QK recently welcomed Dylan Ayers from Tampa, Florida, to join QK’s Biology team as an Associate Environmental Scientist. Dylan has conducted biological studies in upland and wetland habitats in Florida and brings with him more than two years of consulting experience.
QK was selected by the ACEC California judging panel to receive a Commendation Award for its work on the City of Woodlake’s Multi-Phased Downtown Enhancement Project in the ACEC California 2018 Engineering Excellence Award competition.
QK and the City of Farmersville received a TCAG Local Motion Award for the Bike or Pedestrian Category for the South Farmersville Boulevard Project! The award was presented at the 7th Annual Awards Luncheon on January 26th in Visalia.
QK is proud to welcome Makali Cenci-Jones to the firm’s Business Services team, where she serves as a project assistant.
Barry Lindner, PE, has joined the Visalia branch of QK as a Project Manager.
As part of its leadership succession plan, QK, a long-standing regional engineering and planning firm, announces Ronald J. Wathen, PE as its President and CEO. With this announcement, the company’s former, long-term President and CEO Michael D. Knopf, PE, PLS will remain Chairman of the QK Board of Directors.
QK is proud to welcome Ms. Jessica Bispels from Pennsylvania as an Assistant Planner with the QK team, reporting out of the Visalia office.
Trisha Barlow, PE, recently received her license as a California Professional Engineer from the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors and Geologists.
Ms. Kim Tanksley has joined the QK team as an Associate Planner located in the Fresno office. She brings extensive knowledge with federal, state and local statues, regulations, and policies relating to environmental and cultural resource compliance.