American Council of Engineering Companies
of Kansas

 
Board of Directors and Officers

PRESIDENT

Clinton Robinson P.E.

Black & Veatch

8400 Ward Pkwy

Kansas City MO 64114

913-458-3999

Fax 913-458-3100

robinsonco@bv.com

Clinton Robinson has been with Black & Veatch Corporation for 23 years. He is currently an Associate Vice President and provides engineering studies, design and construction related services in both North and South America. He has been involved in over 50 water projects from Minnesota to Argentina.

Along with ACEC, his civic and community activities reflect a great interest and passion for education and economic development. He is serving in his second term as a Board Member for the Blue Valley School District and is currently the President. He also served on the Johnson County Planning Commission and serves on the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Johnson County Business Leadership Council. Mr. Robinson also serves on the Board of Directors of Youthfriends.

He was, literally, a born Jayhawk: his great grandfather was one of the first three professors at the University of Kansas. Mr. Robinson is a fourth-generation KU graduate as is his wife Britton. Naturally then, his community involvement includes generous service to his alma mater, including the Kansas City KU Alumni Association, the advisory board to KU’s School of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering and served as a Founding Member and Chair of the Recent Graduates Advisory Board.

Mr. Robinson has been married for twenty years and also serves in one of our community’s most challenging capacities: as parent to 3 daughters: Kirsten, 16, Remington, 13, and Karryn, 6.

President Elect

Troy Eisenbraun P.E.

Wilson & Company

1700 E Iron Ave

Salina KS 67402

785-827-0433

Fax: 785-827-5949
troy.eisenbraun@wilsonco.com

Troy Eisenbraun is a Vice President with Wilson & Company, Inc. and manager of the transportation and civil engineering design group in the company’s Salina office.  He joined Wilson & Company in 1986 after spending more than 5 years with the Kansas Department of Transportation.  Wilson & Company is a multi-discipline consulting firm with 14 offices in 8 states.

Along with ACEC, Troy is a member the following professional organizations: National Society of Professional Engineers, Kansas Society of Professional Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers.  He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1980 from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City, South Dakota, and is a licensed professional engineer in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

vice president (2nd year)

Sid Arpin P.E.

BG Consultants, Inc.

900 E 27th Avenue

Hutchinson KS 67502

620-665-3952

Fax: 620-665-6543
sid@bgcons.com

 

 

Sid Arpin is a Vice President of BG Consultants and serves as principal in charge of their Hutchinson office. Sid started with BG Consultants while attending Kansas State University, where he received his BS in Civil Engineering in 1977.  He worked in their Olathe office from 1981 to 1985, and has been in charge of the Hutchinson office since 1985.

Sid is a member of  the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Public Works Association, and has served as MATHCOUNTS coordinator at the chapter level for 25 years in KSPE.  He is currently president of the Hutchinson Rotary Club, serves on the Hutchinson Landmarks Commission, and has served on the ACEC Membership committee and the KCA/ACEC committee.  Sid and his wife Emily have three children, Hilary, Elliot, and James.

vice president (2nd year)

Kenzil Lynn P.E.

BWR

2335 E Crawford

Salina KS 67401

785-827-3603

Fax: 785-827-3029

klynn@bwrcorp.com

 

Kenzil Lynn joined BWR in 1990 and has worked as a design engineer and project manager on various transportation projects ranging from interstate roadways and interchanges to city streets and parking lots.  He has served as President of the Smoky Valley Chapter of KSPE and as the President of the Kansas Chapter of APWA Mr. Lynn became a Principal of the firm in 2000.  He currently manages the Salina office of BWR, housing five design teams and approximately 40 employees including 13 design engineers, as well as a full staff of surveyors, technicians and construction inspection personnel.  He also serves on BWR’s Board of Directors and as the Firm's Chief Learning Officer.

Kenzil received a Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Kansas State University in 1990 and an Associate, Civil Engineering Technology, Kansas State University-Salina in 1984.

vice president (1st year)

Kenneth Bengtson P.E.

MKEC Engineering Consultants, Inc.

411 N Webb Rd

Wichita KS 67206

316-684-9600

Fax: 316-684-5100
kbengtson@mkec.com

Kenneth Bengtson is CEO and President of MKEC Engineering Consultants.   He started the firm in 1982.   The firm employs 190 people with offices in Kansas City, Oklahoma City and Wichita, Kansas.  Mr. Bengtson holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and B.S. in City Planning, both from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Along with membership in ACEC, he is a member of National Society of Engineers, Construction Specifications Institute, and Kansas Society of Land Surveyors. Besides active participation in their church, mentoring public school students and participating on local boards, he and his wife Connie enjoy spending time with their children and grandchildren and traveling.

