HISTORY

Webster’s dictionary defines Alpha as "the first, the beginning".  In  the case of Alpha, the beginning was 1969 and the location was  Morgantown,  West Virginia when two engineers decided to embrace the  entrepreneurial spirit.  At that time, Mr. Sam Bonasso and Bill Atwell  focused on structural engineering and won their first client, the Robert  C. Byrd Health Sciences Center.   Both firm founders have since passed  the torch to a new generation, but the first client remains a client  today, a testimony to the quality of the firm.  

To match the needs of the market, additional services were added as  the firm grew.   Architects and civil engineers were soon added and  surveying, interior design and landscape design are also elements of the practice today.    

By 1995, Alpha’s client base had grown, demanding the need for a  second location.  The Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia was selected  and the planning began.    The Eastern Regional Office is located in  Historic Downtown Martinsburg and is conveniently located to serve  clients in West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Alpha's growth continues today, with new market sectors being  explored, new services being added, but always with the knowledge of  where the firm started and what the perspective was then.   The firm  mantra has always been to "do good work" and that philosophy is carried  on today.