SMBH

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Team Update!

We've had lots of changes recently, including new hires and promotions that we're excited to announce! Help us congratulate our team members on their many achievements!

Welcome!

Help us give a welcome to Project Engineer Steven Morra, who recently started at SMBH.

Welcome back to Kami Wiesner, our former intern who recently graduated from The Ohio State University and has returned to join us full time!

And welcome and best wishes to Caitlyn Olson, who just finished her summer internship with us.

Steven Morra

Project Engineer

 

Steven joined SMBH in 2022 with four years of experience in field engineering and designing with steel, foundation systems, masonry, cold-formed metal framing, wood, and excavation support and demolition plans. Since then, he has used his expertise on projects in the retail and manufacturing and industrial sectors. Steven’s eagerness to learn and ability to jump into a project head-first have quickly proven him an asset on our structural team.

Kami Wiesner

Design Engineer

 

Kami started as an intern at SMBH in 2020 while attending The Ohio State University. After graduating with her bachelor's degree in civil engineering, she decided to come back and join us full-time. Kami has experience designing with cast-in-place concrete, steel, cold-formed metal framing, and dimensional lumber. With her passion for historic buildings and restorations, she has quickly become one of our go-to team members for these projects. Kami has a talent for asking good questions and is eager to learn, making her a great member of the structural team.

Caitlyn Olson

Summer Intern

 

Caitlyn is an undergraduate student at the University of Dayton who is interning this summer at SMBH. She has prior experience as an estimator with a local contractor, which contributes to her understanding of the design and construction phases of a project. Paired with her ability to learn things quickly, Caitlyn’s enthusiasm for taking on challenges has made her an excellent team member and indicates an auspicious future. Caitlyn's last day with us is August 10th, but we've loved having her on board!

Promotions + Certifications!

Dawn Groves

Chief Financial Officer

 

Dawn joined SMBH in 2016 as an accomplished accounting professional with over 20 years of experience in the corporate and non-profit industries. After six years as Controller, she became SMBH’s first full-time, in-house Chief Financial Officer. Dawn oversees SMBH’s financial activities and strategic financial planning. Her success in her role of taking complex data – current, past, and predicted financial results – into perspective to help make financial decisions has proven her to be a key member of the team.

Eric Althoff

Project Engineer 2

 

Eric became a Certified Professional Engineer in May 2022.

Eric began working at SMBH in 2017 as a Design Engineer with experience in hospital design. He quickly earned the title of Project Engineer in 2020 and became a certified Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio in 2022. He has worked on a wide range of building types and industries, including a few of his favorite projects; the Westerville Community Center, the Good Haus, and the Delaware County Library. His work in foundation systems, masonry, steel, cold-formed metal framing, and dimensional lumber has made him a highly flexible and valuable member of the structural team.

Nathan Branam

Project Engineer 2

 

Nathan became a Certified Professional Engineer in December 2021.

Nathan started at SMBH as a Project Engineer in 2020 with three years of prior experience designing wood mid-rise structures and steel-framed industrial projects. Since joining us, Nathan has worked on a wide range of additional project and building types and is fluent in designing with cast-in-place concrete, foundation systems, steel, cold-form metal framing, heavy timber, and dimensional lumber. He has also become much more experienced with retail, becoming a co-manager of two of our biggest retail brands.

Alex Chlosta

Project Engineer 1

 

Alex comes from a family of masons and received his engineering calling early while spending time on construction sites during the summer. After graduating with his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering, Alex joined SMBH in 2020. Since then, he has progressed in many ways at a tremendous rate while handling multiple industrial projects at a high level. He now has direct experience with cast-in-place concrete, steel, and dimensional lumber for new builds, renovations, and investigations in the commercial, manufacturing and industrial, public, and recreational sectors. Alex’s enthusiasm and ability to learn things quickly have made him a valuable asset to our structural team.

Matt Kozumplik

Project Engineer 1

 

Matt joined SMBH after graduating from The Ohio State University in 2020. Since then, he’s gained experience in designing new builds and renovation projects using cast-in-place concrete, foundation systems, and steel for educational, and manufacturing and industrial, and retail sectors. He has taken on many retail projects and brand management responsibilities. Matt’s ability to pick things up quickly and his attention to detail have made him a proven asset to our structural team.

SMBH Does That!

We do structural engineering for various building types; civic, commercial, higher education, pre- K-12 education, healthcare, hospitality, residential, manufacturing, industrial, mixed-use, recreational, religious, retail, and more. Basically, if it's a building, we'll structurally engineer it!

We love the range of building types we work on because it lets us explore many different kinds of structural engineering, not to mention making every day a little different from the last. The only downside of having such a diverse project base is that sometimes we're not known for designing all the types of buildings we do. We try to share as many of our projects as we can on social media, but there are many that haven't been showcased. So, we went back through our archives to show you projects you may not have known are ours.

Higher Education? Heck yeah, SMBH Does That.

