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Kloesel Engineering, P.A.

8 Magnolia Avenue, Suite 100
Asheville, NC 28801

Ph: (828) 255-0780
Fax: (828) 255-0338

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our staff

Woody Kloesel
Woody Kloesel, P.E.
President

Woody Kloesel, a Texas native, received a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas – El Paso in 1979, and a Masters degree in Structural Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1981. After graduation, he worked in Houston for 6 years as a design engineer and assistant project manager for structural engineering consultants Haynes-Whaley Associates. The primary emphasis was low-rise and mid-rise commercial office buildings. In 1987, he re-located to Asheville and worked for 8 years as a design engineer and project manager for structural engineering consultants Sutton-Kennerly & Associates. He established KLOESEL Engineering, P.A. in 1995.

Chris Otahal
Chris Otahal, P.E.
Project Engineer

Chris received Bachelor of Science and Master of Science Degrees in Civil Engineering with a specialization in structures from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. After working in suburban Chicago for three and one half years, Chris relocated to Asheville, NC in 2005. He has experience designing wood, steel, concrete, masonry, and aluminum structures. Chris is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of North Carolina.

Greg Angel
Greg K. Angel
Project Designer

Greg is a native to the Asheville area. He grew up in West Asheville and has worked here all of his life. He began his career in the construction industry back in the mid-eighties. Greg has worked on many large residential projects in the Biltmore Forest district of South Asheville, and other locations throughout the area as well. He received his Associates in Applied Science degree in Civil Engineering Technology at A-B Tech and began a career in the engineering industry in 2003. He is now a Project Designer at Kloesel Engineering, P.A. January 2008. Greg’s vision is to see Kloesel Engineering at the top of the Structural Engineering Industry in the Asheville and surrounding areas.

Paula Lindsay
Paula Lindsay
Administrative Assistant

Paula has been at the firm since July 2008 as a part-time administrative assistant. Before that she was the office manager for her husband’s engineering consulting business. She has a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech and worked for GE Aircraft Engines before quitting to raise a family.

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