2025 StructSolve Greatest Operations of the Year

“Alan has helped step into the next evolution of StructSolve - from templates to deliverables, Alan has excelled. ”

2025 StructSolve Greatest Representative of the Year

Awarded to: Alan Watt

StructSolve Engineering is proud to recognize Alan Watt as the recipient of our 2025 Greatest Operations Award.

This award honors the individual who strengthens the company through operational execution—raising consistency, improving throughput, and supporting the technical team with reliable systems and follow-through. Alan joined StructSolve midway through this summer as our Engineer-in-Training (EIT), and in a short time he has provided meaningful operational lift during a demanding season of growth and delivery.

Alan’s contribution is especially notable because it required significant personal commitment from the beginning. He relocated from California and stepped into a fast-moving environment with real expectations and real deadlines. He adapted quickly, covered critical gaps, and supported our engineering workflow in ways that materially improved our ability to deliver.

A defining part of Alan’s impact has been his ability to support and extend the capacity of our Chief Engineer. He covered for Travis in practical, high-value ways by taking on on-site data collection, traveling where needed, gathering field information accurately, and bringing it back in a form that could be used immediately. He also helped prepare reports for Travis to review and approve, which improved throughput without compromising quality control. As a result, Alan helped reduce turnaround time by more than half, which directly improved our responsiveness to clients and our ability to manage project volume.

Alan also strengthened StructSolve operationally by building tools that improve repeatability. He developed Excel programs, templates, and related resources that support efficiency across deliverables and internal processes. That work matters because templates only provide value when they are aligned with reality, usable by the team, and integrated into how work actually moves. Alan has helped bridge that gap, contributing to a more consistent operation and a more scalable delivery model.

His willingness to travel throughout Iowa has been another critical part of the role he has played. Field work is demanding, time-consuming, and often disruptive to a schedule. Alan approached it with a service mindset, showing up reliably and doing the work required to keep projects moving. That reliability has made him a dependable operations contributor, especially when timelines are tight.

From a day-to-day perspective, Alan has been steady. He is detail-oriented, he supports Travis’s needs well, and he brings the mindset necessary for high-quality engineering operations: careful execution, accurate documentation, and disciplined follow-through. He has also taken on operational challenges in areas like developing templates for the Express Engineering Services and invented more consistent content documentation, stepping into the details that are easy to postpone but essential for a healthy operation.

On a personal note, I have appreciated working alongside Alan. He tolerates my demands exceptionally well—a quality that matters more than people realize in a company that is moving quickly. We have spent long hours together on the road heading to sites, and those drives have consistently been enjoyable. He is the kind of teammate you can trust in the work and also genuinely enjoy building with.

Alan, thank you for relocating, adapting quickly, and stepping into responsibility with professionalism. Your operational impact has been real, measurable, and timely. StructSolve is stronger because of the work you have done this year, and I am excited to continue building the relationship and the company alongside you.

We are proud to recognize you as StructSolve Engineering’s 2025 Greatest Operations Award recipient.

President, StructSolve Engineering