We had a great book club discussion: Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It! Sarah Spangler, our HR Coordinator summarized the following:The conversation sparked thoughtful dialogue around how we approach negotiation, common pitfalls we often run into, and actionable tactics we can bring into both formal negotiations like contracts and vendor […]
2026 Summer Interns
Our summer engineering interns are here! This year they all happened to be students at North Carolina State University with different engineering majors. Neil Kapileshwari, Alexander Lord, and Ella Alcorn are working toward their BS in Mechanical, Electrical, and Civil Engineering degrees, respectively. Welcome!
May Work Anniversaries
We are celebrating our employees with May work anniversaries. Congratulations to Conrad Ehrhardt PE, Eric Barham, John Mancuso PE, Benny Cox EI, Eric Couch PE, Larry Jones, Katherine Green, Tracy Scott, Ed Wrenn CPE, RRO, David Cochran, Hadyn Simms, and Kimberly Trimble. Happy Anniversary!
Cinco De Mayo in Wilmington and Greensboro
Our Charlotte, Greensboro, and Wilmington offices recently took a little time to celebrate Cinco de Mayo together! It was a great opportunity for employees to step away from their busy schedules, enjoy good food and conversation, and connect with teammates across the office. Moments like these help strengthen the relationships that make our workplace dynamic. […]
Girls Lego Day with AIA Winston-Salem
We found Nicole Krasowski, AIA, Erica Kirsten, PE, and Troy Clayton, PE, SE volunteering at the AIA Winston Salem hosted Girl’s LEGO Day on a creative Saturday morning, May 2nd, 2026. Nothing like introducing girls to design and building related activities. They loved the enthusiasm, the questions, and the discovery of how creativity can shape […]
ECSU School of Aviation Topping Out
“Who doesn’t love a good Topping Out ceremony?” Natasha Workman, EI had the honor and privilege to attend Elizabeth City State University’s New School of Aviation’s Topping Out Ceremony with Carrie McClellan yesterday. Even though there was rain in the air and dark clouds in the sky, the smiles were bight and the spirits were […]
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 […]
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 […]
April Work Anniversaries
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. is celebrating our employees with April work anniversaries. Congratulations to Carrie McClellan and Natasha Boger Workman, EI, PhD. Happy Anniversary!
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 out ‘Stepping Out with the CEO’ in Charlottesville
Hilary Vickerman from our Charlottesville office took part in the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce’s “Stepping Out with the CEO” in the early hours near the Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital campus. The hospital’s CEO, E Bernard Boone III FACHE led the walk with many Chamber members and local business representatives asking questions and speaking briefly […]
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 […]
SKA at Triangle Crew Event
Carrie McClellan enjoyed drive through meals, sound bites and fast traffic lanes at Triangle CREW Brew Crew at The Optimist at Crabtree Terrace in Raleigh on March 18th. With a slow pour over and super fun ice breaker while networking anf getting to know each other.
SKA presents at ACI Carolinas Spring Seminar
David Tepke, P.E. was one of speakers at the ACI Carolinas Chapter Spring Seminar on “How Concrete Practices Benefit You and Your Projects.” He will be presenting on the Management of Existing Concrete Structures in an Age of Rapidly Evolving Options in one session to be followed by another session on Reinforcing Steel Corrosion in […]
Celebrating Heart Health Month Wellness
We design for the long term and that doesn’t stop at projects. It includes the well-being of our teams and the communities we serve. Supporting heart health and overall wellness means recognizing that people do their best work when they’re cared for as whole humans, not just professionals. SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. encourages balance and […]
Super Bowl 2026 Pizza Parties
Super Bowl pizza parties across our offices are an annual favorite to kick off the big weekend across our country. We are building camaraderie and showing team spirit!
Celebrating Mentorship Month
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. is excited to celebrate Mentorship Month and kick off another year of our Mentorship Program! Our mentorship goes beyond formal meetings—it’s built on real conversations, shared experiences, and learning on the job. Through this program, we foster meaningful connections that support growth at every stage of our employee’s career. #MentorshipMatters #employeeappreciation […]
SKA at Piedmont Triad CREW Event
Melissa Cerrito enjoyed a wonderful breakfast meeting with the folks at Piedmont Triad CREW. She had some great conversations, met new, friendly faces and had a few “I-haven’t-seen-you-in-forever” moments! (She loves those!) Here’s to a great start to 2026 and the possibilities and friendships that lie ahead! #networkingevent #crewnetwork #consultingengineers
Happy New Year Celebrate with a Bang!
