Expert Details
Structural Engineering
ID: 736230
Utah, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 2003 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Civil Engineering | Institution: University of Utah |
| Year: 2000 | Degree: MS | Subject: Civil Engineering | Institution: University of Utah |
| Year: 1998 | Degree: BS | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: University of Utah |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2016 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Co-Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Created new firm focusing on structural and mechanical engineering.Perform structural evaluations of existing heavy industrial structures. Develop structural design of manufacturing and industrial facilities. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2011 to 2015 | Employer: Millcreek Engineering | Title: Structural Group Manager | Department: Structural |
Responsibilities:Created new structural engineering group.Perform structural engineering and design review on industrial mine and power plant structures. Oversee technical staff hiring and development. Established structural design and drafting standards |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2011 | Employer: Dunn Associates | Title: Principal | Department: |
Responsibilities:Oversaw operation of structural design groupDeveloped client relationships Managed workload and quality control Acted as the Principal in charge for seismic retrofit and blast mitigation projects. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2006 to 2007 | Employer: New Mexico Tech | Title: Visiting Professor | Department: Civil & Environmental Engineerig |
Responsibilities:Taught the following coursesConstruction Materials Intro & Advanced Concrete Design Intro & Advanced Steel Design Timber & Masonry Design |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2004 to 2005 | Employer: Pfeifferhorn Structural Engineering | Title: Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the firm. This included acquiring new work, writing proposals, and performing the work. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2000 to 2004 | Employer: ABS Consulting | Title: Principal Engineer | Department: |
Responsibilities:Designed concrete, steel, masonry, and wood structures using IBC and associated material specific codesPerformed seismic evaluations and retrofits using FEMA-356 for concrete wood, and masonry structures |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Professional Structural Engineer in Utah, Nevada, Illinois. Professional Civil Engineer in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, New Mexico, Tennessee, Washington Professional Structural Engineer: Licensed in 25 additional states |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Received the Utah Heritage Foundation Award for structural stabilization of a historical building. Recognized in the ENR Mountain States Top 20 under 40. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Patent holder for the RakAttach. Publications: 16 Presentations: 11 |
Additional Experience
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Representative Projects: 2000-Present MAK Tunnel, Mongolia: Engineer of Record on twostory reclaim tunnel below 150 ft ore pile. Dominion Coal Yard Expansion, West Virginia: Engineer of Record for a $150M coal yard expansion. Structures included tube gallery conveyors, transfer towers, stacking tubes, head houses, and reclaim tunnels. Urea Plant, North Dakota: Engineer of Record on $85M Urea material handling system. Structures included truss and tubular galleries, transfer towers, storage Suspension Bridge, Arizona: Design Engineer for a 130 foot span, suspension bridge carrying water and process piping. Intel, Arizona: Structural connection designer on over 10,000 Tons of structural steel. Vibration Retrofits: Design Engineer on numerous vibrating equipment retrofits (primarily for screens and crushers). Bridge Crane Evaluation: Oversaw the structural evaluation of a 105 year old bridge crane, that spanned 550 ft, and rode on rails. Evaluation included structural loads, fatigue, and non-destructive testing. Solar Concentrator Plant, Nevada: Design Engineer on various plant modifications. Compaction Facility, New Mexico: Oversaw the structural design of an $125M potash compaction plant. Intrepid Potash Structural Evaluation: Lead the yearly structural condition evaluation of all surface and underground facilities at three large mine sites. Structures varied from headframes to conveyors to processing structures. Salt Lake Public Safety Building: Responsible for the structural design of this critical 6-story building housing police and fire administration and emergency operations. Design criteria included Anti-Terrorism/ Force Protection, and Immediate Occupancy seismic performance. Canyons District Seismic Study: Oversaw seismic evaluation of 100 building and provided expert testimony during asset division arbitration hearings. BWXT Pantex Nuclear Weapons Facility: Performed soil-structure interaction analyses of five nuclear weapons assembly facilities. Utah Capitol Dome Retrofit: Engineered the steel backup frames for the terracotta retrofit Service UTAH TASK FORCE 1—URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE Served as a Structures Specialist for 10 years ASCE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE COMMITTEE Participated as a corresponding member of the 2nd Edition (BOK-2) and Committee on Academic Prerequisites for Professional Practice SCOUTING PROGRAM Served as a scout leader for 15 years. |