Corporate Resume

EXPERIENCE:

Our specialties include structural and transportation/infrastructure design. In our company’s 40 years of experience we have designed bridge crossings for hundreds of waterways and overpasses ranging in size from small ditches and single rail lines to the Wabash River. Highway projects completed by our firm have included rural roadways carrying less than 500 vehicles per day, as well as urban streets, state routes and interstate highways carrying up to 30,000 vehicles per day. Infrastructure design services provided by our office include: stormwater systems, bridge and highway design, as well as inventory systems, and construction inspection services. Structural projects completed by our firm include a variety of general industrial, commercial, and institutional design applications. To view sample and current projects go to our "About Us / Photo Albums" page.

SERVICES PROVIDED:

Bridge Design & Road Design
Structural Engineering, Design and Analysis
Storm, Sanitary & Water Systems Design
Full Architectural Design Services
Traffic Studies & Signal Design
In-Service Bridge Inspection (NBIS Format)
Culvert Inventories
Full Construction Inspection & Engineering Services

EQUIPMENT AND CAPABILITIES:

Our firm maintains an extensive Library of technical reference and design data which is constantly updated. Along with our conventional Library our firm also maintains a "state-of-the-art" collection of computer hardware and software including CAD, structural, hydraulic, and transportation applications.

A brief listing of some of our available equipment and software follows:

Design

Structural Design Packages include; Bentley LEAP CONSPAN structural design and analysis,PCBM, Visual Analysis, SLAB, INERTIA, PIER, BENT, SHEAR, STEEL, BMELV, and SCRD.

Hydrologic & Hydraulic Software include; HEC-RAS, WSPRO, TR‑20, Benchmark, and Hydrain.

Drafting

Our firm utilizes AutoCad 2012 drafting software with Design, Infrastructure Design, and Building Design Suites.

Publishing

Word Processing and Publishing Packages include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, and Adobe programs. Our firm also maintains a full range of scanners, printers and plotters.

In-Service Bridge Inspection

Our personnel are prequalified in Regular and Complex Bridge Inspection, Fracture Critical Inspection and Bridge Load Capacity Rating. We maintain a full inventory of inspection equipment including masonry crack gages and steel penetrant testing kits. We utilize the current Inspecttech BRIDGEINSPECT Collector and also provide a variety of specialized report formats which are customized to meet individual client needs.

Inspection / Survey

Our office maintains two survey / inspection vehicles equipped with theadolites, automatic levels, air meters, sand cones, and all of the various tools needed to provide complete survey and inspection services. Our inspection personnel are trained and prequalified in the full range of inspection categories including; Bridge Construction and Deck Repair, HMA and Concrete Paving, Construction Earthwork, and the use of the INDOT Site Manager system.

HONORS AND AWARDS:

H. Stewart Kline & Associates, Inc. has received awards from a variety of institutions including the Prestressed Concrete Institute for an apartment application, the Indiana Concrete Council for a Wabash River crossing, the Indiana Concrete Masonry Association for a Lafayette Fire Station applications, and the American Concrete Institute and American Society of Landscape Architects for a public Plaza. Our highway projects have won awards from the National Asphalt Pavement Association, Indiana Ready Mixed Concrete Association, American Concrete Pavement Association, and LTAP (Indiana Partnership for Highway Quality Acheivement Award). To view awards go to "About Us /Honors and Awards".

ASSOCIATIONS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

To keep current with an ever changing technical environment, our firm maintains membership in a variety of technical associations including:

American Concrete Institute
American Concrete Pipe Association
American Institute of Architects
American Institute of Steel Construction
American Institute of Timber Construction
American Iron & Steel Institute
American Railway Engineering AssociationAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
Concrete Reinforced Steel Institute
Indiana Assoc. of County Commissioners
Ind. Assoc. of County Engineers & Supervisors
Indiana Concrete Council
Institute of Transportation Engineers
Ivy Tech Technology Advisory Board
National Concrete Masonry Association
National Society of Professional Engineers
Portland Cement Association
Prestressed Concrete Institute
Purdue University Presidents Council
Western Wood Products Association

H. Stewart Kline & Associates, Inc. also recognizes that it is our duty as a member of the community to provide support to that community. To this end we maintain membership or support a wide variety of organizations including:

American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Chamber of Commerce
Friendship House (Board of Directors)
Habitat for Humanity

Indiana Special Olympics
IVTC (Tech Advisory Board Chair)
League of Women Voters
MATHCOUNTS (Past Regional Chairman)
Multiple Sclerosis Society
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Salvation Army
Tippecanoe Public Library
United Way of Greater Lafayette (Past Chair)
Wabash Center (Past Board of Directors)
YMCA
The Tippecanoe County Historical Society

PARTIAL LIST OF CLIENTS:

HIGHWAY & BRIDGE PROJECTS

Benton County
Carroll County
Cass County
City of Lafayette
City of West Lafayette
Clinton County
Fountain County
Fulton County
Indiana Dept of Transportation
Montgomery County
Pulaski County
Tippecanoe County
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Vermillion County

ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING & SITE DEVELOPMENT

ALCOA
City of Lafayette
Friendship House
Indiana Vocational Technical College
Lafayette Christian School
Lafayette School Corporation
Purdue University
Tippecanoe County
Tippecanoe School Corporation
Wabash Center

IN CLOSING:

We at H. Stewart Kline and Associates make every effort to provide high quality professional service in a quick and efficient manner. Our capability and desire to serve your needs extends from the smallest technical problem to a complete architectural or engineering service involving multiple disciplines and expertise. Having been in business since the early 1960's, we have worked with a variety of clients throughout the state of Indiana. We feel our success is due to a conscientious effort to define the requirements of the job and then follow it through - before, during, and after construction. Hopefully the information in this package will benefit you in selecting a firm which can provide professional services for your project. Realizing the data provided here is brief - and your various requirements are unique - we invite your further inquiry so that you may become better acquainted with our firm and we may become more familiar with your particular needs.

Sincerely,

Stewart W. Kline, P.E.
H Stewart Kline & Associates, Inc.