Education

Arcadia Neighborhood Learning Center Scottsdale, Arizona
Structural Engineer for 64,500-sf of kindergarten through eighth grade school facilities. Facilities consist of four separate buildings connected by adjoining green space, walkways, and shade elements. Three of the buildings are one-story and the largest building is two-story. Each facility is constructed of load bearing clay masonry exterior walls. Horizontal systems are constructed of composite steel beam floors and steel bar joist roofs. Facilities utilize large areas of exposed concrete floors with various finishes. A post-tensioned concrete exterior basketball court, a small amphitheater, courtyard elements, and unique play areas compliment the site. The two-story building is designed to accommodate solar panels.

ASU Interdisciplinary Life Science Building (LEED Gold) Tempe, Arizona
150,000-sf seven-story structure. Structure includes two below grade levels, four levels above grade and a large mechanical penthouse encompassing the majority of the building footprint. . Estimated cost of construction is 55 million dollars.  The project was a CMAR (Construction Manager at Risk) and fast track schedule type.

Mesa Community College Science and Technology Building Mesa, Arizona
Two-story structure constructed of exterior CMU load-bearing walls which support a steel composite floor and steel beam roof. Lateral is taken by the CMU shear walls. Unique to this structure is the photovoltaic panels on the roof, the planetarium and the LEED rating. Project delivery method was CM at Risk.

Tempe Preparatory Academy, Tempe, Arizona
4,500-sf one-story addition comprised of cmu exterior walls and a wood truss roof. Included special structural inspections.

UNLV, Biotech/Cancer Research Laboratory, 2nd Story Addition Las Vegas, Nevada
13,600-sf floor addition to the interior of the existing concrete structure requiring the removal of two existing ramp systems, and openings through existing walls and tie-ins to existing structure.

UNLV, Tennant Improvement Building B UNLV Bio-Medical Research Building Las Vegas, Nevada
Classroom build-out of lower level within existing building. Structural efforts involved engineering and justification of new openings in existing concrete shear walls.

University of Arizona Student Recreation Center Field, Tucson, Arizona
Structural engineer for restrooms, fence, retaining walls, and pedestrian bridge. The restrooms are constructed of concrete masonry units for exterior walls with light gage steel joist framing for the roofs. One facility is 14x42 feet in size and the other is 14x53 feet. The fence consists of a18 feet high decreative steel that goes around the perimeter of the entire soccer field.

Desert View Elementary School Geothermal Retrofit, Phoenix, Arizona
Structural engineer in support of HVAC modifications for the installation of geothermal system in existing structure.

Nadaburg Unified School District Wittmann, Arizona
Provided structural engineering on concrete masonry walls that involved new openings in existing walls for renovation work

Estrella Mountain Community College, Science Laboratories Remodel – Montezuma Hall Avondale, Arizona
Project manager responsible for structural engineering design services for the remodel of approximately 20,100-sf of space.  The remodel includes the conversion of 10 general-purpose classrooms into new science laboratories and laboratory prep areas in addition to updating and modifying existing science laboratory areas.

Hazard Community College, Hazard, Kentucky
Structural engineer for 2-story addition.