LJA acquires Frank J. Dillard & Associates and Design Support Solutions

Houston — LJA Engineering, Inc. (LJA) acquired Frank J. Dillard & Associates, Inc. (FJD&A) and its partner firm, Design Support Solutions, Inc. (DSSI), which enhances LJA’s client and project support capabilities across multiple technical and process related perspectives.

The addition of FJD&A and DSSI adds to LJA’s service offerings in the areas of specialization in the planning, design, and construction phase supervision of electrical, instrumentation, and control (EIC) related projects.  Frank J. Dillard, P.E., will lead the Electrical Department of the Midstream Infrastructure Division headed by Robert C. Hickman, Vice President.  Frank brings over 40 years of extensive engineering experience and a broad technical background providing EIC related engineering support not only to public and private clients, but to other engineering firms as well.  He is a registered professional engineer in Texas, Arkansas, California and Ohio.  He has a Master of Science degree in Environmental Health Engineering, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, both from the University of Texas at Austin.  

“Frank J. Dillard & Associates brings almost four decades of specialized electrical expertise”, says Calvin Ladner, President of LJA. “Their inclusion in the LJA family company greatly strengthens our ability to provide EIC-related support to projects across disciplines.”

FJD&A has been significantly involved in the design and successful construction implementation of numerous EIC systems for water and wastewater related facilities; large industrial EIC projects, transportation related fueling systems; lighting projects related to illumination of water, wastewater, and industrial processes; design, integration, installation and field testing of both natural gas and diesel engine generators; and the design of closed circuit television (CCTV) and associated security/access systems.

“We are excited about this opportunity to fully integrate electrical design services into the plate of offerings available to our midstream clients”, says Robert Hickman.