RABA KISTNER EXPANDING WITH ACQUISITION OF COLLEGE STATION FIRM DRAKE ENVIRONMENTAL

After its former CEO hinted that acquisitions were coming in 2021, longtime San Antonio construction engineering firm Raba Kistner Inc. has acquired Drake Environmental LLC, a construction services company based in College Station. Raba Kistner provides environmental planning, project management and other services for construction projects across the U.S. and in Mexico. It has played […]

RABA KISTNER, INC. ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF DRAKE ENVIRONMENTAL

SAN ANTONIO, TX –Raba Kistner, Inc. has announced that as of today, August 2, 2021, Drake Environmental, LLC, has joined Raba Kistner. Based in College Station and with additional offices in Austin and Houston, Drake Environmental will become part of Raba Kistner’s environmental division.  Drake Environmental was established in 2014 by Scott Story, with a […]

GET TO KNOW KATRIN LEONARD, PE, VP of RIO GRANDE VALLEY OPERATIONS

Katrin Leonard grew up in Istanbul, Turkey, and left home at the age of 16 to complete high school in Canada. After earning a Bachelor of Engineering at Carleton University in Ottawa and obtaining a green card to live and work in the United States, she considered relocating to San Francisco and New York City […]

IMPLEMENTING AN EFFECTIVE SUCCESSION PLAN

The succession process is a common challenge across all industries and for small and large businesses alike. When navigated successfully, a thorough, intentional leadership handoff can help carry a company seamlessly through transition. But if no process is in place, shifts in leadership can create chaos, even challenging the existence of the business itself. Some […]

WARRIOR BENEFIT CHARITY EMBRACES THE VETERAN COMMUNITY

The Warrior Benefit’s core support team consists of Soldiers and Marines wounded after 9/11 and Gold Star parents (parents who have lost a son or daughter in combat). This core group hosts sporting events in Texas in order to build camaraderie between post 9/11 combat wounded Veterans and demonstrate to those still recovering from physical […]

DOUG WIERSIG, PE, JOINS RABA KISTNER AS VICE PRESIDENT AND MARKETPLACE LEADER FOR NORTH TEXAS

We are honored to welcome Doug Wiersig, PE, to the Raba Kistner team as Vice President and Marketplace Leader for North Texas. Wiersig will serve as Raba Kistner’s strategic growth leader in the North Texas marketplaces and oversee the regional growth of Raba Kistner’s four business lines—engineering consulting, infrastructure, environmental, and project management. Wiersig will […]

WETLAND MITIGATION MONITORING IN SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX

In the last few years, Raba Kistner has been contracted to provide annual wetland mitigation monitoring and reporting to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) as part of South Padre Island Economic Development Corporation’s proposed Marine Science Center. We were requested to assist due to demonstrated expertise on a separate local coastal permitting project. […]

CELEBRATING NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH: SPOTLIGHT ON ACE MENTOR PROGRAM IN SAN ANTONIO

What is the ACE Mentor program? Founded in 2006, the ACE Mentor Program of Greater San Antonio, Inc. consists of building industry professionals and educators who help high school students learn more about potential careers in architecture, engineering and construction (ACE). During the program, students work in teams under the mentorship of experienced professionals, who […]

RABA KISTNER GETTING NEW PRESIDENT IN 2021

A new chief executive is taking over at Raba Kistner, the prominent San Antonio construction engineering firm — and for the first time, it’ll be someone from outside the Raba family. At the start of 2021, Gary Raba will step down as president of Raba Kistner, which provides environmental planning, project management and other services […]

BLAKE WRIGHT, PE, AND PRESTON PARKER, PE, PMP, PROMOTED IN COMET LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION

Blake Wright, PE, has been promoted to Associate and Construction Materials Engineering and Testing (CoMET) Department Manager for San Antonio. Blake began his career at Raba Kistner in 2007 and has been Project Manager in the San Antonio Engineering department where he was responsible for developing new and enhancing existing client relationships, overseeing geotechnical engineering projects […]