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Nexus Chicago Office Grand Opening Makes National News 

The Associated Press recently covered Nexus Engineering Group’s expansion into Chicago, Illinois. The news agency recognized the leadership of Joe Arman, Electrical Discipline Manager, and highlighted the expansion as a strategic move to better serve clients in the Midwest, marking a natural step for Nexus’ overall growth strategy.

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Nexus Engineering Group Commemorates Grand Opening Of New Chicago Office 

New Nexus Office Opens in Chicago’s Oak Brook Suburb to Better Serve Midwest Clients

Nexus, a full-service engineering firm, is excited to announce the grand opening of their new office in Oak Brook, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The expansion is a strategic move to better serve clients in the Midwest and accommodate the growing demand for their services in the region.

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Nexus President and Founding Partner Jeff Herzog Recognized in 2023 Smart 50 Class

Herzog to be Honored Among the Region’s Top Executives in Northeast Ohio 

Nexus President and Founding Partner, Jeff Herzog, is to be recognized and honored at the Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards 2023.

Since 2014, the Northeast Ohio Smart 50 Awards recognizes the top executives of the 50 smartest companies in the Northeast Ohio region for their ability to effectively build and lead successful organizations. All 50 winners, including Herzog, were honored at a special celebration on Nov. 15. (Read More)

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Nexus Engineering Group Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Nexus reflects on 15 years of strong growth and ambitious goals for firm’s future

In August of 2005, business partners and longtime colleagues Jeff Herzog and Marianne Corrao joined forces to found Cleveland-based Nexus Engineering Group, LLC. This month, Nexus celebrates its 15th anniversary and looks ahead to continued growth in the years to come. (Read More)

Marianne Corrao, Executive Vice President and Founding Partner

Nexus Co-Founder Marianne Corrao Selected to Crain’s Cleveland Business 2020 Women of Note Class

Corrao joins a group of talented women honored for their exceptional commitment to Northeast Ohio

Nexus Engineering Group LLC congratulates Co-Founder and Executive Vice President Marianne Corrao on her recent selection to the Crain’s Cleveland Business 2020 Women of Note Class. Each year, the honor is extended to a group of talented women who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to Northeast Ohio. (Read More)

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Nexus Engineering Group Continues Energy Services Expansion

Nexus adds industry veterans Marty Ellman, Gabe Sciarretti, and Tim Hoekenga to its growing team focused on serving the delivery and generation of electrical energy.

Nexus Engineering Group LLC announces the hiring of Project Director Marty Ellman, Business Director Gabe Sciarretti, and Senior Project Manager Tim Hoekenga to support the expansion and enhancement of Nexus’s energy services capabilities to our Energy and Industrial clients. (Read More)

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Nexus Engineering Group Opens 120-Seat Office In Maumee

New Nexus office opens in Maumee’s Arrowhead Business Park to better serve clients in the region

Nexus Engineering Group, LLC is excited to announce the relocation into new office space in Maumee, Ohio, a suburb of Toledo.
The office is located in Arrowhead Business Park at the southeast corner of Ford Street and Dussel Drive in Maumee. The building, which was previously the corporate headquarters for The Andersons, has now been renamed the Fordus Building.
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Nexus Moves Up on List of Top Engineering Firms for Second Year in a Row

Nexus moves up five positions on Crain’s Cleveland Business 2020 list of largest engineering firms in Northeast Ohio.

Nexus Engineering Group, LLC is proud to be listed as one of the largest engineering firms in Northeastern Ohio in Crain’s Cleveland Business annual ranking. The company moves up five positions from 22 to 17 on this year’s list.
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Serving Our Clients During COVID-19: Re-Opening of Nexus Offices

Starting May 11th, Nexus will begin phased re-opening of our Cleveland and Maumee offices in accordance with the guidelines presented by the Governor and Ohio Department of Health.

To our valued clients: The COVID-19 pandemic has created tough circumstances for many across our industry. While we miss working together at our offices, we quickly rose to the challenge of pivoting to remote operations and have continued to deliver the level of service our clients expect and need throughout these challenging times.
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Nexus Engineering Group Extends Its Energy Services Expertise

Nexus hires industry veterans Dennis Hill, Patrick Chmura, and John Alexander to enhance services to distributors, generators and consumers of electrical energy.

