About Us
Our approach to meeting each of our clients’ individual needs combines our strong technical capabilities along with a common sense attitude toward providing the most cost effective and integrated solution to every water resources engineering project.
Anderson Consulting Engineers, Inc. (ACE) is an employee-owned water resources/civil engineering consulting firm located in Fort Collins, Colorado. ACE has been providing a full range of water resources services to our clients since 1986. For more than 30 years, ACE’s principals have specialized in hydrologic and hydraulic engineering projects that emphasize both planning and design related to stormwater, flood control, and irrigation projects. Our approach to meeting each of our clients’ individual needs combines our strong technical capabilities along with a common sense attitude toward providing the most cost effective and integrated solution to every water resource engineering project.
ACE’s continued emphasis on practical approaches to the evaluation and design of water resources projects, results in a company culture that has won the confidence of our wide variety of clients. Our goal for each of our projects, both as a company and as individual engineers and technical staff, is to provide the highest quality and most economical product that meets or exceeds the expectations of our clients. Our hands-on management system, emphasis on client communication, and retention of personnel, ensures that our projects are completed on schedule, within budget, and most importantly, to the satisfaction of our clients.
ACE currently has a staff of 16 employees consisting of 13 engineers, of which 10 are Registered Professional Engineers in Colorado. Five of our engineers are also Certified Floodplain Managers. ACE’s Senior Staff are typically registered in several states and have advanced degrees and/or education in their fields. Our continuity of Senior Staff ensures management and oversight consistency throughout the duration of our projects. The Senior Staff are supported by dedicated and experienced engineers, most of whom also possess advanced degrees, and technical support personnel consisting of GIS analysts, and a certified Part 107 drone pilot. Similar to our Senior Staff, our support staff’s long-term commitment to the company provides continuity in personnel throughout the duration of a project.
While our client base is focused in Colorado and Wyoming, ACE has successfully completed numerous, multi-faceted projects throughout the western, mid-western, and southern United States.
Senior Staff
Gregory J. Koch, P.E. CFM
Greg is President and Senior Principal Engineer with Anderson Consulting Engineers. He has over 35 years of experience managing and conducting hydraulic, hydrologic, floodplain, sediment transport, geomorphologic, and urban drainage studies. In addition, Greg has designed channel stabilization/restoration and flood mitigation improvements, urban drainage systems, and managed the design of multi-discipline riverine improvement projects, along with facilitating permitting through Federal, State, and local agencies. He has been the chairman of the Larimer County Flood Review Board for more than 20 years.
Aaron M. Hansen, P.E. CFM
Mr. Hansen is Vice President and Principal Engineer with Anderson Consulting Engineers. He has a Bachelor’s degree from CSU, is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and is a Certified Floodplain Manager. Mr. Hansen has been with ACE since 1996 and has experience in studies involving: final design of river and drainage systems; hydrologic and hydraulic analyses; evaluations in support of CLOMR and LOMR applications; preparation and updating of master drainage plans; design of irrigation delivery systems; and significant involvement with regulatory agencies.
Brian A. Smith, P.E. CFM
Mr. Smith is a Principal Engineer and Project Manager with Anderson Consulting Engineers. He has Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University, is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and Nebraska, and is a Certified Floodplain Manager. Mr. Smith’s experience lies in the design of urban flood control projects, development of stormwater master plans, floodplain management, and preparation of FEMA submittals. He has been with Anderson Consulting Engineers since 2003.
Jamis D. Darrow, P.E. CFM, MBA
Mr. Darrow is a Principal Engineer and Project Manager with Anderson Consulting Engineers. He has Bachelor’s, Master’s and MBA degrees from Colorado State University, is a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and Utah, and is a Certified Floodplain Manager. Mr. Darrow has been with Anderson Consulting Engineers since 2004 and has extensive experience designing river and drainage systems; conducting hydrologic and hydraulic analyses; preparing FEMA applications; and conducting stream stability/sediment transport analyses.
Michelle L. Martin, P.E.
Michelle is a Senior Engineer with experience working for public and private sector clients in Colorado, Washington, Wyoming, Mississippi, and Indiana. She specializes in complex hydraulic modeling (1D and 2D), sediment transport analyses, floodplain permitting, dam break analyses and hazard classifications, bridge hydraulics, erosion and scour evaluations, and design of hydraulic structures. Michelle holds a master’s degree in Civil Engineering/Hydraulics from Colorado State University and has been with Anderson Consulting Engineers since 2002.
Scott R. Parker, P.E.
Scott has been a water resources engineer with Anderson Consulting Engineers since 2003 . He has been a project engineer on teams for projects involving: evaluation of irrigation water requirements of agricultural lands; evaluation of water rights associated with agricultural lands; hydraulic analysis of substitute water supply and augmentation plans; inventory and evaluation of irrigation delivery systems; design of irrigation delivery systems; and design of ground water drainage systems.
Jason M. Albert, P.E.
Jason has been with ACE since 2004, working for public and private sector clients in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. He has been a project manager and engineer for studies involving: hydrologic/hydraulic modeling of natural and urban drainage systems; flood hazards delineations in both natural and urban settings in support of CLOMR , LOMR and PMR Submittals: design of flood control channels, hydraulic structures, and restoration measures; evaluation and design of mitigation measures for bed and bank erosion in a variety of natural settings; and preparation and updating of master drainage plans.
Matt M. Clark, P.E.
Matt has been with ACE since 2009, working for public and private sector clients in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming. He has been a project manager and engineer for studies involving: hydraulic modeling and design of natural and urban drainage systems; flood hazards delineations in both natural and urban settings in support of CLOMR , LOMR and PMR Submittals: design of flood control channels, hydraulic structures, and restoration measures; evaluation and design of mitigation measures for bed and bank erosion in a variety of natural settings; and design of irrigation delivery systems; and design of ground water drainage systems.