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The Platinum of the Month award is a testament to the outstanding individuals who embody the core values of FOCUS. Please congratulate the September 2025 PLATINUM of the month employees!   Winner: Thomas Pidcock—Commitment to Team Success Nominated by: Maggie Borrego This past month, Thomas has shown great dedication to KEEPING OUR CLIENTS HAPPY, putting […]

Congratulations to our FOCUS November Promotions! Every promotion is a badge of pride for FOCUS as a whole—we’re thrilled to have such an inspiring team. We do our best work when we push each other to excel, so to our most recent promotions: thank you! Kyla Lively | Structural | Intern 3 Riley Aiono | […]

Cody Linden brings passion and precision to every project he works on. His career has been shaped by his love for the mountains and the communities that thrive within them. In moving from the mountains of Colorado to Utah, Cody found himself at FOCUS as a structural engineer. He has truly enjoyed working on custom […]

Congratulations to our FOCUS October Promotions! Our team’s excellence is the foundation of FOCUS, and we’re proud to build it ever greater. We welcome these hardworking people into their new positions, and look forward to supporting them at every step of the way! Mike Washburn | Survey Technician | Boise, Idaho Cris Diaz | Crew […]

Background and Career Journey Donglei “Judy” Wang’s journey into the AEC industry began with a simple question: How have historic buildings stood strong for so many years? Her curiosity grew into a passion for design and engineering. Now working as a Site Civil Designer, Judy enjoys how civil design connects everything, from roads and grading […]

For Wade Edwards, the path to engineering started at home. “I grew up working on our home addition. I saw my parents draft their own plans and go through the city process to receive a building permit. This instilled my desire to design and build things,” he shares. That spark grew stronger after living in […]

The Platinum of the Month award is a testament to the outstanding individuals who embody the core values of FOCUS. Please congratulate the August 2025 PLATINUM of the month employees!   Winner: Matt Merrill—Quick and Responsible Communication Nominated by: Mariah Paez Matt has demonstrated he is RESISTANT TO CORROSION recently during an interaction we had. […]

McKahl Johnston is a designer working in our Land Planning department here at FOCUS. Her spark for this career started at home. Growing up with a father who worked as a developer, McKahl was always fascinated by the work he did. That curiosity turned into a clear direction during junior year of high school. There, […]

Congratulations to our FOCUS September Promotions! We support our team’s excellence as their excellence supports us. We’re grateful for our hardworking engineers who make FOCUS everything that it is. Congratulations to these remarkable individuals! Scott Dawes | CAD Services | Designer 4 Aaron Smith | Surveying | Designer 3      

The Platinum of the Month award is a testament to the outstanding individuals who embody the core values of FOCUS. Please congratulate the July 2025 PLATINUM of the month employees!   Winner: Paulina Sulbaran—Positive Adaptability Nominated by: Tui Siliva I’d like to nominate Paulina “Nina” for exhibiting HIGH MELTING AND BOILING POINTS. She consistently demonstrates […]