Our Years of Experience
Alley, Williams, Carmen & King, Inc. is a multi-disciplinary full-service design firm, with offices in Burlington, Kannapolis and Sanford. Founded in 1960, the firm provides building design, site design, civil engineering, surveying, land planning and construction administration services for clients in the Carolinas and Virginia.
AWCK’s current staff of 53 includes architects, civil engineers and registered land surveyors, as well as technical and administrative personnel. Historically, the firm has maintained a diverse general practice, with work fairly evenly split between public and private clients.
The firm provides general municipal engineering services for numerous small and mid-sized cities and towns in Piedmont North Carolina. AWCK has designed town halls, fire stations, police stations, public libraries, jails, parks and recreation centers and other facilities for municipal and local public use. The firm has also designed water and wastewater treatment facilities, distribution and collection systems, streets and roadways for local government clients. We are also capable of providing GIS and mapping services, as well as building inspection services, for local cities and towns.
AWCK’s past work has included the design of several new public schools, a new building for the local community college, and over 50 addition and renovation projects for local school systems.
The firm’s civil and survey departments have prepared master plans and preliminary and final subdivision plats for residential, commercial and industrial developments throughout the Piedmont.
AWCK’s architectural department has designed manufacturing plants, distribution facilities, vehicle maintenance facilities, commercial retail projects, office buildings, residential condominiums, shopping centers, restaurants and churches. Work has included new construction, additions, renovations and adaptive renewal, with project sizes ranging from just a few square feet and a few thousand dollars to hundreds of thousands of square feet and tens of millions of dollars.
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Darrell Russell, P.E. |
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| Chairmen of the Board of Directors | ||
| Darrell is a graduate of North Carolina State University, and has been associated with AWCK since 1972. He served as company president from 1993 until 2005, and currently serves as chairman of the firm’s board of directors. Darrell is a member of the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC), the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and the Water Environment Federation. Darrell is a native and current resident of Alamance County. |
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Franz K. Holt, P.E. |
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| President | ||
| Franz is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He joined AWCK in 1985, and was named company president in 2005. Originally from Tallahassee, Florida, Franz now lives in Graham. |
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Jeffery Moody, P.E. |
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| Vice-President | ||
| Jeff is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, as has managed AWCK’s Kannapolis office for the past 19 years. Jeff is a member of the American Water Works Association (AWWA), National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), and Water Pollution Control Federation (WPCF). Originally from Concord, Jeff currently resides in Kannapolis. |
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Mark Reich | |
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| Mark is a graduate of North Carolina State University, and has been a part of AWCK’s civil engineering staff since 1994. He was named company treasurer in 2005. Originally from Winston-Salem, Mark now lives in Burlington. |
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Ken Stafford, AIA |
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| Company Secretary | ||
| A graduate of North Carolina State University, Ken joined the company in 1989, and has served as architectural department head and corporate secretary since 1995. Ken is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI). He currently serves as president of the Piedmont Section of AIA, and as a member of the Board of Directors of AIA-North Carolina. Ken is native of Alamance County, and currently resides in Burlington. |
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In addition to its main office in Burlington, the firm also maintains branch offices in Kannapolis and Sanford.
Burlington Office:
740 Chapel Hill Road
P.O. Box 1179
Burlington, N.C. 27216
336-226-5534
Kannapolis Office:
120 South Main Street
P.O. Box 1248
Kannapolis, N.C. 28082
704-938-1515
Sanford Office:
1620 South Third Street
Sanford N.C. 27330
919-776-5622