William Bruin Email & Phone Number

William (Bill) Bruin, a registered Professional Engineer in six states and an ACOPNE Board Certified Port Engineer, boasts twenty-seven years of experience in risk consulting, marine and port engineering, and project management. He has successfully applied his expertise to a wide range of industrial and waterfront projects.Mr. Bruin's career has focused on condition assessment, response evaluation, risk identification, hazard mitigation, due-diligence assessment, asset management, and design. His responsibilities have included on-site reviews, condition assessments, analytical evaluations, risk and loss estimations, conceptual upgrade and mitigation designs, rehabilitation, construction document development, permitting support, and on-site supervision of design installations for various onshore, near-shore, and offshore structures and facilities.Beyond his technical skills, Mr. Bruin has actively participated in disaster response and recovery efforts. He served on two earthquake reconnaissance teams, traveling to disaster-stricken locations in Haiti (2010) with EERI and for the World Bank, and in Japan (2011) with ASCE-COPRI to investigate the performance of marine and waterfront facilities. He also assessed marine oil terminal sites impacted by tsunamis and earthquakes in Chile (2010).Mr. Bruin has contributed significantly to the engineering field as an active member of prestigious committees, including the ASCE-COPRI Ports and Harbors Committee (Honorary Member), the ASCE 61 Standards Committee (Seismic Design of Piers and Wharves), and the new ASCE Standards Committee for the design of new piers and wharves. He has also authored content for the ASCE-COPRI Manual of Practice for Waterfront Facility Inspection and Assessment (MOP 130) and serves on a subcommittee dedicated to developing the new ASCE-COPRI Manual of Practice for the Rehabilitation of Waterfront and Marine Structures.Mr. Bruin previously chaired the Organizing Task Committee for the ASCE-COPRI PORTS 2022 conference held in Honolulu, Hawai'i, reflecting his commitment to promoting knowledge sharing and professional development within the engineering community.

Listed skills include Structural Engineering, Structural Analysis, Civil Engineering, Inspection, and 19 others.