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Stephen Kern

Senior CAD Technician

Stephen retired on Feb 29, 2026. We appreciate his six years with us!

Stephen joined SSF’s CAD staff in 2019. Originally born and raised in Milwaukee (though admittedly not a Cheesehead), he attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering. Following graduation, he had some work adventures at Glacier National Park and Sun Valley, and eventually moved to Eugene, where he completed his Master’s of Architecture degree at the University of Oregon. For 28 years, he worked with a variety of prestigious Seattle architecture firms, and in 2019, he joined SSF’s CAD team. In his non-work time, Stephen and his husband, Matthew, enjoy sailing and traveling – mostly to nearby Oregon beaches – but they hope to go to Israel and Great Britain someday. Three four-legged friends also occupy the Kern house: Bean, Bruno and Moxie (2 dogs and a cat, respectively). Stephen and Bruno attend obedience training and are working toward their fourth title. The question is – who is training who?

Principals
Blaze Bresko PE, SEBrett Mozden PEBrian Rittereiser PE, SEChardie ByrneChris Potter PE, SEDan Say PE, SEFrancesca Renouard PE, SEGreg Coons PEGreg Juttner PE, SEHeidi MakiKarl Rosman PELori DeBoer PE, SE, Associate DBIAPete Krebs PE, SE, Associate DBIARyan Reichman PE, SEZane Kanyer PE, SE
Staff
Aaron Lieberman, PEAiko HollingerAlan KiersBart Blans PE, SEBeth Morales PEDennis NelsonDennis KuzubovElliot HolzhauerFrankie GaleottiGilbert Zapata IIIHolly Ashford, PEHowie Galeotti K9Joe McCoyJosie Byrne K9Karina Bovee, PEKellen BreskoLan NguyenLaura Nettesheim PELindsey WoodsLuna Blans K9Macky HamiltonMitchell BorsethNathan DardenNicole Sonken PERandy JamesRobert Henry PE, SEScott BrownSean Johnson PE, SESunny Sidhu PETim Mealy PE, SETony WilliamsonTyler Witthuhn PE
Legacy
Dan Morrow PEGary MacKenzieGary Swenson PE, SEPaul Fagét PE, SERob GalusSean KingStephen KernStuart Henderson