In 1988 Charles Kohlhaas founded the Kohlhaas Corporation to concentrate on higher tech ASME, alloy and high temperature work for the copper industry, as well as single and double wall fuel storage tanks of all kinds. He holds MS and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Stanford University and is a registered Professional Engineer. Prior to this he was a partner for five years and Chief Executive Partner for five years of Steinman, Boyton Gronquist & Birdsall in New York, designers of suspension bridges worldwide.