Our History 

We’ve been dancing through the years!

Company Milestones

2011

• January: Westwood opens office in Scottsdale, Arizona; Dan Cleland, ASLA to lead.
• ETG, a division of Westwood renamed to Westwood/ETG
• Aaron Tippie promoted to Energy Sector leader
• Bryan Powell appointed to lead Dallas, TX office
• Jason McCarty appointed to lead Eden Prairie, MN office
• Robert Gonzalez appointed to lead Portland, OR office
• Mark Baumbach hired as VP, Corporate Development

2010

• Renewable System Design group formed
• September 1: Westwood acquires Westwood Renewables
• Jason McCarty advances to Land Sector lead
• June 1: CEO, Dwight Jelle retires. President, Paul Greenhagen assumes CEO role
• Growth: Loveland, CO office opens and managed by Michael Lang. Bryan P. Powell manages Dallas, TX office.
• Scott Gyllen announced Vice President
• January 1st: Paul Greenhagen becomes President, Dwight Jelle continues on as CEO

2009

• Growth: Portland, OR; Dallas and Midland, TX offices open
• Rick Haglund manages Portland, OR office

2008

• 2008: A record revenue year for Westwood!
• Significant growth in national Wind, Solar, Transmission, and Renewables
• Growth: Acquisition of ETG, Inc. further diversifies Westwood services to include aerial mapping while enhancing survey capabilities. Mike McCullough manages ETG office in Kansas.
• Siting and Land Rights service group launched
• Bruce Grivna retires. Tim Ramerth named Brainerd Office Manager
• Q1/Q2 revenue reports hint at record year for Westwood
• Dennis Marhula, Westwood CEO, retires after 16 years as President

2007

• Paul Greenhagen becomes Vice President, Energy Sector leader
• Westwood ends the year profitable despite economic downswing
• Energy group grows by leaps and bounds

2006

• Westwood going strong, continues to diversify in Land and Energy
• Growth: Westwood merges with Peterson Environmental Consulting (PEC)
• Marty Weber retires. Scott Gyllen named St. Cloud Office Manager
• Dale Beckmann announced Vice President

2005

• Westwood Corporate outgrows 7599 Anagram and moves to 7699 Anagram
• Dale Beckmann, Miles Lindberg, Steve Pflipsen join Westwood
• Dwight Jelle becomes president
• Dennis remains as CEO
• Eden Prairie, St. Cloud and Brainerd offices experience significant growth.

2004

• Westwood offers non-traditional mapping, scanning and 3D modeling services using the 3D Laser Scanner
• Westwood has 20 sets of Trimble 5000 series GPS systems that have ranges of 15-20 miles with the use of cell phones

2003

• Survey crews are provided portable computers to access field work onsite
• Westwood begins offering Design Visualization services
• www.westwoodps.com goes live

2002

• Westwood secures national projects while maintaining local developer relationships

2001

• Growth: In January, Westwood purchases Central Minnesota Surveying, Inc. in Brainerd (owned by Bruce Grivna)

2000

• 102 Employees

Late 1990s

• Westwood drops all municipal work to focus on land development

1999

• Growth: Westwood buys Wellen Surveying in St. Cloud, MN

1998

• First true Westwood computer network

1997

• 74 Employees
• Westwood uses “fast static” Trimble 4000 series GPS equipment for the first time on Wind Energy projects.

1996

• Westwood moves to 7599 Anagram Drive, Eden Prairie

1993

• Computer systems upgraded to 386 25MHz processors, 8MB RAM and nearly a 100MB hard drive storage per PC  

1992 – 1998

• Westwood survey moves to a Global Positioning System (GPS) while the technology is still in development

1992

• Dennis returns from New Zealand and becomes President
• Recovery from the recession begins

1991

• Ed Bather serves as President
• Ron Peterson leaves Westwood (to return in 2006)
• Rob Bouta leads Environmental Services  

1990

• Westwood closes Brooklyn Park completely
• Dwight brings on Bruce Miller to assist in municipal and highway project efforts
• Westwood is involved in substantial commercial projects  

1989

• 53 Employees
• Westwood commits to computerized engineering
• Dwight Jelle is hired to lead municipal and highway efforts at Westwood
• Dwight is the first to use AutoCAD at Westwood
• Allan Klugman is hired to lead the Traffic efforts
• Westwood acquires Buffalo, MN, surveying firm
• Wetland Protection Act creates a need for Environmental Services. Ron Peterson is hired.

1988

• Fran Hagen, Sr., retires
• Westwood Planning & Engineering and Westwood Survey Company are officially renamed to Westwood Professional Services, Inc.
• Westwood acquires Bather, Belrose & Boje bringing Bruce Boje, Mike Belrose and Cindie Flaig on for Traffic & Transportation services
• Beginning of a recession - Housing market struggles

1987

• Dennis Marhula moves to New Zealand

1986

• 29 Employees
• Westwood opens “Westwood Survey Company” in Brooklyn Park
• Marty Weber, Paul Greenhagen and Fran Hagen, II, lead the BP office

1985

• Growth: Westwood acquires Erkkila & Associates
• Tim Erkkila leads planning department

Mid 1980s

• Westwood residential land development business is booming in Eden Prairie, Minnetonka and Plymouth
• Westwood projects appear on nearly every planning commission meeting for several years
• 1st major commercial client – Ryan Companies 

1981

• Fran Hagen, II, joins Westwood as a full-time P.E.

1980

• 1st Westwood computer
• Westwood begins doing Traffic studies

1978

• Westwood’s first major national homebuilder client – Tim Eller/Centex Homes
• Dennis Marhula joins Westwood

1977

• Greg Kopischke is hired to lead Westwood’s Planning efforts

1974

• Approximately 8 employees
• Landmark is renamed to Westwood Planning & Engineering Company

1972

• 4 Employees
• Fran Hagen, Sr., begins Landmark Planning & Engineering