Company Profile
Guido Perla & Associates
Company Overview
Guido Perla & Associates, Inc. (GPA) is a full service consulting engineering firm with offices in Seattle, WA and Shanghai, China. GPA specializes in providing design and engineering services for a breadth of clients in the marine industry.
GPA has established a worldwide reputation for its progressive and innovative approach to engineering and ship design. In the USA, GPA provides services to clients in the Northeast, Midwest, Gulf Coast, California, Alaska and Hawaii, in addition to a strong base of clientele in the Pacific Northwest. GPA also serves overseas clients in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Brazil, Chile, Norway, France, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
GPA's experience encompasses all phases of ship design from feasibility studies through contract and detail design, production engineering, and shipyard inspection, to administration of construction contracts and owner representation. The company’s design experience spans a variety of vessel types, including passenger and casino vessels, ferries, luxury yachts, tugs, offshore supply vessels, factory fishery trawlers, and research vessels.
Company History
The company was founded in 1979 and incorporated in August of 1985. In the years since its inception, the company has expanded its Naval Architecture expertise into a complete range of engineering services, including mechanical and electrical engineering, spanning conceptual designs to detailed production engineering services
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
A full service Naval Architecture firm with a broad portfolio of designs, many of which marked notable milestones in the industry at the time of their construction:
First SOLAS Passenger Cruise Ship Approved and built in the United States
World's Highest Bollard Pull Tug Boat
Largest USCG Certified Riverboat Casino Vessel
GPA currently has over 100 PSVs and AHTs under contruction worldwide.
Benefits
Health Benefits
Employee Coverage:
Medical Fully Paid
Dental Fully Paid
Vision Fully Paid
Life Fully Paid
Dependant Coverage:
Medical Partially Paid
Note: 85% paid
Dental Partially Paid
Note: 85% paid
Vision Partially Paid
Note: 85% paid
Life Partially Paid
Note: 85% paid
This employer offers Short-term Disability.
This employer offers Long-term Disability.
401K:
The company will match 100% of the employee contribution up to a maximum of 4% of the annual salary.
First Year Time Off :
Employees accumulate 10 vacation days per year
Employees accumulate 10 sick leave days per year
There are 10 paid holidays per year.
Additional time off notes:
Short term disability kicks in for sick leave after 10 days is used up.
Paid birthday off. Paid week off between Christmas and New Years.