Life at CMT: Employee Recognition Program, Fall 2024

Sep 27, 2024

CMT Recognition Summer 2023
Crawford, Murphy & Tilly (CMT) holds company-wide meetings throughout the year to provide progress updates on strategic initiatives, share insights across disciplines and geographies, and recognize professional excellence and outstanding contributions. The CMT Recognition program is an annual highlight of accomplishments across the firm. CMT’s Recognition Committee selected from a pool of employee-nominated colleagues and projects, and the winners were announced by CEO Bill Bailey, PE, SE, and other key staff. Congratulations to the well-deserving teams and individuals. For a comprehensive recap of the event, please continue reading as we outline the highlights below:

Recognizing Individual Excellence

The CMT Recognition Program reflects the firm’s commitment to expressing gratitude for employee achievements and excellence.

2024 Above & Beyond Awards

Above & Beyond Awards are presented to individuals for their outstanding performance in one of the following categories:​

  • Extraordinary contribution made toward the successful completion of a technical project​;
  • Extraordinary contribution made toward the elimination of a quality problem or significant improvement of a process​;
  • Outstanding overall contribution in support of team performance goals​; and
  • Outstanding contribution made through leadership of or extensive involvement in a professional society.

Jake Barbour, PE, ENV SP

Heidi Landon

Ryan Stehn, PE

Continuous Improvement & Innovation (CI²) Awards

CMT is committed to continuous improvement and innovation, an ongoing effort to improve processes and implement innovations to enhance the delivery of our services. The initiative supports CMT’s mission and has perpetually been an integral part of CMT’s business success model. The following awards celebrate those who consistently champion continuous improvement.

CI² Monthly Award Winners

September
Tim Sumner, PE, CFM, CSM		 October
Taylor Kaschke, MBA		 November​
Nick Batta, PE		 December​
Michelle Moulton
January​
Anton Yushanov		 February​
Alex Zelles		 March​
Ed Cramer, PE		 April​
Garrett Scholl​, PE
May​
Harry Otsen		 June
Rulian Barros, EI, Ph.D.		 July
Jeff Large, PE, SE		 August
Henry Schmitz, PE, CFM

CI² Monthly Award Winners

  • September: Tim Sumner, PE, CFM, CSM
  • October: Taylor Kaschke, MBA
  • November:​ Nick Batta, PE
  • December:​ Michelle Moulton
  • January:​ Anton Yushanov
  • February:​ Alex Zelles
  • March:​ Ed Cramer, PE
  • April:​ Garrett Scholl​, PE
  • May: Harry Otsen
  • June: Rulian Barros, EI, Ph.D.
  • July: Jeff Large, PE, SE
  • August: Henry Schmitz

CI² Project Impact Awards

CI² Project Impact Awards recognize individuals or teams who completed a CI² project that demonstrates a significant impact to improvement and innovation at CMT.

Bluebeam Tool Chests

Barry Beauchesne

Best Practice – Guide to MoDOT Signals​

Cassie Lee, PE

Land Acquisition Module

Craig Gallant

Ambra Knox, CM

CI² Knowledge Sharing Award​s

CI² Knowledge Sharing Awards are presented to an individual or team for significant contribution toward sharing of knowledge within their group or companywide. This could include presenting internal learning/training, developing and sharing best practices, contributions to resource and technology management, and more.

Tim Sumner, PE, CFM, CSM

Michelle Moulton

Jared Wigger, PE

Technical Project Excellence Awards

Technical Project Excellence Awards are presented to teams that have delivered a particularly innovative project or provided superb service to their client.

143rd Street East Extension | Village of Plainfield, IL

Project Manager: Tice Cole, PE, PTOE

Team: Jeremy Metz, PE; Patrick Holtrop; Brad Fotsch, PE; Denise Herrera, PE, SE; Misael Cordova, PE; Ambra Knox, CM; Zach Edwards; Eric Hansen, PE; Joey Heger, PE, SE; Alex Zelles, Charles Harrison, Jr., CST 1; Jennifer Mosca-Griffin; Patrick Letz; Jake Fitch, Cindy Dubois, Mike Mizeur, EI, PLS; Chris Dagiantis, PE, CFM; Scott DeSplinter, PE, CFM; Derek Cochran, PE; Casey Tobin; Sam Held; Ally Fields; Michelle Moulton; Jennifer Miller, CEI; Mike Moes; Rob Heady

Downtown For Everyone Streetscape Plan | City of Bloomington, IL

Project Manager: Mike Sewell, PE, LEED AP

Team: Emma Budill​; Chris Stritzel, PE; Richard Shang, EI; ​Brian Eads, PE, PTOE; Konner Dudley; Roger Austin, AICP, ENV SP; Roger Driskell, PE; Cassie Reiter, PE, ENV SP;​ Natasha O’Neill

Blue Grass Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvement Project | Iowa American Water Company

Project Manager: Scott DeSplinter, PE, CFM

Team: Maddie Hawkins​, EI; Tanner Hasty, PE; ​Alex Block, AIA, LEED AP; ​Luke Kauerauf, EI; ​Jacob Vangunten, EI;​ Jeff Large, PE, SE; ​Ed Cramer, PE; ​Lou Weller, PE

Chadwick Flyer Trail Alignment Study – Kissick to Sunshine | Ozark Greenways

Project Manager: Ryan Stehn, PE; Matt DeMoss, PE

Team: Valerie Romano, AICP, LEED AP BD+C; Jacque Knight, AICP; Drew Hayes, EI; Mitchell Kroeger, PE; Jonah Farran; David Prock

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