ABOUT APEX
Founded in 2003 with the vision of creating an engineering firm that would deliver great client service. From the beginning, we’ve operated under the idea that the quality of our work will speak for itself.
Through the years, the firm has grown and changed. In 2012, we moved our offices from Merriam, Kansas to the Crossroads Arts District in Kansas City, Missouri. Two years later, in 2014, Apex opened its branch in Denver, Colorado. Starting with three employees, this branch has more than doubled in size in the years since its opening.
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The next year, in 2015, Apex opened its branch in Lawrence, Kansas. This branch allows us to better service clients in Eastern and Central Kansas.
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Further expansion saw us open an office in Austin, TX in 2019. This office better positions us to serve our clients across the country.
2003
Year Established
25,000+
Projects Completed
17
PEs on
Our Team
31
States with Licenses
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Our Mission
Apex delivers buildable, logical, and efficient structural solutions with responsiveness, integrity, and creativity.
Our Vision
We will positively impact the landscape of the cities and towns where we work by providing creative solutions with quality engineering, promoting the engineering profession with high ethical standards, and sustaining a work culture where we recognize and cultivate each employees’ talents.
Our Guiding Values
Our Team: We prosper because of our diverse team of talented and committed individuals. The quality, capacity, and integrity of the people we hire, retain, and promote defines Apex as a company.
Efficiency: We embrace cutting edge technology and are continually improving processes to provide efficient, buildable and logical designs.
Client Intent: Every step of the way, we work to preserve the vision of the project. Our goal is to maintain an open line of communication and ensure that structural solutions complement, rather than detract from, the project aesthetics.
Tenacity: Determination and persistence in solving problems and approaching all aspects of our business is a defining characteristic of our company.
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Exceptional Service: Our core values come together to support the goal of providing exceptional, best in class service to clients.
OUR TEAM
Principals

Clayton J. Hess, PE
Principal

Bryce D. Crady, PE
Principal

Theron M. Barton, PE & PG
Principal
Senior Associates & Branch Presidents

Jared M. Lambrecht, PE
Senior Associate

Michael D. Brunin, PE
Senior Associate

Matthew L. Umberger, PE
Branch President
Engineering Management

Aaron G. Kilgore, PE
Project Manager

Daniel Meyer, PE
Project Manager

Dustin C. Stallings, PE
Project Manager
Jason S. Gibson, PE
Senior Project Manager

Logan K. Chamberlin, PE
Senior Project Manager

Matthew J. Conley, PE
Project Manager

W. Ryan Huff, PE
Project Manager
Design Team

Alfonso Torres
Project Engineer
Andrew Plescia
Design Engineer

J. Andy Coffman, PE
Project Engineer
Austin Curnutt
Project Engineer
Brooke Schler
Design Engineer
Chad Pierce
Design Engineer
Cory Ihnotic
Design Engineer
Garrett Pieper
Design Engineer
Gustavas Straughen
Design Technician

Jacob N. Cocke
Design Engineer

Jake LeGrand
Design Technician

Jeffrey M. Bloss, PE
Project Engineer

Jessica L. Geran
Project Engineer
Joshua Thorpe, PE
Project Engineer
Kyle VanBuskirk
Design Engineer

Lauren Badeaux
Design Engineer
Lauren Kercheval
Design Engineer

Levon Saiyan
Project Engineer

Mark A. Spero, EIT
Design Technician Manager

Michael Beaman, EIT
Design Engineer

Patrick S. Sixta, PE
Project Engineer
Quinton Jones, EIT
Design Engineer

Rodney A. Miller, EIT
Senior Project Engineer

Zachary D. Luchies
Senior Design Technician
Field Team

Stephen W. Fitch
Inspections Manager and Master Special Inspector

Christopher D. Veith
Field Technician

Chris Walker
Field Technician

Kevin J. Miller
Field Technician

Nick Shifflett
Field Engineer
Office Team

Bethany N. Hahn
Chief Operating Officer

Lea M. Huggins
Administrative Assistant

Sarah B. Carr
Administrative Assistant
Linda Ding
Project Engineer
Laurie Eklund
Design Engineer
Thomas Adams
Design Engineer