I had a wonderful experience on the golf course today. I had a hole in nothing. Missed the ball and sank the divot.Comedian Don Adams If you have never held a golf club and attempted to hit a little white dimpled ball on the ground, you have deprived yourself of the opportunity to be humbled…
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Annual Get-Together and the White Elephant in the Room
Williams Notaro and Fanelli McClain (now FM Studios) spend many hours sharing an office and working together on shared projects; we also enjoy spending time with each other at office events. We started off 2018 with our annual dinner and white elephant gift exchange. This year we dined and imbibed at the Blackwall Hitch in Alexandria…
WN/FM Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is a time for getting together with family and friends to celebrate our gratitude for each other and all the meaningful moments in our lives. A Thanksgiving meal is about family – the kind you’re born with, and the kind you choose.Williams Notaro and FM Studios have been sharing office space and working together for…
Writing Skills? I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Writing Skills!
While working at San Jose State’s Career Center, in the heart of Silicon Valley, at a very technically competitive time, I would have to argue with engineering students to turn in neat, presentable, error-free, well-written, and grammatically correct resumes and cover letters. Their response was always the same, “I am going to be an engineer;…
Do or Do Not, There is no Try
This simple piece of wisdom imparted to Luke by Yoda has significant meaning in today’s world focused on “result oriented” and “bottom line” meanings of productivity. Yoda is talking about effort and the value of taking pure and simple actions to do what must be done; he is talking about taking action even when we…
The Value of an Internship Program
Meet Joe. Joe is our newest Intern at Williams Notaro. Joe is currently a mechanical engineering student at George Mason University and will graduate in 2018. Joe is gaining valuable experience, developing skills, making important connections, strengthening his resume, learning about the MEP world, and assessing his interests, strengths and abilities. Joe works at WN…
2017 Annual Gathering
Every year Williams Notaro & Fanelli McClain celebrate the beginning of a new year and an appreciation for all years past. This year we went to celebrate at Texas de Brazil in Fairfax, VA.The unique dining concept of Texas de Brazil offered us a parade of meats and an extravagant seasonal salad bar and provided…
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If Walls Could Talk
In 2016, The Washington Post left the building that was its home for over half a century and moved to greener pastures. The old building at 1150 15th St. NW was where Princess Diana came to see her friend Katherine Graham and where presidents and prime ministers pushed their issues with editorial writers. This is…
20th Anniversary Dinner Celebration
On November 11, 2016, Williams Notaro & Associates will have celebrated 20 years of successful partnership. For 20 years, we have been committed to the pursuit of being the best consulting engineering firm we can imagine.The team went all out to celebrate at DC Prime in Ashburn, VA. The evening began with the indulgence of delectable…