THE FIRM HISTORY

FIRM BACKGROUND

Hilton Farnkopf & Hobson began performing consulting services in 1989. The firm was founded by Robert Hilton, John Farnkopf, and Scott Hobson. In 1996, after five years with HF&H, Laith Ezzet became the Senior Vice President in charge of our Southern California solid waste consulting practice. Richard Simonson became Vice President in our Northern California solid waste practice after seven years with the firm. In 2009, Marva Sheehan, CPA became Vice President in our Northern California solid waste practice.

On August 2, 2006, we legally changed our name to HF&H Consultants, LLC. We highly value the contributions of our founders; however, we realize that the name HF&H Consultants better reflects our status, long-term vision, and capabilities. We have recruited and developed the best group of consultants in the industry - a complete team of experienced, nationally-certified professionals across multiple disciplines. Our team works hard to help our clients significantly reduce costs by applying proven management tools and creative solutions to their challenges and program goals.

THE HF&H DIFFERENCE

HF&H provides clients with both the breadth of experience of a national firm and the responsiveness, accountability, and personal commitment of a local firm. HF&H staff includes accountants, economists, engineers, and management consultants with both public sector and industry experience. The synergy resulting from the varied backgrounds of our consultants provides substantial added value to our clients. This value can rarely be achieved by individual engineering, accounting, or management consulting firms.

Our regional location and focus ensures that we are intimately familiar with legal, regulatory, and industry developments. Because our consultants are seldom far away, our clients always receive a timely, personal response to their needs. In HF&H's most recent client satisfaction survey (2006), 100% of the respondents said, "HF&H staff were responsive to my needs and inquiries." 100% of the respondents also agreed, "HF&H staff were professional, experienced and well-qualified."

STRENGTH THROUGH EXPERIENCE

HF&H has a low staff-to-executive ratio in order to allow our most experienced consultants to actively participate in client projects, rather than only in practice development and project administration. Unlike firms that delegate critical tasks to junior employees, our senior advisors are involved throughout our clients' projects. Our staff works as a team to provide a group with diverse experience and expertise and to allow for service to be delivered cost-effectively. Furthermore, the close working relationship between management and staff ensures effective supervision and quality control. The executives' national certifications assure our clients of compliance with the highest professional standards.

Our reputation for excellent client service is well established, having performed nearly 1,500 consulting engagements since 1989. We have developed long-term relationships with our clients. In fact, approximately 70% of our work is performed for continuing clients, some of whom the members of HF&H have worked with for more than 20 years. Our track record, measured in terms of the number and type of engagements and the number of repeat clients, demonstrates our ability to consistently deliver a high level of client satisfaction and our strength as a consulting firm.