sewerage/Solid Waste 10 General Building |
15.51 |
| 42/- | Carollo Engineers Inc. Sarasota, Fla. | carollo.com Eric Leveque, Area Manager |
75 Water Supply 25 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
15.05 |
| 43/39 | Merrick & Co. Atlanta, Ga. | merrick.com David Luke, Vice President |
93 General Building 7 Master Plan/Site |
14.13 |
| 44/45 | Keith and Schnars PA Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | keithandschnars.com Tanzer Kalayci, CEO |
64 Transportation 22 General Building 7 Sewerage/Solid Waste 7 Water Supply |
14.00 |
| 45/31 | Lord, Aeck & Sargent Inc. Atlanta, Ga. | lordaecksargent.com Joe Greco, President |
100 General Building | 13.46 |
| 46/43 | Smith Seckman Reid Inc. Sarasota, Fla. | ssr-inc.com Bruce Loeppke, Vice President |
100 General Building | 13.45 |
| 47/49 | Stevens & Wilkinson Atlanta, Ga. | stevensandwilkinson.com Robert T. Lyles, Chairman |
99 General Building 1 Transportation |
13.34 |
| 48/44 | Hunton Brady Architects Orlando, Fla. | huntonbrady.com Chuck Cole, President |
100 General Building | 13.20 |
| 49/- | VHB Orlando, Fla. | vhb.com Michael J. Carragher, Southeast Regional Manager |
28 General Building 21 Master Plan/Site 21 Other |
11.89 |
| 50/- | Mulkey Engineers & Consultants Cary, N.C. | mulkeyinc.com Jill Wells Heath, President/CEO |
77 Transportation 16 Water Supply 7 General Building |
11.78 |
| 51/57 | TVS design Atlanta, Ga. | www.tvsdesign.com Roger L. Neuenschwander, President |
98 General Building 2 Other |
11.65 |
| 52/39 | Harvard Jolly Inc. St. Petersburg, Fla. | harvardjolly.com William B. Harvard Jr., Chairman/CEO |
97 General Building 3 Other |
11.18 |
| 53/- | CDH Partners Inc. Marietta, Ga. | cdhpartners.com Bill Chegwidden, President |
100 General Building | 10.94 |
| 54/47 | HOK Inc. Atlanta, Ga. | hok.com John Eisenlau, Senior Vice President/ Management Principal |
98 General Building 2 Other |
10.06 |
| 55/58 | Syska Hennessy Group Atlanta, Ga. | syska.com James Coe, Senior Vice President |
57 Telecommunications 43 General Building |
9.34 |
| 56/46 | CJMW Architecture Winston Salem, N.C. | cjmw.com Thomas D. Calloway Jr., CEO |
100 General Building | 9.31 |
| 57/52 | PGAL Boca Raton, Fla. | pgal.com Ian Nestler, Principal |
86 General Building 14 Transportation |
9.11 |
| 58/53 | GLE Associates Inc. Tampa, Fla. | gleassociates.com Robert B. Greene, President |
87 General Building 7 Telecommunications 3 Industrial Process |
8.59 |
| 59/65 | Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates Inc. Atlanta, Ga. | srssa.com Howard H. Stewart, President |
100 General Building | 8.18 |
| 60/55 | VOA Associates Inc. Orlando, Fla. | voa.com Jonathan Douglas, Managing Principal |
100 General Building | 7.69 |
| 61/60 | GEL Engineering LLC Charleston, S.C. | gel.com Joesph E. Coffey Jr., Director |
48 Industrial Process 20 General Building 17 Hazardous Waste |
7.47 |
| 62/- | Stanley Consultants West Palm Beach, Fla. | stanleyconsultants.com Dave Grounds, Vice President |
64 Transportation 31 Water Supply 4 Power |
7.17 |
| 63/56 | RLF Orlando, Fla. | rlfarchitects.com Steven M. Hingtgen, President; Ronald W. Lowry, Chairman |
88 General Building 9 Master Plan/Site 3 Other |
7.05 |
| 64/54 | Miller Legg Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | millerlegg.com David L. John, President |
30 Water Supply 24 Transportation 23 General Building |
6.98 |
| 65/24 | Gannett Fleming Inc. Jacksonville, Fla. | gannettfleming.com John Dougherty, Senior Vice President |
42 Transportation 27 Water Supply 14 Other |
6.79 |
| 66/61 | Niles Bolton Associates Inc. Atlanta, Ga. | nilesbolton.com G. Niles Bolton, Chairman / CEO |
100 General Building | 6.59 |
| 67/- | BJAC PA Raleigh, N.C. | bjac.com Lou Jurkowski, Managing Principal |
100 General Building | 6.11 |
| 68/- | Ayres Associates Tampa, Fla. | Ayres Associates.com Hisham Sunna, Vice President |
85 Transportation 10 Sewerage/Solid Waste 3 Water Supply |
5.79 |
| 69/72 | ACAI Associates Inc. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | acaiworld.com Adolfo J. Cotilla Jr., President |
93 General Building 5 Transportation 2 Water Supply |
5.66 |
| 70/- | SfL+a Architects Raleigh, N.C. | sfla.biz Robert W. Ferris, President/CEO |
100 General Building | 5.60 |
| 71/63 | Moseley Architects Charlotte, N.C. | moseleyarchitects.com Dan Mace, Vice President |
100 General Building | 5.46 |
| 72/72 | Forum Architecture & Interior Design Inc. Orlando, Fla. | forumarchitecture.com Jim Black, Principal |
100 General Building | 4.98 |
| 73/59 | Perkins Eastman Charlotte, N.C. | perkinseastman.com David J. Segmiller Managing Principal |
