About Us

Planning, science, engineering, and communications for our clients and the environment.

Maul Foster & Alongi is an integrated multidisciplinary professional organization consulting in planning and development services, GIS and data analysis, environmental, engineering, communications, and health and safety. We work with diverse client types, including attorneys, forest products, mining, public agencies, heavy industry, solid waste and recycling, food processing, ports, real estate, and petroleum.

MFA is a locally-owned Pacific Northwest consulting firm established in Vancouver, Washington by Jim Maul, Tom Foster, and Neil Alongi. Since its inception in 1996, MFA has grown from four employees to more than 125 employees and now has offices in Vancouver, Seattle, and Bellingham, Washington; Portland, Lake Oswego, and The Dalles, Oregon; and Kellogg and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. In 2013, MFA became a 100% employee-owned company. Our culture attracts highly motivated professionals who provide excellent service and help their clients succeed.

Services
  • Environmental
  • Engineering
  • Planning & Community Development
  • Health & Safety
  • GIS & Data Management
  • Environmental

    Transitioning sites from a substantial environmental liability into a productive asset requires applying science and technology with a deep understanding of regulatory requirements, available funding, market forces, and site conditions. Continue Reading

  • Engineering

    Engineering can be complex, and when you overlay environmental constraints it becomes more complex. An integrated approach to engineering from design, through construction makes projects simple, effective and implementable. Continue Reading

  • Planning & Community Development

    Redevelopment, job growth and leveraging existing assets demands problem-solving skills and creative insight to create opportunities, facilitate partnerships, and gain community support. Results oriented planning is focused on achieving desired outcomes and adding value to projects and communities. Continue Reading

  • Health & Safety

    An effective health and safety program makes a business better and employees safer. Developing this program includes regulatory compliance, risk reduction, clear communication, and practical solutions focused on improving business practices. Continue Reading

  • GIS & Data Management

    Information is mined to answer challenging questions and make better project decisions. Geographic, environmental, demographic and site data are analyzed and displayed graphically to create knowledge for informed decisions. Continue Reading

Careers

Working at MFA

We are highly motivated professionals who strive to provide excellent service and help our clients succeed. We live our values of collaboration, excellence, agility, innovation, respect, and community service every day.

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Teaming Opportunities

Partner with MFA

We are always interested in expanding the network of businesses that we partner with. If your firm shares our passion for working on community-improving projects, we want to hear from you!

Are you a WMBE firm? MFA is especially seeking to expand the network of women- and minority-owned businesses we partner with.

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Recent Awards

 Top Work Place Oregon 
Oregon Business 100 Best Companies Award EmblemBB VBJ 20162015_SBM_BestCo

Puget Sound BJ_WA Best Workplace_2014Oregonian_Best Companies_2014