Gov. John Bel Edwards recognized companies participating in Louisiana’s Mentor-Protégé Recognition Program on the morning of November 3, 2022, at the Louisiana State Capital. Edwards delivers the message that the Louisiana Economic Development (LED) program, which pairs established, high-performing employers with emerging small businesses in the state, benefits the smaller and larger firms. He explained how […]
Sustainable Appoints New Engineering Manager in Baton Rouge Office
Sustainable Design Solutions, LLC is pleased to announce its recent hire, Talene Kaltakjian, P.E., as Engineering Manager. In this role, Talene works at our office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, helping President Kodi Guillory oversee internal office operations. She will also be leading project management and project delivery. “I’m thrilled to learn from Kodi and be […]
Landry Callender, a recent LSU graduate, begins her career as an Environmental Engineer at Sustainable Design Solutions
Sustainable Design Solutions is pleased to announce its recent hire, Landry Callender. Landry is a Staff Engineer based out of our Baton Rouge, Louisiana office working with staff on water, wastewater, stormwater, and coastal restoration projects. Landry is currently training in the office and will soon join the field team to provide stormwater inspections. I’m […]
Kodi Guillory and Chip Kline discuss Louisiana infrastructure and coastal restoration on Baton Rouge’s Out to Lunch podcast
Sustainable Design Solutions’ President Kodi Guillory, P.E., and Chip Kline, the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority (CPRA) chairman, join Stephanie Riegel to discuss Louisiana’s federal infrastructure funding and the progress of CPRA projects on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, for Its Baton Rouge: Out to Lunch. Stephanie Riegel, the host of Out to Lunch and […]
Summer internship at Sustainable Design Solutions sharpens problem-solving skills for Louisiana Tech Student
Sustainable Design Solutions welcomes student intern Gabriel Lipe to the Shreveport, Louisiana office to support the Clean Water Shreveport Program for the summer of 2022. Gabriel is an undergraduate in Construction Engineering Technology at Louisiana Tech University, where he is also a communications intern, helping to run the College of Engineering’s website. Since joining Sustainable, […]
LSU Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering honors Kodi Guillory, P.E., with the 2021 Rising Star Award
The Louisiana State University (LSU) Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering bestowed the 2021 Rising Star Award to Kodi Guillory, P.E., founder and president of Sustainable Design Solutions, on Thursday, April 21, 2022. This annual award recognizes successful alumni under 40 who have impacted the engineering industry. The department postponed the 2021 ceremony until April […]
Sustainable Design Solutions New Project Engineer Intern, Ashish Khanal, E.I., Sees the Higher Purpose in Design
Baton Rouge, Louisiana – April 2022 – Sustainable Design Solutions welcomes Project Engineer Intern Ashish Khanal, E.I., to the team supporting Sustainable’s ongoing water, sewer, stormwater, and coastal projects in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ashish is a recent graduate of Mechanical Engineering with a minor in mathematics from Louisiana Tech University. He’s a lover of words, learning, and practicing […]
Louisiana Tech University Graduate, Nirmal Bhusal, E.I., Launches Career at Sustainable Design Solutions
Shreveport, Louisiana – March 2022 – Nirmal Bhusal, E.I., a recent graduate of Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University, launches his career at Sustainable Design Solutions as a Project Engineer Intern working out of the Shreveport, LA office. Nirmal will support the Clean Water Shreveport Program and the City of Shreveport with their ongoing water […]