Meet the Team

Principals of the Firm

Byron Stahly, P.E., President

Mr. Stahly oversees a staff of more than 30 professionals whose expertise includes transportation planning and design, water and wastewater systems design, site civil engineering, land development, and structural engineering.

Byron is a “hands on” manager with 17 years of experience as an engineer. In addition to his administrative duties and quality assurance/quality control oversight of staff projects he also manages projects of his own in the fields of transportation, land planning and development, and structural engineering. His clients include the Montana Department of Transportation, Cities and Counties throughout Montana, Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, and many private developers. Most recent transportation projects managed by him include a segment on the Highway 93 design corridor, Medicine Tree – Vicinity Red Horn Road, the Marysville Road Reconstruction Project, and RID roadway improvement projects for Lewis and Clark County. He also recently managed upgrades to Fish, Wildlife, and Parks’ Causeway Fishing Access, and assisted the Lewis and Clark County Fair Commission in planning for an upgrade to the Fairgrounds.

Education:

B.S., Civil Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 1988

Licenses and Registrations:

Licensed Professional Engineer, Montana
Registered Professional Engineer, Idaho

 

Jeff Larson, P.E., Vice President

Mr. Larson’s 17 years of experience includes all elements of transportation, wastewater and water, and site development engineering. His experience encompasses complete project management from planning and design to construction administration. Strong computer skills, an excellent understanding of design engineering, and a firm knowledge of construction techniques and practices compliment Jeff’s education and experience. Mr. Larson is an experienced project manager and has successfully managed projects with budgets exceeding six million dollars. His abilities allow him to efficiently provide our clients with accurate and cost effective engineering services that are consistently on schedule and within budget.

Education:

B.S., Civil Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 1987

M.S., Civil Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 1989

Licenses and Registrations:

Licensed Professional Engineer, Montana

 

Greg Benjamin, P.E., Principal

Bozeman, Montana Office Manager

Greg Benjamin has been practicing engineering in Montana for over 12 years. He is experienced in project funding, design and management. He has extensive structural design experience with residential and commercial buildings and bridges. Greg has assisted Montana communities in producing several Treasure State Endowment (TSEP) grants and is familiar with working on bridge projects that are funded by TSEP. In the 2005 grant funding cycle, he sat on the TSEP Review Committee for evaluating the technical engineering aspects of grant applications submitted to TSEP for funding bridge construction projects.

Mr. Benjamin’s structural experience also includes bridge engineering for MDT. Both, as an employee of the department and more recently as a consulting engineer, he has assisted in the design of several bridges within the state’s highway system. Additionally, Greg has managed several trail projects that were funded by MDT’s Community Transportation Enhancement System. He has developed a reputation for professionally managing projects that are on schedule and budget. He works well with regulatory agencies and private and public clients.

As manager of the Bozeman office of Stahly Engineering & Associates, Greg oversees all projects that are produced out of that office including land development and water and wastewater projects. The office has grown considerably over the last several years and Greg can be attributed with increasing the personnel available to our clients as well as the profitability of the office.

Education:

B.S., Civil Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT – 1994
M.S. Civil Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT – 1999

Licenses and Registrations:

Licensed Professional Engineer, Montana

 

Dan Stahly, P.L.S., Principal

Dan Stahly has worked in the field of Land Survey for over 15 years, achieving his Professional Land Surveyor registration in 2004. He serves as a principal of Stahly Engineering with his focus primarily on land surveying and mapping for the Bozeman office. Dan has extensive experience in using AutoCAD and Autodesk software and is proficient at performing topographic, boundary and site surveys. His project experience includes oversight of survey tasks for major projects brought to the firm by both private and public clients. He provides detail design of site development and transportation projects that include the Moonlight Basin Ranches and several CTEP funded trail projects for communities throughout Montana. Dan’s clients appreciate the positive working relationships he develops between them and the regulatory agencies that review his work.

Education:

Land Survey Program, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT - 2001-2003
Completed 3 1/2 years of Civil Engineering curriculum, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT - 1995-1998

Licenses and Registrations:

State of Montana Professional Land Surveyor, 2004