Principals: |
smithc@lsengineering.com 200 South Clay Street Greenville, MI 48838 P: 616.225.1944 F: 616.225.1945 |
Carol A. Smith, P.E. - Ms. Smith has over twenty years of construction experience – eleven years with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) before founding L. S. Engineering, Inc. (LSE) in early 1998. Ms. Smith has been involved in many aspects of heavy road work, including project management, claim resolution, inspection, testing, documentation, staking, and design. |
doughertyj@scottcivileng.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.458.8792 F: 616.458.4240 |
Jennifer Dougherty. P.E. – Ms. Dougherty has over ten years of design and construction experience with the Scott Civil Engineering Company (SCECO). Ms. Dougherty specializes in bridge design, bridge repairs, road reconstruction, and hydraulic analysis. Ms. Dougherty has assisted agencies in grant application preparation, historical bridge documentation, bridge inspection, structural evaluations and storm sewer design. |
zacharyk@lsengineering.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.643.0810 F: 616.643.0811 |
Kurt E. Zachary, P.E. – Mr. Zachary has over seventeen years of experience, eight with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and over nine years with L. S. Engineering, Inc. (LSE) Mr. Zachary is familiar with all aspects of MDOT’s field work, including project management, claim resolution, inspection, testing, documentation, and staking. Mr. Zachary’s experience includes construction management of road & bridge construction projects, complex sewer and utility projects, and roadway reconstruction projects. Mr. Zachary has lead LSE’s project record review program over the last five years. |
Engineers: |
scottr@scottcivileng.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.458.8792 F: 616.458.4240 |
Robert H. Scott, P.E. – Mr. Scott has over forty three years of design and construction experience – twenty three years with Scott Civil Engineering Company (SCECO), ten years with the Kent County DPW, and ten years with other engineering firms. Bridge design, bridge inspection and bridge repairs are Mr. Scott’s specialty. His experience also includes grant application preparation, historical bridge documentation, sanitary landfill design, design and operation of a 1000 ton per day county-wide solid waste disposal system, design of water lines, design of storm and sanitary sewer collection systems, design of road and street improvements, and preparation of master storm and sanitary sewer plans. |
richterb@lsengineering.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.643.0810 F: 616.643.0811 |
Barbara A. Richter, P.E. – Ms. Richter has over fifteen years of construction experience-eight with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and seven with L. S. Engineering, Inc. (LSE). Construction oversight of bridge and road reconstruction projects, critical path/scheduling, determination and design of complex maintaining traffic plans are Ms. Richter’s primary focus. Ms. Richter’s experience also includes resolving complex construction issues, working with the public, and designing roadway reconstruction and intersection improvement projects. |
rickerte@lsengineering.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.458.8792 F: 616.458.4240 |
Eric Rickert, P.E. – Mr. Rickert has over ten years of design and construction experience in the Michigan transportation industry. Mr. Rickert oversees Scott Civil Engineering Company’s (SCECO) Bridge Inspection Program inspecting over seven hundred bridges each year throughout the lower peninsula of Michigan. Mr. Rickert has been involved in transportation projects ranging from large airport construction to new boulevard construction and existing roadway reconstruction. Mr. Rickert’s experience includes resolving complex construction issues, developing traffic staging plans, designing bridge repair solutions, and properly documenting construction projects in accordance with MDOT and federal requirements. Drawing on his broad base of construction experience, Mr. Rickert has also developed complex critical path networks used to determine key dates and activities for urban construction projects. |
tenbrockm@scottcivileng.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.458.8792 F: 616.458.4240 |
Michael TenBrock, P.E. – Mr. TenBrock joined Scott Civil Engineering Company (SCECO) in 2006. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. TenBrock served as Holland’s City Engineer for six years and with another consultant prior to that time. Road reconstruction, utility design, project management, bridge repairs, and bridge design are Mr. TenBrock’s specialty. His experience also includes grant application preparation, right-of-way acquisition, municipal budget preparation and wastewater treatment facility design. |
wordenr@lsengineering.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.458.8792 F: 616.458.4240 |
