Melissa Kindratsky

Head of Engineering
Kalesnikoff Mass Timber

Melissa’s background is in the structural consulting industry, and has always had a particular focus on Mass Timber. With over 20 years of experience as a structural engineer, she deeply understands the whole building design and construction process from concept to occupancy, including manufacturing, deconstruction and also reuse. She thrives in design-assist roles, helping make Mass Timber structures efficient; in material use, manufacturing, and during construction.

She has a passion for the critical details that bring together a whole structure, specifically, the connections. Melissa’s specific past experience in integrating glulam elements from an existing building occupying a project site into the new building at that same location as a design engineer enable her to outline realistic challenges and solutions for mass timber deconstruction and reuse.