2025 CEC Innovation Award Winners Announced

January 21, 2026

Innovation is central to CEC’s culture and is one of the primary elements of our Strategic Plan. Each year since 2014, CEC has honored individuals or groups of individuals who turn their innovative ideas into measurable value for CEC and our clients. The individual or group receives a trophy and a $5,000 cash prize.

The award was developed with two equally important objectives in mind:

  • Identify and recognize excellence in developing new or enhanced services or new approaches that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our services (both external and internal); and
  • Invest in knowledge-sharing of those innovations.

This year, 15 nominations were submitted, representing 33 employees from a wide variety of CEC title groups. Thirteen offices and corporate groups, and seven practices were represented.

The nominations were screened and scored by the Selection Committee consisting of Michael Sheleheda, P.E., Chief Technical Officer; Janette Wolf, P.E., Vice President; and Tom Buck, P.E., Principal.

Join us in congratulating our winners and be on the lookout in the coming months for feature stories on each of their innovations.

The 2025 winners and their innovative ideas are:

Zach Metzler, Project Manager I, Monroeville; and Brad Nagy, Project Consultant, Monroeville —
Waste Management

Advancements with Real-Time
Remote Geotechnical Monitoring
Instrumentation & Reporting

 

Surya Ramaswamy, Senior Project Manager, Philadelphia — Air Quality

AERMOD Automation Using
Python & Cloud Computing

About the Author


CEC Staff

Headquartered in Pittsburgh, Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC) provides comprehensive market-oriented consulting services to advance client strategic business objectives. CEC is recognized for delivering innovative design solutions and integrated expertise in air quality, civil engineering, cultural resources, ecological sciences, environmental engineering and sciences, manufacturing infrastructure services, survey/geospatial, waste management, and water resources.

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