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FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA, June 10, 2024 – Phillips Sekanick Architects, Inc., based in Warren, Ohio announced that they have selected Federal Engineering, Inc. (FE) to conduct a staffing analysis of the Trumbull County, Ohio 911 Dispatch Center (TC911) and make recommendations to improve overall performance.

Mr. Bruce Sekanick, a principal of Phillips Sekanick Architects, said: “TC911 dispatches 18 police departments and 25 fire departments. In addition, dispatchers handle over 200,000 non-emergency calls for service annually. FE will document current staffing, assess the workload per agency and service, and identify staffing-related issues. The analysis will include changes needed to meet the anticipated population growth over the next five to ten years. FE’s staffing information will assist Philips Sekanick Architects with the assessment of the three possible next dispatch facilities the County is targeting.”

Mr. Ronald F. Bosco, President & CEO of Federal Engineering provided more insights: “FE will work closely with Phillips Sekanick Architects, TC911’s project manager, Dispatch Center personnel, and County stakeholders to complete this assessment and provide TC911 and PSA with recommendations. Our staffing recommendations will be used to help with the design the next dispatch facility.”

Phillips Sekanick Architects, Inc. is a professional services corporation created to provide quality design solutions for the built environment. The company provides services for a wide range of building types, including public safety, retail/commercial, food service/hospitality, religious, residential, public/institutional and industrial/manufacturing.

Federal Engineering is a leading, nationwide firm providing analysis, design, procurement, and implementation support for NG9-1-1, PSAPs, ECCs, EOCs, and RTCs. These services complement FE’s wide range of consulting services in public safety and public service communications involving VHF, UHF, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, and 4.9GHz mobile radio systems as well as LTE and CBRS. FE’s cybersecurity practice helps our clients defend against today’s complex and ever-changing threat landscape. FE personnel also serve as trusted advisors assisting clients to assess services such as FirstNet® and the impacts of new technologies on their current and future plans. Since 1983, FE has completed thousands of communications projects in all 50 states for numerous state, local, and federal government clients as well as Canadian clients.

In addition to its public sector work, Federal Engineering provides design and implementation support services for voice, data, and video networks used in the transportation, utilities, finance, education, and computer services industries. FE’s certified independence ensures that clients receive objective, unbiased consulting services that are not influenced by any technology, product, vendor, or approach.