Ed Hutson's testimonial:
As of August, 2009, I have spent 26 years of my professional life here at Norton &Schmidt. It is a great place to work - in fact, as far as I am concerned it is the best place in the world to practice structural engineering. You say "that's a pretty bold statement - you must be exaggerating!". Actually, I firmly believe it and here is why.

First, you receive on almost a daily basis a feeling of accomplishment from solving problems and a sense of satisfaction in serving clients. I meet hundreds of nice people each year who come to me for answers to their structural questions and concerns.

Second, I work alongside a great group of people. Not only is the staff knowledgeable and efficient in what they do but they are nice people (for the most part - ha!) to be around.

The third reason I greatly appreciate this firm is freedom and responsibility it affords. There are no layers of bureaucracy, no full-time managers. Instead, everyone is a producer, everyone seeks to do excellent work to make a satisfied client, everyone works in an efficient manner and always seeks to meet the promised deadline.

Although each partner has the freedom to take off early or come in late or when to take vacation, he also has great opportunity to influence the direction of the company by participating in the various committees which set policy and recommend change.

Then another great benefit is the type of work that comes my way. There is some repetition but, in general, every day is chocked full of new and exciting challenges. I have designed hundreds of metal buildings. I have also helped hundreds of homeowners with their basement foundation problems and in 2006 warned a church congregation of a dangerous situation - 20 hours before the roof literally collapsed. This led to my "five minutes of fame" on Channel 9 news. Yes, Norton & Schmidt is a great place to use your experience and education to serve the community.

Bill Porter's testimonial:
Norton & Schmidt is the best company on earth if you are looking to start your own consulting engineering practice without a large amount of out of pocket up front capital. I have been associated with Norton & Schmidt for over 12 years now and have been a full partner for 3 years. I took a more scenic route to become partner but for those of you who are licensed or about to become licensed you can become a full partner within a couple of years and be paying uncle sam in taxes what you use to make in a year. Some say it's too good to be true or what is the catch. The only catch is that you are responsible for your own work, but you will be rewarded handsomely for it if you have the drive, dedication, and discipline to be responsible for your own work. If you do you owe it to yourself and your family to check this amazing company out. Call Lisa Hensley our business manager today at (816) 421-4232 to find out more.