Employee Spotlight: Joe Noble, PE, Operations Manager

Thousands of airmen have relocated to Rapid City, South Dakota, because Ellsworth Air Force Base is located there. Ironically, Joe Noble, PE, had already left active-duty service in the Air Force when he moved his family from Colorado to South Dakota in 2019, after accepting a job with AE2S. South Dakota was familiar to Joe […]
Employee Spotlight: Brian Gaddie, PE, Operations Manager

A catastrophic flood in his hometown that made national headlines sparked Brian Gaddie, PE, to consider a career in water engineering. The historic Red River flood of 1997 damaged infrastructure and took out homes and businesses in the sister cities of Grand Forks, ND and East Grand Forks, MN. The two towns are divided by […]
Employee Spotlight: Jordan Grasser, PE, Operations Manager

Jordan Grasser, PE, has devoted his career to improving water infrastructure in his hometown of Grand Forks, North Dakota, and across the country. In 2017, Jordan became the Grand Forks Operations Manager and is responsible for the daily management of the firm’s largest office. “A lot of the initial reasons for me to become an […]
Employee Spotlight: Zach Magdol, PE, Operations Manager

A lifelong love of rivers, lakes, and the ocean combined with a fascination with how those natural systems work and how the built environment impacts them led Zach Magdol, PE, to the engineering profession. As the Operations Manager of the AE2S office in Bozeman, Montana, Zach oversees the daily office operations and a staff of […]
Employee Spotlight: Ryan Grubb, PE, Operations Manager

Based on the number of engineers in his family, it appears Ryan Grubb, PE was destined to become one. The Tioga, North Dakota native is one of five close relatives who share the profession. “Although my dad was a banker, his twin brother and a younger brother were both engineers. Both of those uncles vocally […]
Employee Spotlight, Jasper Klein, PE, Operations Manager

As a child, Jasper Klein wanted to be a farmer, engineer, or contractor. The Bismarck, North Dakota native’s mother encouraged him to use his interest in understanding how things work and innate 3D visualization skills to become an engineer. After graduating from the University of North Dakota where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Civil […]