Evon Ballash, P.E., Casp Email & Phone Number

Development Center, 285 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, Ca 94301

Coordinates and supervises the daily operations of the Building Inspection Division office staff; provides technical guidance and training to technical and office staff members; assists and supervises the Plan Check Engineers. Functions as overall office manager of the Division, planning and assigning the work and providing guidance and training for the clerical, secretarial, and technical staff; evaluating existing procedures and permitting process methods and devising improved approaches; compiling reports and responding to public counter inquiries, assisting and supervising the Plan Check Engineers in reducing backlog. Acts as the Chief Building Official in their absence. Efficient record-keeping and assuring that the public counter activities are conducted in a prompt and effective manner.

San Jose, Ca

Advises professional engineers, architects and others concerning code requirements, engineering, architectural life safety and planning problems in the preliminary design of buildings and structures. Examines plans, calculations and specifications for residential, multi-family, commercial and industrial buildings,, including complex major structures for structural adequacy, disable accessibility, architectural life safety, zoning and general compliance with governing laws, codes, ordinances and regulations. Coordinates complex projects with Development Service partners, such as Planning, Fire Prevention, Public Works, Environmental Services for plan review approval and for streamlining permit process. Works closely with giving information to engineers, architects, contractors, owners and the general public regarding building code, zoning and general requirements concerning buildings and structures.

Foster City, Ca

Performs technical plan review for commercial, residential and industrial construction in accordance with established building codes, regulations and ordinances. Interprets building codes, ordinances, and guidelines as to application of plans. Prepares and maintains records of plans, inspections and reports regarding project. Composes concise written comments and deficiencies observed in plans. Communicates with all parties involved to facilitates approval of plans. Uses conflict resolution skills. Uses decision making skills and advanced analytical skills.

285 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, Ca

Structural Plans ReviewPerformed building plan review examinations concerning the construction or alteration of industrial, commercial and residential structures.Checked plans, specifications and calculations submitted by architects, engineers, contractors and owners for compliance to structural design, fire life safety, energy compliance, handicapped accessibility using California Building, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing codes and local Municipal ordinances.

285 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, Ca

Acts as a high level Project Manager for the City of Palo Alto’s Development Center overseeing large commercial and multi-family residential projects. Directs and manages project development from the initial building design proposals through permitting and construction phases. Coordinates the efforts of team members and consultants to deliver projects according to schedule. Defines the project objectives and oversees quality control throughout its life cycle.Establishes project goals to plan and schedule timelines and milestones.Schedules all meetings with clients and staff as related to project progress and applicants directives.Presides at project start-up meetings to communicate plan to team members.Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.\Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.

Structural Plans ReviewPerformed building plan review examinations concerning the construction or alteration of industrial, commercial and residential structures.Checked plans, specifications and calculations submitted by architects, engineers, contractors and owners for compliance to structural design, fire life safety, energy compliance, handicapped accessibility using California Building, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing codes and local Municipal ordinances.

Milpitas, Ca

Performs building plans examination for the construction and alteration of commercial, industrial and residential structures for compliance to building and municipal codes. Checks complex plans, structural calculations, architectural and fire life safety concerns, accessibility requirements, mechanical, electrical and plumbing plans for code compliance.

San Leandro, Ca

Reviewed and checked building plans and structural calculations submitted for building permit for ensure structural and architectural life safer standards in compliance with building codes. Prepared written reports and correspondence to designers, architects, engineers and contractors. Supervised permit counter staff as needed. Conducted Earthquake Home Strengthening workshops for City of San Leandro residents using the ABAG Prescriptive Seismic Strengthen Plan.

San Leandro, Ca

Provides technical guidance and training to R&D staff engineers, interdisciplinary department staff, sales representatives and plant manufacturing staff for the design and fabrication of structural metal connectors for wood to wood, wood to concrete and wood to steel construction. Conducted technical presentations on lateral load path, field installations, product applications and residential seismic retrofit to engineers, architects, building officials, inspectors, builders and homeowners. Drafted a technical manual specifications for the R&D engineering staff for testing procedures, product verification and validation processes in compliance with ISO 9000 standards. Designed, developed and managed structural testing programs for engineering prototype connectors. Assisted in the development of the cyclic testing of the Strong-Wall, prefabricated shear wall system.

Sunnyvale, Ca

Performed structural, fracture mechanics and fatigue analysis for flight vehicles, subassemblies, mechanical hardware components and ground handling equipment for NASA programs. Utilized software codes such as FORTRAN, BASIC, NASTRAN, EAL, IDEAS, BOSOR5, NASAGRL, NEPSAP for the engineering analysis of flight vehicles. Developed 3-D computer models in ProEngineer to interface with Pro Mechanica finite element analysis.