New Employee-Owners Join Buildings Market Group Morrison-Maierle’s Buildings Market Group welcomed several new employee-owners to the team this spring. They all look forward to providing solutions that improve our clients’ lives and communities. After graduating from the University of Wyoming this year, Kyran Kenison joined our buildings team as a structural engineer intern. He is excited to work on a variety of different projects and looks forward to meeting our clients in the Flathead area. Also a structural engineer intern, Andrew Murphy comes to us with years of experience working in high-end residential design. Andrew is a Montana State graduate, a Certified Welding Inspector, andRead More →

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Buildings Market Group Continues to Expand Morrison-Maierle’s Buildings Market Group welcomed eight new employee-owners to the team this winter. They all look forward to providing solutions that improve our clients’ lives and communities. After working for smaller companies for the first stages of his career, Shawn Evilsizor, Senior Structural Engineer, was interested in joining an employee-owned company. Shawn received his B.S. and master’s degrees from the State University of New York (SUNY) in Buffalo. He is a licensed civil and structural engineer in Oregon and will be working out of our Bend Office. Jake Garwood comes to us with nearly two decades of experience withRead More →

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Community Support in 2021 To us, the phrase “building better communities” does not stop with our projects. We actively look for ways to give back to the people and places where we live, work, and play. In 2021, we contributed approximately $172,035.47 to causes that we’re passionate about. We are also fortunate to have many employee-owners who contributed individually to help improve life in their communities. Here are just a few examples of the many goodwill efforts and community giveback initiatives that took place in 2021. A Season of Sharing Back for a second year, our “Season of Sharing” holiday campaign focused on supporting causesRead More →

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Employee Ownership in 2021 Since 1945, Morrison-Maierle has been employee-owned in one manner or another, and since 2017, we have been 100% employee-owned. This means that on your first day, you are a part-owner of our company. Employee-owners become fully vested after six years of service. Each year, we celebrate the employee-owners who have reached the next level of vesting. Congratulations to all who reached these milestones in 2021! 6-11 Years 12-17 Years 18-23 Years 24 YearsRead More →

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Cory Kesler

Cory Kesler Announced as Helena Airports MGOL We are thrilled to announce that Cory Kesler has been selected as the new Helena Airports Market Group Office Leader (MGOL). Cory will be taking over for Tim Orthmeyer later this year as Tim transitions into retirement. Cory graduated from MSU-Bozeman in 2001 and came to Morrison-Maierle in 2002. He has 20 years of experience working with communities such as Helena, Butte, Redmond, Blaine County, and others. He says that he has particularly enjoyed working out at the Redmond Airport and on a couple of airport fire station projects in Hawaii. Cory is known for his technical expertise,Read More →

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Jordyn Mallett

Jordyn Mallett Hired as Site Civil Engineer Jordyn Mallet recently joined the Buildings Market Group as a Site Civil Engineer. She will be working under the supervision of Tom Coburn in the Kalispell Office. Jordyn initially became interested in working with Morrison-Maierle a few years back before moving to the Flathead Valley. She was impressed with our company culture and kept an eye out for the right fit. She is excited to grow her new position and help create a well-rounded and full-service buildings group in the Kalispell office. Jodryn went to school on the East Coast and received a dual degree in environmental engineeringRead More →

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Joel Spring

Joel Spring Promoted to Billings Survey MGOL After 30 years with Morrison-Maierle, Joel Spring has been promoted as the new Billings Survey Market Group Office Leader. Joel is an MSU Bozeman graduate and has had a long and successful track record at Morrison-Maierle. We are excited to have him fill this role as the next step in his career.  We did a short Q&A session with Joel to hear about his time at Morrison-Maierle. What roles have you had at Morrison-Maierle? I started as a rear chainman then progressed to rodman, party chief, and now MGOL of the Billings Survey department. What are a couple ofRead More →

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Steve Brown Joins the Great Falls Office Steve Brown recently joined the Great Falls office as an Airport Engineer Intern II. In this role, he will have a variety of responsibilities with our airport clients including project management, design and construction administration, and planning projects. Steve grew up in Great Falls. He attended Montana Tech and earned his BS in general engineering with a civil option in 2004. He is currently studying to take his PE exam. Before coming to Morrison-Maierle, he worked for Stelling Engineers and then KLJ after they acquired Stelling. During his time there he worked on construction administration and design engineeringRead More →

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Grant Kosobud

Grant Kosobud Joins Missoula Office Grant Kosobud recently accepted a full-time employee-owner position after interning at Morrison-Maierle last summer. He will work as an engineer intern in the Water-Wastewater Market Group under the supervision of Aaron McConkey. Grant grew up in Lake Shore, a small town in central Minnesota. He went on to graduate with a B.S. in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 2021. Before coming to Morrison-Maierle, he was an intern with Widseth Smith Nolting for two summers and Morrison-Maierle for one. Outside of work, Grant enjoys hunting, fishing, skiing, and camping. He also hopes to serve the Missoula community asRead More →

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Eric Webber

Eric Webber Promoted to Market Group Office Leader Eric Webber has been selected as the new Buildings Market Group Office Leader role in our Bend Office. Eric has been with Morrison-Maierle for nine years. He graduated from Montana State University and is LEED AP BD+C and GGP certified. He also has his PE license in Montana and Oregon. Eric has worked on numerous projects for Morrison-Maierle over the years. In particular, he enjoyed working on the Missoula Public Library, the Missoula Airport New Terminal, the Redmond Airport Snow Removal Equipment Building, and on several projects at Montana State. When asked about a favorite Morrison-Maierle memory,Read More →

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Russell Williams

Fire Protection Engineering Services Expanded with Hiring of Russell Williams Russell Williams, PE, NICET III, joined the Kalispell Office as a Fire Protection Engineer. In this role, he will work on providing performance-based designs, complete fire sprinkler designs, and review contractor’s shop drawings under Tom Coburn. Russell grew up in Missoula, MT. He went on to receive his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Montana State University in 2013. He is certified as a NICET III and Fire Protection Professional Engineer (PE). Before coming to Morrison-Maierle, he worked for Western States Fire Protection for four years and Burgi Engineers for two years before that. ​​​​​​​Outside ofRead More →

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Laura Bourne Relocates to Morrison-Maierle’s Casper Office After more than seven and a half years in Morrison-Maierle’s Gillette Office, Laura Bourne is moving south to support the growth of the Casper Office. Laura, Wyoming born and raised, is a design engineer with extensive experience in airport design, planning, and construction management. She also has experience in water-wastewater projects, street rehabilitation projects, and heavy civil projects. As an airport design engineer and planner, she has a wide range of experience primarily on non-hub air carriers and general aviation airports. Laura has been involved with many projects over her career including the Yellowstone Regional Airport Master Plan,Read More →

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Gary Vert

Gary Vert recently joined the Natural Resources Group in Helena as a Water Resource Engineer. Gary is a Helena native and a Capital High School graduate. He went on to get a degree from Montana State in Bozeman. Prior to coming to Morrison-Maierle, Gary was with WWC Engineering in Helena. He has 12 years of experience in water resource and civil engineering, is a registered PE in Montana, and is also a Certified Floodplain Manager. Gary enjoys mountain biking, traveling, floating Montana’s rivers, fishing, golfing, and spending time with his wife Claire and their six-month-old daughter, Margot. Outside of work, you can find him recreatingRead More →

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