LEILA JAMMAL NODARSE, P.E. NAMED ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

(ORLANDO) – Ms. Leila Jammal Nodarse, P.E., President of the Central Florida based specialty engineering and environmental consulting firm of Nodarse & Associates, Inc., has been selected by the Orlando Business Journal as the Dynetech-Crummer Entrepreneur of the Year for 2007 in the $5 to $49 million category.  Initially, Ms. Nodarse was selected as the Orlando Business Journal’s Entrepreneur of the Month in August 2007.  This monthly feature highlights Central Florida’s top men and women entrepreneurs who have created and sustained successful, growing business ventures.  The company has grown from two employees to more than 200 over the past 16 years, and the first year’s earnings of $500,000 has grown to revenues of $20 million.

When asked about the future growth and goals of the company that she started in 1991, Nodarse President and CEO, Leila Jammal Nodarse, P.E., said, “I am proud of our outstanding team of professionals that continue to grow our business, and I look forward to our future expansion throughout the southeast.” 

Nodarse & Associates, Inc. provides statewide environmental consulting, geotechnical engineering, construction materials testing and threshold inspection services.  The company is headquartered in Central Florida and has offices in Gainesville, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Ormond Beach, West Palm Beach, Winter Park, Tallahassee, and Tampa, Florida.