“Year after year I am surprised at the diversity of projects that I get to work on and the fun our team has as we help our clients solve their problems. Whether it is a nature-like fish passage, dam removal, stream restoration, civil site design, or permitting, I am excited to come to work at Kleinschmidt to collaborate with our excellent staff and clients.”
Tyler Kreider has over 13 years of river restoration and civil design experience and specializes in dam decommissioning, nature-like fishways, and stream restoration by applying his expertise in ecological engineering, with most of his project work occurring at or adjacent to hydropower facilities. He is experienced in developing designs for dam removal, fish passage, and recreation improvement projects, serving as a project manager, engaging in regulatory consultation/negotiations, preparing cost opinions and permits, and preparing bid documents for multi-discipline projects. Tyler has used his expertise in natural channel design and fish passage engineering to provide engineering support for, and technical reviews of, over 19 dam removal projects and five 100+ foot-wide, nature-like fishway projects. As a project manager, he has supported clients on multi-million-dollar projects, with design/construction engineering support budgets of over $1M.
Tyler holds an M.S. in Biological Systems Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and a B.S. in Environmental Resource Engineering from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY-ESF).