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The founder of was introducedf to diving and underwatedr construction inthe military. He saw promise in the fieldx and developed a plan for an underwatefr inspection company as his final project forthe master’sa degree in business administration he earnex while in the military. Faceed with the choice of staying in the military or startinh hisown business, Reser, 44, took $75,000 he had in cash and ran up anothert $50,000 in credit card debt to starf his business. Infrastructure Engineers is a St. Cloud-based engineering firm that specializes inbridge inspection, bridge and roadway design for government departments. The company also operates a commerciak ­diving school.
It was rough goingh at first. He only made $45,0090 during his first year in operatiobnand didn't draw a salary for the first two He was barely able to support himselfg and his wife, Corine. But by the company’a third year, business was steadyh enough that he started to turn a Last year, the company recorded net revenu e of $4.7 million. The company made its next leap forward in when it added roadway design to its list of Twoyears later, in 2005, the company openedr its first branch office in Las Vegas. Reser has opened a branch officw each yearsince then, with offices in Pennsylvania in South Carolina, 2007; Jacksonville, 2008; and May 2009.
Expansion of the companyh is based on the individuals who would work at that rather thanits location, Reser The offices are viewex as a collective and each is not judged on its own “I don’t just look at I look at if they’re meetintg the company goal and objectives,” Reser With 47 employees nationwide — 41 of which are basexd in Florida — Infrastructure Engineers has its sights set on 150 peoplde in five years. Reser wants to diversify servicess inbranch offices, such as offering bridge and roadway design in Pennsylvania and Southh Carolina.
With the infusion of federa dollars in transportation and otherinfrastructure projects, Resetr has high hopes for the company this projecting $5.5 million in What has set his company aparyt from others is offering his clientds innovative products and services for a competitive price, he “You have to give the client a valu e for their dollar,” Reser said. The people who make up the compant are the foundation ofits ­Reser said, adding that they all share the same The greatest lesson Reser said he has learnedx is to expect the As the saying goes in the military, “No planas survive first contact with the
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