Vice President (1st Year)

Forrest Erickson P.E.

Kleinfelder

7802 Barton St

Lenexa KS 66214

913-962-0909

Fax: 913-962-0924
ferickson@kleinfelder.com

Forrest E. Erickson is a  Vice President with Kleinfelder, a nation wide consulting engineering firm headquartered in San Diego, CA.  Since joining Kleinfelder in 2002, he has served as a Principal, Regional Manager, and currently a senior client manager.  Prior to 2002, Forrest  was employed by HNTB and Terracon Consultants before co-founding GeoSystems Engineering, Inc, in 1989.  He earned a BSCE in 1971 and an MSCE in 1975 from Kansas State University.  Forrest is licensed as a professional engineer in Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Missouri.

In addition to ACEC, he belongs to the American Society of Professional Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, and the Kansas Society of Professional Engineers.  Forrest and his wife Karen have two daughters.

Treasurer
Timothy Ross P.E.

George Butler Associates, Inc.

9801 Renner Blvd

Lenexa KS 66219

9134920400

Fax: 9135778395
tross@gbutler.com

Tim Ross is a Senior Vice President with George Butler Associates, Inc. and serves on the firm’s Board of Directors. He heads up GBA’s Transportation Department, which includes the Bridge, Highways and Streets, Traffic Engineering, and Railroad Groups, and also oversees the firm’s Survey and Buildings Structural Groups. Tim received a BS degree in civil engineering from the University of Kansas in 1978 and joined GBA the same year.  He is a graduate of ACEC’s Senior Executive Institute Class XII.

 

Tim is an active member of the American Public Works Association and serves as a Director of the Kansas City Metro Chapter, the Transportation Engineers Association of Missouri, Heart of America Road Gang, National Society of Professional Engineers, and Kansas Society of Professional Engineers. He is also an active volunteer in the Kansas City community, raising funds for Ronald McDonald House of Kansas City and Animal Haven, a shelter for abandoned pets. He is a member of the City of Roeland Park’s Board of Zoning Appeals.

 

PAST President

Keith Warta P.E.

Bartlett & West, Inc.

1200 SW Executive Dr

Topeka KS 66615

785-272-2252

Fax 785-272-6904

keith.warta@bartwest.com

Keith Warta is President and a member of the Board of Directors for Bartlett & West, Inc.  He also is the Director of the company’s Public Works Division.  Bartlett & West is an ENR top 500 firm with ten offices in six states. 

 

Mr. Warta has been a member of ACEC-Kansas for more than ten years.  He served on the Employed Engineers Committee that initiated individual memberships within the organization and has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2003.  Mr. Warta is also active in Kansas Society of Professional Engineers, the American Public Works Association and the American Society of Civil Engineers.

 

He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Kansas State University and a M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Kansas.  The areas of emphasis in his graduate program were pavement design and design storm generation.  Mr. Warta is a licensed professional engineer in Kansas and Texas.

National Director
Michael Olson P.E.

Kirkham, Michael & Associates, Inc.

PO Box 4

Ellsworth KS 67439

785-472-3163

Fax: 785-472-3817
molson@kirkham.com

Mike Olson is the Vice President and Chief Operations Office for Kirkham Michael.  Kirkham Michael is a civil engineering firm with 7 offices in five states and nearly 150 employees.  Mike joined Kirkham Michael in 1991 after working eight years with the Iowa Department of Transportation.  Mike is a graduate of Iowa State University and is a licensed Professional engineer in Kansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma. 

Along with ACEC, Mike is actively involved in his community, church, and profession.  He has served as the president of Ellsworth County Economic Development Corporation and recently completed a term on the parish council board.  Mike and his wife, Dawn, have four children, Jacob, Alexandra, Zachary, and Rebecca. 

executive director

Scott Heidner

American Council of Engineering Companies of Kansas

825 S. Kansas Avenue, Suite 500

Topeka, KS 66612

(785) 357-1824

FAX (785) 233-2206

scott@acecks.org

Scott Heidner, JD has been with ACEC of Kansas since the summer of 2001, after three years of serving as the legislative and policy analyst for the Topeka City Council.  Scott graduated from the University of Kansas in 1994, where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.  Scott also received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1997 from the University of Kansas School of Law. Scott serves as the Executive Director of ACEC of Kansas.

 

American Council of Engineering Companies of Kansas
825 S. Kansas Avenue, Suite 500, Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A. 66612
Phone: 785/357-1824, Fax: 785/233-2206, e-mail: scott@acecks.org

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