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 a part of a growing team. It’s exciting to be a part of something new and to have the opportunity to work on various projects affecting the Greater Baton Rouge area,” said Talene.
Kodi Guillory, President of Sustainable Design Solutions, said, “Talene’s background and skill set are an asset to our firm. I am excited about the value and experience that she will contribute to our growing team. We are thrilled that she is a part of our dedicated team working together to provide clients with the highest level of service and competitive engineering solutions.”
A Baton Rouge native, Talene is a Louisiana State University Civil Engineering graduate who comes to Sustainable with more than six years of professional project engineering experience. Most recently, Talene worked in transportation, designing roadway improvements in Louisiana. Her experience also includes residential land development and site design. She’s worked with teams to design infrastructure needed for subdivisions and commercial properties.
Talene enjoys positively impacting her community through her work, including projects with non-profit organizations. For the past four years, she’s been a member of the Greater Baton Rouge Chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) and the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). She is also a 2021 Leadership Ascension graduate, where her team was awarded the 2021 Project of the Year award for raising money for Ascension Parish public school’s STEM program and putting on the first-ever STEM Aviation Expo in Ascension Parish.
In Talene’s free time, she enjoys attending LSU football games!
Welcome to the SUSTAINABLE TEAM, Talene!