Cameron Engineering merges with IMEG

In what is expected to bring together decades of experience and passion, one of New York’s leading consulting, planning and engineering firms — Cameron Engineering — is merging with IMEG Corp.

This step brings Cameron into one of the nation’s largest engineering firms, allowing the Rockville Centre-based company a chance to bring its strong client base and presence in the greater New York region to IMEG’s 75 U.S. office locations spanning from Boston to California.

“This comes after 38 years of being totally independent,” John Cameron, the company’s founder, said. The merger “positions us for growth for the future, and provides sustainability and a future for my succeeding leadership and all my people here.”

Cameron Engineering started off with a part-time secretary before growing over the next three decades to more than 100 people with not only headquarters on Long Island, but a major presence in Manhattan as well.

“It provides some security for everybody, and also enables me to sort of elevate the next tier of leadership and let them take more responsibilities,” said Cameron, who grew up in Long Beach but resides in Rockville Centre. “I really have a great staff here, and empower them to show a little more of what they could do.”

Since 1985, the prolific planning and engineering firm has worked on thousands of local projects all across Long Island, including high-profile developments like Nassau Coliseum, Wyandanch Village, and several facilities at Hofstra University. They have also worked with FDNY on more than 200 firehouse renovation designs and several Long Island wastewater and sewer projects.

Cameron will continue to manage the firm with Joe Amato, leading a team of experienced engineering professionals like Nick Kumbatovic, Mike Hults, and Rich Zapolski. He will also continue to chair the Long Island Regional Planning Council, and IMEG will now be the engineering firm in charge of the proposed $2.6 billion Midway Crossing project in Ronkonoma.

“We are excited to continue our east coast expansion and add Cameron Engineering & Associates to our team,” said Paul VanDuyne, IMEG’s president and chief executive, in a release. “Their full-service capabilities and market sector expertise align perfectly with IMEG, allowing us to serve more clients as a New York corporation.”

IMEG Corp. is a 100 percent employee-owned engineering firm that was created in 2015 with the union of several engineering firms and is headquartered in Rock Island, Illinois.

Over the past several years, the business has grown tremendously, bringing more than 30 formerly independent engineering and architectural firms under its umbrella.

Currently, IMEG has more than 2,000 employees and is ranked among one of the largest in the nation of its kind. The addition of Cameron Engineering will add to IMEG’s already impressive national portfolio of work across various market sectors, combining both firms’ mechanical, electrical, structural, civil, transportation, environmental and planning expertise to create a strong synergy for future growth.

Cameron said that IMEG’s size and expertise will allow his business to expand upon some of the innovative approaches and results-driven solutions which it delivers to its clients.

He also said that merging with an engineering design firm that is entirely employee-owned, results-driven, and passionate about transforming environments and communities with high-performance design and infrastructure, will give employees an opportunity to own stock in the company.

“In fact, in the first week that we’ve merged, over 30 people have already signed on to purchase stock,” Cameron said. “So, it’s very exciting for me and for my people, too, and we’re all really looking forward to it. Cameron said that the company enthusiastically looks forward to its next chapter in business. For more information visit IMEGCorp.com or CameronEngineering.com.

Additional reporting by Brendan Carpenter