Education
BS in Civil Engineering
The Ohio State University, 1988
Affiliations
American Society of Highway Engineers
Kathy Krock
BSCE, President
Professional Experience
Ms. Krock began her career at ODOT in 1988 where her work experience included 15 years as a project and bridge design engineer at ODOT District 5. Duties while in the District 5 Bridge Maintenance Department included bridge analysis, coordinating with bridge inspectors, and working with ODOT bridge crews for in-house replacement of smaller state route bridges. After transferring to the Bridge Design Department, she led design teams on various projects including steel girder bridges, pre-stressed concrete box beam bridges, reinforced concrete slab bridges, and precast box culverts.
Ms. Krock became the majority owner of Smart Services, Inc. in 2011 after the acquisition of Smart Surveying, a land surveying firm based in Newark, Ohio. Her functions include financial management, fiscal responsibility, business representation, project planning and management, marketing, and community and public involvement. Ms. Krock assures implementation of Smart Services’ quality control procedures and performs quality assurance reviews on Smart Services’ projects. Her combination of experiences assures that all Smart Services projects will be successfully completed in a timely and cost-effective manner. Ms. Krock has acquired the State of Ohio EDGE certification and the
Recent Representative Projects
ODOT District 6, MAR-23-10.63, PID 25597 – This $4M project was awarded by ODOT in 2016. Ms. Krock served as the project manager for Smart Services who was working as a subconsultant to Strand Associates and Pennoni, Inc. This was the first official mentoring project to be sold by ODOT as part of their EDGE development program. Smart Services worked with the prime consultant to deliver design plans for the rehabilitation of 15 bridges in District 6. Construction was completed in 2018.
Contact: James Hise, PE, Project Manager, Strand Associates, 614-835-0460
ODOT District 9, LAW-141-16.18, PID 91413 – Ms. Krock was the project manager for Smart Services as a subconsultant to ADR & Associates to provide surveying and design plans for the replacement of a deficient bridge in District 9. Construction of the $1.3M project was completed in 2017.
Contact: Ronald Bonnette, PE, PS, Senior Engineer, ADR & Associates, 740-345-1921
ODOT District 9, PIK-552-00.00, PID 97243 – Ms. Krock was the project manager for Smart Services to provide surveying and design plans for the replacement of two deficient culverts and the resurfacing of SR 552 in District 9. Construction of the $990K project was completed in 2018.
Contact: Tom Lefchik, PE, Project Manager, ODOT D-9, 740-773-2691
Wendy Hunter
Project Manager Assistant
Tyler Watts
Survey Technician
Noah Jenkins
Survey Technician
Connor Menosky
Design Technician
Chris Klein
Environmental Scientist
John Dodgion, PS
Professional Surveyor and Project Manager
Mr. Dodgion joined the firm in 2020. He is licensed in Ohio & Kentucky with extensive surveying and right-of-way experience
Ryan Jacquot
Marketing & Survey Technician
Mr. Jacquot develops marketing materials for the firm and assists surveyors and engineers in the field.
Patrick Wilson, PE
Project Engineer
Mr. Wilson has performed hundreds of traffic counts and post processing traffic count data and reviewing data for accuracy
Nick Mason
Design Technician
Mr Mason provides support to our professional surveyors and engineers utilizing AutoCad and Civil3D.
Jesse Watts
Field Crew Leader
Mr. Watts is experienced in field data collection and has developed innovative approaches to solving issues in the field.
Taylor Schoepf, PS, EI
Professional Surveyor
Mr. Schoepf’s background in Civil Engineering and Surveying provides excellent survey services to our clients.
Adason Stevens, SI
Surveyor
Rich Huffman, PS (WV)
Professional Surveyor and Project Manager
Kathy Krock, BSCE
President
Ms. Krock assures that all services will be successfully completed in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Brian Smart, PS
Vice-President
Mr. Smart founded Smart Services and now assumes the roles of Vice-President and Director of Survey & Right-of-way.
Todd Stanhope, PE, PTOE
Director of Traffic Engineering
Mr. Stanhope has a proven track record of providing excellent leadership and project management.
Mitchel Strain, PWS, CPSS, CPSC
Director of Environmental Services
Mr. Strain joined Smart Services in 2014 as the Director of Environmental Services.