Our own Daven Oswalt joined the Engineering Management Institute for its AEC Leadership Podcast! In this wide-ranging interview, Daven discussed: 🤝 How collaborative program management fosters innovation, client trust, and success. 💧 The business case for clean water and why it matters to communities everywhere. 🏆 How to build a high-performing, resilient team ready to adapt and lead through change.
Award-winning ingenuity at North Wilkesboro Speedway! 🏁 Ahead of the 2025 NASCAR All-Star weekend, GFT partnered with NCDOT and Wilkes County to design a bowstring truss pedestrian bridge for 20,000 racing fans in just six months. The result? Safer experiences, faster traffic flow, an iconic “Winston Cup red” landmark — and a Grand Award from ACEC/NC’s 2026 Engineering Excellence Awards. 🏆
With a passion for design and unique architecture, Farzana Anika’s people-centered approach shapes civic, education, and transit spaces across New York City! 🏙 Explore how Farzana supports projects from concept through construction, bringing curiosity, collaboration, and thoughtful design to every assignment.
Creativity with a cause! 💛 At this year’s Canstruction New York Design Competition, our team took home the Best Meal Award for our design, Link’s Awake-CAN-ing: The All-Mighty Vegan Paella. Even better, every can used in our structure will go on to help feed those in need! Inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, and built entirely from canned goods, our sculpture celebrates nourishment, sustainability, and inclusion — bringing people together through a vegan take on paella, a dish that symbolizes unity and global connection.
With nearly 20 years of bridge design and design-build experience, Nathan Richmond shares field-tested insights and best practices from major bridge projects, highlighting how collaboration, constructability, and quality drive design-build success in our latest blog!
From AI in transportation to transit planning lessons learned from The Eras Tour, our latest newsletter shares insights on inclusive design, safer transit, aviation upgrades, and risk reduction.
Today, we honor the courage, service, and sacrifice of our veterans, and we’re especially proud to celebrate the veterans within our GFT family. Their experiences remind us of what it means to lead with integrity, resilience, and purpose. To all veterans - we thank you! Discover some of our veteran employees’ stories at the link below.
Isaac Renteria, CPSM, blends strategy and daily action to fuel client success! Learn more about how he builds strong client relationships, champions collaboration, and helps shape opportunities for long-term impact.
The workday starts on the way there — on sidewalks, in bus shelters, and at train stations. We’re celebrating the value and talent that inclusive design unlocks. When infrastructure works for everyone, so does opportunity! 📖 Read how thoughtful design connects people, work, and community at the link below!
Congratulations to Seth Thompson on being named the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) 2025 Young Professional of the Year! 🎉 This national recognition honors rising leaders in dam safety, and Seth exemplifies what it means to lead with ingenuity, integrity, and impact. We’re proud of the lasting difference he’s making across the industry.
