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Effective March 17, 2008, R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. and its National Survey & Engineering Division has changed its Name to R.A. Smith National.

For Immediate Release, 17 May 2007
For More Information, Contact:
Karen Wiesneski
262-317-3292

National Survey & Engineering's Jon Chapman, Visualization Division Manager, Receives Sales and Marketing Achievement Award from The Metropolitan Builders Association

BROOKFIELD, WIS.  – Jon Chapman, visualization division manager, of National Survey & Engineering, a division of R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. — civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, GIS and 3D visualization consultants — Brookfield, Wis., received the 2007 Sales and Marketing Achievement Award from The Metropolitan Builders Association (MBA) on Friday, May 4, at the 13th Annual Sales and Marketing Achievement Awards dinner.

This award is bestowed annually on one individual who has demonstrated a true commitment to improving the level of professionalism of all sales and marketing professionals in the building industry. The criteria calls for someone who has gone above and beyond to help promote education, professionalism, and achievement in sales and marketing. In addition, this individual must have given of their time not only to the MBA, but also to the Sales and Marketing/Public Relations Council.

Chapman has been very active in the MBA for more than five years. He has served on the Government Affairs/Developers Council, the Commercial Council, the Associate Advisory Board, the Sales & Marketing Public Relations Council, the Education Committee and the SMC Awards Committee.

Chapman has more than 16 years of extensive experience in the virtual imaging profession, working with clients in the architecture, engineering and building industries. As the division manager of visualization services for National Survey & Engineering, he oversees the group’s efforts in creating virtual tours, renderings and interactive tools that are used in pre-sales marketing and the entitlement process. Chapman is a pioneer and one of the earliest users of 3D animation.

Chapman and his staff have provided visualization services to the MBA for several recent projects including assisting in the development of a new geolocator on MBA’s Web site to increase Web traffic; preparing computerized color renderings for this year’s MBA Parade of Homes; and providing visualization services pro bono for the MBA’s 2007 philanthropic project – a new office and activities building at the Blue Lotus Farm and Retreat Center in Newburg, Wis. National Survey & Engineering is also providing surveying and landscape architectural services for the Blue Lotus project.

Chapman lives in Elkhorn, Wis.

About R.A. Smith & Associates and National Survey & Engineering
National Survey & Engineering is a division of R.A. Smith & Associates, a leading civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, GIS and visualization consultant. The company is headquartered in Brookfield, Wisconsin with branch offices in Appleton, Oshkosh, and Madison, Wis. and Tarentum (Pittsburgh), Pa. Established in 1929, National Survey & Engineering is a leader in serving clients in the land development industry and operates one of the largest land surveying organizations in the Midwest.

R.A. Smith was ranked No. 7 among medium-sized civil engineering firms (101 to 499 employees) nationwide in CE News’ Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For 2007. R.A. Smith was also recognized in fall 2001, 2003, and 2005 as one of the best employers to work for in Southeastern Wisconsin by Milwaukee Magazine. Additional awards include the 2004 Wisconsin Business Ethics Award in the small business category; 2004 Top 10 Small Businesses in Southeastern Wisconsin by the Waukesha County Chamber of Commerce and Small Business Times; and a winner in The Business Journal’s Beyond the Paycheck awards program in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and the Top Milwaukee Workplaces 2007.

R.A. Smith’s mission is to design with vision, deliver excellence, and provide the most 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.

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