Steve Larson Email & Phone Number

Lester Prairie, Mn

Lester Building Systems is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers and builders of pre-engineered post-frame structures. Approximately 1500 Lester Buildings are constructed each year in the US between the Rocky Mountains and the East Coast. Lester Buildings are purchased for a wide variety of end uses in the agricultural, commercial, institutional and hobby markets. Most Lester Buildings are sold using Improv, Lester’s custom built Building Design, Configuration and Sales software. Improv is used to collect a customers’ building requirements, do complete structural design and detailing, compile parts into a bill of material, calculate building pricing information, and produce drawings for sales, permitting and construction. My responsibilities include:- Lead Software Architect for Improv- Development of Modules for User Interface, Engineering Design and Detailing and Building Modeling for Improv- Development of Programs for Engineering Analysis, Design and Detailing of Wood-Frame Buildings, including: - Truss Design and Analysis - Rafter Analysis - Beam Column Member Design and Analysis - Plane Frame Analysis - Flexible Diaphragm Analysis / Frame Interaction / Shear Wall Analysis - Wind and Snow Load Calculation - Footing Analysis and Column Embedment - Metal Cladding Shop Order Generation - Composite Column Shop Order Generation - Knee Brace Geometry Calculation

Minneapolis, Mn

- Structural evaluation and inspection of steel, masonry, timber, and concrete industrial and commercial structures- Preparation of structural engineering calculations, specifications, and construction plans for a wide variety of structures- Structural design of four story reinforced concrete and structural steel bank and office building in St. Paul, MN and one-story reinforced concrete and masonry laboratory in Minneapolis, MN - Project Manager and Structural Engineer for inspection, analysis, repair design and plan preparation for reinforcement of approximately 800 steel outdoor advertising structures in Florida- Development of Analysis Software for outdoor advertising structures- Inspection, analysis and design for above ground storage tanks and elevated water tanks in Minnesota and Wisconsin- Project Manager and Structural Engineer for installation of PCS antennas on approximately 60 elevated water tanks in Twin Cities

Edina, Mn

- Structural design of bridges, tunnels, and retaining walls, including preparation of civil and structural engineering calculations, specifications, and construction plans- Inspection and analytical studies for rehabilitation of Mendota Bridge, Minneapolis, MN- Structural Design of Leif Erickson Tunnel, Duluth, MN and Northeast Portal of Lafayette Bluff Tunnel, Two Harbors, MN- Design of substructures and superstructures for several highway and ramp bridges in Twin Cities- Development of standard retaining wall plans for Minnesota DOT- Development of Retaining Wall Analysis Software

Skokie, Il

- Analytical studies and evaluations of existing steel and concrete structures for gravity, wind, and seismic loading- Static and dynamic Finite Element Analyses of various structures- Analytical studies of long-term behavior of concrete high-rise buildings and prestressed concrete bridges- In-situ Dynamic testing of bridge structures using modal analysis- Development of computer programs for analysis and design of prestressed concrete bridges- Analytical and experimental studies of thermal properties of concrete and masonry structures and materials

Msce, Structural Engineering

Bce, Civil Engineering