This week a group from SDG went to Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee and helped pack 672 boxes with canned goods for Feeding America. The 8 pallets of boxes will be sent to Florida to be distributed for hurricane relief. Thank you to Jennifer Acton, Blake Atchison, Andrew Slaven, P.E., Bryan, Josh, James, Sydney, and Sean. ...
Congratulations to SDG's Paul Murray who was recently honored with the 2024 Engineer of the Year award by The Nashville Chapter of the Tennessee Society of Professional Engineers. The NSPE-TN award recognizes contributions to the Engineering Profession. Paul was one of the founding partners at Structural Design Group. He retired from SDG in 2023 after working for 41 years as a structural engineer. ...
SDG is excited to announce two new positions and the promotions of Jason Lawson and Drew Hatton. Drew Hatton will be SDG’s new Engineering Technology Manager. Drew was recently named an Associate Principal in the firm. He will oversee the development of internal design software and be responsible for implementing and educating our staff on the effective use of our engineering software, including REVIT. In his 12 years with SDG, Drew’s innovative mindset, technical expertise, and...
SDG is pleased to announce new Associate Principals Drew Hatton and Zak Pruitt. In January of 2024, both were promoted to Associate Principal from prior positions of Project Managers in the firm. Drew Hatton has been with SDG since 2012. He earned a Master’s degree in Civil/Structural Engineering from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio in 2011, where he also earned a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 2008. Drew received the Senior Leadership Award in Civil Engineering...
Zak Pruitt recently passed the S.E. exam, the final requirement to receive his Structural Engineer (S.E.) license. The S.E. license is granted to engineering professionals who have previously passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (F.E.) exam; have earned a minimum of 4 years of structural engineering experience with 2 years in Responsible Charge directing projects; and have passed the strenuous NCEES – S.E. exam. The S.E. exam is specifically designed for engineers practicing in jurisdictions that...
We recently celebrated Paul and Lezlie Murray's Retirements at Top Golf Nashville with all our SDG family and a few close friends. It was a beautiful day and we had so much golfing and getting to honor them during a great luncheon. ...
We’d like to share the news Lezlie Murray has joined her husband Paul in retiring from SDG. Lezlie has been with SDG since the company's founding in 1999 serving as the firm's accountant. Lezlie's wisdom and calm presence, along with her experience and knowledge, have been invaluable to SDG over the years. We can't thank her enough for her 24 years of service and dedication. Lezlie plans to spend lots more time with her family and grandchildren...
Paul Murray, one of SDG’s original founding partners, has decided to retire and transition to a Principal Emeritus role with SDG. Paul was instrumental in the growth of SDG from the firm’s original six partners in 1999 to one of the largest structural engineering firms in Tennessee with close to 50 employees today. “I am looking forward to retirement but will certainly miss all my friends at SDG and in the local design and construction...
In January of 2023, Jennifer Acton was promoted to Associate Principal in the firm. Previously, she was a Design Engineer and Project Manager at SDG. Jennifer has been with SDG since 2007 following her graduation from Duke University with a Master of Engineering Management degree. Jennifer obtained a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Vanderbilt in 2006. Jennifer has over 15 years of experience in the design of a variety of projects and has specialized in healthcare project...
We’d like to share the news that Jim Stephenson has retired and transitioned to a Principal Emeritus role with SDG. In 1999, Jim was instrumental in the founding of Structural Design Group and served as our official President. Jim started his professional career 45 years ago in 1977. After a return to graduate school, he started working at Stan Lindsey’s in 1981. He began specializing in healthcare design in the 1980’s and was involved early on...