McCormick Taylor

McCormick Taylor, Inc.
Private
Industry Engineering, Consulting, Environmental services, Professional services
Founded 1946 (1946) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Founder Thomas J. McCormick, Paul G. Taylor
Headquarters Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Key people
  • James C. Wiggans, P.E. (Co-owner, CEO)
  • Patrick J. Guise (Co-owner, CVO)
Number of employees
 500
Website www.mccormicktaylor.com

McCormick Taylor, Inc. (formerly known as McCormick Taylor & Associates, Inc., or MTA) is a professional consulting firm based in Philadelphia. The firm employs more than 500 professionals in 20 offices, and specializes in energy services, water resources, civil design, planning, environmental studies, and communications for transportation development projects. The firm's client base includes public agencies such as state departments of transportation (DOTs), metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), turnpike authorities, counties, municipalities, and energy/utility companies.

History[1]

The firm was established in 1946 by Thomas J. McCormick, P.E., a prominent engineer and professor in Philadelphia, PA. Widely respected among his peers—architects, engineers, and members of the construction industry—he was joined by Paul G. Taylor in the early 1950s. Together they formed McCormick Taylor & Associates, and their partnership laid the foundation for the tradition of excellence McCormick Taylor still upholds today. In the 1970s, the firm shifted its focus toward transportation planning and design, and began employing a multi-disciplinary approach to projects. The result was that McCormick Taylor emerged in the 1980s as a full-service consulting engineering and environmental planning firm focused on transportation projects.

The firm changed its name to McCormick Taylor, Inc. in 2004, resulting in a new logo.

The organization transitioned ownership in 2011 when two veteran leaders of the firm, James C. Wiggans, P.E. and Patrick J. Guise, ventured into partnership. Under their leadership, McCormick Taylor embarked on a new, dynamic approach to a future poised for growth and expansion in new markets and regions. From 2014-2015, the firm significantly increased its geographic footprint, growing from 12 offices to 20, and ventured into four new states—Arizona, North Carolina, South Carolina, and most recently, Florida. Since 2011, the company has increased its technical staff levels by nearly 20 percent. McCormick Taylor also expanded into new markets, growing from predominantly transportation-related work for the public sector to permitting and environmental monitoring activities for private energy and utility companies.

Areas of Expertise[2]

Environmental[3] – McCormick Taylor’s environmental professionals realize the importance of striking a harmonious balance between natural and built habitats. They conduct environmental studies and analyses that achieve regulatory agency approval-and never forget that their work is fundamentally important to a community’s quality of life.

Highway Engineering – The firm's highway professionals plan highways with a heightened awareness of the surrounding community and environment. They design functional roadways that not only solve today’s challenges, but are also geared towards cost-effectively handling future ones.

Municipal Engineering – McCormick Taylor's professionals have extensive experience providing engineering and planning services to municipalities and other public agencies. They maintain relationships through responsiveness, open communication, and professionalism.

Structural Engineering – Whether it’s new design or rehabilitation of an existing structure, McCormick Taylor’s structural engineers have completed feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, final design, inspection, and construction consultation services for a range of highway and railroad bridges. Designing durable, cost-effective and practical bridge structures is what the firm does best.

Traffic Engineering – McCormick Taylor’s traffic engineers play a fundamental role in almost every project they complete. They provide support for environmental impact studies, design location studies, and preliminary and final design projects for roadways and bridges. Their traffic engineering staff has the capability and expertise to take a project from the initial planning and data collection stages to final design.

Transit – The firm's transit professionals recognize the importance of public transportation for communities both large and small. Giving people real mobility options expands choices available in everyday life and improves entire communities. The transit professionals have participated in many projects aimed at planning, designing and implementing transit solutions with an emphasis on enhancing mobility.

Energy/Utility – Drawing on years of linear project experience, McCormick Taylor's energy and utility professionals are helping the firm rapidly expand into the energy market and assist clients in support of their transmission, distribution and generation services. The firm provides a wide range of support services for energy clients. The energy and utility professionals' ability to exceed clients’ expectations is based on their team’s unique understanding of natural resource regulatory requirements, agency expectations, related engineering experience and public concerns associated with linear projects.

Water Resources – McCormick Taylor’s water resources mission is to integrate sound engineering principles with unique ecological concepts to preserve, restore and enhance the natural environment. Their experienced team of hydrologic and hydraulic engineers, environmental scientists and landscape architects brings an exceptional combination of science, engineering and aesthetics to every project.

Communications – McCormick Taylor's communications professionals listen to people who know their communities the best — local leaders, businesses and residents. They utilize sound communications practices and have a solid understanding of the challenges they face. By developing and implementing effective communications programs and tools, the firm provides the management assistance that helps clients accomplish their objectives and meet their customers’ needs.

Awards

Award-winning Projects

References

  1. ↑ "Our History | McCormick Taylor". www.mccormicktaylor.com. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Expertise | McCormick Taylor". www.mccormicktaylor.com. Retrieved 2015-08-31.
  3. ↑ http://www.mccormicktaylor.com/

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