R.A. Smith National, Inc. Expands Structural Services Division

September 22, 2014

BROOKFIELD, Wis. — R.A. Smith National, Inc. – a multi-disciplined civil engineering and surveying firm – Brookfield, Wis., has expanded its structural services division. On Friday, August 22, R.A. Smith National, Inc. purchased selected assets of the structural engineering practice of Arnold & O’Sheridan (A&O), Inc. from a secured lender.
R.A. Smith National has expanded its structural services to include structural design of facilities and parking structures in health care, higher education, justice and security, corporate, commercial and civic markets. These services will complement the firm’s existing capabilities in public infrastructure (bridges, wastewater treatment facilities, retaining walls and other), as well as structural health monitoring.

As a result of this transaction, the firm has hired the 11 individuals from A&O’s structural group, bringing the division total to 13. R.A. Smith National’s structural manager, Scott Ginal, P.E., S.E., has been promoted to director of structural services. Scott will lead the expanded structural services division.

Established in 1964, Arnold & O’Sheridan, Inc. operated as a multi-discipline, consulting engineering firm that served the public and private sectors. Some of their project experience includes Wheaton Franciscan Ambulatory Care Center and Hospital, St. John’s on the Lake; Microbial Sciences Building,

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University of Wisconsin Madison; Camp Randall; Third Ward Parking Ramp; Elkhart County Justice Complex; and others.

About R.A. Smith National, Inc.
R.A. Smith National, Inc., www.rasmithnational.com, is one of Wisconsin’s leading consulting engineering firms, providing multi-disciplinary services to government and the land development industry. Our comprehensive services include civil engineering, surveying, construction services, structural engineering, ecological services, landscape architecture, irrigation design, water resource engineering, geographic information systems (GIS), visualization and 3D laser scanning. Our offices are located in Brookfield (corporate headquarters) and Appleton, Wis., Orange County (Los Angeles), Calif., and Tarentum (Pittsburgh), Pa.

Established in 1978 as R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc., the firm acquired National Survey & Engineering in 1994. National Survey & Engineering, founded in 1929, operated as a division of R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. until the R.A. Smith National brand was created in March 2008.

R.A. Smith National’s mission is to deliver excellence, vision, and responsive service to our clients. The company is driven by core values that include accountability, client satisfaction, innovation, positive work environment, ethics and integrity, and community and professional involvement.