Structural Engineer

Structural Engineer — Apex Engineering Consultants

Chicago, IL | July 2022 – Present

• Designed structural steel frameworks and reinforced concrete foundations for 12 commercial developments, optimizing structural configurations to reduce material costs by 15% while ensuring compliance with IBC and ASCE 7.
• Led a design team of 3 junior engineers to perform finite element analysis for 6 high-rise residential towers, delivering all structural construction documents 14 days ahead of the scheduled project release date.
• Negotiated material specifications with 4 precast concrete fabricators, aligning structural details to resolve manufacturing constraints and reduce overall subgrade construction expenses by 12% on deep foundation designs.
• Conducted seismic and wind load simulations for 8 projects in high-risk zones, increasing design approval speeds by 25% through advanced RISA-3D and ETABS workflow integrations.

Junior Structural Engineer — Vertex Design Group

Chicago, IL | August 2020 – June 2022

• Calculated gravity and lateral load paths for 15 industrial structures, utilizing SAP2000 and custom Excel sheets to ensure structural integrity and prevent framing over-design issues.
• Coordinated with 8 multidisciplinary architectural and MEP teams to resolve 32 spatial clashes in Revit models prior to construction, minimizing field change orders by 18%.
• Inspected structural concrete placement and reinforcement details for 5 commercial job sites, identifying and correcting 14 deviations from contract documents to ensure code compliance.
• Drafted structural blueprints and connection details for 9 municipal upgrades, identifying alternative framing schemes that lowered fabrication costs by 10%.

Structural analysis, Foundation design, Seismic modeling, Wind load calculations, Finite element analysis, Wood design, Masonry design, Steel detailing, Reinforced concrete, IBC, ASCE 7, AISC, ACI, ETABS, SAP2000, RISA-3D, Revit Structure, AutoCAD

High-Rise Residential Concrete Frame Design

Role: Lead Structural Designer

Tools: ETABS, Revit Structure, SAFE

Completed structural analysis and foundation design for a 35-story residential tower, completing deliverables 3 weeks early and saving $120,000 in materials.

Seismic Retrofit of Historic Masonry Structure

Role: Structural Engineer

Tools: SAP2000, AutoCAD

Designed a lateral bracing system that met modern seismic codes while preserving the building exterior, reducing installation time by 20%.

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) (2024)
• Engineer in Training (EIT) (2020)

• Professional Memberships: Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); Member, Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI)
• Volunteer Work: Structural damage assessor for regional disaster response drills (2022–present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice