GUY's ROW Acquisition Team is Growing!

In 2016, GUY began offering right-of-way (ROW) acquisition services. We were certified by ODOT to perform ROW acquisition for projects in CED #1, and we also began providing services for local and tribal governments. We are currently working on ROW acquisition projects for the Cherokee Nation and for Nowata and Craig counties.

And now our ROW Acquisition team is growing! We are pleased to welcome Annette Owens to the GUY family as a Right-of-Way Agent. Annette has over 20 years experience in ROW acquisition and holds Senior Right-of-Way certification. With the addition of Annette to our team, GUY will be seeking ODOT certification to provide ROW acquisition for CEDs throughout the state. Stay tuned for updates!

Welcome Annette Owens, SR/WA, R/W-RAC, R/W-URAC

New Face Supporting CED #1 Clients

CED #1 clients are going to be seeing a lot more of Jason Mock, as Jason has replaced Megan Douglas as our CED Program Management Assistant. Jason will be coordinating CED and Energy District meetings, assisting with commissioner training, helping to develop the 5-year plan (CIRB), and more. Jason is also a valued member of our Surveying department and is training as a right-of-way agent.

March really was Miller Time for GUY's Stevfen Miller!

Stevfen received ODOT certification as a Utility Relocation Coordinator. In order to receive this certification, Stevfen spent two years working in GUY's Utility department and had to fulfill 14 certification requirements.

GUY's staff now includes three certified Utility Relocation Coordinators ready to help you avoid construction roadblocks by identifying and addressing utility issues before your projects let.

Stevfen also won GUY's third annual Scrabble challenge. Stevfen wrested the traveling trophy away from surveyor Dustin McNally after spelling ZEOLITE with a triple word bonus. (And in case you're wondering, "zeolite" is a category of minerals.)

GUY is proud of Aaron Peck, Vice-President of Operations, who has been named a 2017 Achiever Under 40 by The Journal Record. Aaron is one of 39 honorees chosen from 139 applicants. He will be honored at a May event in Oklahoma City and featured in a future issue of The Journal Record.

Did you know that land surveying dates back to at least ancient Egypt, where surveyors were called "rope stretchers?" Several tombs from the New Kingdom era, about 1000 B.C., show the tomb owner overseeing men using ropes to measure fields, presumably to calculate the taxes for yield of these fields. We learned this and other tidbits of surveying during National Surveyors Week, when we also celebrated our surveyors with breakfast and a daily goody bag. We appreciate all our surveyors!

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March was also a time to appreciate all our GUY employees! We celebrated Employee Appreciation Day on March 3 with space-themed treats such as Starburst and Moon Pies.

Does GUY sound like a great place to work? It is! And we are looking for awesome people to join our team. Check out the Careers page on our website to see our open opportunities and learn about the many benefits of working at GUY!

GUY Engineering traces its roots back to 1987 in Tulsa. What else was going on in Tulsa in 1987?

If you were around Tulsa in 1987, do you remember

The Christmas ice storm that knocked out power to 25,000 homes and toppled the 1,909 foot KTUL Channel 8 tower
The McClain Titans winning the Class4A football championship
The first Chili Bowl midget races
Gilcrease museum completing a $12.25 million expansion and renovation project that doubled their exhibition space