Brenda Kolbow, PLS has joined the Survey Department of the MSC division of TFMoran, Inc. in Portsmouth. Ms. Kolbow is a Professional Land Surveyor in the states of Maine and North Carolina. She serves as a Survey Project Manager and is responsible for the management and coordination of survey projects with internal staff, clients, contractors, and regulatory officials from proposal through the completion of construction. Her field skills include boundary, topographic, ALTA, construction layout and as-built surveys, along with total station data collection and GPS static and kinetic observations. Ms. Kolbow has an Associate’s degree in Surveying Technology from Western Piedmont Community College in North Carolina.
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Sep 2015
TFMoran Promoting a Career in Land Surveying at NH Construction Career Days
On September 17th, TFMoran’s Chief of Survey, Jim O’Neil, LLS was on hand, as a member of the New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association (NHLSA) at New Hampshire Construction Career Days . The event was held at the Hillsborough County 4-H Youth Center in New Boston. Over 1,600 students from nearly 50 NH High Schools attended, along with over 60 exhibitors! New Hampshire Construction Career Days is a non-profit organization which brings students together with the Construction & Transportation Industries to explore career options through hands-on activities. Click this link for more detailed information NH Construction Career Days Brochure
The hands-on activity the NHLSA promoted Angle & Distance estimation incorporated with basic Deed Description retracement. TFMoran Promotes A Career in Land Surveying through a board that was displayed at the fair, and handing out hard hat decals.
Other categories of construction careers include General Contractors, Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC, Civil Engineering, Operating Heavy Equipment, Truck Driving, Tree Work, Safety Education, and Apprenticeships through Education.
Some of the heavy equipment on-site for demonstrations included backhoes, skid steers, excavators, graders, loaders, man lifts, plow trucks, and truck mounted cranes. Once again this exciting two day event expects to lead some of NH’s high-school students into various paths of the construction industry.
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Sep 2015
Vida attends Revit® Technology Conference in DC
The Revit Technology Conference (RTC) is a networking and learning experience that is held annually in North America, as well as, three other continents. RTC has been going on for several years now and the conference attracts many people from across the country because it is a conference for users, by users! The 2015 Conference was held in July near Washington D.C. and was attended by more than 500 registrants, making it the largest North American conference to date (until next year!). The conference is full of Architects, Structural Engineers, MEP Engineers, Revit power users, Revit beginners, Revit bloggers, BIM directors, company leaders, draftspersons, Autodesk, and third-party Revit vendors. In order to learn more about Revit and build a network of contacts to share ideas with, TFMoran sent Robert Vida, a Project Structural Engineer and resident BIM (Building Information Modeling) director, to this year’s RTC.
In Robert’s own words:
“It was a very inspirational and insightful event. It was extremely motivating to be surrounded by fellow Revit® lovers and to see all the advanced tools and techniques being used in the industry currently to push the bounds of efficiency, quality, and possibility. The most rewarding part of the conference was the practicality of all the sessions and presentations that I was able to attend. It is hard to imagine a three-day conference where each session is relevant to your specific profession and also your position in that profession, but RTC had multiple presentations to choose from per session and there was always something interesting and useful to learn in at least one of them. Having now returned from the conference, I am excited to share what I’ve learned with my coworkers and push towards building our Revit standards and training within the company. Together, I am confident that TFM will become a regional leader in BIM/Revit capabilities and will be better able to serve the needs of our clients!”
As you can see from the photos, Rob made a little time for sightseeing in between sessions. Of course the White House tops the list, and a close second is the New Hampshire granite column at the WWII Memorial at the National Mall.
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Aug 2015
Jeremy Belanger joins TFMoran’s Civil Engineering Department
Jeremy Belanger, EIT was recently hired to serve as a Civil Project Engineer in TFMoran’s Bedford office. Jeremy has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering, Water Resources from the University of New Hampshire. Jeremy’s work experience includes hydrolic and hydropower generation analysis, dam removal feasibility and design, and FEMA flood plain mapping.
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Aug 2015
Nick Golon Selected for Leadership Greater Manchester Program
Nicholas Golon, PE, Senior Project Manager, from TFMoran has been chosen to be part of the 2015-16 Leadership Greater Manchester Program run by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. Each year the Chamber of Commerce selects a diverse group of approximately 35 business, civic, and community minded individuals to explore the greater Manchester and New Hampshire economy and culture. The Program consists of a two-day overnight retreat followed by nine monthly sessions that focus on different community topics including Manchester History, Economic Development, Education, Local and State Government, Arts & Culture, Communications & Media, Healthcare, Criminal Justice, and Human Services.
The Leadership Greater Manchester Program is an incredibly valuable and educational experience for anyone interested in learning the many different facets of the Greater Manchester Community.
TFMoran is proud to have Nick selected for this year’s class. Click on the link to read the GMCC Leadership Program Brochure.