Ready to celebrate the New Year with you. Happy 2026!
Happy Holidays to All
Happy Holidays to our team members across of seven offices. We hope you will a joyous time with your families. We also wish our clients and partners much happiness with your holiday festivities and hope for much success in the coming year. #HappyHolidays #JollyGoodTime #ConsultingEngineers SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc.
AMPF and An Immersive Light Experience
Melissa Cerrito attended the beautiful and ‘enLIGHTening’ event at Durham Bulls Athletic Park ‘Festibull of Lights’ with the AMFP – Association of Medical Facility Professionals Raleigh-Durham chapter! Consider joining for 2026 – https://amfp.org/raleigh-durham #happyholidays
Operations Team were Swinging It
Stephen Robinson, PE hosted and thanked members of our operations team on a fun day out of the office and at TopGolf instead. Kudos to our Accounting, Information Systems, Human Resources, Marketing and Support teams who know how to enjoy themselves as much as they are dedicated to keeping SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. humming – […]
December Work Anniversaries
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. is celebrating December work anniversaries. As the holiday lights shine ever so brightly, so do these team members known for their dedication, talent and hard work and have been a gift to us all year long. Those making a difference every day are Jeffrey Perrier PE, Jeff Molby PE, Brad Anderson, […]
Founder’s Day Designated as December 6th
SKA Consulting Engineers is proud to announce December 6th as our Founder’s Day, a date of special significance for the firm. This day marks the birthday of one of our founders, Bob Kennerly, who celebrates his 94th birthday this year! We thank all of our founders for shaping SKA into what it is today. If […]
SKA at NCEDA’s Triangle Lunch
It was a packed house yesterday at the North Carolina Economic Development Association’s Triangle Regional Networking lunch! Grateful to have seen so many friendly faces and for the chance to meet new members. Wonderful energy in the room to celebrate 2025’s accomplishments and hear what awaits us in 2026. Looking forward to the new year […]
Happy Thanksgiving
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. is wishing you all a heartwarming time gathered around your Thanksgiving table. Share joy this year. Celebrate good food and good company as you create new memories to add to those cherished ones.
Eric Couch PE Speaks at UNC Charlotte
Eric Couch, PE and fellow alum Garrett Overcash of SE spoke at Courtney Green’s Reinforced Concrete class at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. They were invited to Assistant Professor Courtney Green’s Reinforced Concrete class to bring real world project experience on smart concrete design, and the importance of maintenance and condition assessments. This was […]
David Tepke gives Clemson University Lecture
David Tepke, PE always takes great pleasure visiting Clemson University and talking with the Glenn Department of Civil Engineering students. “Special thanks to Dr. Prasad Rangaraju for the invitation to visit his Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures class and to the graduate and undergraduate students that attended the Principles in Practice lecture last week.” […]
August Work Anniversaries
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. is celebrating August work anniversaries that reflect our longevity and reputation in the engineering profession. This collection of individuals representing SKA this month demonstrates what we bring to every client, partner, and project: enduring and trusted relationships, proven professional engineering excellence, and the confidence that we will continue to grow stronger […]
SKA’s New Look!
Welcome to our new brand and new website… www.skaeng.com! Find out The Why Behind the Brand… The square – a core element in our new logo – symbolizes stability and professionalism with its clean, strong angles and symmetrical structure.
National Intern Day 2025
It is National Intern Day, and we want to say thank you to our summer interns, Adam Bush in our Charlotte office, and Jacob Watkins our Greensboro office. Adam Bush is assigned to the Structural Repairs team. He says, “I have loved the support I got from my coworkers this summer, they have been fun […]
July Work Anniversaries
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. is celebrating July work anniversaries. We are at the beginning of the second half of the year – great time for new starts; but also, well into our summer routines enjoying the longer days. Grateful for each of our midyear starts and their dedication to our SKA experience. Kudos to Andrew […]
Coffee and Crepes
Carrie McClellan attended Triangle CREW Brew Crew event last week at Press Coffee and Crepes in Durham was loaded.. loaded with coffee, matcha, savory crepes and sweet crepes! It was great to explore new connections while enjoying the mild temperatures. Join us next time if you can!
