news-category: Technical

SKA at NC One Water Spring Conference

John Mancuso, PE, a Senior Engineer and Marketing & Business Development Manager, will be attending the NC One Water Spring Conference in Concord, NC today. He is looking to connect and build relationships with other members such a owners, architects, and engineers and checking out the tour of the facilities utility design featuring the high-efficiency […]

David Tepke Presents at ICRI Gulf South Technical Conference

David Tepke, PE, FACI was back in Pensacola, FL last week at the International Concrete Repair Institute – (ICRI) Gulf South Chapter’s Spring Technical Conference. He thanked Don Yarbrough, Bryan Wood, and Chapter leadership for inviting him to share “A Tale of Tradition, Teamwork and Trust: Preservation of the Charleston County Historic Courthouse” (co-authored with […]

SKA at NC Ports’ Cold Chain Summit

Melissa Cerrito attended the North Carolina Ports wonderful Cold Chain Summit in Wilmington! This year’s theme – “Cold Chain Partnership: Value in Every Link” – connected a lot of amazing people across this industry from supply chain & logistics to technology & construction. She always gets to meet so many dynamic folks at this summit […]

David Tekpe Invited to Clemson University

Professor Amir Poursaee, Professor of at Clemson University’s Civil Engineering & Materials Science and Engineering department, invited David Tepke, PE, FACI to speak to his Corrosion and Oxidation class. David spoke on the Principles in Practice: Corrosion in Building Components – Examples and Implications. He shared from his project experience and insights into current corrosion […]

SKA at ACI Spring Convention

David Tepke, P.E., SE, FACI and Natasha Boger Workman, PhD, EI attended the 2026 American Concrete Institute Spring Concrete Convention in Rosemont, Chicago. David participated in the Committee 222 meeting and discussed ACI topics and documents on corrosion of metals in concrete. Both David and Natasha found the various sessions and committee meetings insightful and […]

SKA at WCA Spring Conference

Eric Couch, PE, Waterproofing Contractors Association’s current Vice President, will be attended the 2026 WCA Spring Conference, March 26 to March 28. Time was spent engaging with industry professionals and waterproofing contractors while taking part in excellent educational and networking opportunities.

Mars Hill University Ribbon Cutting

It was a beautiful day for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate Mars Hill University’s new student center! SKA was thrilled to be a part of the team for this project alongside Credo—Powered by Carnegie architects and James R. Vannoy & Sons Construction Company. We loved talking to the students, alumni, faculty & staff about how this […]

2026 KEI Awards

SKA spent another delightful zoom meeting with our Kennerly Education Initiative-KEI committee and a couple of engineering schools awarding two deserving engineering students and their professors. The Kennerly Educational Initiative was developed to promote impactful educational opportunities for engineering students. This includes funding for conferences that may broaden students’ perspectives on the industry and provide meaningful […]