In 1963, the year of the Civil Rights March on Washington, two dynamic engineers opened the doors of Smith & Lee-Thorp, and began a grand tradition of Engineering Excellence. From the very beginning they tackled the unique and challenging projects of a variety of Institutional and Educational clients. In the 1960's we worked on Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Projects for The National Institutes of Health, Naval Research Laboratory, Walter Reed Army Hospital, Fairfax County Courthouse, Howard University and Dulles Airport.

As the firm entered the 70's, the decision was made to divide the firm in two; the two founders looking to follow their specific passions. Vincent Lee-Thorp wanted to pursue his love of renovation and began Lee-Thorp Consulting Engineers. Vincent expanded our engineering support to the US Postal Service, the National Gallery of Art, the Freer Gallery, the Folger Library, The National Archives, Gallaudet University, George Mason University, the General Services Administration, the Pentagon, and the Naval Engineering Field Activity, Chesapeake among many others.

In the 1980's we continued expanding on our goal to perform substantial engineering for our clients. We provided designs and studies for Georgetown University, The George Washington University, the US

Army Corps of Engineers, the Smithsonian Institute, the Viet Nam Memorial and National Airport. In 1986, with an eye toward securing our company's continued success, we became Summer Consultants, Inc. Vincent, recognizing the importance of having an employee owned organization, began the process of training employees to become owners. As we closed out the 1980's, a group of co-owners worked to provide quality designs for the Library of Congress, the Holocaust Museum, the FBI, the USDA and the Architect of the Capitol.

The 1990's brought forward changes in engineering and the dominance of indefinite quantity contracts for renovation work. Clients who had worked with us for years, suddenly had a vehicle to reach us for a wide variety of projects while reducing their administrative requirements. So we began working project after project with some exciting clients, the National Park Service, the Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority, the Marine Corps Base in Quantico, Virginia, the General Services Administration, Freddie Mac, AT&T, General Accounting Office, and many others.

As we continue providing quality engineering services in the New Millennium, we look forward to the challenges of the unusual.

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