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Leadership	Wood, Patel & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Scott Gookin, P.E. to Vice President, and the addition of Carnell Thurman as Vice President.
Ranking Arizona	Wood/Patel would like to thank all of our clients and friends who helped vote us the #1 Civil Engineering Firm in Ranking Arizona: The Best of Arizona Business 2008. This #1 ranking is one we are particularly proud of because the true nature of our abilities as a firm is in how we are perceived by our clients. Thank you for voting us #1 five years in a row!
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition	Wood/Patel was proud to recently be part of the team for The Yazzie Family Build on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Project 425): The show aired October 28th at 7:00 pm on ABC Channel 15. Under extreme conditions our survey crew worked day and night to help set the foundation for the unique Yazzie home makeover. The challenge started with the need to survey the stemwall in a warehouse in Mesa to setting the footings at night in frozen ground under bright lights in Pinon, Arizona, to meeting the project deadline condensed into one week. Wood/Patel, along with 75 other sub consultants, combined American ingenuity and teamwork to make it happen. Click here to view some images of the work.
Two New Office Locations	Wood/Patel is excited to continue its growth in Arizona with the relocation of our Tucson office and the addition of our Goodyear office in September 2007. For office addresses and contact information, click here.
St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance	In 2008 Wood/Patel donated 895 Pounds of food Thank you to all Wood/Patel employees for generously providing over 1.6 million meals to the hungry in our community since 1994! Visit http://www.firstfoodbank.org/ for more information.
Company Picnic	Wood/Patel employees and their families went “WILD” for this year’s Spring Picnic held at The Phoenix Zoo on March 8, 2008. Kids of all ages enjoyed the festivities which included Carousel Rides, Sting Ray Bay, face painting, hot dogs, hamburgers, snow cones, and all the cotton candy you could eat! Click here to share in the fun.
Rebuilding Together	On April 5, 2008, DMB and Wood/Patel worked together on a Rebuilding togther event to benefit A & A Cottages. A & A Cottages opened their doors in July of 1996 to teenage girls in foster care. Over the years,due to a lack of doanations and resources, the houses fell into disrepair. This is where DMB and Wood/Patel stepped in and chose A & A Cottages as the beneficiary of the Rebuilding Together Event. In addition to the onsite volunteering, Wood/Patel hosted the "Souper Office Challenge", an inter office, competitive canned food drive that resulted in the collection of 11,657 cans for the food bank. The winning team, The Minestrones, won the contest by bringing in 1,712 cans.
Wood/Patel in Training	The Wood/Patel-in-Training (WPIT) group of Engineers-in-Training was treated to an offsite field trip where they got to see the construction of some of Wood/Patel's projects firsthand. Many of the E.I.T.s had never had the opportunity to visit an active construction site before and were excited for the learning experience. For more information on careers and training at Wood/Patel, click here.
Reata Pass	Approximately 150 Wood/Patel employees and guests attended our annual party at Reata Pass in October 2008 and partied “till the cows came home.” This annual event is held to thank our Survey and Construction Management crews for withstanding Arizona’s long, hot summers. Thanks to everyone who made this event a huge success!