As CEO of MC Dean Inc., Bill Dean is making sure his company stays on top. Recently, the company was awarded the electrical, telecommunications, and electronic systems engineering and the implementation contract for the new Walter Reed National Army Medical Center. “The new Walter Reed is going to be truly one of the most complex medical facilities that has ever been constructed,” says Dean. M.C. Dean, Inc., was also recently awarded a contract for the Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. In the following Q&A, Dean shares these and other breakthroughs, and discusses his personal passion for something that can help the DC metro area thrive: workforce development.

What’s new at M.C. Dean, Inc.?

Bill Dean: There are a number of new and exciting things going on for M.C. Dean, Inc. in the DC area, where we’re headquartered and on a national and international scale. In the DC area, there are several large projects that we are starting up, including several BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) projects in suburban Maryland as well as in Northern Virginia. These include design and construction of the electrical, telecommunications, and electronic systems for the new Walter Reed National Army Medical Center.
Outside of the DC area, M.C. Dean, Inc. has just opened three new offices for our new Southern Industrial Group. The first of these is in Baton Rouge, and the other two are in Houston, and Dallas/Fort Worth. The Southern Industrial Group is focused on engineering services for the heavy industrial space. Opening these offices is part of M.C. Dean, Inc.’s plan to diversify in terms of the market sectors we serve and to further establish ourselves as a firm with a nationwide presence.

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Washington area golfers looking for an extra layer of corporate exclusivity have a new course to call home. The Presidential, a new course set to open in Dulles, has adopted a unique corporate-only membership policy providing its golfers elite access to the region’s most exclusive clients.

While some other clubs frown on the practice of turning the sport into a board meeting, the Presidential encourages that members bring clients to the course. “That’s a unique position and they’re making no bones about it — come and do business here, use it as your business’s office if you want, come and bring clients,” Ted Leonsis said in a recent Washington Post article.

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