Our Team
At QK we aim to provide an inclusive, collaborative, and challenging environment. We provide our employees with enough structure to keep projects on track, and enough freedom and flexibility for innovation. Our focus on employee development and satisfaction has helped us to grow a diverse, creative, and driven team.
Engineering Design & Construction Mgmt.
Greg Thompson
PE, QSD/QSP, CASp, Senior Construction Manager/Certified Access Specialist
Monique Mello
PE, Senior Associate Engineer
Rich Barnes
Senior CADD Technician/Designer
Alexandra Aguilar
Associate CADD Technician
Survey & gis
Antonio Westerlund
PLS, CFedS, Senior Associate Land Surveyor
Jocelyn Correa
LSIT, Associate Surveyor
Steve Brandt
AICP, Principal Planner
Urban Design & Landscape Architecture
Dan Garver
ASLA, Senior Landscape Architect
Jessica Louie
ASLA, Senior Landscape Architect
Michael Ratajski
Senior Planner/Urban Designer
BIOLOGY & ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING
Dave Dayton
Senior Environmental Scientist
Karissa Denney
Assistant Environmental Scientist
Curtis Uptain
Principal Biologist
Plannning
Jaymie Brauer
Principal Planner
Desmond Johnston
AICP, Senior Planner
Annalisa Perea
AICP, LEED AP-ND, Senior Associate Planner
Jerome Keene
AICP, Senior Planner
Leadership
Ronald J. Wathen
PE | President / Principal Engineer / Visalia Branch Manager
Janel Freeman
Chief Financial Officer
Michael D. Knopf
PE, PLS | Chairman of the Board, Principal Engineer/Surveyor
Amber Adams
Vice President of Business and Operations
Jeffrey S. Cowart
PE | Principal Civil Engineer / Porterville Branch Manager / Vice President of Quality Assurance and Municipal Services
Garth A. Pecchenino
PE, PLS, QSD | Principal Engineer / Vice President of Technical Services
Spencer A. Supinger
PE, ENV SP | Senior Associate Engineer / Merced Branch Manager
Ernie Escobedo
Clovis Branch Manager
Christopher B. Mynk
AICP | Principal Planner/Bakersfield Branch Manager
Cathy Williams
PE, QSD/QSP, ENV SP | Senior Project Manager/Assistant Branch Manager – Bakersfield