Ackerman-Estvold Welcomes Project Designer Kitti Kazay

Project Designer Kitti Kazay

Minot, N.D. – Kitti Kazay has joined the Ackerman-Estvold Minot office in our architecture group. Kazay earned Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from a Hungarian University and received her Master of Architecture from North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina. Kitti has experience working in the architecture industry focusing on Urban Planning and Interior Design. She has also earned her Public Design and Urban Planner Certification and SEED AP designation. Her responsibilities will include creating 3D rendering & design development for clients on projects throughout the region.

Ackerman-Estvold is a professional engineering and architectural firm headquartered in Minot, ND, with an additional office location in Fargo, and Williston, ND and Boise, ID. The firm provides planning, design, and construction services for public and private clients throughout North Dakota and surrounding states. For more information about Ackerman-Estvold, and the services they provide, visit www.ackerman-estvold.com.

Ackerman-Estvold’s Jones Earns Professional Registration

Cole Jones, PE

Minot, N.D. – Ackerman-Estvold is pleased to announce that Cole Jones recently earned his North Dakota Professional Engineer registration from the North Dakota State Board of Registration.

Jones has been with Ackerman-Estvold since 2018 as a full time Civil Engineer with a focus on transportation projects for counties and cities throughout the state. He is serving as City Engineer for some of our smaller rural clients. In addition, Cole spent four years as a summer intern with the company before graduating which provided a lot of experience in the field gaining knowledge in construction, inspection, and project workflow.

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

Ackerman-Estvold is a professional engineering and architectural firm headquartered in Minot, ND, with an additional office location in Fargo and Williston, ND and Boise, ID. The firm provides planning, design, and construction services for public and private clients throughout North Dakota and surrounding states. For more information about Ackerman-Estvold visit ackerman-estvold.com.

Ackerman-Estvold’s CEO Ryan Ackerman Honored with Professional Water Wheel Award at 2024 Joint North Dakota Water Convention and Irrigation Workshop

Ryan Ackerman, PE., President/CEO of Ackerman-Estvold Receives Water Wheel Award.

MINOT, N.D. — On December 12th, 2024, our CEO Ryan Ackerman was honored with the Water Wheel Award at the 61st annual Joint North Dakota Water Convention and Irrigation Workshop in Bismarck.

The Water Wheel Award is a joint award given by the North Dakota Water Users Association and the North Dakota Water Resource Districts Association in recognition of distinctive leadership and perseverance for the protection, development and management of North Dakota’s water resources, thereby fostering a better quality of life for residents of North Dakota.

Ackerman is one of the founders, and the President/CEO, of Ackerman-Estvold, a full-service civil engineering and architectural consulting firm providing planning, design, and construction services for public and private clients throughout North Dakota and surrounding states. His passion lies in water resources engineering, with a focus on flood control. Ackerman’s leadership on the Mouse River Enhanced Flood Protection Project has been vital to the region and continuing the completion of flood protection to the basin for the benefit of all residents. Through his work as an engineer, spokesperson and administrator for the Souris River Joint Board, he has been instrumental in assisting in the recovery from the devastating 2011 flood. Ackerman is dedicated to his community and the state in a variety of capacities, serving as chair elect of the Minot Area Chamber EDC board of directors as well as a board member for the Greater North Dakota Chamber. Ackerman and his wife, Jessica, also founded Aksal Group in 2017, a property redevelopment company specializing in revitalizing historic buildings in downtown Minot with a mission to provide space to support entrepreneurs and organizations looking to the future. Ackerman lives in Minot with his wife and two children.