Filipino engineer among America's business elite

NEW YORK — CEO and President Rodolfo Quiambao of Rudell and Associates made it to the elite group of Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business. Organized by the non-profit Asian American Business Development Center, the event is widely known as the Asian American business community’s most distinguished awards program. The awarding ceremony was held June 22nd at the posh Waldorf Astoria Hotel. The “Outstanding 50," now on its sixth year, is the largest Asian American business awards program in the United States. It honors individuals with outstanding leadership, vision and accomplishments who have built a successful business or who have distinguished themselves within their community. “I am very proud to have been nominated by the Filipino American community of New York," award-winning Engineer Quiambao told Philippine News. “The nomination has thrilled me to think that I could be a source of inspiration to my fellow Filipinos here in America, and the award itself was just a bonus." A graduate from Mapua Institute of Technology in Manila, Rudy came to the United States more than three decades ago. After 20 years of working in several different companies in the U.S., he founded Rudell and Associates, a full service engineering consulting company that provides engineering, design, and project management services from nuclear and fossil generating plants, substations, transmission, distributions, to commercial facilities, and infrastructures. Quiambao has also co-founded and became the second president of the Filipino American Association of Engineers to assist engineers with their professions through mentoring and accreditation. He has commendably accomplished a long list of projects such as the engineering/architectural interior design of JFK International Airport Terminal 4, and the first prize award-winning design for the Iglesia ni Cristo Church in Forest Hills. He is also a recipient of several awards as an outstanding Filipino leader and overseas entrepreneur by the Philippine government and civic organizations. He is married to Dr. Connie Quiambao, a dentist. Guest speaker at the event was U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, the first Asian American woman appointed to the Cabinet. She stressed the important contributions of Asian Americans and commended the center for recognizing the efforts of the awardees. The event was attended by more than 700 people representing a diverse group of ethnic backgrounds – Chinese, Korean, South Asian, Thai and Japanese. Asked what makes the event important to Asian Americans, John Wang, the center’s president told Philippine News, “Asian Americans are making important contributions to the economy, as the award increases awareness of cultural diversity and creates new opportunities for corporations to strengthen contact with the growing Asian American community." - Philippine News