Our Mission
KeliAnn Engineering is a structural engineering firm based on integrity, honesty, and service to our clients. We pride ourselves on communication with our clients and meeting their needs with practical and innovative solutions.
Our Team
Keli Dudek, S.E, P.E
Owner/Principal
Owner/Principal
Keli is a licensed Structural Engineer in the states of Illinois and Wisconsin with experience analyzing and designing both new construction and renovation work in steel, concrete, wood, and masonry. Keli enjoys working with architects and owners to design truly original structures and finding solutions to challenging problems. She is an entrepreneur with excellent communication skills who will work with you to find the best structural solutions while working within financial constraints. Notre Dame and Purdue Graduate.
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Sarah Vaughan-Cook, S.E, P.E
Project Manager
Project Manager
Since obtaining her M.S. in 2004, Sarah Vaughan-Cook has practiced structural engineering in San Francisco and Chicago. Her experience includes design and analysis of new structures, and seismic strengthening of historic structures, laboratories, and U.S. embassies. She has overseen construction of 13 new buildings in the Bay Area and one in the Midwest employing steel and concrete systems. She has past experience in failure analysis, investigations, and repair. Sarah joined KeliAnn Engineering, a small Chicago area firm where she can do all of the above, in 2016.
Sarah is past-Chair and served nine years as a member of the Structural Engineering Institute (ASCE-SEI) Sustainability Committee, a national committee seeking to bring relevant information on sustainable practices to design professionals. She served five years as a member of the SEI National Technical Program Committee, on which she has developed the building structures technical program for the annual SEI Structures Congress. As of October 2017, she also serves as a member of the SEI Technical Activities Division's Executive Committee.
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Sarah is past-Chair and served nine years as a member of the Structural Engineering Institute (ASCE-SEI) Sustainability Committee, a national committee seeking to bring relevant information on sustainable practices to design professionals. She served five years as a member of the SEI National Technical Program Committee, on which she has developed the building structures technical program for the annual SEI Structures Congress. As of October 2017, she also serves as a member of the SEI Technical Activities Division's Executive Committee.
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Sarah Vaughan-Cook, S.E, P.E
Project Manager
Project Manager