100 General Building | 4.93 |
| 74/68 | Chen Moore and Associates Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | chenmoore.com Ben Chen, Chairman |
98 Water Supply 2 Other |
4.56 |
| 75/77 | GLIDDEN SPINA + PARTNERS West Palm Beach, Fla. | gliddenspina.com John Gliddens/Keith Spina, President/Vice-President |
98 General Building 2 Master Plan/Site |
4.20 |
| 76/70 | Wetherill Engineering Inc. Raleigh, N.C. | wetherilleng.com Debora B. Wetherill, President |
97 Transportation 2 Master Plan/Site 1 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
3.90 |
| 77/- | Thornton Tomasetti Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. | thorntontomasetti.com R. Wayne Stocks, Senior Principal |
95 General Building 4 Telecommunications 1 Industrial Process |
3.84 |
| 78/62 | DLR Group Orlando, Fla. | dlrgroup.com Andy Anderson, Regional Leader |
100 General Building | 3.73 |
| 79/78 | Collins Engineers Inc. Charleston, S.C. | collinsengr.com M.L. Love Jr., VP/SE Division Manager |
86 Transportation 10 General Building 3 Petroleum |
3.68 |
| 80/71 | M.C. Harry & Associates Miami, Fla. | mcharry.com James Piersol, President |
70 General Building 30 Transportation |
3.52 |
| 81/76 | Adache Group Architects LLC Fort Lauderdale, Fla. | adache.com George Fletcher, President/CEO |
100 General Building | 3.50 |
| 82/74 | Alley, Williams, Carmen & King Inc. Burlington, N.C. | awck.com Franz K. Holt, President |
16 Telecommunications 16 Transportation 16 Water Supply |
3.20 |
| 83/75 | IPG Inc. Valdosta, Ga. | ipg.com Robert F. Evans Jr., President |
100 General Building | 3.18 |
| 84/80 | Cherokee Enterprises Inc. Miami Lakes, Fla. | cherokeecorp.com Gabino Cuevas, CEO |
50 Petroleum 38 Water Supply 8 Hazardous Waste |
3.00 |
| 84/- | Newport Design Group LLC Alpharetta, Ga. | Tony Patel, Partner |
100 General Building | 3.00 |
| 86/81 | Ramey Kemp & Associates Inc.Raleigh, N.C. | rameykemp.com Ramey F. Kemp Jr., Chairman/ Director of Business Development |
43 General Building 38 Transportation 18 Other |
2.77 |
| 87/- | Greeley and Hansen Chicago, Ill. | greeley-hansen.com Andrew W. Richardson, CEO |
86 Sewerage/Solid Waste 14 Water Supply |
2.70 |
| 88/- | Erdman Anthony West Palm Beach, Fla. | erdmananthony.com James Noth, Office Manager/Vice President |
64 Transportation 20 General Building 9 Water Supply |
2.60 |
| 89/79 | Gallo Herbert Lebolo Deerfield Beach, Fla. | ghlaia.com William J. Gallo, CEO/Chairman |
99 General Building 1 Master Plan/Site |
2.55 |
| 90/- | Phillips Partnership PC Atlanta, Ga. | phillipspart.com Jerry Phillips, President |
100 General Building | 2.44 |
| 91/- | Williams & Associates Athens, Ga. | gaplanning.com Jon Williams, President |
100 General Building | 2.34 |
| 92/- | Mulvanny G2 Architecture McLean, Va. | mulvannyg2.com Valdis G. Ronis, Principal |
100 General Building | 2.21 |
| 93/86 | api(+) [Architecture Plus International Inc.] Tampa, Fla. | apiplus.com Juan F. Romero, President/CEO |
100 General Building | 1.89 |
| 94/- | Walker Parking Consultants Tampa, Fla. | walkerparking.com John K. Bushman, President/CEO |
100 General Building | 1.88 |
| 95/- | Croft and Associates Architecture Kennesaw, Ga. | croftandassociates.com Jim Croft, President |
100 General Building | 1.81 |
| 96/- | KSGW Architects LLC Alpharetta, Ga. | ksgw.net Gregory Washington, Partner |
100 General Building | 1.65 |
| 97/- | Weston & Sampson Charleston, S.C. | westonandsampson.com Patrick Connelly, COO |
34 Water Supply 21 Power 14 Master Plan/Site |
1.46 |
| 98/89 | Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood Montgomery, Ala. | gmcnetwork.com Steve Cawood, President |
44 General Building 27 Water Supply 15 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
1.23 |
| 99/- | Douglas Wood Associates Coral Gables, Fla. | douglaswood.biz Douglas Wood, President |
98 General Building 2 Transportation |
1.01 |
| 100/88 | GRAEF Orlando, Fla. | graef-usa.com Scott D. Hinrichs, Vice President |
49 Transportation 37 General Building 14 Master Plan/Site |
0.98 |
| 101/- | Studio Fusion PA Charlotte, N.C. | studiofusionpa.com Ed Hickman, Director of Operations |
100 General Building | 0.85 |
| 102/91 | Florida Engineering Group Inc. Orlando, Fla. | www.feg-inc.us Sam J. Sebaali, President |
66 General Building 10 Master Plan/Site 4 Sewerage/Solid Waste |
0.82 |
| 103/- | SB Architects Miami, Fla. | sb-architects.com /#/homeScott A. Lee, President/Principal |
100 General Building | 0.70 |
| 104/- | CTSM Architects Inc. Birmingham, Ala. | ctsmarchitects.com Lawrence L. Corley, President |
100 General Building | 0.18 |