Last week, the Greensboro Coliseum Complex hosted the CPN Statewide Winter Meeting. CPN Members met to discuss business, enjoy lunch together and...
At SKA, our people are our greatest asset. This News page offers you a window into the dynamic people who make up our firm and the amazing work they do – from groundbreaking projects to the meaningful activities that define who we are. Here you’ll discover the inspiring ways our engineers and staff connect with their professional communities – attending conferences, networking with industry leaders, sharing their expertise, and presenting at various organizations. You’ll also get a glimpse into our SKA family culture through our in-house seminars, where we invest in each other’s growth with training sessions focused on health, career development, and staying ahead of industry trends. Finally, we showcase how our team gives back to the communities we call home and the moments when we’re simply enjoying each other’s company – because the best teams know how to have fun together.
February Work Anniversaries Heartfelt Appreciation
https://youtu.be/UFdbb_7FqbE Heart felt appreciation for our folks with anniversaries this month. Gale Sykes, Chris Bathgate, Maguita Edwards, LeAnn...
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...
ECSU Breaks Ground on New UAS Facility
SKA Consulting Engineers were on hand to cheer on ECSU as they broke ground for a new Drone (UAS) Training Pavilion. This open-air netted area, a...
January Work Anniversaries Fun Crew
https://youtu.be/Yad4LlHSWxM Cold it may be with more snow on the horizon but our SKA crew with January work anniversaries know how to make it fun.
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...
Christmas Greeting 2021
As another tough year comes to an end, we wanted to take a moment to reflect. SKA is appreciative of our clients’ loyalty and trust. We could not...
December Work Anniversaries Celebrating Special Folks
https://youtu.be/zg3N01VzF3c We are decking the halls with these special folks who came to SKA as individual gifts with just the right sparkle and...
Annual Company-Wide Event
Recently, SKA hosted a company wide event with food, fun and fellowship. Taco Bros, Saucey Chick, and Ice Queen were serving up some fabulous food...
Dave Tepke presents on Rehab of Existing Concrete Structures for ACI
Recently, Dave Tepke spoke on the "Rehabilitation of Existing Concrete Structures: Providing an Avenue to Safe, Quality Structural Repairs", a...
November Work Anniversaries Giving Thanks for Family
https://youtu.be/1zPXRvcxZys At SKA we have much to be thankful for. Not the least are these employees seen & celebrated here. Todd Hall,...
Dave Tepke publishes an article in Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Journal
Dave Tepke, PE, was a co-contributor on a recent article “Best practices for measurement, sensing, and quantifying corrosion in existing reinforced...
David Keatts presents at ICRI Mega Demo
David Keatts, PE, recently spoke at ICRI Carolinas Chapter Mega Demo in Raleigh. The two-day event featured technical and educational presentations...
SKA Scott Singleton speaks at IIBEC 2 Day Course
Our employees often participate in learning opportunities and, also present when it is appropriate to do so. We are fortunate to have many experts...
SKA Project Wins ENR Award of Merit
Winning engineering awards… it’s not why we do what we do, but it’s always nice to get recognition. NCSU Memorial Belltower won the 2021 ENR Award...
October Work Anniversaries Celebrating Hard Working Folks
https://youtu.be/gi2bTM6zvNY Fall festivities bring with it hayrides, bonfires, pumpkin carving and oodles of festivals. In between bites of apple...
SKA enjoyed recent UNCG Nursing Building Ribbon Cutting
SKA staff enjoyed the groundbreaking ceremony for the Nursing Instruction Building at UNC Greensboro recently. SKA provided structural design and...
September Work Anniversaries Cooler Temperatures Bring Cool Celebrations
https://youtu.be/YvCTyPvu8AE As the cooler weather sets in, we pause a moment to celebrate the September Work Anniversaries for these great SKA...
SKA partners with Boy Scout Troop 107 for Greenway Clean Up
SKA Consulting Engineers partnered with Boy Scout Troop 107 to clean up a section of the Bicentennial Greenway on August 29. Twelve BSA Troop 107...
Recent tour of beautiful NC A&T ERIC Building
SKA recently was treated to a tour through the beautiful Engineering Research and Innovation Complex (ERIC) Building, located prominently at the...
August Work Anniversaries Cool People to Celebrate
We mourn the end of summer with its last days of vacation and summer celebrations. It’s hot, but we take a moment to celebrate some cool people…...
