Emergency Response Structural Engineering
Services and Considerations
- Where training and experience create high value for our clients as a strong technical resource;
- Reasonable fees due to low overhead and efficient management practices;
- Well defined scopes of service;
- Over 40 years of structural engineering and AEC business solutions experience;
- Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) (structural) in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin;
- Well networked in the AEC community to find additional resources as necessary;
- Red Cross First Aid/AED/CRP certified;
- Familiarity with OSHA and other safety regulations;
- Experience working with OSHA, FEMA, CSB, (Chemical Safety Board), ATF (Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives), Homeland Security, Building Officials, Fire and Police Departments and other entities;
- Experience working with attorneys and other experts on legal cases, both for the plaintiff and the defense and with insurance companies for property condition assessments;
- Strong communicative skills including written and oral communication, running effective meetings, and creating a strong technical team;
- Coordination of various groups/teams to achieve a unified goal;
- Providing creative solutions out of complex situations, (“order out of chaos”);
- Flexible and highly adaptive to new technologies and unique conditions;
- Hazardous Material (HAZWOPER) training (40 hour + annual 8 hour) – current;
- Structural Engineering Emergency Response trained;
- Authorized Climber certification;
- Confined Space (permit required – authorized entrant, attendant, entry supervisor, rescue and emergency services) trained;
- Certified CalOES Structural Assessment Program (SAP) Evaluator, Coordinator and Trainer, California Office of Emergency Management - current;
- Ladder safety training;
Affiliations
- American Society of Civil Engineering (Life Member);
- Structural Engineering Institute – charter member;
- Architectural Engineering Institute – Founding member;
- American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota (ACECMN) Risk Management Committee
- Minnesota Structural Engineering Association (MNSEA) – active;
- MNSEA Structural Engineers Emergency Response (SEER) Committee – State Chairperson;
- National Council of Structural Engineering Associations (NCSEA) National SEER Committee member representing Minnesota MNSEA and author of several chapters of the SEER Manual, second edition;
- Association of Minnesota Emergency Managers – (former member);
- Infragard (FBI program to prevent hostile acts in America) – member;
- Project Management Institute – (former member);
- American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) -Professional (former member);
