GRAEF: Announces Milwaukee office associates

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GRAEF ANNOUNCES MILWAUKEE OFFICE ASSOCIATES

Curt Hoffmann and Andre Ost elected at firm’s 2014 annual meeting

MILWAUKEE (June 19, 2014) – GRAEF, a Wisconsin-based engineering and consulting firm, announced today that Curt Hoffmann, AIA, LEED AP, and Andre Ost, PE, PTOE were elected to serve as associates of GRAEF at the firm’s 2014 annual meeting.

GRAEF’s associate designation is a formal recognition of an employee who has demonstrated excellence in the performance of assigned duties and has shown willingness to assume additional responsibilities. Associates are recognized as having consistently contributed over an extended period of time to the profitability, growth, and quality of work product for the firm.

“Curt and Andre bring tremendous value to our Milwaukee office,” said John Kissinger, president and CEO of GRAEF. “Both are skilled professionals who bring a level of dedication to the workplace that make them a great fit to serve as associates.”

Hoffmann has been with the firm for more than nine years and serves as an architect for the Milwaukee office’s Facilities Group. Hoffmann received his B.S.A.S. in Architecture and a Certificate in Urban Planning from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He currently resides in Milwaukee.

Ost has been with the firm for more than eight years and serves as a transportation engineer for the Milwaukee office’s Transportation Group. Ost received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. He currently resides in Wauwatosa,Wis.

About GRAEF

GRAEF is an employee-owned, full-service engineering and consulting firm with proven expertise in planning; landscape and industrial architecture; operations consulting; and structural, civil, transportation, MEP, and environmental engineering. GRAEF serves public and private clients from its offices in Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Madison, Wisconsin; Chicago, Illinois; and Orlando, Florida. For more than 50 years, GRAEF has demonstrated its commitment to continuously adapting to meet the changing needs of the industry and its clients. For more information, visit www.GRAEF-usa.com.