June 21, 2005 – KS Associates, Inc., a leading civil engineering and land surveying firm headquartered in Elyria, Ohio, announces that Christina Eavenson, P.E., has been appointed Lead Design Engineer of KS Associates’ Commercial Land Development Group. Eavenson has been appointed to the position as a result of becoming a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) licensed in the state of Ohio. Her responsibilities include managing all phases of commercial development projects, from conceptual design to construction documents.

Eavenson joined KS Associates in 2001 and is experienced in site layouts; grading and drainage design; storm sewer and earthwork analyses; cost estimating; specification writing; obtaining agency approvals; and project scheduling. She has worked on several large-scale commercial development projects, including expansion and new construction projects for Wal-Mart stores throughout Northeast Ohio.

Eavenson is dual-degreed with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Geology and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering – both from the University of Akron. In addition to earning a four-year degree in engineering from an accredited university, Ohio law requires that graduates gain a minimum of four additional years of professional experience before sitting for the P.E. exam.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 10.9 percent of U.S. engineers are female. Eavenson’s licensing brings KS Associates’ percentage of engineers who are female to 25 percent to date.

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