Ofer Goldschmidt Email & Phone Number

Collegeville, Pa

Gorski Engineering, Inc. is a leading Design-Build-Development firm recognized nationwide for its dedication to safety, excellence, and innovation. Through our trademarked design, engineering, and construction process, we collaborate with clients in every project phase, from planning and budgeting to permitting and financing, and through to construction and operation.

New York

WPA Inc. specializes in general contracting for mid to heavy civil, mechanical, plumbing, and general construction city/federal projects. The portfolio includes construction projects such as wastewater treatment plants and pump stations (NYCDEP), educational facilities (SCA), transportation (NYCTA & TBTA), and infrastructure developments. As the Lead Engineer, I am responsible for all phases of construction, from bidding to the close-out of multi-million-dollar projects. Approved as a Project Manager by New York agencies. As a Lead Director in Construction at WPA Inc. my duties encompass organizing project sites, overseeing engineers, team building, managing bids and estimates, controlling budgets and costs, ensuring compliance with contract documents, handling submittals, negotiating contracts, coordinating subcontractors, procurement, managing change orders and addenda, applying value engineering principles, resolving disputes with the NYC Commissioner and Comptroller, requisitioning payments, planning and scheduling projects, attending meetings, and closing out contracts.

Ardmore, Pa

Completed hundreds of structural engineering designs and analyses for steel, concrete, and timber/wood structures using all mandatory governing codes and methods.Analysis: Created 3D models of structures, calculating seismic and wind loads using finite element software. Developed various Excel spreadsheets to calculate different load conditions on structures and performed dynamic reliability analysis of steel and reinforced concrete structures.Steel Structures: Designed and analyzed a psychiatric hospital valued at $100 million (310,000 sq-ft), as well as office buildings, schools, car dealerships, and healthcare facilities.Masonry & Concrete Structures: Designed and analyzed retaining walls, pile foundations, mat foundations, low-rise masonry structures, schools, and concrete and pre-cast buildings.Wood Structures: Worked on three- and four-story senior housing projects, a variety of high-end residential buildings, renovations, schools, development housing, and timber structures.Structural Modifications & Additions: Conducted structural modifications and additions analyses for historic restorations and existing structures, ensuring the new designs maintained structural integrity and adaptive reuse, and provided detailed reports.Industrial: Designed stacks and large piping supports for thermal oxidation systems, including performing 3D finite element analysis and detailing.Software: Generated structural drawings using AutoCAD and Revit, and utilized RAM Structural System, STAAD, RISA, RAM Elements, StruCalc, and other relevant software.

Blue Bell Pa

Managed and supervised all phases of high-end, multimillion-dollar custom home construction. Specialized in new builds, renovations, and restorations. Worked directly with homeowners, subcontractors, and suppliers. Responsible for preparing schedules, budgets, and requisitions.