Summary
Kyle Bonnet is a Principal Engineer in Community Development with 11 years of civil and structural engineering experience, now leading inspection and design teams to ensure safe, maintainable infrastructure for the City of Bend. He blends hands-on technical expertise—from Civil 3D and hydraulic modeling to Python scripting—with program and office leadership developed running his own engineering firm and managing regional offices. Kyle has overseen projects ranging from small private developments to $70M public works, giving him a rare end-to-end perspective on design, construction, and inspection. Known for mentorship and continual learning, he pushes for high-quality outcomes while building capable teams. Based in Bend, Oregon, he pairs his engineering focus with a passion for the outdoors, often testing ideas and resilience on climbs, singletrack, and backcountry routes. Colleagues describe him as curious, pragmatic, and skilled at turning complex technical constraints into practical, buildable solutions.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Civil Engineering, BS, Civil Engineering at Oregon State University