Burns & McDonnell Engineering
Burns & McDonnell is an engineering design firm headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
Burns & McDonnell is one of the leading design firms in the United States. The company provides engineering, architecture, construction, environmental and consulting services for the aviation, defense, environmental and utilities markets. The group ranks among the top 10 designers for the power industry market, and nearly 40 percent of its revenues are earned from projects for that market. In 2005 the company created a new business unit to offer architectural, engineering and construction management services to the health care industry.
Burns & McDonnell is a 100 percent employee-owned company with more than 3,000 employees.
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[edit] Board of directors
On January 1, 2009 the board of directors expanded from five to seven.[1] With the retirement of Joel Cerwick (immediate past Chairman of the Board) and the additions of Ray Kowalik, John Nobles, and David Yeamans the board consists of:
- Greg Graves - President, CEO, and Chairman of the Board
- Don Greenwood - President, Construction Group
- Ray Kowalik - President, Energy Group
- John Nobles - President, Process and Industrial Group
- Mark Taylor - Vice President, Treasurer and CFO
- Walt Womack - President, Transmission and Distribution Group
- David Yeamans - President, Aviation and Facilities Group
[edit] Global Practices
Global practices are the internal business divisions of Burns & McDonnell.
- Aviation & Facilities
- Business & Technology Services
- Construction/Design-Build
- Energy
- Environmental
- Environmental Studies & Permitting
- Healthcare & Research Facilities
- Process & Industrial
- Transmission & Distribution
- Transportation
- Water
[edit] History
Burns & McDonnell, Consulting Engineers, was founded in 1898 by Clinton S. Burns and Robert E. McDonnell, two Stanford University engineering graduates. They based their new engineering consulting firm in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. They specialized in providing clean water, reliable power and effective sewer systems to growing municipalities throughout the growing Midwest. The firm's first major project was a combined water and light plant for the city of Iola, Kan.
Burns died at age 53 in 1924, having designed more than water systems and patented railroad and sewer equipment. In 1930, the firm name was changed to Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co. McDonnell died in 1960 at age 82.
In 1942, the company began its first aviation industry project, the Smoky Hill Army Airfield, the Salina, Kan., home of the B-29 bomber. In 1971, Burns & McDonnell was bought by Armco Steel. Burns & McDonnell acquired the C.W. Nofsinger Co. in 1983, establishing what would become the Process & Industrial division.
In 1985, employees purchased the firm. It has operated as an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) ever since.
In 2012 Burns & McDonnell was ranked the 26 best place to work according to Fortune Magazines 100 Best Companies to Work For.
[edit] Leadership
- 1898-1924: Clinton S. Burns, co-founder
- 1898-1951: Robert E. McDonnell, president and co-founder
- 1951-1974: R.H. McDonnell, president
- 1974-1982: Raymond B. Luhnow Jr., president
- 1982-1984: Newton A. Campbell, president
- 1986-1993: Newton A. Campbell, chairman of the board
- 1984-2003: Dave G. Ruf Jr., president
- 1993-2003: Dave G. Ruf Jr., president, chairman and CEO
- 2003–present: Greg Graves, president and CEO
[edit] Locations
Kansas City World Headquarters
- 1898: Startup in the New England Life building
- 1908: Moved to the prestigious Scarritt Building
- 1915: Interstate Building at 13th and Locust
- 1933: Carmen Building on Linwood Boulevard
- 1947: 95th and Troost
- 1959: 63rd Street and Elmwood, east of Swope Park
- 1996: Current world headquarters building at 9400 Ward Parkway
- 2005: Expanded into building I-435 and Holmes Road
- 2007: Expanded into building at 9201 State Line Road
Branch Offices
- Atlanta
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Chicago
- Dallas-Fort Worth
- Denver
- Houston
- Miami
- Minneapolis-St. Paul
- New York Metropolitan Area
- O'Fallon, Ill.
- Phoenix
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- St. Louis
- Wallingford, Conn.
- Washington, D.C.
- Wichita, Kan.
[edit] Top Competitors
Bechtel, Black & Veatch Corporation, HNTB
[edit] References
- Hoovers.com Factsheet retrieved July 5, 2006
- Burns & McDonnell Corporate Website
- ^ "At the eve of Board Chairman Joel Cerwick's retirement at year's end, the Burns & McDonnell board of directors appoints three new members to better serve the growing firm." (Press release). Burns & McDonnell. http://www.burnsmcd.com/portal/page/portal/Internet/Content_Admin/News_Page_Repository/Board%20of%20directors%20expands%20to%20seven/5AF8D13818A316C3E040030A1B0D2EC0. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
