About
Our Vision
As the ‘Engineering firm of choice since 1972’, we are focused on becoming the most sought after provider of municipal, commercial, and residential consulting civil engineering and surveying services throughout Pennsylvania.
Our Mission
We are committed to delivering the most creative and highest quality civil engineering and surveying services in a timely manner with the greatest value to our clients.
Our firm represents many municipalities in the Greater Lehigh Valley and Pocono Regions. Our personnel regularly provide engineering services to the municipalities we now serve and, therefore, we feel that we are well qualified to serve you in this same capacity. These services include, but are not necessarily limited to inspection; roadway, bridges, storm sewer, sanitary sewer and water system design; sewage enforcement officer services; postal address systems; subdivision and zoning ordinance technical revisions; traffic studies; roadway improvement programs; Wetland delineation / Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and sewer system infiltration/inflow removal programs.
Our History
In 1972, Frank G. Waldraff founded Waldraff Associates. Formerly an engineer at a large local manufacturing company, Frank had always bristled at its hierarchical “top-down” style of management, which he described as “people parading around wearing stripes and expecting everybody to salute them.” As a result of this experience, Frank knew exactly the kind of engineering firm he did not want Waldraff Associates to be.
Instead, Frank empowered people by treating everyone as equals. The end result was a company of people, who cooperated with each other and consulted with clients in order to exceed their expectations by working efficiently and expeditiously.
In 1984, Waldraff Associates changed its name to Keystone Consulting Engineers (KCE). Frank retired in June 2002, but his management style inspired a highly motivated ‘culture of people’ that have embraced the same client service orientation and work ethic that he brought to the office every day. KCE’s low employee turnover and high average years of per-client service are a testament to the level of satisfaction enjoyed by both KCE’s staff and its clients. Furthermore, the Greater Lehigh Valley Excellence in Business Award, presented to Keystone Consulting Engineers in 2007, is a testament to Frank’s exceptional mentoring and management philosophy.1
Our Management Philosphy
Keystone Consulting Engineers, Inc. delegates total authority for each client project to a specific KCE employee or team. This philosophy provides a more direct link between the client and the project manager and eliminates the second and third-hand layers typically associated with a “top-down” style of management.
KCE clients can consistently rely on the same qualified individuals year after year. In turn, our personnel develop long-term relationships and a great synergy with clients, thus enabling the project manager to better anticipate and satisfy their needs.
Our Aspiration
As an award-winning, multi-discipline civil engineering firm that provides a full spectrum of engineering services in a wide range of fields (precision boundary and topographic surveying, municipal engineering, subdivision and land development, highway and traffic engineering, environmental engineering, and construction inspection services), Keystone Consulting Engineers, Inc. aspires to deliver through our dedicated and empowered employees, reliable and cost-effective service to our clients.
Our Integrity and Expertise
Municipal engineering is the “foundation” of KCE. Consequently, the firm does not take on new clients with private engineering projects located within any of the municipalities where KCE is the municipal engineer, ensuring complete objectivity.
For private land developers, our vast municipal consulting experience helps their plans obtain the required municipal approval. Because KCE performs both municipal representation and private land development work, our engineers fully understand both sides of the approval process. For municipalities and developers alike, KCE’s knowledge, experience, and commitment allow us to deliver unmatched project quality, timeliness, and cost-efficiency.
Our Company Organization
COMPANY ORGANIZATION
Keystone has been in practice of civil engineering since June 1972 and has provided civil and consulting engineering services to numerous municipalities, authorities, and land developers throughout the greater Lehigh Valley and Pocono Regions areas. KCE is a wholly-owned Pennsylvania corporation with nineteen stockholders. Founder Frank Waldraff, wishing to provide younger, key employees with the opportunity to participate in the company’s growth and leadership, established an orderly and planned management transition process. The Company is founded on a unique management approach which delegates total authority for each client or project to specific, qualified individuals. This provides a more direct link between the client and our firm and eliminates the administrative overhead associated with a “top-down” management style. This management philosophy provides cost-effective engineering services.
At Keystone, the client can consistently depend on the same qualified individual. In turn, our personnel can become increasingly familiar with the client and its needs. Depending on the situation, the individual engineer will consult with other senior staff personnel who have a broad range of both educational and practical experience in specific areas of engineering. In addition, the company promotes continued growth through seminars, education, and on-the-job training. The result of this management style and educational program is evident by the low employee turnover and corresponding high average years of service per employee.
The staff presently consists of approximately 70 engineers, surveyors, and technical personnel, including fourteen (14) Registered Professional Engineers, two(2) Registered Professional Land Surveyors, one (1) Registered Geologist and one (1) Registered Landscape Architect. The principal office is located at 2870 Emrick Boulevard in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania with branch offices at 5012 Medical Center Circle, Suite 1 in Allentown, Pennsylvania and 863 Interchange Road, P.O. Box 639, Kresgeville, Pennsylvania.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Eric S. Snyder, P.E., President & CEO
Frank J. Clark, Vice President
Kevin J. Horvath, P.E. Treasurer
Scott T. Pasterski, P.E., Secretary
Daren Martocci, Member
PROJECT MANAGERS
Bethlehem Office
Ryan D. Christman, C.B.S.I, C.S.I.
Dave Crowther, P.G.
Geoff Dean, P.E.
