Thomas Kahl, P.E., Vice President of Hydro Engineering
Tom.Kahl@KleinschmidtUSA.com
(207) 416-1280
141 Main Street, P.O. Box 650
Pittsfield, ME 04967
Thomas Kahl is a Senior Engineer and Project Manager with Kleinschmidt. He received a BS degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Toledo in 1972. In 1976, he received an MS degree in Structural Engineering from the University of Colorado. Mr. Kahl has been a design and construction engineer in electric power generation since 1976, with hydroelectric projects beginning in 1979.
Since joining Kleinschmidt in 1985, his experience has focused on the planning, evaluation, rehabilitation and construction of hydroelectric projects. Mr. Kahl's specific activities and responsibilities have included feasibility studies, functional layout, structural design, specification writing, and construction monitoring for the building and rehabilitation of most types of hydroelectric related structures including powerhouses, dams, spillways, gates, intakes, foundations, penstocks, cofferdams, and fishways.
Mr. Kahl has presented technical papers at various seminars including Waterpower´s 1989 through 2003, EPRI, Hydro Vision 1998, 2004, and ASCE conferences. He has published numerous technical articles on various aspects of hydroelectric design and construction including penstocks, spillway crest control, and fishways. He has been a technical reviewer of articles for Hydro Review magazine, a member of the ASCE review committees for the "Manual of Steel Penstocks" and member of the ASCE Task Committees that published technical guidelines for penstock inspection and prepared a draft manual on evaluating water control gates.
Mr. Kahl is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Hydropower Association. He was a co-recipient of the 1999 American Society of Civil Engineers Rickey Award, which is granted annually to recognize an outstanding hydroelectric engineering publication.