•Review of preliminary plans and documents and completion of a budget and proposal.•Completed and oversaw the completion of design calculations, drafting of submittal documents and plan organization.•Direct interaction with clients (architects, contractors, and owners) as well as building department officials during all phases of a project.•Projects included the design and review of various steel, wood, masonry and concrete structures under 60,000 square feet, site walls and retaining walls under 20 feet.•Provided extensive technical assistance to the Principle Engineer on expert witness cases involving the defense of structural defect lawsuits. Assistance included attending visual inspection and destructive testing, review of depository documents such as; expert witness reports, construction documents and contracts and completion of any required calculations and reports.•Created new and revised existing calculation spreadsheets to incorporate code changes and to streamline the design process.•Provided technical and procedural training and assistance to new engineers and design staff.

Project engineer on various residential and small commercial structures. A typical project required the performance of an initial site inspection, generation of design estimates and proposals, complete design calculations, drafting and plan organization, interaction with clients (architects, contractors, and home owners), field observations and inspections.