Celestino R. C. Pennoni is one of the most successful American people who contributed greatly to civil engineering, education and environmental programs. Being a descendant of Italian worker, now he is a Chairman and founder of Pennoni Associates Inc., “a multi-disciplined engineering and design consulting firm” (“PE, C.R. “Chuck” Pennoni”). His life full of work and decisions can be an inspiring example for young people, who only enter big life.
One of Pennoni’s accomplishments and his earnestness of success was his graduation from Drexel University with degree of Master in civil engineering. Pennoni was the first one in his family to gain the higher education, owing to his commitment and his parents’ understanding of “the value of education” (Greenspon, “Italians add to county’s rich tapestry”). Celestino Pennoni worked really hard to achieve his goals, and he started his career as an engineer with the understanding “that reputation means everything when providing consulting services” (“PE, C.R. “Chuck” Pennoni”). In a little time he gained a fine reputation, working with his clients and implementing different projects, helping and communicating with his clients “every step of the way”; thus his “reputation provided the building blocks for the success” of his company (“PE, C.R. “Chuck” Pennoni.”). And his results are astonishing for being founded in 1966, now Pennoni Associates is known in the United States and worldwide providing really numerous scopes of services to its clients. One of the reasons for Pennoni’s success is “his ability to recognize trends in industry” and follow them; his considerable management made his firm a leader in “implementing diversity in the workplace and embracing the globalization of our economy” (Bonacquisti, “Pennoni Receives Prestigious Business Award”). But being a successful businessman he never interrupted his educational career: he “has taught strength of materials and structural design” at Temple University; he lectured at some universities; he wrote more than 40 works “on the subjects of engineering, planning, ethics, accreditation, and professional development”; he held responsible posts at different educational institutions and engineering societies (“Interim President C.R. “Chuck” Pennoni”). But apart from all the above-said, Pennoni is very committed to the environment and is an active donator in the solving of environmental issues. One of his initiatives in this field is awarding with Ellipse Award those who improve the life quality “through continued improvements to or investment in infrastructure” (“Pennoni Honors Aqua America Chairman and CEO Nicholas DeBenedictis with Award”). It is also necessary to point out that Pennoni has always shared his experience and hid vision of our future through teaching and writing different articles. One of his thought is very important in terms of our further development, for civil engineering and our whole life “more global each day” (Pennoni 77), and, thus, we should pay more attention to technology development, and realize the importance of education and improvement.
Such extraordinary personalities and successful managers should become an example for our generation. Pennoni’s experience proves that the first step in our life is education, which gives us the necessary base for further development. Another important point in Pennoni’s gaining success is his incredible feeling of the trends in business, one of which is the necessity diverse own services, and be helpful to one’s clients. And it is also important to understand that we live in a global world, which develops its technology so fast that sometimes we can’t even catch this development.
Thus, the history of Pennoni’s life show that to be a successful person in this life the motto of present times should be as follows: work hard and try to possess as much information as you can.
Works Cited
Bonacquisti, A. “Pennoni Receives Prestigious Business Award.” The Website Of The Independent Students Newspaper At Drexel University. The Triangle, 2005. Web.
Greenspon, S. “Italians Add To County’s Rich Tapestry.” News of Delaware County, 2005. Web.
“Interim President C.R. “Chuck” Pennoni.” Drexel University, Web. 2010.
Pennoni, C. R. “Managing Your Career In An Era Of Change.” American Society of Civil Engineers 124.3 (1998): 75-77.
“PE, C.R. “Chuck” Pennoni.” Corporate Leadership. Pennoni Providing Engineering Services Since 1966. Web. 2010.
“Pennoni Honors Aqua America Chairman and CEO Nicholas DeBenedictis with Award” Press Releases. Pennoni Providing Engineering Services Since 1966, 2010. Web.