articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . february 2015 talascend llc type private industry engineering staffing training founded 2008 headquarters detroit mi key people ron wood ceo andrea hopkey coo num employees 1 500 2014 website www.talascend.com talascend is a global engineering resource company founded in 2008 . headquartered in troy michigan the company has 15 offices worldwide and employs 1 500 people . the company operates predominantly in the oil & gas power manufacturing automotive it healthcare it telecoms and rail engineering industries with a growing presence in nuclear energy . talascend was formed from the merger of three engineering recruitment companies in september 2008 . epcglobal founded and owned by bechtel ; quality technical services the mobile based epc specialist and modern professional services a well known name in the detroit automotive market in business since 1946 . the talascend global training academy trains engineers and designers for jobs in other industries when jobs in their current area of expertise are in low demand . the academy has successfully created jobs for engineering designers within the distressed detroit market . 1 2 3 4 the oil & gas industry is the key beneficiary of the cross trained engineers . 5 talascend has retained its headquarters in detroit and has been actively involved in pushing the engineering and construction industry to make michigan a part of future planning beyond the auto industry . 6 the company s australasia operation has offices in abu dhabi new delhi and brisbane in addition to four european offices in the united kingdom norway and switzerland . the company s north american operations comprises 8 offices ; seven in the united states and one in calgary alberta canada which began operations in late 2011 . the company has been a champion of renewable energy pressing for greater investment and development in the long term future of the global energy industry . references edit risks and rewards in push to boost community colleges wall street journal http online.wsj.com article sb124891219489791985.html retrieved october 2nd 2009 http detroit.blogs.time.com 2009 10 26 working for the long term http www.ccweek.com news templates template.aspx articleid 1420 & zoneid 3 http www.journalgazette.net article 20090927 biz 309279961 1 biz09 surviving the cycle offshore engineer http www.offshore engineer.com the magazine current issue current issue tx ttnews % 5btt news % 5d 76534 & chash f9e3c98b8e retrieved october 2nd 2009 http www.wxyz.com dpp news region wayne county sae 2011 world congress career fair retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title talascend & oldid 736163710 categories engineeringhuman resource management consulting firmstraininghidden categories orphaned articles from february 2015all orphaned articlespages using infobox company with unsupported parameters 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 portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 25 august 2016 at 16 29 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view