Engineer and Manager at KPFFMr. Buccola is a professional structural engineer with more than 14 years of experience in the industry. Currently, he manages the Louisville office of KPFF—part of a nationwide firm with over 1,100 employees and 20 offices across the country. Mr. Buccola is a transplant from Los Angeles where he started his career with KPFF and simultaneously taught undergraduate structural engineering courses at Cal Poly Pomona. He spent the last seven years in Louisville overseeing design teams on a host of projects throughout the U.S. He recently left a Louisville-based A/E firm where he was vice president, to open and manage the KPFF Louisville office in 2017 where they are now 16 people-strong. They specialize in the rehabilitation of existing buildings, and in the construction of medical office buildings, industrial facilities, design-build projects, and housing/hospitality projects. He is a licensed professional engineer in 36 states.
In his spare time, Mr. Buccola enjoys travelling with his wife Valerie, who is responsible for introducing him to the second love of his life: her home state of Kentucky. Weekends are spent together with their four kids, discovering all that Louisville has to offer. Mr. Buccola is also a cancer survivor, a foster parent, and a Louisville Business Journal “2012 Forty Under 40” honoree.

Mr. Daley is a professional structural engineer with 4 years of experience in the industry. He currently works at the Louisville office of KPFF Consulting Engineers and is experienced in rehabilitation of existing structures, design of industrial facilities, and wood-framed construction. Mr. Daley enjoys a wide variety of projects, and has on-the-job experience in seven states ranging from New Mexico to Florida to Ohio. KPFF has given him endless learning possibilities and professional resources, given their national status as a leading structural firm with over 1,100 employees and 20 offices in nine states. Mr. Daley received in PE license in June 2017 and is always looking forward to his next design challenge.
A proud alumnus of Western Kentucky University (BS, ’13) and The University of Kentucky (MS, ’14), Mr. Daley enjoys college sports and loves to make visits back to both campuses for football and basketball games. After starting work in Lexington, Kentucky after graduation, he jumped at an opportunity to get back to Louisville, where he and his wife grew up. Mr. Daley spends his free time outdoors hiking, biking, and gardening. He is also invested in high school STEM outreach, serving as a judge and mentor in several local science camps and competitions.

Mr. White is a professional structural engineer with more than 13 years of experience in the industry. Currently, he is a senior structural engineer in the Louisville office of KPFF – part of a nationwide firm with over 1,100 employees and 20 offices across the country. They specialize in the rehabilitation of existing buildings, and in the construction of medical office buildings, industrial facilities, design-build projects, and housing/hospitality projects. After graduating from Clemson University in 2005, Mr. White started his career in Myrtle Beach, SC designing reinforced concrete high rise structures, multi-family condominiums, and office buildings. He spent the last nine years designing structures throughout the country for the Department of Defense, ranging from small CMU training buildings to full compounds, as well as Army Reserve Training Centers. In his spare time, Mr. White and his wife Allyson enjoy spending time outdoors hiking, kayaking, and exploring local areas. They have a one-year-old daughter that fulfills their lives. Mr. White also loves watching and attending college football games and cheering on his alma mater Clemson Tigers.