Many thanks to our team members, stakeholders, and community members for a year with so much to be thankful for. To observe Thanksgiving and give our team time with their families, our offices will be closed 11/28 and 11/29.
The KL Family celebrated Thanksgiving early last week at our Madison and Menomonie offices. We are always thankful for the time we can get together, but especially as we kicked off the holiday season with good food and even better company!
KL Team Members Brad Halvensleben, Graham Kothbauer, Samantha Herheim, and Katie Kirkendall attended the Dane County School Consortium’s Future Quest at the Exhibition Hall at Alliant Energy Center last week. They showed a microsimulation of traffic flow to the middle school students who attended the event. We are always happy to chat with future engineers!
Chad Halverson is now a licensed professional Engineer in Michigan. Congrats on this next step in your career!
We celebrate some of the people that help keep our offices running like a well-oiled machine! Ellen Christians has been at KL for 24 years. She knows the ins and outs of how we do business and helps us keep all the boxes checked. She is now a Senior Administrative Assistant IV on our Operations
Our HR team has been hard at work interviewing staff to help grow our KL Family! Karin Cretney is being promoted to Senior Project Leader for Human Resources. She has been instrumental in helping shape the face of KL for close to 7 years now. Her enthusiasm has been infectious and her guidance immeasurable. Shannon
Congratulations to Josh Wilber and Kevin Konyn on your 2025 promotions! Josh has been managing KL’s traffic data collection team for the past 6 years. He has also served on our survey and construction inspection teams during his 22 years at KL. He is now a Senior Technician IV in our Design Support Services team.
Two members of our Survey team are being promoted! Matt Lee joined KL 6 years ago after a decade in the industry. He is a professional with a strong work ethic, positive attitude, and a great team player. He is now a Surveyor V on our Design Support Services team. Justin Staudt has 7 years
KL’s Michael Ostendorf and Shelly Harris will be attending the APWA Minnesota Chapter Fall Conference 11/21 and 11/22. We are excited to hear about what they learn for their colleagues!
Four of our engineers have now reached the Engineer II level in their early careers. Tyler Hagemeier holds himself to a high standard while also balancing making work enjoyable. He’s worked on both design and construction projects during his 2 years at KL. Morgan Nolan is hardworking and meticulous when it comes to her projects.
We have 3 staff who were promoted to Engineer III status on our Infrastructure Services team! Shelby Haag started with us as an intern, giving her a head start in her career, and now has 2.5 years of post-college experience. She works in our Traffic group, analyzing traffic data, modeling alternatives, and designing for safety.
We take great pride in the dedication of our team members at KL Engineering. We are happy to announce 2025 promotions for Senior Engineers II! Brad Domasky joined KL right out of college and 7 years later, he’s a Senior Engineer II. He is a major contributor to our Infrastructure Services team and he enjoys