Sam Schwartz Engineering (SSE) received the 2014 ZweigWhite Hot Firm and Best Firm to Work For awards, which recognize the 100 fastest-growing firms and the top firms by employee satisfaction in architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental services. The 2014 honors mark SSE's sixth appearance on the Hot Firm List, and the first year that SSE has received both the Hot Firm Award and the Best Firm to Work For Award. President Samuel Schwartz, P.E. said"Receiving both of these awards in the same year is a great reminder that our client-focused team is at the center of our success. I attribute our continued growth to their dedication and talent". Michael Flynn, AICP, LEED AP, has joined SSE as director of active transportation. Flynn previously served as the director of capital planning and Project Initiation at the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT), leading teams responsible for developing the city's capital street construction program, scoping and budgeting street improvement projects, and implementing green infrastructure programs. He played a critical role in delivering dozens of capital projects per year spanning safety (Vision Zero), Public Plazas, Select Bus Service, Greenways, and state-of-good-repair. In nearly 10 years at NYCDOT he also coordinated the production and publication of the award-winning New York City Street Design Manual as a senior project manager on the Public Space and Urban Design team and served as a Project Manager in Pedestrian and Bicycle Programs, where he designed and implemented traffic calming, pedestrian plaza, and bike lane projects. Mike is also a Visiting Professor in the City and Regional Planning Program at Pratt Institute. He holds an MS in City and Regional Planning from Pratt Institute and a BA in Computer Science from the University of Vermont. Janet Sharkey, P.E., PTOE, LEED AP, has joined SSE as a Project Manager in the New York City office's Traffic Engineering group. She brings 15 years of experience in the management and performance of transportation engineering, planning, and consulting services. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Rutgers University and a Master of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Connecticut. She is a member of Women's Transportation Seminar and the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Currently Janet is working on traffic and safety studies for the Hugh L. Carey/Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and various Con Edison facilities. Her previous experience includes conducting extensive traffic studies and pedestrian analyses for the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey and for several large-scale, mixed-use developments in the region including the Willets Point development plan in Queens.