Emergency Response Structural Engineering

• 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   Minnesota.
• 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   - former.
• 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 – Former 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).