“We build world class facilities with design, efficiency, quality, and purpose in mind.”
Crow Engineering Est. 1968
OUR HISTORY
More than 50 years ago, Crow Engineering Co. was founded by Gerald W. Crow, P.E., and specialized in mechanical engineering and planning, primarily for the forest products industry. Our firm was founded on and continues to subscribe to the principles of honesty, hard work, and technical quality.
Bradford Conrad Crow Engineering Co., was formed in 1992 in a merger between Crow Engineering Co. and the structural and civil engineering firm, Bradford and Associates, Inc. (formerly doing business as Dick W. Ebeling, Inc.). Merging these complementary companies was obvious for providing outstanding service to the forest products industry in addition to other industrial and commercial clients.
In August 2016, our company grew stronger as we brought new principals into the fold. We simplified the company name by changing it back to Crow Engineering to reflect our history. Today’s Crow Engineering leadership and key personnel are still on board, bridging the past and the future and continuing to provide quality design for our current and new clients.
HOW WE WORK
Our team uses state-of-the-art tools, technology, and software in our design, analysis, and production work to ensure our designs are functional and cost-effective to construct. Our staff uses design tools including finite element analysis programs, Revit and other BIM technology, as well as AutoCAD. We have a library of standard components we’ve developed since 1989, in addition to the vast library of engineering and design projects from our nearly 50 years of experience.
One of the goals at Crow Engineering is to ensure our staff always provides the most effective engineering assistance for all projects along with individual and personalized attention to our clients’ needs. In pursuing this goal, we develop close working relationships with our clients and consequently enjoy repeat assignments and valued referrals.
OUR CULTURE & OUR TEAM
Many may think of an engineering firm as a bunch of nerds behind some computer screens tinkering on AutoCAD and arguing with each other about whose approach is superior. The Crow Engineering culture is the exact opposite. Because we recognize that our employees are our biggest asset, our leadership team has carefully recruited a highly diverse team of individuals from a mixture of different backgrounds, genders, ages, and expertise.
Our team understands that collaboration is far more productive—and more fun—than a division of minds. We welcome challenging thoughts and new perspectives while working towards a common goal. We strive for our culture to continue tackling bigger and badder challenges, all while promoting trust, ingenuity, and entrepreneurship within our team.
What is our team made of?
Our team members come from all over the place and have a wide array of hobbies. We have millwrights, car enthusiasts, wives, husbands, farmers, outdoors enthusiasts, fencers, brand-new Americans, and many more.
INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR TEAM?
Send us your resume, even if you don’t see a job posting online. And when you do, share a bit about yourself—we love to hear about the things you have built with your own two hands.
2018 Mass Timber Conference
Teambuilding Conference
Interns vs Engineers
Top Golf Team Outing
Top Golf Team Outing
2018 Timber Processing Expo
2018 Timber Processing Expo
2018 Timber Processing Expo
Astoria Scandinavian Project
Matt and Jennifer sporting Scandinavian Project Fleeces.
Mass Timber Conference 2019
Go Kart Racing Outing Winners
Retirement Luncheon
Go Kart Racing Outing
Cornhole Tournament
Cornhole Tournament
OUR LEADERSHIP
Hunter Wylie
President & Director of Industrial Engineering
hunter.wylie@crowengineering.com
Hunter Wylie
President & Director of Industrial Engineering
hunter.wylie@crowengineering.com
Hunter Wylie, President of Crow Engineering, has a broad-ranging, diverse background in manufacturing and industrial engineering design and management. At Crow Engineering, Hunter serves as a main point of client contact. He is responsible for setting schedules, coordinating budgets, and managing contract negotiations.
Joe Kurth
P.E., Vice President & Director of Engineering
joe.kurth@crowengineering.com
Joe Kurth
P.E., Vice President & Director of Engineering
joe.kurth@crowengineering.com
Joe Kurth is Crow Engineering’s Vice President and Director of Engineering. He is responsible for managing the various engineering disciplines. He also ensures company engineering and drafting standards and practices are up to date and maintained.
From small tenant improvements to large green-field manufacturing facilities, Joe has a wealth of experience on a diverse range of civil and structural project types from his 15 years as a consulting engineer. Joe is also responsible for some of Crow Engineering’s business development and marketing efforts.
Bruce Conachan
Lead Project Manager
bruce.conachan@crowengineering.com
Bruce Conachan
Lead Project Manager
bruce.conachan@crowengineering.com
Bruce is Crow Engineering’s most tenured employee. He has been with the company since 1977, transitioning through multiple ownership changes. Bruce is the Lead Project Manager and is the main contact for all of Crow’s mechanical clients. Bruce consistently provides clients with exceptional customer service, working hard to meet and exceed their needs. With our clients located in different time zones, Bruce works all hours of the day to ensure projects are running smoothly.
As the Lead Project Manager Bruce provides the following services:
- Plant Layout
- Site Planning
- Machine and Equipment Design
Fields of Experience:
- Log Yard Material-Handling
- Lumber Drying
- Lumber Stress-Grading Facilities
- Lumber Packaging and Handling
- Chip Manufacturing, Screening, Storage, and Loading
- Hog Fuel Manufacturing
John Bradford
P.E., S.E., Director of Structural Engineering
john.bradford@crowengineering.com
John Bradford
P.E., S.E., Director of Structural Engineering
john.bradford@crowengineering.com
John began his career in 1975 with Dick Ebeling, Inc. and previously served as president for Bradford Conrad Crow Engineering Co. Today., John is Director of Structural Engineering, providing design and review for all of Crow Engineering’s major projects.
John is an expert in timber structures and has provided professional engineering and design services to timber and glulam laminators and fabricators, distributors, and erectors throughout the country. He is also a recognized expert within the United States in freezer design and has designed many cold- storage facilities nationwide.
Steve Conrad
P.E., Director of Mechanical Engineering
steve.conrad@crowengineering.com
Steve Conrad
P.E., Director of Mechanical Engineering
steve.conrad@crowengineering.com
Steve is Director of Mechanical Engineering, primarily serving our forest products and industrial projects. As a senior mechanical engineer, Steve provides operations and systems analysis, feasibility studies and facility planning, project engineering management, process engineering, plant layout, cost estimating, and mechanical engineering services.
Prior to joining Crow Engineering in 1989, Steve worked for Weyerhaeuser, St. Regis Paper Co., and Champion International, living and working in several locations across the United States.