Raba Kistner Inc.

Founded in 1968, Raba Kistner, Inc. has become an industry leader among engineering consulting firms, specializing in addressing the key risk areas of management services that address the complete life cycle of our clients’ capital investments.

We are a company of engineers, geologists, scientists and technologists providing project management and oversight services; environmental consulting; construction materials engineering, testing and observation; geotechnical engineering, testing and pavement consulting; building sciences consulting; and infrastructure oversight and quality management.

Whether your project involves planning for the construction of a major highway, consulting on a practical approach to environmental compliance and stewardship, geologic testing for an airport terminal, or comprehensive program management for a sports arena, Raba Kistner’s team has the experience to meet your project goals, from initial conception and design, through construction and future operations and maintenance.

Our clients know they can depend on Raba Kistner to protect and enhance their assets throughout the lifespan of a project.

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Automated People Mover Project: LAX, California
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Automated People Mover Project: LAX, California

Read more about the US$2.8 billion People Mover project at Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Raba Kistner is providing a full range of owners’ representative services and testing for.
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Project control celebrates opening of O'Donnell Athenaeum phase one at UT Dallas

Project Control, a division of Raba Kistner, Inc. (part of the Kiwa group), celebrates the opening of the Edith and Peter O'Donnell Jr. Athenaeum’s first phase at UT Dallas, featuring world-class art museums. The milestone event also marked the groundbreaking of a cutting-edge performance hall. Discover how this cultural hub is transforming campus life and enriching the arts in North Texas.
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Kiwa’s Raba Kistner Expands Drilling Services in the US Gulf Coast region

Raba Kistner Inc. (a member of the Kiwa group), recently expanded in the U.S. Gulf Coast region, adding six offices and nearly 60 employees. As part of their growth strategy for the region and the energy sector, they have reintroduced drilling services to meet the needs of their clients in the planning, design, and construction phases of their projects.
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SH249 Extension in Texas

Learn more about what services Raba Kistner has provided to this $520 million project.
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Fort Alamo: Raba Kistner preserves a historic American landmark

Since 2019, Raba Kistner’s Cultural Resources team have been working on The Alamo, a historic Spanish mission and fortress founded in the 18th century, located in San Antonio, Texas. The objective of the project was to assess the condition of the Church and the Long Barrack, the oldest buildings on the Alamo historic site and where many Texian rebels made their last stand in the 1836 battle for Texas’ independence from Mexico.

Executive Team

Chris L. Schultz, PE, PMP

President and CEO, Raba Kistner, Inc.
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Renan Pierre-Louis, MBA

Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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Mike Frisbie, PE

Executive Vice President, Chief Development Officer
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Richard S. McNary

President, Chief Operating Officer, Project Control
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Frank Holzmann, PE

Chief Operating Officer, Infrastructure
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Gabriel Ornelas, Jr., PE

Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Consultants
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Gary W. Raba, D.Eng, PE

Chief Growth Officer
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Clark Prothero, PE

Chief Operating Officer, Infrastructure
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Angela Barron

Vice President of Human Resources
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