family owned industry integrated systems design build engineering founded 1949 founder marion c. dean headquarters dulles virginia key people bill dean 1 services critical power life safety telecommunications revenue 800 million owner family owned number of employees 3 000 subsidiaries openband aneco electrical construction website mcdean.com m.c. dean inc. is a design build and systems integration corporation for complex mission critical organizations . started in 1949 as a small electrical firm it has since grown to 3 800 employees and a revenue of approximately 810 million in 2011 2 3 it has headquarters in dulles virginia and over 30 other offices including branches in atlanta ga ; tampa florida ; stuttgart germany ; and dallas texas . 4 contents 1 history 2 major projects 3 rankings 4 subsidiaries and acquisitions 5 see also 6 references history edit after serving in the united states navy during world war ii and working in the newport news naval ship yard as an electrician marion c. m.c. dean returned to his roots in washington d.c. to start the firm . 5 by the 1950s the firm s roster of clients included the ronald reagan washington national airport bolling air force base and the naval research laboratory . the firm illuminated some of washington s most recognized monuments including the washington monument the tomb of the unknown soldier and the united states marine corps memorial 5 in 1952 the firm created a non union electrical apprenticeship program which continues to operate today as the largest of its kind in the mid atlantic region . the apprenticeship s flagship program runs out of washington dc s famed cardozo high school . 6 m.c. retired from the firm in 1980 and was succeeded by his son casey dean . in 1997 mr. dean s grandson bill dean assumed the position of president and ceo.he led the company n towards the design build delivery method where a single source has absolute responsibility for both design and construction of a project . 7 the company started to bid on and team up with other design build forerunners such as hensel phelps construction and clark construction to win more ambitious projects such as the u.s. department of defense s washington headquarters fort belvoir project 8 9 and expanded operations to include prefabrication of materials 10 along with sponsoring the solar decathlon . 11 in 2011 m.c. dean inc. was ranked as the second largest electrical contractor in the united states . 12 major projects edit the phoenix project washington dc united states department of defense 13 space and naval warfare systems command technical support services and command and control engineering charleston south carolina 14 15 16 17 combined forces joint operations center kabul afghanistan 18 metropolitan atlanta rapid transit authority marta atlanta georgia 19 united states european command headquarters stuttgart germany washington dulles international airport dulles virginia 20 h street ne benning road line of the dc streetcar project washington dc 21 22 rankings edit 2 top electrical contractors electrical construction & maintenance 23 2 top electrical contractors engineering news record 24 9 top specialty contractors engineering news record 24 11 private companies in washington dc washington business journal 25 42 fastest growing companies washington business journal 26 47 defense news top 100 defense news 27 subsidiaries and acquisitions edit openband 1998 aneco electrical construction 2004 28 cim 29 tibs group 2004 see also edit design build electrical contractor engineering news record government contractor references edit http www.govconexecutive.com 2010 03 bill dean of mc dean the only thing to prevent fixed price contracting will be political intervention the top 600 specialty contractors . top lists . engineering news record . retrieved 27 june 2012 . the top 50 firms in electrical . engineering news record . mcgraw hill companies inc. october 17 2011 . contact us . m.c. dean inc. retrieved 27 june 2012 . a b marion c. dean 1949 2010 . obituaries . the washington post . d.c. apprenticeship academy makes history . news & events . d.c. students construction trades foundation . retrieved 5 july 2012 . performance driven design build delivery & our security challenges . design build dateline . september 2004 . clark to lead design build of dod brac 133 project . clark construction . retrieved 5 july 2012 . top specialty contractors . mid atlantic construction . fall 2010 . coombs joe september 22 2006 . a slight adjustment . washington business journal . m.c. dean inc. to sponsor u.s. department of energy solar decathlon 2011 . reuters . 6 september 2011 . retrieved 23 july 2012 . ireland beck . hard times 2011 top 50 electrical contractors . electrical construction & maintenance . taylor c.l. rebuilding the pentagon . capstone communications . retrieved 5 july 2012 . 8 named to 144.9 m navy command control contract . washington technology . 1105 government information group . wilkers ross . drs mc dean win potential 94m navy electronic security idiq . contract awards . covconwire . retrieved 5 july 2012 . adams john . drs m.c. dean northrop grumman sign dod deals ; general dynamics wins pair . contract awards . govconwire . retrieved 5 july 2012 . navy awards major c2 contracts for engineering and technical support . defense systems . kenyon henry . kabul facility brings big picture to coalition commanders . signal online . afcea . retrieved 5 july 2012 . m.c. dean to upgrade marta fire protection . logistics & transportation . atlanta business chronicle . retrieved 5 july 2012 . package 6 main terminal people mover station dulles va . projects . mid atlantic construction . retrieved 5 july 2012 . craig tim 19 june 2012 . marion barry tries to halt d.c. streetcar work . d.c. wire . the washington post . retrieved 16 july 2012 . ddot selects design build team to complete h street benning road streetcar line proposed contract sent to dc council for review and approval . capital wire . retrieved 27 june 2012 . ireland beck . the top 50 electrical contractors . electrical construction & maintenance . a b the top 600 specialty contractors . enr . private companies . washington business journal . 30 36 120 . 2011 . private companies . washington business journal . 30 36 136 . 2011 . defense news top 100 . defense news . retrieved 13 august 2012 . tulacz gary . uncertainties loom over hot market . the top 600 specialty contractors . engineering news record . retrieved 27 june 2012 . m.c. dean inc. s companies cim . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title m.c. dean inc. & oldid 726741480 categories companies based in dulles virginia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity 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