player in the engineering industry due to its focus on engineering consulting in the area of design, testing, and analysis. The secret to the firm’s ability to handle such a wide range of complex work is undoubtedly the level of industry expertise that its employee-owners possess. And it’s important to note that this expertise spans across several industries. “We work across six major industries pretty extensively, and we work on problems with a multidisciplinary approach. In other words, we will take a problem and try to look at it from the standpoint of an electrical engineer or a materials engineer, mechanical, civil, or whatever the required discipline might be to really get the best view of the problem and get the best solution,” Lechinger says. The company’s footprint is strategically located to serve its key markets, with offices in Houston, Cincinnati, and Calgary. Houston is an essential hub for the energy sector, while Cincinnati and the Midwest serve the consumer products and medical industries. A small office in California also provides support for the medical segment. Out of the firm’s core industries, it has focused most heavily on the energy sector. However, its scope has expanded significantly over the decades to meet the changing needs of the modern world. Historically, the energy sector, which includes upstream, midstream, and downstream components of the business, comprised about 80% of Stress Engineering’s business. Today, that has shifted, with consumer products and medical device development now representing about 30-35% of the business, which, in combination with oil and gas, represents roughly 50-60% of the firm’s business. Aerospace and defense, a newer segment for the company, is still small but is poised for significant growth. 58 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 12, ISSUE 09
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