C3MG is dedicated to the ongoing development of our staff and resources to provide our clients with true specialists. We are active throughout the following organizations at various levels to remain at the forefront of the A/E/C industry.

AACE - American Association of Cost Engineers International http://www.AACEI.org.

AACE International is the world's largest professional organization for cost management professionals. For over 40 years, AACE International has kept its members abreast of new technologies, practices, techniques, and advances in all aspects of Total Cost Management including cost engineering, estimating, planning and scheduling, project management, value engineering, and many others. Since 1956, the Association of Total Cost Management, AACE International, has provided members with the resources they need to enhance their performance and ensure continued growth and success. With more than 5,500 members world-wide, AACE International is the largest organization serving cost management professionals. AACE International has members in 78 countries and currently includes 70 local sections.

C3MG is a recognized leader in Total Cost Management (TCM). Our staff maintains active involvement in AACE International through technical committees, as board members, monthly chapter meetings, national conventions, networking, and membership. Our staff receives ongoing education to improve professional and technical skills, as well as specific expertise through certification studies. Publications enable our staff to learn all they need to know and cover every aspect of all industry-related issues of the cost and project management profession. AACE International also maintains the world's largest library of cost estimating, cost/schedule control, and project management literature and software. Additionally, this network of professionals is unmatched by any other organization!

Our staff includes nationally certified cost engineers who are trained and experienced to a level to receive certification status. C3MG's certified professionals consistently challenge their knowledge and expertise to explore innovative solutions for total cost management. C3MG provides services that focus exclusively on total cost management to promote our ongoing education and further enhance our professional careers. In addition, we maintain an in-house mentorship program for staff members to strategically position their careers for certification status.

Denise L. Purdue, CCC, CPA, President Member
David J. Poffenberger, PE, CCE, Vice President Member
Arthur M. Jones, CCE, Senior Cost Engineer Member
Dennis Van Kirk, CET, Senior Cost Engineer Vice President - Oregon Chapter
For more information, please contact Dennis Van Kirk, CET, Senior Cost Engineer at (503) 220-8124 or call AACE International at 1-800-858-COST.

SAVE - Society of American Value Engineers International

SAVE International is the only professional Society in the United States devoted totally to Value Engineering. Value Engineering is a function-oriented, systematic team approach to provide value in a product, system, or service. Often this improvement is focused on cost reduction, however, other improvements such as customer perceived quality an performance area also paramount in the value equation. Value Engineering focuses on those characteristics deemed most important by the customer. Value Engineering is a powerful methodology for solving problems and/or reducing costs while maintaining or improving performance/quality requirements. SAVE International is a non-profit corporation for the advancement of knowledge and application of, and education in, the principles of Value Engineering.

Value Engineering is employed in most major companies and in major branches of government. Its application is increasing and its effectiveness is improving. The Society has been a major factor in this action by its dedication to the basic objectives. SAVE has fostered the spreading of knowledge and techniques of Value Engineering to the benefit of its members and their companies, as well as all levels of government. SAVE and its members are dedicated to a system that breaks the bonds of conformity to achieve success within existing systems and organizations. It recognizes that value based on function is the key to profit and that this requires change. To work within these constraints, Value Engineering requires a thorough understanding of the principles in the Job Plan in order to produce the kind of results that have attracted worldwide recognition.

C3MG is committed to the tools and techniques developed in accordance with the five-step job. Our staff is formally trained and experienced at leading studies and/or participating as team members.

For more information, please contact Ron G. Appel, Director of Project Management Services at (425) 828-2468 or SAVE International at (312) 480-1730

SMPS - Society of Marketing Professional Services

SMPS is a national organization with the purpose to enhance the marketing ability of its members. The goals include promoting the profession of marketing, fostering the marketing function as an integral part of a firm's management, enabling the professional advancement of members, being the resource organization for professional services marketing, and to operate within the guidelines of sound business policies to support the purpose and mission of SMPS. SMPS meetings and events provide a forum for educational programs and networking amongst members and guests.

C3MG is an active member of the SMPS Seattle and Portland Chapters. C3MG is a member of both chapters.

For more information, please contact C3MG at (425) 828-2468 or (503) 220-8124.



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