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Welcome to the Kansas State Board of Technical Professions! Check out this website by navigating through the tabs above to find licensing information for the following professions: Architecture, Engineering, Geology, Landscape Architecture and Surveying, in addition to the Business Entities for these professions.
New Professional Engineer Board Member, Jack Poole, P.E.
Jack Poole was appointed to the Board in July 2018. He is a Principal of Poole Fire Protection, Inc. in Olathe, Kansas. Mr. Poole graduated from University of Maryland in 1986 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Fire Protection Engineering and is a registered P.E. in Fire Protection, licensed in 49 states and 3 territories. He is a member of the NFPA Standards Council, he chairs NFPA 72 SIG-PRO and NFPA 520, and serves on many other NFPA Technical Committees. To read more about Mr. Poole's experience and appointment, please visit our Board Members page.
New Professional Surveyor Board Member, John Lilak, P.S.
John H. Lilak was appointed to the Board in July 2018. He is currently a Senior Survey Manager in the Overland Park, KS office of MTS Quanta, LLC. Mr. Lilak has proudly practiced within the Land Surveying professions for twenty-nine years. He offers diverse and extensive experience in the engineering and survey field and continuously keeps updated on modernization of survey equipment and software.
To read more about Mr. Lilak's experience and appointment, please visit our Board
Members page.
New Board Leadership Elected at July 2018 Meeting for Fiscal Year 2019
Chair of the Board: Eric Wimmer, Architect
Vice Chair: Larry Graham, P.E., P.S.
Secretary: Carissa McMullen, L.A.
P.E./P.S. Committee Chair: Bill Haverkamp, P.E.
ARCH/L.A./P.G. Committee Chair: Joe Johnson, Architect
Complaint Committee Chair: Maurice Bowersox, P.E.
NCEES Seeks Volunteers for FE and FS Exam Content Review
Volunteers may include licensed professional engineers and surveyors as well as academics teaching engineering or surveying courses- from all disciplines. The surveys will be used to update the specifications for the FE and FS exams. The surveys will be open until August 20, 2018. If interested, please find the following NCEES news releases: NCEES Seeks Volunteers for FE Exam Content Review OR NCEES Seeks Volunteers for FS Exam Content Review
Continuing Education Audits for All Professions
The KSBTP conducts post-renewal audits to ensure compliance with Kansas continuing education rules and regulations. A predetermined percentage of all actively licensed professionals is audited. It is your responsibility to thoroughly review and understand KS CE requirements. If you find yourself lacking the required 30 hours of CE during your renewal period you may choose to renew your license into Inactive status by renewing via paper renewal form.
License Verification App
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