SKA on the Road Again
After many months of virtual conferences, we loved getting out to conferences the NCHEA and Leading Age conferences last week. John Mancuso and...
July Work Anniversaries Celebrating the Freedom to be Awesome
Celebrating our countries freedoms is not something we take lightly. Similarly, we pause a moment to celebrate the July Work Anniversaries for these...
Coming back to the office never tasted so good
SKA employees were welcomed back to the office with a sweet treat recently. Staff dodged rain drops to pick out their favorite ice cream flavor from...
June Work Anniversaries Making a BIG Splash
https://youtu.be/l0UQFTbJbMo The warmer temperatures of summer are upon us and we are thankful for the restoration vacations bring. However, we are...
Two Concrete Experts share at NC State Construction Office Conference
SKA is very pleased to share that Dave Tepke, PE and Tim Cook, PE will representing SKA at this year’s NC State Construction Office Conference. ...
May Work Anniversaries Blooming
May we share some great news? SKA is celebrating twelve work anniversaries this month. We are so thankful to have these talented and hard-working...
April Work Anniversaries Springing Up
The Spring bloom has arrived and we are so thankful to see all of the beautiful colors that it brings. However, we are more thankful to be...
Celebrating March Work Anniversaries
There are many reasons to feel lucky to have this group on board at SKA and to celebrate their work anniversaries this month. Work ethic,...
SKA has Virtual Grand Opening Raleigh-Durham Office
Click on link below to watch a video of our recent Virtual Grand Opening ... thanks to Kim Westbrook-MacDonald of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce...
Celebrating February Work Anniversaries
There are many things to love about our group celebrating work anniversaries this month. Dedication, hard work and how they love to laugh are just a...
SKA opens new Raleigh-Durham office
SKA opens new Raleigh-Durham office with all three service lines represented: Building Envelope, MEP and Structural. Click on this link to see...
Celebrating January Work Anniversaries
Celebrating Betty Gibson’s Retirement and 2020 Milestone Anniversaries
SKA recently gathered for a company update Zoom conference. SKA leaders announced Milestone Anniversaries and the retirement of dedicated, long-time...
Christmas Greeting
“Since we have no place to go…” has never rang truer than in the year 2020. As we reflect on a year of financial and health concerns for those...
SKA is opening a new office in Raleigh-Durham!
Having worked in and around the Triangle for many years, SKA has determined the best way to serve those clients was to open a new office in the...
Making a splash at UVA!
We’re thrilled to have been awarded the term contract with UVA for their Building Envelope Peer Review and Consultation needs. We look forward to...
Storm Season Checklist
The Atlantic hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30 and the Eastern Pacific hurricane season is from May 15 to November 30. Hurricanes and...
SKA partners with Boy Scout Troop 107 for Earth Day Clean Up
SKA Consulting Engineers partnered with Boy Scout Troop 107 to clean up a section of the Bicentennial Greenway on Wednesday, April 22. BSA Troop...
COVID-19… We are in this together
SKA, with the health of our team, partners and communities in mind, is taking precautionary measures in the battle against the spread of...
Employee Appreciation Day Celebration
SKA took time to appreciate employee’s hard work and dedication on Employee Appreciation Day. Each office provided breakfast or lunch for the...
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...
SKA Superhero Year End Event
The annual company-wide year end party was so much fun as we met at BoxCar Arcade in downtown Greensboro. This year the theme was Superhero and many...
Fall Festival 2019 brings with it some friendly competition
The Fall Festival was great fun with lots of winners and ah-mazing fall temperatures. Winners included two cornhole champs, chili awards for Most...
SKA celebrates five employees pass PE exam
SKA is proud to announce that five employees have recently passed their PE exam: Erica Barber, Kevin Baczynski, Patrick Phillips, Neil Frasier, and...
SKA congratulates Scott Singleton on obtaining RRC certification
SKA is pleased to announce that Scott Singleton, PE, in the Greensboro office, has passed the Registered Roofing Consultant (RRC) certification....
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...
Mike Parker presenting an interesting project case study at ASCE NC Spring Conference
Mike Parker presents an interesting project case study regarding Duke Energy’s new Cliffside Concrete Chimney employing slip form concrete...
SKA’s Cinco de Mayo was a spicy event
SKA staff loves to gather to celebrate and especially loves tacos! We gathered to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, complete with Jay Neff's spicy slow...
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...