Cleveland, OH – Nexus Engineering Group LLC announces the hiring of Senior Consultant Dennis Hill, Principal Engineer Patrick Chmura, and Project Director John Alexander to support the expansion and enhancement of Nexus’ energy services capabilities to our Utility and Industrial clients producing and using electrical energy.
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Serving Our Clients During COVID-19

To our valued clients,

We admire your resilience as you continue providing critical products needed by our country during the COVID-19 pandemic. We recognize that we have an important role to play in supporting your business and its response to this national challenge. We stand ready to do everything we can to safely and efficiently meet your needs.

We have taken the appropriate steps to reduce the risk to our team and clients by following government guidelines and common sense aimed at slowing the spread of this virus.

Our #1 priority is the safety of our team and their families, our clients, and our community.

On March 23, Nexus implemented a Temporary Work from Home Policy for all Nexus Team Members. (Read More)

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Nexus Engineering Group Sees Continued Growth in 2019

The company surpasses $20 million in revenue as it celebrates its 15th anniversary

CLEVELAND – Nexus Engineering Group LLC, a full-service, independent engineering firm focused in the refining, petroleum midstream, chemical, and utilities industries, grew 19% in annual revenue in 2019 and hit a major company milestone of $20 million in revenue. Heading into its 15th year of business, the firm has strategically positioned itself for continued success in 2020.

Due to Nexus’s exceptional team members partnering with clients for project success… (Read More)

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Nexus Engineering Group Posts 5,000 Days With No Recordable Safety Incidents

Safety is a core value for Nexus, which the firm incorporates in all aspects of its business.

Cleveland, OH – Nexus Engineering Group, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, posts 5,000 business days with ZERO recordable incidents. This accomplishment reinforces Nexus’s commitment to delivering a safe working environment for all project stakeholders, including Nexus team members and clients. Being injury free is a critical everyday goal.

Safety has been a guiding principal for Nexus since the firm was founded in 2005. The firm provides monthly safety training to all its employees to increase awareness of personal safety, the safety of others, and potential project safety risks.

“At Nexus, we are committed to maintaining a culture that values the health and safety of every member of a project team. Our team members look for and understand the potential risks associated with our work, allowing us to deliver on this promise,” says Marianne Corrao, Vice President of Nexus Engineering Group. “We are proud of this significant accomplishment.” (Read More)

Don Newberry, Senior Director of Project Services
Don Newberry, Senior Director of Project Services

Nexus Engineering Group Director to Enhance Project Services Capabilities

Nexus hires Don Newberry to grow and improve its project services offerings.

Cleveland, OH – Nexus Engineering Group LLC announces the hiring of Don Newberry as its Project Services Director. Newberry will be responsible for expanding and enhancing Project Services capabilities and their integration with Nexus’ advanced work packaging process.

Project Services, which traditionally includes scheduling, estimating, and cost controls, has a direct impact on both external and internal Nexus processes, practices, and performance. To be effective, Project Services must be closely integrated with financial and accounting processes. Newberry, with the support of company discipline and project managers, will build on a strong foundation… (Read More)

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Dave Roland, Director Mid & Downstream Services

Nexus Engineering Group Adds Director Focused Mid and Downstream Services

Nexus hires industry veteran Dave Roland to enhance services to petroleum refining and mid-stream customers.

Cleveland, OH – Nexus Engineering Group LLC announces the hiring of Dave Roland as a director for the company. Roland will be responsible for expanding and enhancing the full range of Nexus services to existing and new petroleum processing clients.

Nexus currently provides a full range of technical services including engineering, project controls, project management and quality assurance support services to select major energy companies. As our relationships and trust deepens with these customers, Nexus is being asked to provide a higher level of strategic business services including… (Read More)

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Howard Thompson, Sr. Staff Engineer

Nexus Hires Senior Staff Engineer to Further Project Health and Safety Capabilties

Howard Thompson will oversee project health and safety functions and contribute to project delivery for clients.

Cleveland, OH – Nexus Engineering Group announces the hiring of Howard Thompson as senior staff engineer. Thompson will support the firm’s project management team and take responsibility for expanding and enhancing project health and safety services capabilities and their integration with the Nexus project delivery process.