We've worked on well over 100 projects on The Ohio State University's main campus alone. Pictured here are the newly renovated Pomerene + Oxley Halls. This was a 122,265 SF historical renovation of two buildings from the early 1900s. The dramatic interior and exterior renovations provided space for faculty and staff offices, conference and meeting rooms, classrooms, computer labs, data storage, and support areas.

We also do small projects, even for a client as big as The Ohio State University. The Caldwell Lab HVAC Renovation is a great example. We designed new duct openings in the floors, support for the new HVAC units, piping penetrations, and support for the new rated corridor ceilings - all critical measures, but much less flashy than the picture of Pomerene + Oxley Halls.

Big or small, when it comes to buildings we do it all. Let's start strategizing your next project today!

An aerial image of Pomerene and Oxley Halls on Neil Ave at The Ohio State University.

SMBH Turns 50!

We are proud to celebrate our 50th anniversary! We celebrate two specific dates: May 1st, Bill Lantz and Tom Jones' start dates, and May 4th, when our Articles of Incorporation were filed.

We'll be doing all kinds of things throughout this year to celebrate our tenure, but we kicked it off with a Celebration Lunch on Thursday, May 5th. We had founder Bill Lantz, former principal Bill Shelley, and retired employees, Bill Frase and Ken Siegfried, come to share in the revelry, which was a great excuse to see co-workers and mentors that we miss seeing every day. We had a great time with a catered lunch, balloon decorations, a photo booth, and even a custom cake featuring one of our projects!

Take a peek at some of the highlights in the photos on this page!

A white SMBH hard hat with sparkly orange candles in the shape of an 5 and a 0 on a shiny fringe background.
A group photo outside the SMBH offices in Columbus, Ohio. From left to right, back to front: Scott DeGan, Nathan Miller, Ben Wiley, Dillon Strahler, Dave Hawkins, Dan Levingston, Ebiji Akah, Greg Barsch, Parth Patel, Cody Archer, Alex Chlosta, Phil Mesker, John Smolarski, Stephen Metz, Rob Hooper, Jerry Marselle, Bob Baumann, Evan Schroeder, Eric Althoff, Sheri Robey, Christine Childs, Caitlyn Olson, Kara Hendren, Ken Siegfried, Neelie Shah, Melanie Hise, Michelle Constantine, Bill Frase, Lisa Connelley, Bill Lantz, Ann Strosnider, Jon Beier, Charlie Goettler, Brent McCreedy, Chris Potter, Anna Milligan, Bill Shelley, Katie Shelley, Lisa Ricci, Dawn Groves, Joe Noser, Chris Cormany, Kevin Lang, and Meghan Ralston. Unpictured team members include: Nathan Branam, Dominic Mirizzi, Ryan Harmon, Jake Hammons, and Kami Wiesner.
A group photo outside the SMBH offices in Columbus, Ohio. From left to right, back to front: Scott DeGan, Nathan Miller, Ben Wiley, Dillon Strahler, Dave Hawkins, Dan Levingston, Ebiji Akah, Greg Barsch, Parth Patel, Cody Archer, Alex Chlosta, Phil Mesker, John Smolarski, Stephen Metz, Rob Hooper, Jerry Marselle, Bob Baumann, Evan Schroeder, Eric Althoff, Sheri Robey, Christine Childs, Caitlyn Olson, Kara Hendren, Ken Siegfried, Neelie Shah, Melanie Hise, Michelle Constantine, Bill Frase, Lisa Connelley, Bill Lantz, Ann Strosnider, Jon Beier, Charlie Goettler, Brent McCreedy, Chris Potter, Anna Milligan, Bill Shelley, Katie Shelley, Lisa Ricci, Dawn Groves, Joe Noser, Chris Cormany, Kevin Lang, and Meghan Ralston. Unpictured team members include: Nathan Branam, Dominic Mirizzi, Ryan Harmon, Jake Hammons, and Kami Wiesner.
A balloon arch with orange, blue, black, and white balloons hangs over The Shelley conference room at SMBH's office.
A balloon arch with orange, blue, black, and white balloons hangs over The Shelley conference room at SMBH's office.
A balloon arch with orange, blue, black, and white balloons hangs over The Lantz conference room at SMBH's office.
A balloon arch with orange, blue, black, and white balloons hangs over The Lantz conference room at SMBH's office.
Group photo on a shiny teal fringe background with Ken Siegfried, Bill Lantz, Bill Shelley, and Bob Baumann.
Group photo with Ken Siegfried, Bill Lantz, Bill Shelley, and Bob Baumann.
Group photo on a shiny teal fringe background with Chris Cormany, Bill Lantz, and Jon Beier.
Group photo with Chris Cormany, Bill Lantz, and Jon Beier.
A group photo of Joe Noser's group including Parth Patel, Nathan Miller, Evan Schroeder, Charlie Goettler, Ebiji Akah, Cody Archer, Ann Strosnider, Brent McCreedy, Joe Noser, Caitlyn Olson, and Michelle Constantine.
A group photo of Joe Noser's group including Parth Patel, Nathan Miller, Evan Schroeder, Charlie Goettler, Ebiji Akah, Cody Archer, Ann Strosnider, Matt Kozumplik, Brent McCreedy, Joe Noser, Caitlyn Olson, and Michelle Constantine. Also on Joe's team, but not pictured is Ben Wiley.
Custom cake from Fate Cakes, half vanilla, half chocolate, white icing featuring orange and black accents. Features a photo of the Long & 3rd Project SMBH worked on.
Custom cake from Fate Cakes, half vanilla, half chocolate, white icing featuring orange and black accents. Features a photo of the Long & 3rd Project SMBH worked on.
Group photo on a shiny teal fringe background with current owners Joe Noser, Jon Beier, Stephen Metz, and Lisa Connelly
Group photo with current owners Joe Noser, Jon Beier, Stephen Metz, and Lisa Connelly
A group photo of Rob Hooper's team including himself, Neelie Shah, Phil Mesker, Dillon Strahler, and Alex Chlosta.
A group photo of Rob Hooper's team including himself, Neelie Shah, Phil Mesker, Dillon Strahler, and Alex Chlosta. Also on Rob's team but not pictured: Jeremy Lewis, John Smolarski, Nathan Branam, Dominic Mirizzi, Ryan Harmon, and Chris Potter.
A group photo of the Administration + Business Administration team including Melanie Hise, Dawn Groves, Lisa Connelly, Sheri Robey, and Meghan Ralston
A group photo of the Business Management team including Melanie Hise, Dawn Groves, Lisa Connelly, Sheri Robey, and Meghan Ralston. Also on the Business Management team, but not pictured is Christine Childs.
Partners Jon Beier and Joe Noser cut a 50th anniversary sheet cake with a photo of the Long & 3rd Project.
Partners Jon Beier and Joe Noser cut a 50th anniversary sheet cake with a photo of the Long & 3rd Project.
Group photo on a shiny teal fringe background with Directors Joe Noser, Greg Barsch, Jerry Marselle, and Rob Hooper.
Group photo with Directors Joe Noser, Greg Barsch, Jerry Marselle, and Rob Hooper.
A group photo of the BIM team including Evan Schroeder, Parth Patel, Dave Hawkins, Chris Cormany, Ann Strosnider, Neelie Shah, and Jerry Marselle.
A group photo of the BIM team including Evan Schroeder, Parth Patel, Dave Hawkins, Chris Cormany, Ann Strosnider, Neelie Shah, and Jerry Marselle. Also on BIM team but not pictured: Jake Hammons, Chris Potter, Ryan Harmon.
A group photo of Greg Barsh's group including Chris Cormany, Greg Barsch, Scott DeGan, Eric Althoff, Dave Hawkins, Kara Hendren, Anna Milligan, Lisa Ricci, and Kevin Lang.
A group photo of Greg Barsh's group including Chris Cormany, Greg Barsch, Scott DeGan, Eric Althoff, Dave Hawkins, Kara Hendren, Anna Milligan, Lisa Ricci, and Kevin Lang. Also on Greg's team but not pictured: Bob Baumann, Dan Levingston, Kami Wiesner, Jake Hammons.

