Ackerman-Estvold Creates New Role, Brekke Named Director Of Marketing

Candace Brekke has assumed role of Director of Marketing. She has been with Ackerman-Estvold since 2014. She earned a bachelor of arts in graphic design from Minot State University and an associate of arts in graphic communications from Bismarck State College.

Brekke has spent over 24 years in the field of advertising, marketing, graphic design, and interactive design. Brekke will continue to lead the company’s brand development in traditional and online/social media and shape the growing corporate messaging throughout all markets.

Ackerman-Estvold Welcomes Taylor Best as a Project Designer

Taylor Best has joined the Ackerman-Estvold Minot office as an Project Designer. Best earned Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degrees from North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. Her responsibilities will include conceptual design, design development, and construction management on architectural projects throughout the region.

Ackerman-Estvold’s Amick and Marx Earn Professional Registration

Ackerman-Estvold is pleased to announce that Nathan Amick (pictured left) recently earned his North Dakota Professional Engineer registration from the North Dakota State Board of Registration.

Amick has been with Ackerman-Estvold since 2009 serving as a seasonal intern for five years while earning his degree, He then joined our team in 2014 as a full time Civil Engineer. His work is focused on the Water Resources division with responsibilities for analyzing, documenting and reporting on a variety of water resources issues in the region. Amick has worked closely on various Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Plan phases and he has served as the StARR manager, which is a voluntary acquisition and floodproofing program for rural properties affected by the 2011 Mouse River Flood. His duties also include consulting regional municipalities on infrastructure maintenance and development.

Amick earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from North Dakota State University, in Fargo, North Dakota.

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Additionally, Ron Marx (pictured right) recently earned his North Dakota Professional Engineer registration from the North Dakota State Board of Registration.

Marx has been with Ackerman-Estvold since 2014 as a full time Civil Engineer. He has over a decade of experience in transportation and municipal engineering and has designed and inspected roadway improvements and infrastructure projects, developing working relationships with contractors and government officials. Mr. Marx serves as both a design engineer and a construction engineer working closely with cities, counties, and the NDDOT.

Marx earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Cleveland State University, Fenn College of Engineering, in Cleveland, Ohio.