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SSR Ellers, the Memphis office of Smith Seckman Reid, Inc. (SSR), is an employee-owned engineering design and facility consulting firm with nearly 70 employees. SSR Ellers offers structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, industrial, civil, transportation, environmental and process and controls engineering services to public and private clients across the United States. Founded in 1954 by James B. Ellers, the firm became a subsidiary of SSR in January 1998.
Memphis
Location:
2650 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Suite 3200
Memphis, TN 38118Phone: 901.683.3900
Fax: 901.683.3990
Contact:
Scott Barry - sbarry@ssr-inc.com
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Memphis
News:
SSR Ellers Announces New Board of Directors
Scott Barry Assumes Leadership Role
 SSR Ellers, an engineering, design and facility consulting firm, recently elected Scott Barry to succeed Ralph Richardson as board of director president for its 2009-2010 term.
Barry succeeds Richardson in the role of board president, where he will manage the firm’s day-to-day operations. With 35 years of project management experience, Barry has been an SSR Ellers employee for more than 33 years. His expertise includes local code requirements and health department regulations for plumbing and fire protection systems.
“As a long-time employee of SSR Ellers, Barry is well-equipped to lead the firm toward continued success as we remain committed to the Memphis community and surrounding area,” said Richardson.
President of SSR Ellers for the past seven years, Richardson will become chairman of the board where he will assist with the leadership transition and continue to serve as a senior project/client manager. Richardson has more than 45 years of experience in structural engineering.
Additional appointments include the election of David Bradford as secretary, Tom Needham as senior vice president and Walter Blalack, Brad Davis, Patrick Smith and David Bradford as vice presidents.
SSR Ellers Receives Two Statewide TSPE Awards
Firm Recognized as Employer of the Year
 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – SSR Ellers engineering, design and facility consulting firm received the employer of the year award from the statewide chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE). In addition, SSR Ellers employee Patrick Smith was named the 2009 young engineer of the year and Tom Needham, TSPE’s newly elected president.
TSPE selects employer of the year based on outstanding employment policies that work to advance the engineering profession as a whole. SSR Ellers was chosen for its use of education and fundraising events to boost employee morale and its demonstrated support of employee participation within various professional engineering societies.
Patrick Smith received the TSPE 2009 young engineer of the year award because of outstanding professional leadership related to the Walnut Grove Road/Interstate 240 roadway redevelopment project. Under his guidance, the transportation team successfully managed a multi-year design and construction process by utilizing continuous, two-way communications that included an opt-in public newsletter, a series of email alerts and publics meetings, resulting in the project’s early completion.
SSR Ellers Vice President Tom Needham was named the 2009 TSPE president. In his new role, Needham will preside over all society meetings, appoint chairs and committee members, and exercise supervision over the operations of the executive director.
About the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers
TSPE is a professional association with more than 1,500 individual members including professional/licensed engineers, engineering associates, engineering interns and engineering students. TSPE members represent all technical disciplines and all practice areas including construction, education, industry, government and private practice.
SSR ELLERS EMPLOYEE EARNS PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING LICENSURE IN MISSISSIPPI
HERNANDO, Miss. – Ryan McDaniel, employee of SSR Ellers, an engineering design and facility consulting firm, recently earned his professional engineering (PE) licensure in Mississippi.
McDaniel, a structural design engineer and project manager, has been with SSR since 2005. In addition to his new PE licensure in Mississippi, he is also a registered PE in Tennessee and Louisiana.
McDaniel earned his bachelor’s in engineering from the University of Tennessee at Martin and a master’s in civil engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla.
He is an active member of the West Tennessee Structural Engineers Association and Society of American Military Engineers, and is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers and the American Institute of Steel Construction.
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