Ron Klemencic - Office of Professional Practice - Purdue University

In 1992, Klemencic started at Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire, now Magnusson Klemencic Associates. Within six years he was elected president, and now currently serves as president, chairman and CEO. Magnusson Klemencic Associates is an award-winning structural and civil engineering firm that has completed projects in 47 states and 54 countries.

Klemencic has received various recognitions throughout his career. He has been named Structural Engineer of the Year by Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings Journal in 2008 and was awarded the Fazlur Khan Lifetime Achievement Medal by the Council on Tall Buildings in Urban Habitat in 2016. Additionally, his leadership in the collaborative design of tall buildings was recognized with the rare election of an engineer to Honorary Membership by the American Institute of Architects.

In 2013, he was named Purdue University Distinguished Engineering Alumnus.

Purdue experience

Completed a five-session co-op with Bechtel Power Corporation