Charlottesville Office Does Corporate 5k
It’s #Throwback #Thursday! It was R. Daniel Hudson, from our Charlotteville office’s turn to pick an event for them to participate in. As a dad with young kids and a ‘greater’ Richmonder😃- he wisely chose Markel‘s Corporate 5K in ‘greater’😉Richmond this past June benefitting Greater Richmond Fit4Kids🙌. Of course they had a ‘great’😆time, lots of […]
Sweet Summer Surprise!
Nothing says sweet summer surprise like an office-wide ice cream day! A huge thank you to HR’s April Jones and Sarah Spangler for making everyone’s day a little cooler— arranging a visit from the Ice Queen Truck to our corporate office, and Cold Stone bars and ice cream gift cards delivered to our external offices […]
Books N Brunch – How to Lead when you’re Not in Charge
💡 “You don’t need a title to start leading.” — Clay Scroggins This quarter’s Books N Brunch session centered around this powerful idea as we explored the book “How to Lead When You’re Not in Charge” at SKA. Together, we unpacked thought-provoking questions like: 🔹 What is leadership—really? 🔹 What distinguishes influence from authority? 🔹 […]
2025 Juneteenth Day
Celebrate Freedom. #resilience #freedom #reflection #culture
Memorial Day May 26
Take a moment this Memorial Day to reflect on the cost of our freedom and honor those who gave their lives for our nation.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month is a meaningful reminder to slow down and place our well-being at the forefront. Mental health impacts every aspect of our lives, from how we show up at work to how we connect with others and navigate daily challenges. It deserves attention, support, and open conversation—not just this month, but year-round. […]
Dogs on the Catwalk an Annual Fundraiser
Nicole Krasowski beaming with gratitude at the Red Dog Farm Animal Rescue Network & with SKA for allowing her the privilege to be a part of both extraordinary organizations!! “Last night I got to merge two of my worlds and help backstage at Dogs on the Catwalk on the main stage at the Steven Tanger […]
Healthy Snacks Competition
In celebration of Nutrition Month, our teams in Greensboro, Charlotte, and Wilmington enjoyed a delicious spread of fresh fruits, crisp veggies, and protein-packed meat and cheese trays! Our Greensboro office took it a step further with a Healthy Snack Competition—because who says wellness can’t be fun? Strawberry Yogurt Clusters emerged as the winning snack, striking […]
December Work Anniversaries
Beginning a new job in December has a purposefully cheerful vibe. SKA Consulting Engineers Inc is indeed appreciative of these in our work family celebrating their decades of service. They are the gifts that keep on giving. Happy anniversary to Jeffrey Perrier PE, Jeff Molby PE, Brad Anderson, Alex Campbell, P.E., Kathy McDaniel, and David […]
November Work Anniversaries
As we gear up for the holidays when gratitude is the theme, we are certainly thankful for these individuals who are celebrating November work anniversaries. We are impressed by the degree of commitment, professionalism, and energy with which each pursues their roles, ever mindful of the growing reputation of SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. Their favorite […]
October Work Anniversaries
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. is celebrating our coworkers with October work anniversaries. Among those seen here are literally lifelong friends to new members of our engineering family. Reasons for choosing their favorite project range from a building they frequently use and enjoy with family, have great and long-term client relationships, had challenges calling for ingenuity […]
September Work Anniversaries
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. is celebrating our coworkers with September work anniversaries. Represented here are individuals that excel in their roles building the best engineering firm and dedicated to making SKA’s projects successful. We appreciate the positive impact these folks make on our Greensboro, Charlotte and Charlottesville offices. Shout out to Emerson Crawford PE, Tim […]
August Work Anniversaries
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. is celebrating our coworkers with August work anniversaries and their favorite projects. As implied in the word ‘august’ there are indeed some pretty imposing and dignified celebrants here. This is easy to see in those with longer tenures, well-earned positions, and engineering expertise. These are also traits; existing, potential, and nurtured, […]
July Work Anniversaries
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. is celebrating July work anniversaries of our team. We admire the dedication of these great people to their work, service lines and our company. We value their uniqueness and are grateful we get to work with them each and every day. Here’s to Andrew Faircloth, Rico Bolden CCSRT, John Richards, Jim […]
SKA Health & Wellness Sessions
As a consulting engineering firm, we know a thing or two about designing and analyzing buildings for stability, functionality and longevity. In our Health & Wellness program we recently stressed just this. Did you know all movement originates from your core? A healthy core is the bedrock of good posture, balance and stability, a healthy […]
