ABOUT US​

Engineering Tomorrow’s Energy Infrastructure

Crafting the Foundation of Future Success

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At KST, we’re not just engineers; we’re innovators. With a relentless focus on precision, sustainability, and efficiency, we tailor our structural engineering solutions to fit the unique needs of each project and client workflow.

Our skillset covers the entire project lifecycle, from concept to completion, ensuring that every project meets the highest standards of structural integrity and excellence.

Our Client Focus

At KST, our mission is to streamline your experience. We’re dedicated to simplifying the process of engaging with our firm for all your energy-related civil and structural support, ensuring not only a swift response but also upholding our high standards of quality. Our focus is on alleviating our clients’ challenges, providing a seamless and efficient service tailored to meet your needs with excellence.

Automate Information Transfer

Leveraging advanced technology, we ensure seamless data flow, enabling faster, more accurate project progress and decision-making.

Work with Field Personnel not Against

Our collaborative approach aligns with on-site teams, fostering mutual respect and synergy to overcome challenges and achieve project goals efficiently.

Quantify Risks

We employ a structured analysis to identify, assess, and manage potential risks, ensuring informed decisions and strategic planning for project risks.

KST Leadership

At KST, our commitment to engineering excellence is underscored by an accomplished leadership team with extensive experience across critical sectors, from energy infrastructure to large-scale industrial and civil projects. With each of our principals bringing an average of over 20 years of design and project management experience in the industry, our firm stands as a powerhouse of structural and civil engineering expertise.

Our principals have led transformative projects in energy infrastructure, utility development, industrial manufacturing, and renewable energy across North America, Europe, and the Middle East. With experience that includes managing substation and transmission line designs up to 500kV, spearheading power generation projects, and designing foundations and equipment support structures for industrial facilities, our leadership brings a wealth of specialized knowledge. Each member has a robust history of delivering complex projects in all stages of development, whether through designing cost-effective foundational systems, creating basic/conceptual structural designs, or developing detailed designs for fabrication and construction.

Our team’s credentials include leading multimillion-dollar capital projects, designing structural solutions for large-scale power generation facilities, leading the Civil/Structural/Architectural discipline in petrochemical plant EPC contracts, and adapting designs to both U.S. and international regulatory standards. Leveraging state-of-the-art design tools, our engineers ensure that every design is precise, compliant, and optimized for safety. With significant international project experience and a client-focused approach, our leadership team ensures solutions that meet the highest standards, no matter where our clients are located.

Nathan Stevens, PE

Principal, Structural Engineer

Nate’s project management experience ranges from military bases and industrial developments to utility infrastructure and facilities for a wide variety of clients.  As a project manager, he engaged clients to develop and clarify project scopes during proposal stages.  He coordinated with discipline leads to facilitate the flow of information between clients and the design teams.  This ability to keep communication lines open has led to better informed stakeholders and faster buy-in from the client’s project sponsors.  During the construction phase, Nate has facilitated contractor selection with bid reviews, analysis, and recommendations on diverse projects.
 
Nate couples his project management experience with equal parts technical expertise and business development ability.  His structural design experience includes large equipment foundations for steam and gas turbines, HRSG’s, boilers, power transformers and breakers, steel platforms, precast concrete and rolled steel beam bridges, retaining and sound walls, wastewater treatment facilities, concrete and steel tanks, concrete and masonry framed buildings, timber roofs and decking.   

He has orchestrated design and business development efforts in a fast-moving international office with culturally diverse and geographically distant teams, during all stages of project development, for large scale commercial, industrial, and military projects.  Always on the lookout for the client, he has empowered design teams to exceed client and end-user goals to mutual benefit of the client and the company.  Nate has experience teaming with selected contractors during value engineering stages of projects when it proved beneficial to clients and end-users.

Licensed in CA

Aaron Klimisch, PE

Principal, Structural Engineer

Aaron founded KST Engineering with a unique perspective on creating high-quality and efficient workflows for the design and engineering industries. His journey began through keen observations of the challenges faced by design firms in managing workloads against tight deadlines. This insight, coupled with his experience in international environments, showcased the immense benefits of acquisition of project experts from all over the world.

Aaron’s technical structural engineering experience spans various sectors, including water/wastewater facilities, hospitals, commercial buildings, bridges, and heavy industrial markets, making him a well-rounded leader in structural engineering and project management. His international exposure, notably for several years abroad in Germany, where he managed civil and structural disciplines for large petrochemical projects, has equipped him with a broad understanding of diverse engineering and construction challenges and their subsequent solutions.

Aaron’s commitment to leveraging remote collaboration and technology reflects his forward-thinking approach to offering cost-effective, flexible staffing solutions to locate specialized talent for specific knowledge depending on project needs. He emphasizes the importance of virtual teamwork, which allows for a seamless integration of specialized expertise from around the country, underscoring his belief in innovation and efficiency.

At the core of Aaron’s philosophy is a client-focused approach, where he continually seeks creative solutions to meet and exceed client expectations. His technical and management expertise, combined with a strategic mindset in project planning and execution, positions him as a pioneering figure in the engineering field. Aaron’s leadership at KST Engineering embodies a dedication to excellence, innovation, and the nurturing of exceptional teams aimed at delivering outstanding value in the AEC industry.

Licensed in TX

Professional Licensure

The principals at KST hold several Professional Engineering (PE) state licenses across the United States, reflecting our commitment to regulated excellence and enabling us to provide engineering services nationwide.

Our comprehensive licensure reflects our dedication to serving clients across the country, from single-state projects to multi-regional undertakings. At KST, we’re committed to delivering safe, innovative, and resilient engineering solutions. Our leadership team’s extensive experience, regulatory compliance, and client-centered approach make us a trusted partner for energy infrastructure projects nationwide.

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KST Expertise at a Glance

Our Numbers Speak For Themselves​

91%

Repeat Clients

90+

Combined years of Experience

1000+

Completed Projects

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