Robin L. Kanipe

Robin L. Kanipe, P.E., Asheville, N.C. branch manager of SKA Consulting Engineers Inc., recently announced his April 2015 retirement from the firm. Kanipe, a 37-year veteran of the company, first joined SKA in March 1978 as an engineer in its Greensboro, N.C. headquarters. He later relocated to Asheville to expand SKA’s presence and reach into western North Carolina, Tennessee, and South Carolina. Throughout his career Kanipe worked with a diverse clientele, including Buncombe County schools, and alongside local architecture firms. He is an active member of the American Institute of Steel and the International Concrete Repair Institute (ICRI). Kanipe graduated with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from North Carolina State University.