Sean Dooley, Ph.D, P.E.
Douglas B. Harwick, P.L.S.
Kevin J. Horvath, P.E.
Keith T. Lawler, P.E.
Daniel Miller, P.E.
Christopher J. Noll, S.E.O., H.M.I.
Karl Scherzberg, E.I.T.
Ian Stout, S.E.O.
Allentown Office
David Alban, Jr., P.E.
Frank J. Clark
William A. Erdman, P.E.
Alan R. Fornwalt, P.E.
Mark D. Heffner
Elisa A. Highley, E.I.T.
Daren J. Martocci
Brian K. Melendez
Timothy A. Miller, P.E.
Scott T. Pasterski, P.E.
Robin L. Robertson, P.E.
Joseph N. Santilli
Jason L. Schweyer, R.L.A.
J. Scott Stenroos, P.E.
Kresgeville Office
Matt Evans, P.E.
Stephen T. Gitch, S.E.O.
Greg Haas, P.E.
Darrin Heckman
Ron Neher
Eric S. Snyder, P.E.
Tighe Meckes, P.E.
Steven Hawk, S.E.O.
Ralph Clay, P.L.S.
Russ Kresge, P.E., P.L.S.
Bethlehem Office
Since the founding of Keystone Consulting Engineers, Inc. (KCE) in 1972 (as Waldraff Associates), there has been a focus on efficient, personal, and cost-effective service for our clients. Built upon a management philosophy that empowers its employees and results in historically low employee turnover, KCE allows the personal client/project engineer relationship to prosper. The benefits of such relationships are evidenced by KCE’s many long-time and repeat clients.
Originally the sole KCE office, the Bethlehem Office now provides a customer service base of operations for such clients as Hanover Township (Lehigh County), Upper and Lower Nazareth Townships, Bethworks, Keystone Cement, and Moravian College.
The East Office is staffed by 17 individuals with expertise in a multitude of engineering disciplines: municipal, environmental, highway & traffic, soil sciences, surveying, subdivision and land development, construction inspection, and GIS.
Location Information
Bethlehem (Northampton County)
Keystone Consulting Engineers, Inc.
2870 Emrick Boulevard
Bethlehem, PA 18020
- Phone: 610-865-4555
- Fax: 610-759-9009
- Email: eastmgr@kceinc.com
Projects
Mifflinburg Area School District – Former Laurelton Elementary School
Hanover Township (Lehigh County) GIS
Cetronia Ambulance Corps. – Joint Operations Facility
Essroc Italcementi Group
Allentown Office
Built on a foundation of dedicated and empowered employees totally focused on customer service, Keystone Consulting Engineers, Inc. (KCE) recognized at an early stage the potential for growth in the western Lehigh Valley. It was from these origins that KCE grew its business to the ” for municipalities like Upper Macungie, Lower Macungie, Whitehall, Salisbury, and Weisenberg Townships; Commercial clients such as The Frederick Group, Wegman’s, and WaWa; Industrial clients like Coca Cola and Heidelberg – Lehigh Cement, and Institutional clients like Muhlenberg College, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Kutztown University – serviced by our West Office in Wescosville, PA.
Complementing our other offices (Bethlehem and Kresgeville), our operation in Allentown is staffed by a highly-diversified engineering group: Municipal, Environmental, Highway & Traffic, Soil Sciences, Surveying, Subdivision and Land Development, Construction Inspection and GIS. Our commitment to total customer service and satisfaction and the availability of such engineering diversification truly facilitates a multitude of customer benefits: reliable, efficient, and cost effective service.
Location Information
Allentown (LehighCounty)
Keystone Consulting Engineers, Inc.
5012 Medical Center Circle, Suite 1
Allentown, PA 18106
- Phone: 610-395-0971
- Fax: 610-391-8942
- Email: westmgr@kceinc.com
Projects
Creamery Road Park
Camp Olympic Park
ArtsQuest
St. Luke’s Anderson Campus
Hanover Township (Lehigh County) GIS
Kresgeville Office
The Kresgeville Office provides infinite knowledge of Monroe County, Carbon County, and the entire Pocono Mountain region. Keystone Consulting Engineers, Inc. (KCE) was founded in 1972 by Frank Waldraff, who clearly recognized the main ingredient of a successful engineering company: dedicated and empowered employees, who readily cooperate with each other to provide service that exceeds client expectations.
To complement our other offices in Bethlehem and Allentown, our movement north to Kresgeville, PA was a logical progression. It was motivated by our commitment to ‘localize’ the superior customer service of KCE for such clients as the Borough of Palmerton, the Borough of Lansford, Mauch Chunk Trust Company, the Country Junction Store, and Indian Mountain Lake Civic Association.
The North Office currently staffs eight highly diversified individuals, all born and raised within close proximity to the office location. We feel that the combination of this general knowledge along with our engineering experience makes KCE the ‘Engineering firm of choice since 1972’ for various types of commercial, residential, municipal, and industrial projects throughout the Pocono Mountain region. The availability of such engineering diversification and our commitment to total customer satisfaction results in reliable, efficient, and cost-effective service.
Location Information
Kresgeville (Monroe County)
863 Interchange Road, Suite 101
P.O. Box 639
Kresgeville, PA 18333
- Phone: 610-681-5233
- Fax: 610-681-5248
- Email: northmgr@kceinc.com