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 […]
Recognition Never Tasted So Good
SKA has an exciting new rewards and recognition platform launching today, September 1st! In this program, employees and managers will be able to reward one another points to redeem rewards including over 150 gift cards. We are pumped about encouraging each other through this platform and enjoyed a kickoff event with a yummy treat from […]
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.
Dave Tepke Gives SCLLR-approved In-house Training for Charleston’s Building Inspection Division
SKA’s David Tepke, PE was invited to conduct an in-house training session for the City of Charleston Building Inspections Division on May 17th 2022 at the Charleston Galliard Center. The SCLLR approved training was a live, interactive session that covered concrete deterioration and structural distress mechanisms local to the South Carolina Coast, expected service-life, structural […]
Kenzie Oakes Speaks at NCHEA Districts III/IV Taking the Shock Out of Arc Flash
Kenzie McCollum Oakes, our Electrical Engineering Intern, spoke on “Taking the Shock Out of Arc Flash” at last week’s NC Health Care Association District III / District IV joint meeting in New Bern NC. She works on arc flash studies at many existing facilities to help ensure that the electrical systems meet codes and standards […]
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 […]
What FUN It Was!
Sights and Sounds that made a for a FUN ending to Engineering Week 2022. SKA volunteers helped with sweet designs for structures that can withstand earthquake and hurricane simulations. Kids had a blast putting them to the test. Future engineers in the making for sure. Special thanks to Aaron B. Bopp, Eric Barham, LeAnn Rodriguez, P.E., […]
Introduce A Girl To Engineering
To celebrate today, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, we are very proud to showcase our female engineers. Together they represent all three of our service lines: Structural, MEP, and Building Solutions. We are thankful that they are a part of the SKA Team.
CPN Winter Statewide Meeting at the GAC
Last week, the Greensboro Coliseum Complex hosted the CPN Statewide Winter Meeting. CPN Members met to discuss business, enjoy lunch together and tour the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The GAC Training Pool project was a 2020 CPN Star Award winner.
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 […]
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 have made it this year without their dedication and commitment. SKA is truly amazed with our loyal partners and beyond thankful. We are equally as thankful for […]
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 for everyone to enjoy. Our annual Cornhole Tournament brought out the competitive side but all in good fun. SKA was also “Pinked Out” in support of Breast Cancer awareness while […]
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 webinar hosted by ACI. The webinar focused on the benefits of implementing a Concrete Repair Code for Code Officials, Engineers, Contractors, Owners, and the Public; deterioration mechanisms that affect buildings; and some important aspects of […]
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 from eight companies. SKA presented a case study covering the restoration of exterior concrete basins at the Mitchell Filter Plant in Greensboro, NC. SKA was the engineer of record on this project and was […]
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 and thought leaders in the industry as part of our team. Scott Singleton is presenting a course for IIBEC entitled Exterior Wall Quality Assurance. Exterior Wall Quality Assurance is a two-day […]
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 building envelope engineering for this new 180,000 square foot, state-of-the-art teaching and research facility. SKA also provided building envelope commissioning and special inspections. The new facility includes classrooms, research suites, and a community engagement center; […]
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 Scouts, a Western Guilford HS student, four Adult Leaders and Scoutmaster Eric Barham (SKA Information Systems/Facilities Manager), took to the outdoors to clean up a section of the Bicentennial Greenway […]
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… August work anniversaries include: Ron Lawrence, Kirk Stanford, Jeff Miller, Kevin Baczynski, Stephen Robinson, and Ralph Mills.
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 Nick Tribble enjoyed their time at NCHEA in Asheville. They set up an infrared camera to intrigue conference attendees as they walked by the booth. Meanwhile, Jim Maloney and Jacob Bruch attended […]
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 great SKA teammates: Jim Maloney, Rico Bolden, Dion Smith, John Richards, Joel Wandmacher, Andrew Faircloth, and Jesse Martin.
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 the Ice Queen food truck. SKA has introduced a new flexible office schedule that allows our employees to continue to work from home and in the office. The event […]
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. Dave and Tim will be providing some insight into the ACI 562 Code. This Code provides designers with the requirements needed for assessing and repairing existing concrete structures. We hope […]
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 few reasons. Today, we stop and celebrate those folks who have work anniversaries in February.
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 employee, Betty Gibson. “We are extremely grateful to the many contributions that Betty Gibson has made during her extensive career with SKA,” said Stephen Robinson, PE, President, SKA Consulting Engineers, Inc. “Betty has always been conscientious, […]