Travis Stewart, P.L.S., Survey Department Lead, believes Teamwork is one of CGA’s strongest core values. Some issues arose during a project in Waterloo. The fence location on one side of the project had been changed based on a design request and the installers were scheduled to begin work on the fence the next day. It…
Luke Wilson, P.E., Project Manager, sees Teamwork in action daily. For one of CGA’s recent projects, I had a designer in Cedar Falls, survey crew in Ackley, and drafter in Ames working together, and they were all being managed in Marshalltown. This is a cool process to see and it went on to be a…
Jeff Sogge, Right of Way Agent, believes one of CGA’s strongest Core Values is Relationships. I believe developing and maintainng relationships is the most important CGA core value. This includes customers as well as coworkers. Finding people you work well with is most important.
Rob Anderson, IT/CADD Manager, believes one of CGA’s strongest Core Values is Continual Improvement. I have seen this action through several committees CGA has had. We are consistently aiming towards finding new and better ways of completing tasks & design. Some examples are implementing the use of Microsoft TEAMS for better communication, CRM for client…
James Sweeney, PE, Project Engineer, believes excellent communication ultimately leads to a product everyone’s proud of. It is very easy to observe. There is a stark difference between a project where effective communication is upheld versus where it is lacking. Excellent communication ultimately leads to a product everyone is proud of. Communication can be thought…
Lynn Scarlett, Ames Administrative Assistant, believes enthusiasm is the key to any job. You have to be happy at work. If you aren’t, you can’t be enthusiastic. Part of finding happiness is coming together for things like broom golf, the Olympic sport we played. Everyone had a great time and showed their Enthusiasm by getting…
Chris Sweeney, Lead Surveyor in our Ackley office, believes Family is one of CGA’s strongest Core Values. Chris is a father of three. He works to carry on the example his parents set for him; his kids are the end goal and he strives to make the world a better place for them. Chris has seen how…
Rita Joens, the Receptionist out of the CGA Marshalltown office, believes Communication is a very important core value. Rita is in a unique position. She runs the “switchboard” for the phones, but she also has her finger on the pulse of the company. If you know Rita, you know she is a good listener, which…
Family is a core value that has meaning to me. I worked for many companies before coming to work for CGA. I’ve experienced first hand when a company says they are family oriented and when they actually are. I lost my mother before coming to work at CGA. Little was done for me at that…
Within our company, strong relationships are the basis for creating an environment that encourages learning, growing, and sharing in successes. Everyone wants to feel valued. And that begins with feeling connected to each other. As I get older, I have come to realize how relationships are the basis of so much of our personal…