What Assedo Consulting does

Assedo Consulting, LLC is a Maryland-based, certified MBE/DBE/WBE professional services firm founded in 2012 by Odessa Phillip that specializes in public engagement, planning, branding, and communications for infrastructure and construction projects. The firm operates two regional offices — Baltimore Metro (3700 Koppers Street) and Washington Metro/Laurel (14400 Sweitzer Lane) — and serves government agencies, utilities, contractors, developers, and educational institutions across the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan region.

The firm delivers a unified suite of six service lines: Planning & Technical Services, GIS & Data Visualization, Branding & Marketing, Engagement & Construction Outreach, Graphic & Web Design, and Mentoring & Training. Its underlying technology stack centers on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and data visualization tools used for community analysis, stakeholder mapping, and public engagement visualization, with a multidisciplinary team of approximately 24 planners, creatives, communicators, GIS analysts, and engagement specialists supporting project execution.

Assedo operates a project-based professional services revenue model, generating income through consulting engagements awarded via direct client relationships and RFP responses from government and enterprise clients. Named projects include the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel Replacement Program (Amtrak), the Key Crossing Reliability Initiative (Baltimore Gas & Electric), the Reimagine Middle Branch master plan (Baltimore City), the Sanitary Sewer Modified Consent Decree Program (Baltimore City DPW), and the 10-year Facilities Master Plan (Prince George's Community College). The firm differentiates through its multidisciplinary talent, regional reputation, and minority/women-owned certification status that supports set-aside and joint-venture procurement.

Name

Assedo Consulting

Legal name

Assedo Consulting, LLC

Website

https://assedollc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Assedo Consulting is a Maryland-based, MBE/DBE/WBE-certified firm providing public engagement, planning, GIS, branding, and outreach services for infrastructure projects across the Washington-Baltimore region, serving government agencies, utilities, contractors, developers, and educational institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Engagement & Community Outreach Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611), Marketing Consulting Services (541613)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B / Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Strategy Consulting (MPAAAFAM)

Keywords

• Public engagement consulting
• Community outreach services
• Construction outreach
• Infrastructure communications
• Urban planning consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Laurel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Planning & Technical Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for planning, public engagement, and community outreach on infrastructure and development projects. Services include planning, GIS, branding, marketing, graphic design, and training. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts with government agencies and private sector clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Assedo Consulting is a professional services firm that helps government agencies, utilities, contractors, and developers plan, communicate, and deliver infrastructure projects through community engagement. Its offerings span Planning & Technical Services, GIS & Data Visualization, Branding & Marketing, Engagement & Construction Outreach, Graphic & Web Design, and Mentoring & Training. The firm translates technical project information into accessible messaging and runs stakeholder outreach programs for infrastructure, transportation, energy, environment, and education projects in the Washington-Baltimore region.

Product overview

Assedo Consulting offers a unified suite of six consulting services rather than a software product platform. Their core offerings include Planning & Technical Services, GIS & Data Visualization, Branding & Marketing, Engagement & Construction Outreach, Graphic & Web Design, and Mentoring & Training. These services work together to help clients collaborate with communities through transparent communication, technical planning, and public engagement support across infrastructure, transportation, energy, and urban planning projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planning & Technical Services Planning and technical consulting services that combine people, data, and design to create actionable strategies for short- and long-term goals in shared spaces and communities. Targeted at government agencies, utilities, contractors, and developers running infrastructure projects.
• GIS & Data Visualization Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services used to understand communities, visualize data interactively, and uncover trends behind community behaviors. Used for community analysis, mapping, mailing lists, site maps, Story Maps, and stakeholder visualization.
• Branding & Marketing Brand development and marketing services that create connection, earn trust, and enhance brand presence in communities through strategic messaging for construction and infrastructure projects.
• Engagement & Construction Outreach Community communication and trust-building services specializing in construction outreach, communication strategy development, and event planning for infrastructure and construction projects.
• Graphic & Web Design Visual design services for data-driven reports, project websites, and public meeting boards that help communities engage both in-person and digitally on infrastructure and planning projects.
• Mentoring & Training Professional development and training services focused on cultivating the next generation of engineers, planners, and community leaders within client organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Collected over 1,600 survey responses from students, faculty, and community members for Prince George's Community College Facilities Master Plan

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kimley-Horn: National planning and engineering consultancy with public involvement capabilities across transportation, land development, and environmental projects. Frequently primes or subs on Mid-Atlantic transportation RFPs that include community engagement scopes.
• Michael Baker International: National infrastructure consulting firm with deep transportation and community engagement capabilities in the Mid-Atlantic. Competes on Amtrak, state DOT, and municipal outreach RFPs while also providing engineering, planning, and program management.
• Stantec: Global design and consulting firm with active public involvement and community engagement practices supporting transportation and water infrastructure. Provides overlap on transit, utility, and environmental public engagement but bundles it with engineering, environmental science, and planning services.
• HDR Inc. Employee-owned engineering and consulting firm with a Community Engagement practice supporting transit, utility, and water infrastructure clients. Comparable on larger programs where Assedo serves as a subconsultant.
• WSP USA: Global AEC consultancy with a substantial transportation and community engagement practice in the Mid-Atlantic. Competes for similar prime and subconsultant RFPs on transit, utility, and infrastructure programs but is far larger and offers full engineering design services.
• AECOM: Largest global infrastructure consulting firm with comprehensive community engagement, environmental justice, and stakeholder communications services. Competes on the same mega-programs (e.g., transit, water, utility) and often primes consortia where smaller firms like Assedo are subconsultants.

Direct peers

• Mead & Hunt: Mid-sized engineering, architectural, and planning consultancy with a dedicated Public Involvement practice serving airports, transit, water, and roadway clients across multiple states. A comparable sub-scale alternative on public engagement-led RFPs.
• Sabra & Associates: Mid-Atlantic woman-owned transportation planning and community engagement firm. Directly comparable MBE/WBE-certified consultant serving similar state DOT, transit authority, and municipal clients on outreach, environmental justice, and public involvement work.
• KCI Technologies: Maryland-based multi-discipline engineering and consulting firm with a community engagement and construction outreach practice. Competes for similar state and municipal contracts across the Mid-Atlantic and frequently partners with primes serving the same DOT and utility clients as Assedo.
• Symbiotic Strategy Group: Minority-owned public engagement and community outreach firm focused on infrastructure and transportation projects in the Eastern US. Competes for similar stakeholder engagement and equity-focused RFPs as a subconsultant to AEC primes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/assedoconsulting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/assedo-consulting

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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