Each project provides a unique opportunity to think outside the box

Recent Contributions to our Profession Include:

• ACI 318 Building Code and Sustainability Subcommittee Chairs
• ACI Technical Committee 445 Shear and Torsion and 445A Strut and Tie Modeling (Voting Members)
• Collaborating on the latest State of the Practice Book on Structural Design for Physical Security
• Leadership in performance-based design, including authoring early building codes for seismic isolation, pioneering seismic retrofit of hospitals, and initiating

Annual Conference Participation and Presentations:

• International Mass Timber Conference
• COPRI/ASCE Ports Conference
• U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering
• L.A. Tall Building Structural Design Council Annual Meeting
• Earthquake Engineering Research Institute Annual Meeting
• Sustainable Stormwater Symposium
• We Count on Water Conference (Czech Republic)

Leadership in and Contributions to National Industry Associations:

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • ASCE 41 Committee on Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit of Existing Buildings – Technical Committee Associate Member
  • ASCE 7-16, Flood Loads Subcommittee and 7-22, Tsunami Loads and Effects Subcommittee
  • ASCE Sea Level Change Subcommittee
• ACE Mentor Program (Cornerstone Level Sponsor)
• Building Ventures Innovation Network
• Global Design Alliance (GDA)
• LeaderFlow (Foundational Sponsor)
• Design-Build Industry of America (DBIA)
• Construction Industry Round Table (CIRT)
• Applied Technology Council (ATC)
  • Participation on the Board of Directors for 2022-2025 term to help oversee ATC research projects that may serve as basis for building code updates (i.e. IBS, ASCE 7 and ASCE 41)
• Building Seismic Safety Council (BSSC)
  • Member of Provisions Update Committee (PUC) to develop 2026 NEHRP Provisions, the pre-standard to ASCE 7.
• Women in Construction Operations (WiOPS), NorCal and SoCal Chapters
• American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC)
  • Participation on the Board and Chair of ACEC Scholarship Committee – Dedicated to working with local colleges and universities to identify high performing engineering students in need of financial assistance while helping to foster a sustainable industry
• Lean Construction Institute
• Structural Engineering Institute
  • Shock & Blast Impact Committee and National Technical Planning Committee
• American Institute of Steel Construction
• Urban Land Institute
• Society of American Military Engineers
• Engineers without Borders
• Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure
• American Institute of Mining and Petroleum Engineers
• American Public Works Association
• American Wood Council
• Coasts, Oceans, Ports, Rivers Institute (COPRI)
• International Code Council
• American Institute of Timber Construction
• ASTM International (Formerly American Society for Testing and Materials)
  • Voting Member of ASTM Committee E06: Performance of Buildings

Academic Affiliations and Lecturer Contributions:

• University of California Los Angeles, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Current and Past Lecturers and Alumni Advisory Board Members)
• University of Southern California Architectural Guild
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Architectural Engineering Department
• Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC)
• Southern Illinois University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professional Advisory Board
• University of Louisville
• California State University Chico Professional Advisory Board
• University of California San Diego
• Boise State University Civil Engineering Department