SWI Celebrates 30 Years

Shephard-Wesnitzer, Inc. (SWI), a full-service civil engineering and surveying firm, is celebrating three decades of doing business in northern Arizona. Founded in Sedona in 1990 by Dave and Linda Shephard and John and Nancy Wesnitzer, at first the firm focused on serving private homeowners and contractors, but quick growth allowed them to go after larger private and public infrastructure projects. SWI has performed civil engineering services for thousands of projects spanning 30 years. A partial list of public entity clients includes the Cities of Flagstaff, Williams, Kingman, Prescott, Sedona, Cottonwood, and the Counties of Yavapai, Mohave, Coconino, and Navajo. Other clients include the Navajo and Hopi tribes, Northern Arizona University, as well as countless private clients. Notable Flagstaff-area projects include Lowell Observatory’s Giovale Open Deck Observatory and the proposed Astronomy Discovery Center, Twin Arrows Casino, High Country Conference Center and Drury Hotel, and the new Flagstaff Municipal Courthouse currently under construction. Most recently, SWI was selected as part of the design team for the new Killip Elementary School and the new Student High Performance Center at Northern Arizona University. Since 2004 the firm has been involved with the Rio de Flag improvements, performing surveying and utility relocations in preparation for the Army Corps of Engineers flood control project. Today the firm has 28 employees in four offices in northern Arizona – Sedona, Flagstaff, Cottonwood, and Prescott. John and Nancy Wesnitzer are still at the helm along with Vice-President and Flagstaff office manager Guillermo Cortes, and Art Beckwith, Vice-President and manager of the Sedona office. As SWI celebrates its 30 th year, John Wesnitzer reflected with gratitude on the countless clients and partners who have entrusted their projects to SWI, “We like to treat our clients as friends and do our best to help them achieve their goals. One of our mottos is, ‘dreams need engineering too’ and we are proud to help our clients achieve their dreams.” For more information visit www.swiaz.com or call (928) 282-1061.