![]() During his internship, he was introduced to electrical power systems engineering and was instantly hooked.Īfter working a number of years in the utility industry and consulting engineering business, Larry decided to leave the engineering industry and teach mathematics to help young, budding engineers get a good start in their careers. In college, Larry was given the opportunity to intern with a local utility company who also awarded him a partial scholarship to study electrical engineering. Larry Jones has always wanted to be an engineer. Larry Jones, PE Associate | Senior Electrical Engineer John’s favorite quote is from Winston Churchill, “Success is not final failure is not fatal it is the courage to continue that counts,” because he believes that one is never finished in life and even if you fail, at least you tried. John has two kids, a son who who graduated from The University of North Texas with a degree in graphic design, and a daughter who works for Mothers Milk Bank of North Texas, a nonprofit that collects breastmilk from healthy, nursing mothers who have a surplus and is dispensed to premature and fragile infants without access to their mother’s own milk. He also volunteers for Skills USA, teaching high school-aged kids, who compete in local, state and national competitions, about land surveying. ![]() John is an active member of the Texas Society of Professional Surveyors and the National Society of Professional Surveyors. “Cooking is very relaxing to me and I feel like I’m creating something good out of raw ingredients that may or may not taste good by themselves.” John’s favorite place to visit is New York City because he loves the different cultures, food, and architecture it has to offer. If he wasn’t a land surveyor, John would be a chef. Outside of work, John loves cooking, football and karaoke. In high school, John held the rank of Master in the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (World Chess Federation). He has provided field and office supervision on land surveying projects for public and privately funded projects, including the DFW Airport, City of Fort Worth, TXU Electric, Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., Trinity River Authority, Federal Aviation Administration, TxDOT, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Railtran, and Fort Worth Transportation Authority. Shortly after BHB added a surveying department, John joined the team and is now the head of the surveying department. Previously, John worked for a company that provided surveying services to BHB. John Margotta has been with BHB for over 20 years. The interior work included re-establishing the 2 nd floor as executive offices, restoring the still intact office and conference room of Amon Carter, and reintroducing the adjoining executive suites that had been lost.John Margotta, RPLS Vice President of Land Surveying Careful study of both the original construction plans from 1919 and photos from the 1920s helped to bring back the old details, using new materials and techniques to closely recreate the original design. It was the owner’s passion to preserve and revitalize downtown Fort Worth, evident in the recently completed rehabilitation that began in 2011. Over the years, the building was “modernized,” and while the shape of the building remained intact, many details of its style were lost. ![]() To serve as the new home of his Star Telegram newspaper, Amon Carter considered the 1921 completion of his four-story building at 400 West 7 th Street in downtown Fort Worth a fulfilled dream. ![]()
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