PPS was formed in 2012. It was the next step in the evolution of founder John Ellinwood’s professional path in the A/E/C industry. After architecture school at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and stints in architecture and construction management around New England, John committed to chasing his dream in the Great Frontier. In the winter of 1998, he packed his Toyota Tacoma and made his way across the country and up the Alaska Highway from Boston to Anchorage. John was employed by a well-established Anchorage engineering/management firm where he rose to the position of Vice President before striking out on his own in 2005 to establish Origin Technical Services, Inc. Four years into Origin, John was presented with an offer from an Alaska Native Corporation to purchase his company. The offer was too good to refuse. In 2012, PPS Consulting picked up where Origin left off and has continued to grow and thrive over the last decade. None of this history would have been possible without our clients, especially the clients that have grown with us since the very beginning. We are profoundly grateful to our clients, former, existing, and future, and will continue to apply the same gritty determination that got us here to the successful realization of your projects and prosperity of your communities.

The PPS staff is the whole reason that we are able to continually provide such a high level of service and success to our clients. We believe that you’ll find our staff unique. Beyond their technical expertise, our staff members – without exception- bring an unwavering positive attitude, strong work ethic, compassion, and collaborative team spirit to each and every thing we work on. These are truly exceptional people.

Our diverse staff includes specialists in Project Management, Architecture, and Civil, Mechanical, Electrical and Cold Climate construction. We live, work, and play in Alaska, and are intimate with the challenges of getting things done in this great state of ours. We have the passion, tenacity, skill, and experience to meet any endeavor head-on, wherever that may be.

In those rare interludes between work and family we can be found enjoying Alaska’s great outdoors, climbing the highest mountains, sailing across the North Atlantic, or competing in combat sports and adventure races.

We have helped a range of governmental and private clients over the past 20 years. Some of those clients include:

GCI

The US Army Corps of Engineers

Municipality of Anchorage Solid Waste Services

Municipality of Anchorage Water and Waste Water Utility

NeighborWorks Alaska

Cook Inlet Housing Authority

National Marine Fisheries Service

NPS - Denali National Park

Olgoonik Oilfield Service LLC

Quality Asphalt and Paving

State of Alaska Department of Corrections

State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Tyonek Contractors LLC

The US Airforce 673rd Civil Engineer Group

City and Borough of Sitka

City of Craig

City of False Pass

City of Lower Kalsag

City of Kasaan

City of Klawock

City of Soldotna

City of Yakutat

Fort Yukon School District

Iditarod Area School District

Igiugig Regional Vocational and Technical Center

Kenai Peninsula Borough Road Service Area

Klawock Heenya Corporation

Lower Kuskokwim School District

PPS has managed, designed, and consulted on projects in a wide variety of sectors and communities throughout Alaska. Following is a small sample of projects and places where we’ve been engaged.

MOA Solid Waste Services – New Central Transfer Station CM@R, Anchorage Regional Landfill Maintenance and Operations Building Reconstruction, Headquarters HVAC DDC Conversion

USAF/US Army/USACE – Logistics Readiness Squadron Tunnel Reconstruction, Otter Lake Sewer System Design/Build, Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site Cost Benefit Analysis for Building Demolition/Debris Removal and Remediation Action

NeighborWorks Alaska – Mallary Apartments Interior Renovations Design, Stephen’s Park Exterior Renovations, Panoramic View Apartments Cost Viability and Scoping Assessment, Hampstead Heath Improvements Design/Build

City and Borough of Sitka – City Hall Lobby Improvements, City Hall HVAC Improvements, Sitka Police Department HVAC Improvements, Crescent View Harbor Restroom Improvements,

State of Alaska Department of Corrections – Sitka Probation Office Renovation Design

City of Klawock – Water Treatment Plant Reconstruction, Public Safety Building Improvements and Addition, Phases 1 & 2, Klawock Courthouse Construction, Permitting for Klawock Harbor Floating Breakwater, Prince of Wales Island Vocational and Technical Education Center, Klawock Courthouse Fire Alarm Improvements

Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility – Electrical-Instrumentation/Emergency Operations Center CM@R, Finance Division Renovations, Horrell Tract Improvements, King Street Warm Vehicle Storage Building Design/Build, AWWU Archives Building Design/Build

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium – Igiugig Water Treatment Plant and Transmission Main, City of Yakutat Water Main, City of Kasaan Water Treatment Facility

National Marine Fisheries Service – St. Paul Island Clinic Building Architectural Assessment