American Engineering Testing, Inc. (AET) is proud to announce that our president Daniel Larson, PE, has been elected as an officer of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota (ACEC/MN) Board of Directors. Effective July 1st, 2015 Mr. Larson will serve as secretary of the organization of which he has been an active member for more than fifteen years. Mr. Larson is joining past AET leaders who served as officers on the ACEC/MN board, Robert E. Pendergast (1985 – 86, President), Donovan K. Stormoe (1992 – 93, President), and Robert J. Struve (2011 – 12, President). As secretary, Mr. Larson is looking to the future by increasing the involvement of the organization in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education programs for young learners, a matter he feels is integral to the success of the consulting engineering community. 

ACEC/MN is the leading business practice and policy advocate for consulting engineering firms in Minnesota. Formed in 1949, ACEC/MN´s 150 member firms provide services to all segments of society, including federal, state and local governments, private industry and the general public. ACEC/MN’s guiding missions are; to be the advocate for consulting engineering companies, to create educational and business opportunities for members, and to encourage individuals to pursue careers with consulting engineering companies. ACEC/MN is a member of the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the largest national organization of engineers engaged in the practice of consulting engineering located in Washington, DC. ACEC represents 51 states; employing 300,000 design professionals; responsible for more than $100 billion of private and public works annually.* 

*information from ACEC/MN website: http://www.acecmn.org/

**as of February 2016 Daniel Larson, PE, is AET’s CEO