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Jun 2015
TFMoran Hosts 2015 NH CIBOR Annual Awards BBQ
TFMoran hosted the New Hampshire Commercial Investment Board of REALTORS® annual meeting and barbecue on Thursday, June 18th at the Bedford office. For the third straight year, the weather cooperated and was ideal for an outdoor event. Over one hundred CIBOR members and TFMoran/MSC staff enjoyed the cookout, which featured steak tips by The Wine’ing Butcher and ice cream by The Inside Scoop. TFMoran has been hosting the annual NH CIBOR meeting and cookout for more than 15 years. TFMoran is proud to partner with CIBOR each year for such a great event.
Dylan Cruess, TFM’s COO, started out the presentation by welcoming the members and thanking the TFM staff for their efforts in making the barbecue a success. NH CIBOR president Gerry O’Connell presented John Jackman of Jackman Commercial Realty, Inc. with the REALTOR-of-the-Year award, and Andre Tremblay of Franklin Savings Bank with the Affiliate-of-the Year award. Additional awards and raffle items were also presented.
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Jun 2015
TFMoran to Host 2015 NH CIBOR Barbecue
TFMoran is looking forward once again to hosting the 2015 New Hampshire Commercial Investment Board of REALTORS® (NH CIBOR) annual meeting and Barbecue which will be held on Thursday, June 18th at TFMoran’s Bedford office. The barbecue will once again feature delicious steak tips by The Wine’ing Butcher and ice cream by The Inside Scoop. TFMoran has been hosting the annual NH CIBOR meeting and cookout for more than 15 consecutive years, and we are proud to partner with NH CIBOR each year for such a great event.
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Mar 2015
TFMoran Celebrates at the Wild West BOB Awards Event
A group of TFMoran staff, and their families, celebrated at the Wild West themed BOB Awards on Thursday, March 5, at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. NHBR did an amazing job creating the wild west atmosphere with authentic looking props and staged areas. We hung out next to the TFMoran sponsored Town Jail, and even had a few photo ops. TFM’s Chief Operating Officer, Dylan Cruess, voluntarily went behind bars long enough to snap a photo for the web site post.
TFMoran is much obliged to our clients, employees and NHBR readers for selecting us as the “Best of Business” in the Engineering category for 3 years in a row. New Hampshire Business Review’s BOB Awards reader’s survey honors the “best of business” in New Hampshire in over 90 categories. “With 2,700 ballots cast for the 2015 Awards, the BOBs continue to be considered a standard of excellence in New Hampshire,” said Jeff Feingold, editor of NHBR. Take a look at the list of all the BOB Award winners!
“It is a great honor that we have won three years in a row,” says Robert Duval, president of TFMoran. “This clearly shows that our civil, structural and traffic engineers, surveyors and landscape architects are focused on client service and delivering the best engineering solutions possible. And, with our recent acquisition of MSC Civil Engineers & Land Surveyors in Portsmouth, we can offer award winning professional services to the seacoast region.”
A portion of the proceeds benefited New Horizons for NH, and as a bonus, the winner of the 50/50 raffle donated her prize of over $300 back to New Horizons!
TFMoran received a Congratulations letter from NH Congressman Frank Guinta, click here to read.Letter from Congressman Frank Guinta
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Feb 2015
TFMoran will be celebrating at the BOB Awards Wild West Party on March 5, hope to see you there!
Will you be getting wild (west) with us?! Grab your cowboy hats and buckskins because this year’s NHBR BOB Awards party is less than a week away. This is the original b-to-b networking party that can be imitated but never duplicated. Here’s what boot shaking fun is planned:
Perhaps you’ll even run into a BOB Awards winner like the buckaroos from Silver Tech (who won for best new media agency) or the cowboys from Lucky’s Barbershop & Shave Parlor (who won for best barber shop for men). And you better watch out for those gunslingers from Southern New Hampshire University (they won for best online degree program).
Thursday, March 5; 5:30 – 8 p.m. A portion of the proceeds will benefit New Horizons for New Hampshire, so your attendance also helps those in need! |
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Feb 2015
TFMoran Named Best Engineer in the 2015 BOB Awards
TFMoran, Inc. has been selected as “Best Engineering Firm” in New Hampshire Business Review’s BOB Awards reader’s survey, which honors the “best of business” in New Hampshire in over 90 categories. TFMoran was established in 1968 and is involved in major engineering projects throughout New Hampshire and the northeast.
“It is a great honor that we have won three years in a row,” says Robert Duval, president of TFMoran. “This clearly shows that our civil, structural and traffic engineers, surveyors and landscape architects are focused on client service and delivering the best engineering solutions possible. And, with our recent acquisition of MSC Civil Engineers & Land Surveyors in Portsmouth, we can offer award winning professional services to the seacoast region.”
TFMoran and the other winners will be honored on Thursday, March 5, at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. “With 2,700 ballots cast for the 2015 Awards, the BOBs continue to be considered a standard of excellence in New Hampshire,” said Jeff Feingold, editor of NHBR, “At this year’s award ceremony, we are celebrating with a Wild West theme – so dig out your cowboy hats and register at nhbr.com.” A portion of the proceeds will benefit New Horizons for NH.