EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: RICK KLAR'S HONDURAS WATER WELL MISSION TRIP
In July, 2019, Rick Klar, Vice President - Regional Operations Manager, Geosciences Practice Leader at Raba Kistner, and his son Ben, joined a mission trip that was sponsored by St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, and was comprised of a 12-person team of parishioners. The church team worked with Living Waters International (LWI), a non-denominational […]
RABA KISTNER WELCOMES MIKE FRISBIE TO OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
We are honored to welcome Mike Frisbie, PE, to the Raba Kistner team as Senior Vice President and Marketplace Leader for San Antonio and Austin. Frisbie will serve as Raba Kistner’s strategic growth leader in the San Antonio and Austin marketplaces and oversee the regional growth of Raba Kistner’s four business lines—engineering consulting, infrastructure, environmental, […]
COMPANY UPDATE: CARDNO AND INTEGA DEMERGER
The proposed demerger of Cardno and Intega was approved and the companies began trading separately on the Australian stock exchange (ASX) October 22. The new Intega Group Limited (ASX: ITG) is comprised of four companies, including Raba Kistner. “The Raba Kistner name, business, and culture continue, with the backing of Intega to broaden our national […]
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: ISIDORO ARJONA, PE, PMP, D.GE, F.ASCE, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, RIO GRANDE VALLEY
Isidoro celebrated his 20 year anniversary with Raba Kistner in September and recently earned his Diplomate of Geotechnicial Engineering (D.GE) Certification from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The D.GE certification recognizes geotechnical engineers who possess specialty education, extensive experience, integrity and sound judgment. We reached out to him to learn more about his […]
JAMES VELASQUEZ - 25 YEARS AT RABA KISTNER
James serves as a Geologist and Drilling Coordinator and Safety Officer within our Geotechnical team, based out of San Antonio. He was hired on August 1, 1994. We talked with James and asked him to share some of his favorite highlights from his past 25 years at the company. My parents always told me, "If […]
NOV FROM THE TCEQ FOR YOUR SWPPP? WE CAN HELP!
NOV from the TCEQ for your SWPPP? We Can Help! We have over 25 years of stormwater experience with almost every stormwater permit that has been issued by the EPA and TCEQ to include the MSGP and Construction permits. Our sector experience includes sectors: A, B, C, E, F, I, J, K, L, N, P, […]
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: CHRIS TUNNER, SENIOR INSPECTOR, INFRASTRUCTURE
Chris Tunner has been providing inspection services on highway and bridge construction with Raba Kistner’s Infrastructure team for 14 years. He is currently working in Dallas on the Texas Southern Gateway project, a $666 million design-build construction project by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), aimed to rebuild and widen Interstate 35E south of downtown […]
EMPLOYEE PROFILE: ANTHONY COCOLAN, COMET TECHNICIAN
We spent some time with Anthony Cocolan, a new Construction Materials Engineering & Testing (CoMET) Technician, based out of our San Antonio office. He has been working with Richard Zaragoza, who has more than 20 years of experience as a CoMET Technician with Raba Kistner. Here’s our quick interview with Anthony: RK: Why did you […]
RABA KISTNER PROVIDES ENVIRONMENTAL AND ARCHAEOLOGY SUPPORT TO HOT WELLS PARK
Hot Wells, the latest Bexar County park, opened on April 30, 2019. Located along the San Antonio River, the property has been known by various names, but most included the phrase "Hot Wells." The Hot Wells resort provided three giant sulfurous mineral water spring-fed pools for men, women, and children. The stabilized remains of the former […]
RABA KISTNER INC. JOINS AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERING FIRM CONSTRUCTION SCIENCES, PTY, LTD
SAN ANTONIO – Engineering consulting firm Raba Kistner, Inc., has been acquired by Construction Sciences, Pty, Ltd. (https://constructionsciences.net/), an Australian engineering firm based in Brisbane, Australia. The announcement was made jointly today by Matt Courtney (CEO of Construction Sciences) and Dr. Gary W. Raba, Chairman and CEO of Raba Kistner. Purchase price was not disclosed. […]
LOUIE RODRIGUEZ AND DOYLE FONTENOT EARN PMP CERTIFICATIONS
Project Control Project Managers, Doyle Fontenot and Louie Rodriguez, recently received their Project Management Professional (PMP®) certifications from the Project Management Institute (PMI). The PMP® is the most significant industry recognized certification for project managers across the globe. Doyle and Louie combined spent over 200 hours studying for the exam that covers everything from initiating and planning […]
HOUSTON-BASED FIRM TIMBER CREEK ENVIRONMENTAL HAS JOINED RABA KISTNER
Raba Kistner, Inc. Announces that Houston-Based Timber Creek Environmental has Joined the Firm For More Information, Please Contact: Joe Irizarry, 210.699.9090 Houston. The Board of Directors of Raba Kistner, Inc. (RK) has announced that as of October 1, 2018, Timber Creek Environmental (TCE) has joined Raba Kistner. Based in Conroe and with additional offices in […]