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Austin Business Journal
Ali Khataw, 2023 ABJ Power Player
THE LIST WAS PUBLISHED IN THE AUSTIN BUSINESS JOURNAL IN NOVEMBER 2023. The 110 people we identified for ABJ’s inaugural list of power players all have outweighed impacts on this city, their industries or even the world. Many of the list makers found their power primarily through technology or real estate — 22% achieved their status from tech; 22% via real estate. The rest are a hodgepodge of luminaries in consumer packaged goods, education, transportation, economic development, entertainment, health care, nonprofits, retail, communications and finance. Read More
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Scott Francis Awarded the Grady Wooldridge Pay It Forward Award
MR. FRANCIS, VP OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, WAS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE FIRM’S AWARD. The “Grady Wooldridge Pay it Forward Award,” created by Encotech, stands as a testament to the enduring legacy of Mr. Grady Wooldridge. His profound kindness, boundless empathy, and exceptional generosity left an indelible mark on the lives of individuals like Ali Khataw and countless others. This annual accolade acknowledges and celebrates the dedicated efforts of an employee whose actions ripple through the community, embodying the spirit of paying it forward and continuing Mr. Wooldridge’s legacy of positive impact.
Austin Business Journal
Ali Khataw profiled in the Austin Business Journal
HOW ALI KHATAW ACHIEVED THE AMERICAN DREAM AS ENGINEERING CEO, CHAMBER CHAIRMAN Ali Khataw is CEO of Encotech Engineering Consultants, the 2023 chairman of the Greater Ausn Chamber of Commerce, and founder of Ali Khataw’s Photo Philanthropy When Ali Khataw isn’t in Austin, he is often roaming the African Serengeti toting his camouflaged telephoto lens while teaching others how to see and capture the image of a lifetime. Photography and education are both longtime passions for Khataw, an engineering CEO and influential figure in local economic development. Read More
Encotech’s Projects Featured at the AEGB Newsletter
CITY OF AUSTIN FIRE AND EMS STATION – AFD 50 / ATCEMS 36 | 4-STARS City of Austin station, located near the Circuit of the Americas in Del Valle, houses both Austin–Travis County EMS 36 and Austin Fire Department 50. The project is the first of five new stations completed under a six–year initiative to improve response times to expanding parts of Austin.Read More
LIVE OAK TRAILS – FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES | 4-STARS Live Oak Trails is a 58–unit supportive, affordable housing community for low and ultra–low–income families located in Southwest Austin, including units for at-risk/homeless families as part of their Children’s Home Initiative Program.
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Ali Khataw is named 2023 Chair-Elect of the Austin Chamber
On November 17, the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce announced that it had elected Ali Khataw, president and CEO of Encotech Engineering Consultants, as 2023 Chair-Elect. His term will begin on January 1, 2022.Ali has served on the Chamber’s board of directors since 2016; similarly, he is a member of several other boards, including the Austin Area Research Organization (AARO), the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce, E3 Alliance, and KUT. He founded Encotech 31 years ago, and since day one, has been the driving force behind the thriving engineering firm that employs 35 people between Austin and San Antonio.
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TASA/TASB Awards Stars of Distinction to two Encotech’s AISD Schools
The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) and Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) have announced that 46 projects were included in the 2021-22 Exhibit of School Architecture. The new and renovated Texas school facilities included projects from 33 school districts, and three colleges were submitted by 18 architectural firms. Two Encotech projects: AISD Govalle Elementary School and John C. Blazier Intermediate School are in the list.
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Encotech is one of the winners of the ABJ’s 2021 Best Places to Work
The Austin Business Journal announced the winners of the 2021 Best Places to Work. Given all the challenges that Covid-19 brought to working environments it is a great achievement to be awarded at this time. Encotech was one of the recipients of this year’s recognition.
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Ali Khataw was named Volunteer of the Year for Regional Mobility
On December 16, 2020, the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce announced the 2020 Volunteers of the Year awards recipients. Ali Khataw, Encotech Engineering Consultants’ President and CEO, was selected as the Regional Mobility volunteer for his dedication and support to the Chamber on this effort.Mr. Khataw has a long history of supporting initiatives to improve communities’ quality of life in and around Austin. He currently serves on the Chamber’s Board of Directors and the Chamber’s Regional Mobility Committee. Ali was active on the committee during Project Connect discussions over the past year and provided keen insights from his professional engineering expertise and his thoughts on how mobility plays a role in overall regional planning. Ali is an accomplished photographer and in 2019 was inducted to the University of Texas Cockrell School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni.
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Ali Khataw, inducted to the Cockrell School of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni
The Cockrell School of Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin has inducted Mr. Ali Khataw to the Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Academy of Distinguished Alumni.Every fall since 2003, the Cockrell School of Engineering recognizes the professional achievements and contributions of its prominent graduates. All active members of the Academy of Distinguished Alumni are outstanding individuals in their field, role models, and leaders of community affairs.
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Ali Khataw wins Engineer of the Year
The Texas Society of Professional Engineers (TSPE) Travis chapter has named Ali Khataw the recipient of its 2016 Engineer of Year award. Each year, the TSPE recognizes the achievements and contributions of a professional engineer with this prestigious award.This year’s award was presented to Ali Khataw, P.E. on Friday, February 26 at its Engineer’s Week Banquet, held at the Barton Creek Country Club in Austin.
The TSPE was founded in 1936 and is one of the largest professional societies in the United States. It serves the interests of individual engineers across all branches of engineering, and is devoted to the professional, ethical, economic, social and political aspects of engineering in Texas. “It is an honor to receive this recognition from such a great organization. I am proud to be a part of the TSPE which is committed to representing our profession and elevating the stature of the engineering community,” says Ali Khataw, president of Encotech Engineering Consultants, Inc.
