Katherine farley P.E.,

Principal and Vice President of Operations

Katherine Farley, PE is Kline’s Principal and Vice President of Operations based in our DC Metropolitan office. Katherine holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from George Washington University (GWU) and has over ten (10) years of structural engineering experience on major building and civil construction projects throughout North America. Her vast experience in structural design, analysis, and evaluation of complex structures has led her to manage award winning projects such as The Arundel in Maryland and the iconic Miami Science Museum.

Recently promoted to Principal and VP of Operations in October 2021, Katherine’s new role focuses on overseeing and developing KLINE’s operations including our engineering and BIM units. Katherine brings her unique talents in engineering, compassionate leadership, customer engagement, and strength of character.

Watching her father, a civil engineer, create solutions to problems during construction inspired her to follow in his footsteps. Katherine started her career at Structural Technologies before joining KLINE as a project engineer in 2012. From day one, she demonstrated skills in leadership and operational excellence; attributes that Katherine brings to all her endeavors and design challenges.

Her passion for this industry and for sharing her knowledge has led her to serve on multiple industry associations and committees. Katherine has served as board member on The National Capital Chapter for ACI and is currently an active member of PTI's Spanish Translation Task Group and PTI DC-25 Parking Structures Committee. She also serves on NCSEA’s committee on Structural Engineering Engagement and Equity (SE3).

On her constant pursue for fostering learning across all sectors of our industry, she developed a series of Fundamentals of Post-Tensioned Concrete Design for Buildings, and Construction Coordination and Management videos for Spanish speakers drafters, young engineers, and construction workers in the US.

Today, Katherine has a strong reputation within the AEC industry as an expert in the design and construction of post-tensioned (PT) concrete structures. She also has tremendous depth of experience in structural evaluation and repairs and design of formwork and reshoring.

She is a dedicated, enthusiastic, problem-solver and hard worker team player. Katherine is proud to be a member of the Kline Engineering team and a role model for the next generation of female engineers. Katherine was born and raised in Lima, Peru, and is fluent in both English and Spanish.