Kyle Kusmer celebrates 20 years at Schaefer! Read below to learn more about Kyle.

1. Favorite thing to do off the clock?

Something outside, whether it’s sports or a home improvement project. Any home improvement project is good, as most engineers want to be contractors.

2. Most prized possession/what you couldn’t live without (outside of family and friends)?

It would be my iPad. It’s just so easy to use and it has everything I need to pass the time: movies, books, apps… and I have a Candy Crush problem.

3. Meet my family.

My wife Kristin and I have been married for 20 years now. I have my son, Jackson, who will be a senior in high school and my daughter, Caitlin, will be a freshman. We also have a dog, Rudy the Bernedoodle.

4. What is the most extreme thing you have ever done?

I try to limit extreme in my life, but Schaefer put a team together for Dangerwheel about six years ago, which involves riding an adult tricycle down a large hill with ramps. I did this once.

5. What’s your signature dish to cook for family and friends?

Anything on the smoker for sure. It would be a brisket if I have a full day around the house with nothing to do.

6. If you weren’t in structural engineering, what would you be?

I would probably be a football coach or teaching somewhere. Both my kids are throwers (discus + shotput) in track, and I’ve had to learn + teach discus in the past couple years. I enjoy meeting new people + learning something new.

7. What’s on your bucket list?

I think a European vacation would be great. I’ve seen a lot of the U.S. and Caribbean, but I have yet to make it to Europe.

8. Fun fact about yourself.

My dad had an engineering + surveying company. When I was in high school, I spent my summers at Cedar Point surveying + laying out roller coaster foundations.

9. What is a skill that you don’t have, but wish you did?

I wish I could play the guitar. I have picked up a guitar and tried throughout the years, but it hasn’t stuck yet.

10. What about Schaefer gets you to jump out of bed in the morning

The opportunity to solve a problem. I enjoy puzzles + solving things, and in the entertainment world there is not much repetitive work, so every day there’s something new to solve.