About Genesis Engineering
Richard C. Kreppel, P.E.
Summary of Experience
Mr. Kreppel has had a diversified career for over 44 years involving bridges, highways, railways and train stations, dams, and historic structures. These projects took full use of his structural and geotechnical training and experience. He has designed projects for almost every public agency throughout the state of New Jersey, including almost every county. He has also worked on projects in 17 other states and historic bridges in 13 states.
Mr. Kreppel’s experience includes planning, overseeing, scheduling and coordinating company-wide activities, and specific technical support on structural and geotechnical engineering projects. Because of his unique background and strengths, he also served as project manager on large technical assignments.
Recent projects have included repairs and rehabilitation of structurally deficient bridges, value engineering for rock socket pile bridge foundation, construction engineering for contractors, and emergency scour repairs.
Project Assignment:
Principal Member / Project Manager
Years of Experience:
With Genesis: 12 With Other Firms: 35
Education:
New Jersey Institute of Technology – M.S.C.E., 1976 – Geotechnical Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology – B.E., Civil Engineering, 1973 – Structural Engineering
PE Registration:
Professional Engineer – New Jersey, 1978
Professional Engineer – Ohio, 1990 (inactive)
Professional Engineer – Delaware, 1998
Professional Engineer – Kansas, 1996 (inactive)
Professional Engineer – New York 2011
Presentations:
Presenter, “Development of Timber Rail Bridge Railing System for TL2 Crash Test” AASHTO Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 1996
Presenter, “Rehabilitation of Dorset Avenue Bascule Bridge” Heavy Movable Structures Conference, Tampa, FL, 1997.
Presenter, “Substructure Redesign for the Broadway Bridge Replacement” AASHTO National Value Engineering Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ 1997.
Adjunct Lecturer, “Consultant’s Role in Civil Work” Stevens Institute of Technology, 1995, 1996.
Associations:
Professional Engineers in Construction – Member
Utility & Transportation Contractors’ Association – Member
American Society of Civil Engineers – Member
American Council of Consulting Engineers – Member
2008 – Present | Genesis Engineering LLC – Owner Principal Member
Mr. Kreppel began his firm to create practical, cost effective design solutions for clients. This has developed into a focus on temporary structures and support systems for contractors as needed in bridge construction including emergency repairs, temporary sheeting, shoring, shielding, demolition,
2001 – 2008 | Medina Consultants, P.C.
Senior Vice President Project Manager & Project Administrator – Director of Operations
Mr. Kreppel was responsible for many levels of duties for the firm including development of project management cost accounting, a company project management manual, updates for the company QA/QC manual, growth from 2 offices in NJ to 6 offices in 4 states, QA/QC reviews, mentoring of engineering staff, and technical guidance on all bridge and geotechnical projects of the firm.
1996 – 2001 | Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers, Inc. Senior Associate
Project Manager & Branch Director
Mr. Kreppel became the Director of the New Jersey office of the firm becoming responsible for all its engineering and management operations. He continued to be Project Manager of specific projects and provide direction for all matters relating to
1985 – 1995 | A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates, Inc. Associate Project Manager
Mr. Kreppel advanced to become a Senior Associate in the firm and his duties expanded to oversight of major bridge projects in the New Jersey office. His responsibilities also increased into
1973-1984 | A.G. Lichtenstein & Associates, Inc.
Design Engineer to Senior Project Engineer
Mr. Kreppel was instrumental in the design and plan preparation of numerous bridge replacement and rehabilitation projects throughout New Jersey. He also was responsible for the inspection of existing bridges and rating of their load carrying capacity. Finally, he provided inspections of soil test boring programs he developed for projects and prepared the foundation design for all of the company’s bridge projects. In 1978 he became an Associate of the firm.
Jonathan M. Kuperus, P.E.
Summary of Experience
Mr. Kuperus has had a diversified career for over 15 years involving bridges, highways, railways, dams, and retaining walls . He has inspected and designed projects for almost every public agency throughout the state of New Jersey.
Mr. Kuperus experience includes working and managing all aspects of the NJTA Bridge Repairs and Resurfacing program with all three firms he has worked for. The aspects includes inspection, prioritization of repairs, quantities and cost estimation, plan development, maintenance and protection of traffic, utility coordination, managing a team of staff and consultants, the design of a variety of structural elements, including bearings, walls, and beams, scheduling, specification writing and construction support. He has taken and expanded upon his unique background to better serve a variety of clients, including counties, contractors, and commercial owners with their structural engineering needs.
Recent County projects include the design of the rehabilitation of a culvert, and the design of the replacement of structurally deficient bridges. Recent Contractor projects include curved girder steel erection plan, and temporary beams, shoring, and sheeting.
Project Assignment:
Project Manager / Project Engineer
Years of Experience:
With Genesis: 2 With Other Firms: 13
Education:
Stevens Institute of Technology – B.E., Civil Engineering, 2005 – Structural Engineering
PE Registration:
Professional Engineer – New Jersey, 2011
Professional Engineer – New York, 2014
Associations:
Professional Engineers in Construction – Member
Utility & Transportation Contractors’ Association – Member
American Society of Civil Engineers – Member
American Council of Consulting Engineers – Member
Courses:
NHI Course #130053, Bridge Inspection Refresher Course, 2017
NHI Course #130055, Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges, 2007
NHI Course #130078, Fracture Critical Inspection, 2012
NHI Course #130091, Underwater Bridge Inspection, 2012
NHI Course #130092, Fundamentals of LRFR and Applications of LRFR for Bridge Superstructures, 2013
2018 – Present | Genesis Engineering, LLC
Project Engineer
Mr. Kuperus joined the firm to use his experience to help create practical, cost effective design solutions for clients. He has focused expanding the capabilities of Genesis to fulfilling the SBE requirements for Prime Consultants with QC, structural expertise, and a unique perspective on constructability and MPT. He has also designed temporary beams, overhang brackets, erection plans, support systems, and maintenance and protection of traffic for contractors as needed in bridge construction. He also continues to provide clients with bridge design and rehabilitation, NJDEP permits, retaining wall design, and other project designs with a focus on innovative and cost effective solutions.
2013 – 2018 | Stantec Consulting Engineers
Senior Structural Engineer
Mr. Kuperus was responsible for many levels of duties, from managing large projects, to designing bridge and toll booth rehabilitation, and designing bridges, sound walls, retaining walls, parapets, and sign structures, specification development, and QC of subconsultants. He also was the Project Manager and Inspection Team Leader for multiple bridge inspection projects, including the Load Rating of bridges. Mr. Kuperus was also chosen to participate in the northeast region Emerging Leaders program.
2007 – 2013 | TranSystems Corporation
Structural Engineer
Mr. Kuperus continued and built upon the skills he learned with the Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers team that was acquired in 2007. He performed a variety of structural engineering tasks, including hundreds of load ratings for over 4 states DOTs, NJTA, and NJ Transit, bridge inspection team leader for NJTA and NJDOT, design of bridge rehabilitation, MPT plans, specification writing, prioritization of repairs and cost estimates. He performed construction engineering for contractors including cofferdams, temporary sheeting, overhang brackets, and temporary shielding.
2005-2007 | Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers
Structural Engineer
Mr. Kuperus started is career at Lichtenstein until they were purchased by TranSystems Corporation. He performed many bridge inspections and load ratings, as well as worked on NJTA repair jobs as a subconsultant, including spall repairs and bearing replacement design.