EBSC Engineering was founded by Edward L. Hakala to provide engineering support to Alaskan communities and private developers. Mr. Hakala is a graduate of East Anchorage High School, Brigham Young University (BS), and West Virginia University (MSE). He began his professional career as an Environmental Engineer in Asheville, North Carolina. In 1998 he returned home to Anchorage to work for a local engineering firm as a civil design engineer and project manager.

Mr. Hakala's interest in working more closely with Native communities prompted him to move his family in 2002 to Albuquerque, New Mexico. While working with the Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service, he quickly became the standard bearer in engineering design and project management, thus earning him “Engineer of the Year” status.

Now back in Alaska among family and longtime friends, Mr. Hakala intends to pursue his interest in helping Native communities become better prepared and more self-reliant.