Pinoy CEO among America's business elite

Thumbnail: Rodolfo Quiambao with New York Sonsul General Cecilia Rebong

Rodolfo Quiambao with New York Consul General Cecilia Rebong

A Filipino engineer was named among the 50 outstanding Asian Americans in Business for 2007.

Rodolfo Quiambao, president and CEO of Rudell & Associates, and active Filipino community leader in the northeast US, was among the 50 recipients of the Outstanding Asian Americans in Business award given by the prestigious Asian American Business Development Center (AABDC).

The AABDC, established in 1994, is a non-profit organization created to assist Asian-owned businesses to compete in the mainstream marketplace.

The group designed the "Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award program" to highlight the role of Asian-Americans in entrepreneurship, their achievements and contributions in American society.

Quiambao became the third Filipino-American to be recognized with an Outstanding Asian American in Business award, after Lilia Clemente of Clemente Capital in 2002 and Isabelita Abele of US Lumber, Inc. in 2005.

Quiambao is the president and CEO of Rudell & Associates, Inc., engineering consultancy firm that provides engineering, design, and project management services for nuclear and fossil generating plants, sub-stations, transmission, distribution, commercial facilities and infrastructure projects since 1988.

The company has been involved in prestigious projects among them the JFK International Airport Terminal 4.

An active Filipino community leader, Quiambao co-founded the Filipino American Association of Engineers (FAAE) that assists Filipino engineers through mentoring and accreditation.

Quiambao is one of the recipients of the "Pamana ng Pilipino" Award in 2002 conferred by President Arroyo on outstanding Filipino individuals and organizations overseas who have brought honor and recognition to the country through their distinguished achievements.