H. John Vetter II

KAI recently announced the promotion of H. John Vetter II, PE to Principal – Electrical Engineering at its Dallas-Fort Worth office. KAI hired Vetter in September 2021 to the new position of National Electrical Engineering Subject Matter Expert.

In his expanded role, Vetter will collaborate with Charles Keefer, AIA Principal – Architecture & Engineering Operations; and Aleksandar Milenkov, PE Principal – Mechanical Engineering; to proactively drive the firm’s day-to-day engineering practice to ensure design excellence, technical quality, schedule and budget compliance, staff attraction/retention/development, and industry best practices.

Vetter has more than 32 years of combined experience in engineering and management. In his previous role as National Electrical Engineering Subject Matter Expert, Vetter provided company-wide technical expertise in the electrical engineering discipline and acted in the lead electrical engineering role on high-profile projects. He also oversaw quality control on electrical projects, served as engineering project manager for large engineering-driven projects, and supported KAI’s national engineering principals across all offices.

Prior to KAI, Vetter was Principal – Electrical Department Head at Smith Seckman Reid in Dallas-Fort Worth and Associate – Lead Engineering Project Manager and Project Manager at Dallas-based Aguirre Roden.

Vetter has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology, and he is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Colorado, Mississippi, Virginia and South Carolina.