Christmas Greeting 2023
SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. wishes to all a Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays. As design engineers we cannot help but appreciate how things, even a snowflake, gets ‘built’. We are constantly being inspired by those in the AEC industry, healthcare and education institutions, industrial entities, municipalities of all sizes, and our general community, including individual […]
2023 December Work Anniversaries
The month of December is the season of giving and receiving. At SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. we have been ‘gifted’ by these folks over the years as they continue to provide stellar designs, strong work ethic, steadfast dedication, and supportive dispositions to the engineering profession, to our clients and to fellow coworkers. All three service […]
Supply Donations at Brunson ES, W-S & Rockingham Counties
SKA has wrapped up our target donations of school supplies for the beginning of the new school year. Brunson Elementary in Winston-Salem received extra school supplies. Our employees added some fun by trying to out-do donations by SKA teams: Operations, Structural, MEP, and Building Envelope. Winners were the kids of course! Rockingham County Schools have […]
Had a Blast Filling Backpacks with School Supplies
SKA Consulting Engineers loves a great cause. Different departments came together to fill backpacks with the required school supplies for the year, and SKA’s generous folks filled an additional bin for the Rockingham County public schools. ROC Rocks! Disclaimer: These folks are NOT the kids at ROC, although they look just as happy as kids going […]
2022 Stuff The Bus for Rockingham County Schools
Jim Maloney and Carrie McClellan helped out with Rockingham County Schools and Stuff the Bus along with our partners at Johnson Controls.
2022 PTI Walk The Runway Event
SKA folks with family and friends including three generations walked and a few of us ran the PTI Walk the Runway event last Saturday. We started with a bagel breakfast and lots of donated food items for The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC. We ended the day feeling great and grateful to our […]
At the GAC with NCHSAA for some Community Time
SKA’s Aaron Bopp and Nicole Krasowski enjoying a local swim meet for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Central 4A qualifying round at the Greensboro Aquatic Center (GAC). They both sponsored and volunteered at the regional meet. We love designing buildings in our local communities and partnering with the GAC over the years is […]
Santa’s Workshop at the Ronald McDonald House Charities
This holiday season SKA helped stock the Triad’s Santa’s Workshop at the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Piedmont. Santa’s Workshop is a free shopping experience available to any guest family staying at the Ronald McDonald House during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Ronald McDonald House volunteers wrap the gifts and Santa’s Helpers deliver […]
Once again Engineering Week was a blast
Engineering Week was loads of fun as we headed out to local schools to talk to students about engineering. As part of Introduce a Girl to Engineering, Structural Engineer, Erica Barber, and MEP Engineer Intern, Kenzie McCollum, presented to Hunter Elementary ACES girls about the types of engineering careers. Kenzie and Erica also led the […]
So much fun helping to end child poverty one nose at a time
SKA enjoyed being a part of the Red Nose Day national fundraiser to end child poverty. Triad families have received national attention with the stats on children struggling with food insecurity. SKA decided to join with others to end child poverty one red nose at a time. We also challenged all a/e firms to become everyday […]
Calling all A/E Heroes to join us in combating child poverty
SKA issues a challenge to all a/e firms to join with us in fighting child poverty by purchasing a red nose at Walgreens. Red Nose Day is May 23rd and we can’t wait to see your companies join with us to raise money for food insecure children. Red Nose Day has raised nearly $150 million […]
SKA Joins with Local Partners to Share Unity & Warmth
Continuing its tradition of giving, SKA and partners provided more than 700 sweatshirts to a local school. SKA is excited to announce its continued commitment to Hunter Elementary School. In 4th quarter, 2018, SKA partnered with Westover Church, Hoffman & Hoffman Inc., Triad Pawprints, Mr. Bruce Ashley, O.R. Colan & Associates, and WalMart to donate […]
SKA partners with Boy Scout Troop 107 for greenway clean up
SKA Consulting Engineers partnered with Boy Scout Troop 107 to clean up the Bicentennial Greenway from Leonard Recreation Center to West Market Street on Saturday, September 22. Fourteen Boy Scouts, one sibling and five adults enjoyed the trail, while also making it a little cleaner for others to enjoy along the way. SKA Information Systems/Facilities […]
Delivery for local school damaged by recent tornado
