Education:

1986 BS Civil Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

 

Credentials:

Professional Engineer, OH E-66948, KY 25222, WV 17187, MI 54628, CO 41970

Building Official, Plans Examiner, Building Inspector, Residential Building Official; State of Ohio, P002583 & R2583

Residential Building Official, State of Ohio, R2583

Building Inspector, International Code Council, 5201609-B5

Building Plans Examiner, International Code Council, 5201609-B3

Certified Building Official, International Code Council, 5230684-CB

 

Professional Experience:

Building Official, Plans Examiner, Building Inspector

·         State certified building department of a municipal corporation of 14,100 residents over 5.6 square miles and valued at $1.77 billion

·         Enforce Ohio Building Code, Residential Code of Ohio, property maintenance and zoning codes and periodically update ordinances

·         Supervise staff of one full time and three part time inspectors and counter staff.

·         Provide expert testimony in court, administrative boards and commissions, and City Council hearings 

Consultant

·         Structural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing engineer of record for several small projects in central Ohio including custom houses, home additions, multifamily housing, mercantile, and business uses

·         Provide consulting services on rezoning property and building code compliance to allow a commercial use in a residential district

·         Provide Building Official and Plans Examination services to central Ohio municipalities

 

Senior Forensic Consultant

·         Observe and report the cause and origin of building failures

·         Provide expert testimony on cause and origin of building failures

 

Building Official, Plans Examiner, Building Inspector

·         State certified building department of a municipal corporation of 14,100 residents over 5.6 square miles and valued at $1.77 billion

·         Enforce Ohio Building Code, Residential Code of Ohio, property maintenance and zoning codes and periodically update ordinances

·         Supervise staff of two full time and two part time inspectors and counter staff, issuing over 1,200 permits annually, investigating over 200 complaints annually, and conducted over 2,200 inspections in 2005

·         Provide expert testimony in court, administrative boards and commissions, and City Council hearings

·         Constantly updating administrative procedures to ensure timely customer service

·         Reduced OBC plan review from 23.92 days in 2001 to 3.04 days in 2005 and implemented RCO plan review tracking with turn around time of 2.73 days in 2005

 

Project Management/Construction Management/Drafting Division Manager

·         Responsible for teams of project managers, construction managers, superintendents, and drafters

·         Over 750 facilities nationally including Puerto Rico – mixture of owned and leased real estate ranging from 1,200 square foot store front spaces to a 40 story, 1.2 million square foot high rise office building

·         Managed annual divisional budgets ranging from $500,000 to $1,200,000

·         $24 million in contracts in force for 2000, $14 million for 2001

·         Provided technical guidance to interior design team on the use of AutoCAD including the maintenance of CAD standards

·         Provided consulting advice to real estate investments division on a structural collapse of a multistory office building in Boston, Massachusetts that included providing input to the forensic engineering team

 

Tenant Improvement, 400,000 SF printing facility/warehouse/office/cafeteria, Grove City, OH

·         Provided design direction to landlord’s architects and engineers and administered construction contracts of landlord’s construction division

·         Coordinated tenants’ needs with consultants and contractors

·         Completed in 1998

 

Tenant Improvement, 315,000 SF 5 story office building, Dublin, OH

·         Prepared tenant improvement construction documents and bid documents for low voltage systems

·         Coordinated tenant requirements with owner’s design teams by creating floor layouts, finishes and electrical construction documents

·         Coordinated with new occupants and supervised physical move into facility

·         Provided technical support of computer and phone connectivity for 1,800 people during relocation

·         Completed in 1996

 

 

Renovation, 140,000 SF, 2 and 3 story office buildings with new lobby addition and cafeteria, Portland OR

·         Provided direction to the architect/engineer after conceptual design

·         Created low voltage construction documents and bid documents

·         Coordinated with occupants to ensure business functions maintained

·         Hired consultants and contractors for the abatement of environmental materials including asbestos

·         Selected general, low voltage, and kitchen equipment contractors through competitive bidding and administered contracts

·         Renovation and lobby completed in 1994, cafeteria completed in 1995

 

Tenant Improvement, 80,000 SF, 9 story office building, Hilliard, OH

·         Acted as tenant in landlord relationship, acted as owner with multiple-prime contracts

·         Coordinated the creation of architectural construction documents in-house, the mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection through a consultant, and created the low voltage construction documents

·         Competitively bid the general trades, mechanical, electrical, fire alarm, fire suppression, and low voltage contracts and administered the contracts

·         Led weekly project coordination meetings with contactors and landlord

·         Completed 1992

 

Renovation, 130,000 SF factory to warehouse, Obetz, OH

·         Acted as general contractor – project manager, project engineer and owner’s representative with architect and engineer

·         Coordinated tenant’s needs with consultants

·         Hired all trades including general labor through competitive bidding, created the project schedule, reviewed and coordinate submittals and submitted requests for information

·         Supervised part time foreman hired to monitor day to day activities of the work site

·         Completed in 1992

 

New Construction, 120,000 SF, 2 story office building, Visalia, CA

·         Conducted peer review of the construction documents

·         Assisted in coordinating the bid documents, analyzing the bids, and making recommendations

·         Generated bid documents for low voltage and music/paging systems, coordinated the bids, and administered the contracts

·         Completed in 1991

 

Renovation, 80,000 SF factory to temporary Class C office space, Visalia, CA   

·         Acted in design/build capacity and as a general contractor reviewing all time and material tickets and supervised the creation of construction documents

·         Negotiated with city Chief Building Official on temporary occupancy issues including fire suppression system, fire alarm system, and general egress issues

·         Completed in 3 months, 1990

 

New Construction, 650,000 SF, 27 story high rise office building, Columbus, OH

·         Review of consultant's construction documents, inspect and conduct contractor punch lists

·         Track RFI’s and shop drawings, maintain construction document library for department

·         Directly responsible for Special Inspections including scope, budget, and reporting

·         Completed in 1990.

 

Employment History:         Principal, Worthington Engineering, Inc., 2002 to present

PT&C Forensic Consulting Services, P.A., 2006 to 2007

City of Worthington, 2002 to 2006

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, 1987 to 2002

 

Memberships:                      American Society of Civil Engineers

                                                                Future City Competition judge, National Science Day judge

National Society of Professional Engineers

                                Mathcounts grader

Ohio Society of Professional Engineers

AutoCAD Users Group International

International Code Council

Ohio Building Officials Association

                COCOA representative at Strategic Planning Meeting

Central Ohio Code Officials Association

                                Associate Director

                                Co-chair, Code Consistency Committee

                                Member, Code Consistency, Education, Long Range Planning Committees