Andy Brandel, PE
Executive Vice President
Andy is skilled at building mutually beneficial client relationships and keeping ISG focused on its vision.
As executive vice president, Andy’s straight-forward leadership style guides ISG’s continued growth, expanding ISG’s geographic footprint and service offerings to the benefit of our clients. He focuses on building trusting relationships through responsive and innovative engineering practices, which has earned the respect of clients and ISG employee owners.
Andy is responsible for keeping teams focused on the big picture, strategically guiding ISG’s 12 business units. Every project Andy partners on benefits from his ability to draw on decades of experience and broad perspective. He supports the firm’s continued growth across the nation by helping identify area opportunities and strategizing internal and external operational efficiencies.
In The News
ISG’s Drone Program
Andy Brandel, PE
Over the past decade, ISG has implemented the use of drones into their applied technology services. Since starting with a small quadcopter drone to capture images and videos for site documentation and marketing purposes, ISG’s drone program has significantly grown in numbers, capabilities, and quality.
Celebrating GIS Day and its Impact on Communities
Andy Brandel, PE
Growing the public understanding of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) has been an ongoing initiative around the world over the past 23 years. November 16th has been designated as GIS Day, intended to celebrate GIS and to educate our communities about the impact it has on our world and in our everyday lives. Today, ISG celebrates and reflects how GIS technology has developed and expanded, and how it can help our clients and the communities we serve.
Virtual Reality Markets Luxury Student Housing
Andy Brandel, PE
Bringing premier student housing options to locations across the Midwest, ISG recently collaborated with Tailwind Group, a real estate management company, for the renovation of the community clubhouse at ‘The Quarters’ located near the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Reaching New Depths with HyDrone
Andy Brandel, PE
Our world doesn’t stop at the water’s edge, and with HyDrone, neither do ISG’s survey capabilities. One of the newest additions to our fleet of industry-leading technology, this remote-controlled survey boat allows project teams and clients across our 12 business units to reach new depths as we investigate underwater terrain with speed, accuracy, and safety.
Where History and Technology Meet
Andy Brandel, PE
Located about 90 miles directly north of Iowa’s capital city, Clarion is the seat of Wright County, Iowa, and home to more than 2,700 residents. On the eastern edge of the City is Evergreen Cemetery, a historic cemetery managed and maintained by the City. With more than 125 years of records on handwritten index cards and old paper maps stored at City Hall, the City was in desperate need of a modernized and accessible record-keeping system.
From “Where am I?” to “Who am I?”: The Evolution of Geographic Information Systems and its Application in the A/E Industry
Andy Brandel, PE
In the broadest sense, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) help us understand where we are in the world spatially. Examining spatial correlation, how close or far things are from each other, has been an important advancement in understanding human activity.