SSOE, INC.
TOLEDO, OH

The SSOE Experience is the combination of our Value Promise The quest to deliver value drives every decision we make. SSOE returned 105% 98% of our clients surveyed would recommend SSOE to their clients. commissioning and start-up, for seamless project delivery. Al Samborn (right) and Jack Steketee (left), SSOE Founders In 1948, structural engineer Al Samborn returned to his hometown of Toledo, Ohio after completing his military service to start his own engineering firm. Al desired to establish an organization that provided the highest value through what is still the firm’s core strength—excellent project delivery. A year later, the firm expanded as Al was joined by fellow engineer Jack Steketee. The firm also added large clients such as Ford Motor Company and Libbey-Owens-Ford to its roster. Nearly a decade later, the company grew to a full-service A/E practice when architects Burrie Otis and John Evans came on board to form Samborn, Steketee, Otis, and Evans, later shortened to SSOE. SSOE’s partners made strategic decisions that shaped the character of the firm. As early as the 1960s, the company gained recognition as a leader in technology. It was the first A/E firm in the Midwest to use in-house computers as part of its design process. Today, SSOE continues to put technology to use for its clients. The firm employs an in-house technology research and development team and is industry leaders in pushing the envelope in the integration of In the decades that followed, SSOE diversified and continued to grow geographically. It added more services in response to the needs of its industrial base and broadened its markets to include healthcare, chemical, alternative energy, and others. In 2005, the firm opened its first international office in Shanghai, , where it began offering full EPCM project delivery. This has since grown into one of SSOE’s largest offices. The period between 2008 and 2016 has proven to be the company’s strongest periods of growth. In 2008, SSOE expanded Making clients successful by saving them time, trouble, and money. We are the Global Project Delivery company that others aspire to imitate: SSOE Corporate Brochure I’m personally committed to establishing SSOE’s global environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy, creating our metrics, and confirming annually that SSOE is making progress toward achieving those metrics. As we increase our presence globally, we will continually track and report on our ESG performance. SSOE Corporate Brochure We’ve set up programs that support education and promote diversity. We sponsor initiatives aimed at protecting the environment and we work to better the lives of low-income individuals and families in SSOE communities. Through small individual efforts, and more extensive on-going programs, the people of SSOE are generously making their mark. Adhering to these standards of ethical conduct is essential to earning the trust of our clients, suppliers, employees, and the communities in which we work. What is implied by the words “ethical conduct”? We define it as always honoring our commitments and conducting all our business practices with honesty and integrity. No matter what goals we set as a company, we will adhere to these standards in achieving them. We promote and support ethical behavior proactively throughout our organization, making it clear it is a cornerstone of our corporate culture. We start by ensuring that, wherever we do business, our employees understand company policies, laws, rules, and regulations that apply to their specific role. That is both their right and responsibility. To serve as a guide, we have summarized our code of ethics and standards of business conduct Building on an across-the-board awareness of our standards, SSOE encourages employees, partners, and suppliers to take action if they witness unethical behavior. If employees are unsure whether an action they are considering is permitted by law or SSOE policy, they are encouraged to seek advice from a technical expert, manager, or human resources professional. We will support those who come forward by prohibiting retaliation and providing third-party reporting channels for those who might be uncomfortable reporting behavior directly to a colleague. Our business partners are an important part of our success. Because we expect all employees to exemplify ethical business conduct, we build relationships with business partners who are committed to the same set of values when executing our services. In addition, if our partners and clients witness unethical behavior, they have access to the same reporting channels as our employees. to view SSOE’s complete code of ethics and standards of business conduct. 请点击此处查看SSOE完整的道德准则和商业行为准则 SSOE holds our suppliers and their subcontractors to the same standard of conduct we expect of ourselves. To ensure these standards are carried out, we have formalized our expectations by including language in all of our contracts covering major human rights concerns for both our suppliers and their subcontractors. These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Moreover, these regulations require that covered prime contractors and subcontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability. For the sake of transparency, SSOE makes public the number of contracts executed in comparison to the number that holds suppliers to these standards. To date in 2015, 100% of our U.S. based contracts reviewed or developed are compliant with these standards. SSOE encourages employees, partners, and vendors to feel comfortable reporting potential ethics violations through the proper company channels. However, we recognize that a third party may be more appropriate in some cases. Messages to this helpline are monitored by a third party, and it is available to anyone with concerns about ethics violations at SSOE. While you will be asked to provide contact information to facilitate the investigation, it is not required, and if provided will be withheld from SSOE personnel.