Health and safety are integral parts of projects from conception through design, construction, and operation. Nexus applies a fundamental approach to engineering design with… (Read More)

Melena Heller, Senior Director of Project Management
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Project Management

“We see ourselves as an extension of the client’s team, giving us skin in the game,” says Melena Huller, Senior Project Director at Nexus and the leader of the project management team. “We internalize our client’s problems and then work to find solutions.”

Teamwork & Collaboration

A culture of collaboration drives the Nexus project management group.

Teamwork and collaboration are critical to project success at Nexus. The firm believes in creating an environment that fosters a well-connected, highly collaborative internal team. This allows Nexus to take a more flexible approach that results in better ideas and, therefore, solutions tailored to each client’s business need.

This approach extends to how Nexus thinks about its relationship with its clients.

Huller is responsible for reinforcing a winning culture among the project management team, the engineering team, and Nexus’s clients. Her emphasis on teamwork…(Read More)

Nexus Engineering Group Invests in Project Controls to Offer Increased Value to Customers

Nexus Engineering Group Invests in Project Controls to Offer Increased Value to Customers

“We are always looking for ways to help our clients make better project investments. Project controls are a key component of delivering value to our clients.”

Cleveland, OH – (September 16, 2019) According to the Construction Institute (CII), project controls is a process that encompasses the resources, procedures, and tools for planning, monitoring, and controlling of all phases of the capital project lifecycle. This includes estimating, cost and schedule management, risk management, change management, earned value progressing, and forecasting.

Successful project performance depends on appropriate planning. Project execution is based on a robust plan and can only be achieved…(Read More)

KBR and Nexus Engineering Group Team Up to Provide Project Solutions to Customers

This agreement leverages the best in class capabilities of each company to provide local solutions that maximize cost efficiencies and fit the unique needs of each customer

Houston, TX – KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) and Nexus Engineering Group, LLC announced today that they have entered into a 3-year Teaming Agreement to provide local, cost effective capital project execution and engineering support to existing and new clients. The initial focus of the agreement…(Read More)

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Nexus Engineering Group Moves Up on List of Top Engineering Firms in Northeastern Ohio

Nexus moves up two positions on Crain’s Cleveland Business 2019 list of largest engineering firms

Cleveland, OH – Nexus Engineering Group, LLC is proud to be listed as one of the largest engineering firms in Northeastern Ohio in Crain’s Cleveland Business annual ranking. The company moves up two positions from 24 to 22.

This is the second year that Nexus has been included in Crain’s Cleveland Business 2019 Book of Lists. Crain’s ranks the largest engineering firms… (Read more)

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Nexus Engineering Group Ends 2018 With Record Growth

The company experienced 20 percent annual growth last year and has positioned itself for further expansion in 2019 with strategic hiring and development plans.

Cleveland, OH – Nexus Engineering Group LLC, a full-service, independent engineering firm focused in the refining, petroleum midstream, chemical, manufacturing and utilities industries, finished 2018 with record sales. The company grew by 20 percent as compared to 2017, expanding the number and scope of projects with existing clients and developing relationships with new clients across the Midwest and Gulf Coast regions.

To support continuous growth in 2019, the company made two strategic hires. The first is… (Read more)

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Nexus Engineering Group Enters Partnership With Cristal

Nexus Engineering Group will provide engineering services on several projects for one of the world’s largest titanium products producers.

Cleveland, OH – Nexus Engineering Group, LLC entered into a services agreement with Cristal’s Ashtabula, OH location. Cristal is one of the world’s largest titanium dioxide and titanium chemicals producers.

Cristal project engineers visited Nexus’ Cleveland headquarters in July of this year to facilitate an open exchange of performance feedback and ideas as a kick off to their new partnership. The goal… (Read more)

Nexus Engineering Group Assists Oxiteno’s Alkoxylation Plant Start-Up in Pasadena

Nexus project services and engineering supported successful start-up.

Cleveland, OH – Oxiteno, one of the world’s largest ethoxylates producers, announced the startup of its new 170,000 metric tons/year manufacturing plant in Pasadena on September 4, 2018. The new unit includes world class alkoxylation technology to ensure safety and environmental performance. It will serve as reliable domestic source of products for Oxiteno’s regional and global customers. Oxiteno has invested approximately $200 million USD over 6 years including site acquisition, plant construction, and R&D facilities while creating more than 120 jobs.

Nexus assisted with on-site project services and engineering support… (Read more)