Keith Yorgason

City Engineer at the City of Kilgore

Longview-Marshall Area

About

I am a Mechanical Engineering graduate that excels in finding the best possible solution to the problem at hand. I work well alone but love working in a group and am experienced with leading others. My passion is in the design of moving parts and streamlining mechanical systems. I have CSWA and CSWA-FEA certifications and have experience with LabVIEW, Matlab, SolidCAM, and ANSYS. I am currently working as a Project Engineer for Hunter Contracting.

Experience

  • KILGORE, CITY OF (Full-time · 3 yrs 10 mos)
    • City Engineer
      Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    • Director of Parks & Facilities
      Sep 2022 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Project Engineer at Hunter Contracting Co.
    May 2017 - Sep 2022 · 5 yrs 5 mos

  • Mechanical Engineering Student at Brigham Young University - Idaho
    Apr 2013 - Apr 2017 · 4 yrs 1 mo

  • Field Engineer (Internship) at Mortenson
    Jan 2016 - Apr 2016 · 4 mos

    • Created distribution maps to designate storage and placement of incoming materials to site. • Determined necessary height of individual steel piles for solar arrays. • Monitored and measured grading work of civil crews and made adjustments as necessary. • Researched methods and solutions for undesirable ground conditions for solar arrays. • Settled disputes between Mortenson employees and field contractors.

  • Trainer at Bernett Research
    Oct 2013 - Jan 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Monitoring interviewers phone calls Validating information collected Training new employees Running Shifts - managing the numbers dialed - addressing issues with the network or interviewers - communicating with project coordinators and shift leads in other offices