Matt Wright, P.E., S.E. Email & Phone Number

Greater St. Louis Area

Greater St. Louis Area

Greater St. Louis Area

• Consulting engineer providing design services for PENTA's Winston Salem and Charlotte, NC offices.
• Remained with PENTA to finish several projects after relocating to St. Louis, MO for my spouse’s job.
• Perform steel and concrete design calculations.
• Serve as primary point of contact for clients.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Managing engineer supervising PENTA’s Winston Salem office.
• Manage 30+ simultaneous projects with engineering budgets ranging from $500 to $100k.
• Supervise six engineers and five designers across CSA, Mechanical, Electrical and Process departments.
• Coordinate manpower planning with chief engineers in Charlotte office.
• Conduct annual employee performance evaluations.
• Participate in hiring process for the Winston Salem office.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Senior Structural Engineer and Project Manager supervising Winston Salem CSA department.
• Retained structural design responsibilities from previous position.
• Wrote 80+ project proposals per year including scope of work, budget and deliverables list.
• Supervised one designer and one junior engineer.
• Managed multi-discipline projects with engineering budgets up to $50k.
• Clients included R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Duke Energy, Weyerhaeuser, Chemtrade Logistics, Energizer Battery, 3M, and Nestlé

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Structural Engineer providing steel, concrete, masonry and wood design for heavy industrial clients.
• Significant projects:o Chemical manufacturing building expansion in Danville, VA.o Truck loading building including rooftop silos in Decatur, AL.
• Completed projects across multiple industries including power generation, pulp and paper, food production, manufacturing and chemical.
• Served as primary point of contact for clients throughout design process.
• Designed equipment supports, building expansions, fall protection, deep foundations, tank farms and monorail/bridge cranes.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

Took advantage of an opportunity to pursue a long-time interest in financial markets.

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Sole proprietor of independent professional engineering firm specializing in structural design for single family housing,
• Provided structural design services for manufactured, modular and site-built housing companies.
• Grew client base from three initial clients to ~15 clients exclusively through client referrals.
• Created complete construction manuals for in-plant use.
• Designed homes to meet HUD, IRC, IBC and local building codes.
• Clients included Carolina Building Solutions (Salisbury, NC), CMH Manufacturing, Inc. (Maryville, TN), Destiny Industries (Moultrie, GA), Simpad, LLC (Goshen, IN) and Topsider Homes (Clemmons, NC).

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Maintained, revised and expanded DAPIA construction manuals for Oakwood Homes and three subsidiaries.
• Designed all structural aspects of manufactured homes including wood, steel and concrete.
• Developed an automated shearwall design program.
• Trained engineering staff in shearwall design.
• Performed quality control checks in manufacturing plants for compliance with building codes
• Trained plant staff in use of construction manuals.

Bethesda, MD

• Field Engineer for simultaneous construction of U.S. Mint headquarters and American Public Health Association offices in Washington, DC.
• Total project cost ~$50 million.
• Created construction schedules for both projects.
• Reviewed plans for compliance with owner’s specifications.
• Served as owner’s liaison for multiple subcontractors.
• Led weekly status meetings for the owner, architect and Clark project managers.