Profession Engineer License and Registration
Active: Minnesota, Wisconsin Inactive: Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Michigan
Education
Bachelor of Civil Engineering Bachelor Degree in Math
University of Minnesota Physics & Computers
Minneapolis MN, 1978 St. Cloud State, St. Cloud MN, 1971
Professional Abilities and Experience
1) Structural design (including calculations and certifications) of commercial and industrial buildings and bridges using various types of materials: steel, concrete, masonry, aluminum, wood, engineered wood, and tensile fabric structures. This often included nonstructural compliance with the appropriate building codes such as exiting, sprinkler systems, toilet facilities, handicap access and fire ratings for walls, ceilings and floors. Also, structural inspections of buildings for their structural integrity and compliance to the appropriate building codes including roofs, walls, floors and foundations.
2) Structural design (including calculations and certifications) of stainless steel tanks, including hoppers, foundations, roofs and floors.
3) Research, development and design of shear diaphragms for roofs, floors and walls using concrete panels, plywood, or steel sheathing.
4) Solving conflicts and problems with public building officials, contractors and obtaining state plan approvals and local building permits.
5) Working knowledge of Revit, Auto CAD, Math CAD, RISA and other structural analysis software programs.
6) Material handling structures to include conveyers, grain and salt storage buildings (including tension membrane buildings), silos, hoppers, ect.
7) Weldments to include overhead and jib cranes, jet engine test frames, trench shields, and support frames for hazardous chemical containers and mechanical units.
Employment History and Experience as a Structural Engineer
Nov. 99 to Now
Consultant MN & WI
Structural Engineer
Structural building & bridge design as mentioned in (1) and (6) above. Curtain Wall design of multistory buildings using Math CAD and other structural software. Design of concrete products including prestressed steel. Building inspections for insurance and real-estate companies with structural engineering issues. Design of play ground equipment. Calculations for an insurance company to determine the plausibility of an injury claim. Expedient structural repair design for construction sites where structural problems existed. Resolving issues with building inspectors as mentioned in (4) above. Assessment and feasibility reports of existing structures of all types, along with field inspections. Additions and modifications of existing buildings based on the latest codes. Foundation design, shoring/bracing and underpinning design for all types of structures. Review of steel/ concrete shop drawings, and sealing of drawings as required by specifications. Complete design of all types of steel, concrete, masonry and wood structures from start to finish, along with computer modeling and AutoCAD drawings. Field representation, RFI, RFC, and change order resolution on behalf of client, construction manager, or contractors. Structural engineering of many industrial projects through contractors such as Y.H.O. and Strom for such companies as 3M and FMC to include items (1) and (7) mentioned above.
March 05 to Jan. 09
Hartford Group
Structural Engineer
Structural building design as mentioned in (1) and (4) above. Use of Auto CAD and/or REVIT for Structural drawings and Math CAD and/or RISA for Structural Calculations.
June 02 to Now
KCI Consultants Stacy, MN
Structural Engineer
Structural building design as mentioned in (1) and (6) above. Structural design of city water storage tanks in need of structural repair. Developed and certifying city tank inspection and recommendation reports. Developed and certified city tank requests for proposal that detail the work to be done and the various regulations to be observed including OSHA standards. Solved conflicts with public officials and contractors for both the buildings and tanks as mentioned in (4) above. Used Auto CAD to develop drawings for the aforementioned projects, also used Math CAD and Risa for some of the structural calculations. Design of tensioned membrane buildings.
June 03 to Dec 04
American Structures, Inc Menomonie, WI
Structural Engineer
Structural building design as mentioned in (1) and (6) above. Structural design of bolted steel tanks diameters of 14 feet to 150 feet and heights of 8 feet to 60 feet. Developed owner’s manuals for the steel tanks including maintenance and safety instructions. Solved conflicts with public officials for both the buildings and tank as mentioned in (4) above. Used Auto CAD to develop drawings for the aforementioned projects, also used Math CAD and Risa for some of the structural calculations.
March 96 to Sept. 01
R.C. Consultants St. Paul, MN
Structural Engineer
Mostly 3M industrial work to include structural building design as mentioned in (1), (6) and (7) above along with the remodeling of buildings and equipment such as material handling equipment. Steel fabrication drawing reviews and approvals. Helped with marketing to bring in more work for the company. Helped the mechanical and electrical engineers with some of their structural problems such as bracing for power line poles. Preformed on site inspections for contractor compliance or gathering design information. Supervision of CAD personnel. Remodeling project for the Woodbury Menards store (Menards requested that I be the Structural Engineer for this project) which involved item (4) above.
April 95 to Jan. 96
Northland Buildings Inc. Eau Claire, WI
Structural Engineer
Structural building design as mentioned in (1), (4) and (6) above. Supervision of CAD personnel. Obtained contractor’s license in Michigan.
Feb. 92 to April 95
Bauman Construction Inc. Chippewa Falls, WI
Structural Engineer
Structural building design as mentioned in (1) and (4) above. Supervi...
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