Issue 10 2020

elevation, advancement and inspiration of women across all industries as the unification of strong individuals has led to a powerful collective. The company works hard to recruit people who are in line with their customer-centric value system, and this vision is reinforced through training and a culture of transgressing boundaries to maximize impact. The team is united in their passion and similar exceptional technical skills, as they aim to not just provide excellent services but innovate the way in which they are delivered. “We work in an industry that is responsible for critical infrastructure. A crucial factor in our success has been our agile flexibility and determination, as well as by ultimately ensuring that we deliver to our clients what we promise and endeavouring to exceed every expectation,” says Nooshin. Like many companies across the globe, Paxon has been faced with its fair share of challenges, due to civil unrest across America, the outbreak of Covid-19 and the increasingly devastating effects on the environment, such as the California wildfires. Paxon is using this time to educate staff, increase efficiency and improve the company’s impact. By collaborating with other agencies and organisations such as California Utilities, Paxon is able to provide tangible solutions for electrical infrastructure in correspondence to the wildfires and vegetation management, as they work constantly to improve their services and provide upgrades to infrastructure where possible. As the energy market undergoes constant revolutions as a result of the move towards more energy efficient solutions and technology, Paxon remains flexible, agile and reactive to changes, striving for excellence within this important and evolving sector. Predominantly, these solutions currently centre around increasing the sustainability of Paxon services, for instance, driving down greenhouse gas emissions by transforming technologies that previously would emit methane gases into the atmosphere, but are now designed to reduce, reuse and recycle these emissions. To date, Paxon has executed over 90 miles of transmission pipeline decompression projects where nine million SCF of methane was not vented into the atmosphere which is equivalent of 374 cars off the road for one year thus saving 16.8 metric tons of CO2. It is these changes that are vital in the fight against climate change and just one of the extraordinary steps being taken by Paxon to change the world we live in for the better. Contact: Nooshin Behroyan Web Address: www.paxonengineering.com Jul20220 Issue 10 2020 11 Powered ByWomen In an industry that has been historically male-dominated, Paxon Energy & Infrastructure Services is here to make a change. As a female-led energy consulting management firm that is making a name for itself in the US engineering and infrastructure industry, Paxon is empowering women whilst providing excellence in energy efficient solutions. We dug a little deeper to find out more about this revolutionary firm. Paxon Energy & Infrastructure is an award-winning Women Business Enterprise and No. 009 fastest growing companies of America in the oil, gas, and utilities sector. As a multidisciplinary organization with a nationally experienced execution team, Paxon specializes in heavy Civil Engineering projects spanning utilities transmission and distribution, pipeline integrity management, construction management, third party inspection, project and program management, document and project control, and field quality control services. In addition, Paxon has an in-house team of experts in the Integrity Management department dedicated to supporting electric and gas utility owners and operators in helping them to achieve system integrity and reliability, and therefore increasing an asset’s lifecycle. Providing energy consulting services to utilities and pipeline operators across the United States and Canada, Paxon is able to provide highly experienced professionals across many sectors and industries. Turn-Key In-Line Inspection and hydrostatic testing of transmission pipelines and smart- tool inspections, pipeline maintenance optimization and piggability studies and disaster recovery to assist in times of devastation for field support, with gas or electric being just some of the areas in which Paxon is able to offer industry leading advice. In a well-saturated industry, Paxon is a much-needed breath of fresh air. Built around the philosophy that people build projects, not companies, Paxon is driven by their ‘why?’, taking on projects and working with like- minded organisations to have a collective impact. For Paxon, this impact has manifested within the very foundations of the company, which has positioned itself uniquely in an industry that is not known for being value-driven for inclusion and diversity, supporting female engineers and veterans and driving towards positive change. Paxon was founded in 2016 by Nooshin Behroyan, a mother of two who was going through a divorce. Having curated an understanding of the energy industry through her education and work experience, Nooshin’s mission was to empower women to succeed at each stage of their careers, whether it be through training and skillset development to helping women build relationships across the company and with clients, in order to advance their careers. Success has been born from the