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