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On December 9th, 2011 AI hosted its annual holiday party at the Middletown corporate office (click to see pictures). This was a special occasion as AI also celebrated its 20th anniversary (click to read the 20 year anniversary magazine). Aslam Siddiqui, PE - Vice President was presented with the Leadership Award and Eric Biegen, NICET I was awarded the Employee of the Year for 2011. Honorable mentions were given to Chris Chuck and Vikas Bishnoi.  
     
On June 8th, 2011, AI’s Vice President Daniel Whittemore, PE, LEED AP presented a technical paper entitled LRFR Ratings on Existing Bridge Inventories – A Case Study at the International Bridge Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. The paper, which Dan co-authored with our primary client contact at VDOT, uses AI’s recent load rating work for the DOT to demonstrate to bridge owners the impact the transition to the LRFR method of load ratings can have on posted bridge load limits.  
     
Muhammad Asif Iqbal has been selected to present his technical paper on the Park River Conduit (PRC) Inspection at the 29th Annual Internal Bridge Conference in Pittsburgh, PA in June of this year.  
     
AI’s President/CEO, Abul Islam, PE, FASCE, was honored by the Asian Pacific American Coalition of CT (APACCT) at its annual gala on May 14th, 2011 for his commitment and leadership to the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Community in Entrepreneurship.  
     
FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez visited the site of AI’s ARRA construction engineering and inspection project, the Replacement of Amtrak Bridge over Route 1 in Branford. At the press conference held on Thurs, Oct 21, 2010, Mendez reviewed the work of the $70 million project, the largest ARRA funded project in CT. Also present at the event were Rep. Rosa DeLauro and State Transportation Officials.

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AI is proud to announce that Daniel Whittemore, Associate Vice President with the firm, wrote an article entitled, “Sustainable Structures for the Bridge Engineer” that was published in the October 2010 issue of STRUCTURE Magazine.

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AI’s President/CEO, Abul Islam, PE FASCE, was one of the finalists for the Associated General Contractors of Connecticut’ s (AGCCT) 2010 Designer of the Year. Other 2010 Award Categories included: Public Owner, Private Owner, General Contractor/CM, Subcontractor, Supplied/Service Provider, Supervisor and Educator. At the Industry Recognition Dinner, held on Tues, Oct 12, 2010, Mr. Islam, along with the winners and other finalists was presented with a plaque in recognition of his achievements in the construction industry.  
     
AI’s staff members presented their papers at the 2010 IABMAS Fifth International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management. Basil Bantimba, PE and Aslam Siddiqui, PE co-authored the paper titled, “Arrigoni Bridge Inspection and Testing Program” (click here to download the paper) and Daniel Whittemore, PE, LEED AP, authored the paper titled, “Where are the Sustainable Bridges in the United States?” (click here to download the paper) They were published in the book, “Bridge Maintenance, Safety, Management and Life-Cycle Optimization.”  
     
In The News...
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  New England Real Estate Journal August 19, 2011 "Hartford is at a crossroads, figuratively & literally, due to major transit systems crossing through it"
       
  Hartford Business Journal June 14, 2010 "AI Engineers: Middletown Company Leading the Way in Green Building Industry"
       
  Town Times June 10, 2010 "Student Interns"
       
  Hartford Magazine May 2010 "Meet Abul Islam"
       
  NBC Connecticut March 4, 2010 "Making the Grade"
       
  NBC Connecticut February 28, 2010 "CT Newsmakers - Interview with Abul Islam"
       
  CNN January 29, 2010 Stimulus Project, Interview with Arnold Weitzman
       
 
Santa Fe New Mexican
December 11, 2009 "Building Overhaul May Cost Millions"
       
 
The Hartford Courant
June 23, 2009 "Work On Main Runway At Bradley Completed"
       
  Connecticut Post March 10, 2009 "New Easton Senior Center Near Opening"
       
       
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