Ryan Worden, P.E. – Mr. Worden has over nine years of construction and design experience – two with Scott Civil Engineering Company (SCECO), four with L. S. Engineering, Inc. (LSE) and three summers working with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) through the cooperative education program. Bridge design, bridge inspection and bridge repair are Mr. Worden’s primary focus. Mr. Worden’s experience also includes construction and testing work involving bituminous-HMA testing, surveying, project inspection, and documentation. |
colemant@mishoreline.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.643.0810 F: 616.643.0811 |
Thomas A. Coleman, P.E. – Mr. Coleman had over 40 years of experience in design, construction, administration, and planning of highway and highway related projects with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) prior to joining L. S. Engineering, Inc. (LSE). Mr. Coleman has extensive experience in soils engineering, erosion control procedures, environmental issues, contractor claim resolution, and administration. |
droskif@lsengineering.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.643.0810 F: 616.643.0811 |
Frederick Droski II, E.I.T. – Mr. Droski has been with L. S. Engineering, Inc. (LSE) since 2002. Upon completion of his engineering degree in 2004, he joined the LSE team full-time. Prior to 2002, Mr. Droski worked for the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) in the summer of 2001 through the cooperative education program. Mr. Droski is LSE’s Project Documentation Manager. Mr. Droski is experienced with MDOT documentation practices, Field Manager software, and MDOT Standard Specifications for Construction, Standard Plans, Material Source Guide, and other relevant publications. |
bendertd@scottcivileng.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.458.8792 F: 616.458.4240 |
David Bendart, E.I.T – Mr. Bendart joined Scott Civil Engineering Company (SCECO) full time in 2007 upon completion of his degree from Michigan State University. Mr. Bendart serves as a staff design engineer for SCECO. Mr. Bendart specializes in spreadsheet development, Mathcad, and Autocad software. |
Technical Staff: |
bakerg@lsengineering.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.643.0810 F: 616.643.0811 |
Gary Baker – Mr. Baker joined L. S. Engineering, Inc. (LSE) in 2004, Mr. Baker has over 33 years of construction experience – 25 with the Macomb County Road Commission and six years with engineering firms prior to joining LSE. Mr. Baker specializes in project inspection and testing oversight for grading and drainage projects. Mr. Baker has extensive experience in storm and sanitary sewer construction and is one of LSE’s construction traffic specialists. |
mackinnonb@lsengineering.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.643.0810 F: 616.643.0811 |
Bryan MacKinnon – Mr. MacKinnon has nearly eight years of construction experience. He has been involved extensively with complex Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects during the last couple of years. Mr. MacKinnon has a wide background in materials testing, and a strong working knowledge of standard construction practices. Additionally, Mr. MacKinnon is experienced with MDOT Standard Specifications for Construction, the Material Source Guide, Standard Plans, and other publications and practices of MDOT. Mr. MacKinnon is proficient with various types of computer software, including the Field Book software. |
goodwinb@lsengineering.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.643.0810 F: 616.643.0811 |
Brent Goodwin – Mr. Goodwin joined L. S. Engineering, Inc. (LSE) in the spring of 2002. Mr. Goodwin’s mechanical aptitude, practical skills, increased experience, and strong work ethic have made him a great asset to the LSE team. Mr. Goodwin is an inspection and testing specialist. Mr. Goodwin’s experience includes moisture and density testing, on-site concrete testing and inspection of major road and bridge projects. Mr. Goodwin is proficient with various types of computer software, including the Field Book software. |
Support Staff: |
mccutcheond@lsengineering.com 200 South Clay Street Greenville, MI 48838 P: 616.225.1944 F: 616.225.1945 |
Donni McCutcheon – Ms. McCutcheon is LSE’s and SCECO’s business manager. Ms. McCutcheon provides LSE and SCECO the administrative resources to keep the firm’s financial and administrative functions operate seamlessly. |
kindc@lsengineering.com 1345 Monroe Ave., Suite 136 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 P: 616.643.0810 F: 616.643.0811 |
Carol Kind – Ms. Kind is Scott Civil Engineering Company’s Bridge Inspection Clerical Assistant. Ms. Kind provides clerical assistance to allow SCECO to perform over 700 bridge inspections per year. Ms. Kind also serves as the receptionist at the firm’s Grand Rapids office. |