 | From left: ACEC President David Raymond, Andre Martecchini, PE, ACEC Chairman Tim Psomas |
WASHINGTON—Andre Martecchini, PE, principal of SEA Consultants, Inc., in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was awarded a 2009 Community Service Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) at the recent ACEC Fall Conference in Palm Springs.
This award recognizes a principal or manager of an ACEC member firm who has made a significant contribution to the quality of life in his community.
ACEC is the Washington-D.C.-based engineering industry association representing the business and political interests for owners and principals of approximately 5,500 independent engineering companies throughout the United States.
Martecchini has been very active in local and regional government throughout his career. In his hometown of Duxbury, he has served 12 years on the Board of Selectmen, including one four-year term as chairman, and three years on the Planning Board. As a Selectman, he led the effort to implement a “Pay-as-You-Throw” trash program at the Duxbury transfer station, which increased recycling by 35 percent and reduced solid waste disposal costs by $200,000.
On a regional level, Martecchini represented Duxbury on the Metropolitan Area Planning Council’s South Shore Coalition; served as a director of Vision 2020, a regional planning group representing 53 southeastern Massachusetts communities; and represented Duxbury on the Route 3 South Land Development Task Force. For his efforts, Martecchini received the BSCE Lester Gaynor Award for public service in Duxbury and the 2nd Annual Mayflower Compact Award in recognition of regional leadership in growth management.
The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) is the business association of America’s engineering industry, representing approximately 5,700 independent engineering companies throughout the United States engaged in the development of America’s transportation, environmental, industrial, and other infrastructure. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., ACEC is a national federation of 51 state and regional organizations.
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