Aaron Bopp, PE, LEED AP BD+C, is shown here with donations for Erwin Montessori Elementary School (delivered to Alamance Elementary School, the school that Erwin is being relocated to for the remainder of the school year due to tornado damage). SKA challenges other architects and engineering firms in the Triad to either donate to the […]
Assisting Asheville Police with Back to School Shopping Program
SKA is assisting the Asheville Police Department with their upcoming “Back to School Cops and Kids” Program by sponsoring children. SKA is calling all Asheville engineers and architects to join in and sponsor a child (why not sign up for the Christmas shopping program, too?). Photo credit: Asheville Police Department Facebook page, picture of inquisitive […]
Helping out our neighbors after recent tornados
SKA is joining with others in the community to reach out to families and students impacted by the recent tornados. SKA challenges other architects and engineering firms in the Triad to either give to victims, help out damaged schools, or pull up their sleeves and volunteer in clean up. The Interactive Resource Center (IRC, a […]
SKA visits students at VT, lawyers at NC Law Conference, ends week judging Triad Parks Department Bridge Building Competition
SKA’s marketing department has been traveled quite a bit this past week. On Feb. 20th, Marketing Manager Morgan McEwen and Hilary Vickerman (of SKA’s Charlottesville office) attended the Virginia Tech Engineering Career Fair to talk to college students about SKA and current employment opportunities. Marketing and Business Development Director, Gary Corns, joined with Mike Parker, […]
Special SKA Elves Wrap Presents
SKA employees continued the tradition this year and gathered together to make the holidays sweeter for two families in the community. Special elves showed up to provide shopping strategies, wrapping skills and holiday cheer and were also blessed in the process.
SKA puts Third Greenway Clean Up in the Bag
On November 15th, SKA employees complete the third Greenway Clean Up for the year, and the 9th since the Earth Day Commitment in 2015. Employees enjoyed the cooler temps as they collected bags of trash and cleared the sidewalk of debris. The commitment to clean the greenway involves 2 miles of Greenway from West Market […]
Breast Cancer Awareness Celebration
On Friday, Oct. 27th, we celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness! This year in our efforts to support colleagues, family members, friends, and all who have had to fight the breast cancer battle, our very own engineer, Ania Reich, donated one of her amazing quilts, that’s truly a work of art like no other, for a raffle to […]
SKA leaps to new heights with Rugged Maniac
On Sept. 30, as part of SKA’s wellness initiatives, staff gathered for a Rugged Maniac race in Julian, NC. We challenged ourselves on 25 obstacles including mud pits, fence climbing and quad burner obstacles over 5 kilometers. The SKA team plans to participate again next year and will be ready! To join us, see ruggedmaniac.com.
SKA celebrates with Hunter Elementary at ribbon-cutting ceremony
Community leaders joined with Hunter students, faculty and guests to celebrate the ribbon-cutting of Hunter Elementary’s new school. The project began January 2016 and completed June 2017. The new school which safely houses all students under the same roof, spans 88,635 sf and features spacious 21st century classrooms, media center, cafeteria and gymnasium. Students were […]
SKA Greenway clean up commitment continues
On Sept. 28th, SKA staff gathered together for another Bicentennial Greenway clean up. Fun was had by all despite the temperature. The group gathered 8 bags of debris and a car tire. SKA continues to sponsor two miles of the Greenway from West Market to Leonard Recreation Center as part of our Earth Day Commitment in […]
Homeless Care Packages “Homelessness is an experience — not a person.”
SKA employees gathered to pack homeless care packages and to learn about the Interactive Resource Center (IRC) in Greensboro. Scott Singleton, PE, shared about the IRC resources for the homeless such as showers, laundry services, and barbershop and encouraged staff to take a tour of this unique community resource. Brad Ehrhardt, past SKA president, shared […]
SKA Consulting Engineers continues to adopt section of Greensboro’s Bicentennial Greenway for Earth Day
Firm focuses on big impact strategies for the environment and communities firm-wide SKA Consulting Engineers is excited to again celebrate Earth Day with the firm’s commitment to adopting a two-mile stretch of the Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department’s Greensboro’s Bicentennial Greenway. “Again, this year, SKA has chosen to give back to one of the communities […]
SKA Supports Ronald McDonald Houses
Ronald McDonald Houses ROCK! Today, SKA Consulting Engineer’s Greensboro office “sported” a shirt along with thousands of others to show we care about the families served annually by Ronald McDonald House. What is Sport-A-Shirt, Share-A-Night? Sport-A-Shirt, Share-A-Night is teamwork, volunteering, and telling our story. It’s wearing a t-shirt for one night to show that you […]