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Education
Bachelor of Science – Civil Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Master of Public Administration
State University of New York (Albany)
Graduate studies in Business Administration
University of Chicago and Northwestern University
Professional Credentials
Licensed Professional Engineer – State of New York
Licensed Structural Engineer – State of Illinois
Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers
Fellow, American Concrete Institute
Professional Experience
1995 to Present
Associate – Providing forensic consulting services including:
Structural Analysis / Concrete Design
Construction Means / Practices
Engineering Design Defects / Structural Integrity
Civil Engineering
Contract Administration / Contract Arbitration
Project Management
Quality Control/ Quality Assurance
1992 to Present
Consulting Engineer
Consultant to government agencies on construction quality
control and quality assurance matters and to lawyers on construction issues. Construction disputes arbitrator for American Arbitration Association
1972 to1991
Dormitory Authority of State of NY, Delmar, NY
1988-1991 Senior Project Manager (Special Projects)
Formulating and implementing agency-wide policies affecting the design and construction of all facilities in the agency’s varied building programs. Developed regional contracts for inspection and testing laboratory services to improve the quality of completed projects. Senior Project Manager for rehabilitation program for State University of NY dormitories and Department of Health facilities. Responsible for program and budget planning, design and construction of rehabilitation projects at 29 campuses and institutions. Organized program and the department to execute it. Project Managerfor Department of Health capital program. Responsible for programming, master planning, design and construction of capital facilities at three institutions. Initiated program.
1964 to 1972
State University Construction Fund, Albany, New York
1968-1972 Structural Engineer in Engineering Services Group, providing engineering backup to project coordinators managing design and construction of academic facilities on 34 State University of NY campuses. Formulated engineering policies to be applied to this program.
Project Coordinator for various academic facilities on several campuses in the above program, including master planning of new health sciences campus at Stony Brook, New York.
1963 to 1964
Severud, Elstad, and Krueger, New York, New York
Structural Engineer for academic and commercial projects in engineering consulting firm.
1958 to 1963
Bertrand Goldberg Associates, Chicago, Illinois
Structural Engineer for industrial, commercial, academic and high-rise apartment projects in combined architectural/engineering firm. Assistant Chief Structural Engineer for design of Marina City (at the time world’s tallest concrete buildings, 588 ft.), then Resident Engineer during construction.
1948 to 1963
Albany, Pittsburgh and Chicago
Structural Engineer, draftsman, field engineer on commercial, industrial, housing and military projects for engineering and construction firms and developers.
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
American Arbitration Association
Arbitrator for Construction Disputes
American Society of Civil Engineers
Greensfelder Construction Prize, 1963
Chairman and member of national technical committee,
1965 – 1972
American Concrete Institute
Board of Direction, 1972 – 1975
Kennedy Award, 1977
Chairman and member of national technical, educational and certification committees, 1965 – present
Eastern New York Chapter, President, 1969 – 1970
Eastern New York Technical Council
President, 1995 – present
Other Qualifications
Colonel (retired), U.S. Army Reserve, Corps of Engineers
Member, local Board of Education, 1971 – 1981
Speaker and lecturer at engineering and technical conferences and seminars in US, Canada, Mexico and England
Publication will be available upon request.
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