SMBH Office Is Looking Lively!

Our office has gradually become busier as more of our team members start working in the office again. We have always had flexible scheduling so that everyone has time to create their ideal life/work balance, but since the beginning of the COVID pandemic we have established several new ways for our team to work together - remotely, in-office, and hybrid. While it's taken some adjustment, we feel that these evolutions of the ways we work have been beneficial to us as a team and to individual team members.

Even with all these changes, we're still doing fun and tasty activities for our team! In the past five weeks alone, we've had our annual Chili Cook-Off and Pi Day, and Aladdin's of Grandview brought us a great lunch that we're still having dreams about.

This year's Chili Cook-Off Grand Chili Champ was Alex Chlosta with his Sweet & Spicy Chili! Ebiji Akah won the "Best Nutrient-Packed" category with his 3-Bean Turkey Potato Chili, and Anna Milligan won our first Chili Cook-Off remote plating category, "Best Looking," with her Protein-Packed Veggie Chili with Quinoa. We'd like to thank everyone that brought in chili - it was all delicious!

This year's Pi Day was great, too! Unlike our annual Chili Cook-Off, Pi day isn't a competition, just good old-fashioned pie appreciation. We had lots of pies to try and free pizza for everyone in the office. A few of the pies featured were Key Lime, Coconut Creme, Peach, Cherry Crunch, Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie, and more. Between that and lunch, it was a very full day - literally and figuratively.

We're looking forward to future fun events in the office, as well as resuming some of our yearly outings like our family Clipper's Game. Stay tuned for more of the fun!

Photo of a bowl of Protien-Packed Veggie Chili with Quinoa, by Anna Milligan. She won the 2022 Best Looking Chili. Red with yellow corn throughout, topped with avocado, herbs, and sour cream.
Protien-Packed Veggie Chili with Quinoa, by Anna Milligan. Winner of 2022 Best Looking Chili - a new category for to include remote team members.
A series of images showing a catered lunch on tables in the SMBH office. Aladdin's of Grandview provided the food shown.
Pi Day 2022