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Happy Birthday, EDI !

Message from the President

 Don Kinser Photo

Dear EDI Customers and Industry Partners,

 

It's official - EDI is 25 years old today!  

 

Where were you 25 years ago? In celebration of our anniversary, we've put together a fun video with pictures of our Associates 25 years ago, as well as some EDI history tidbits. Enjoy! Click here to view. 

 

It seems like just yesterday that Joe Milam, Dan Clifford, and I were sitting around my kitchen table planning the beginning of Kinser & Associates Consulting Engineers, now EDI, Ltd.

 

A lot has changed over the years, but one thing remains the same: our commitment to honesty and integrity in everything we do. This is the foundation of our company and it is a key reason we are still going strong a quarter century later.

 

All of us here at EDI want to sincerely thank all of you, our customers, for the confidence you have shown in us over the past two and a half decades and for allowing us to be your trusted advisor on so many exciting engagements. We have been truly blessed to have worked with so many great people on some truly awesome projects.

 

I also want to express a special "Thank You" to two key business partners: Jim Harrison and Jerry McDonell. Jim, Jerry, and I have been business partners and worked together at EDI for over 20 years. Our path has taken many twists and turns over the years and it has been a wonderful journey. I wouldn't trade it for anything, and EDI would be not be what it is today without these two truly special and gifted people. Thank you both very much.

 

What is even more exciting than our success over the last 25 years is the path that lies ahead. We are very excited about our bright future here at EDI and look forward with great anticipation to our next 25 years.

 

Sincerely,

 Don's Shortened Signature

Don Kinser, PE, MBA

Chairman, President & CEO 

 

In This Issue
REDI Room - **NEW**
HITECH Sets Standards for EMR Adoption
EDI on Winning SRA T4 Contract Team
EDI Welcomes Two New Associates
New Projects & Project Updates
Data Center Central

 

 REDI Room Logo

EDI is proud to announce the introduction of REDI Room, a fast, streamlined alternative to creating biddable construction documents for your audio-visual system needs. 

 

Click here to learn more

 

HITECH Sets Standards for EMR AdoptionBeth Bandi Pix

 

EDI's Beth Bandi, VP Business Development, recently quoted in the Atlanta Business Chronicle, says "The cost of implementing HITECH in the average large city hospital is between $80,000 and $100,000 per bed, out of which the hospital stands to recoup around 25 percent."   

Click here to read the full article

 

Click here to learn more about HITECH      Click here to learn more about EMR

EDI on Winning SRA T4 Contract Team

 

SRA International, Inc., a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to government organizations, recently announced it is one of the awardees on the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology (T4) program. The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ), multiple-award task order contract has a 5-year base period, with a ceiling of $12 billion.

 

As a member of the SRA team supporting the VA T4 contract, EDI stands poised to provide total IT solutions to T4 clients. EDI solutions will include incidental facility design and modification services, conducting site surveys, facility cabling, IT distribution systems installation, and physical security systems.

 

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Join EDI in Welcoming Two New Associates 

  

Craig & Ralph
Craig Burnley (l), Ralph Long (r)

Ralph Long comes to EDI straight out of Georgia Institute of Technology, where he earned a BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering. An expert swimmer, his dedication to the Division 1 Varsity Swim Team required between 20 to 30 hours of his time each week, on top of his studies.

 

Craig Burnley brings an impressive background in business management, engineering drafting, and electronics engineering to EDI. He served as a communications specialist  in the US Marine Corps, after which he lived and worked in Hawaii for many years. 

 

       E komo mai, Craig and Ralph!

New Projects & Project Updates
  

New

Harrison Medical Center, Bremerton, WA - EDI is providing engineering and construction management services for their new data center.

    
Updates 

eBay - On August 25, EDI CEO, Don Kinser, and Data Center Team Leader, Rob Nash-Boulden, toured the eBay "Project Mercury" data center in Phoenix. Designed by EDI and being consruction by DPR, this project is in the home stretch and nearing completion. White space has been energized, customer equipment is being moved in, and commissioning is in full swing. The project site is abuzz with activity,and eBay will assume occupancy of the new data center early this fall.  Click here for further updates on the project.

 

Parkview PixParkview Regional Medical Center - Construction is being completed now, with testing and commissioning to follow by end of 2011.  The Grand Opening is slated for Spring 2012.  Click here for some ASTOUNDING FAQS and highlights on this project.