Ella Garber, P.E.
****@**********.***
www.ellagarber.com
SUMMARY: Structural Engineer with over 10 years of diverse experience in
structural design and analysis of various structures and materials
and ability to successfully manage and deliver projects on time and
within budget.
EXPERIENCE:
Structural Project Engineer
01/2007 - DCI Engineers (D'Amato Conversano Inc)
03/2009 Bellevue, Washington
Performed lateral (seismic and wind) and gravity design under
provisions of appropriate Building Code for various commercial,
retail and residential projects. Served as Project Manager for
several projects. Coordinated various project aspects and
collaborated with architects and builders. Produced structural
calculations and put together building permit submittal packages.
Reinforced concrete structures including foundations, retaining
walls, spread footings, shear walls and columns.
Elevated concrete p-t slabs.
Steel framing systems using computer modeling software. Designed and
detailed steel members and their connections.
Cold formed steel stud framing.
CMU shear walls.
Wood buildings.
Non-structural component design for various tenant improvement
projects.
Provided construction support services.
Shop drawing review for steel framing, concrete reinforcement, and
cold formed steel wall panels, hold-down systems, etc.
Created field clarification sketches, answered written requests for
information and calls from the job sites for steel, cold form steel,
post-tensioned concrete projects.
Site visits to verify placement of post-tensioned and conventional
reinforcement, monitor framing progress and investigate
08/2005 - discrepancies during construction.
12/2006
Maternity Leave
4/2001 - 07/2005 Truss Engineer
Truswal Systems Corp / SpaceJoist TE LLC
Arlington, Texas
Provided truss design, layout and engineering support services.
Developed new generation of SpaceJoist TE Trusses. Provided
production drawings for new configurations of trusses.
Developed span tables and splicing diagrams for manufacturing of
SpaceJoist trusses and publishing of SpaceJoist TE Design Guide.
Designed truss layouts according to architectural and structural
plans.
Designed custom trusses for modular homebuilders in Ohio, Minnesota,
Michigan, Indiana and other states.
Provided repair designs for the existing SpaceJoist TE trusses.
Assisted architects, engineers, builders and distributors with
SpaceJoist TE design software. Performed software QA.
Provided recommendations on optimal installation and usage of
SpaceJoist TE trusses to framing contractors.
10/1996 - Project Engineer
03/2001 D & E Structures Consulting Engineers LLP
Dallas, Texas
Performed structural analysis and design for various types of
structures, including wood, conventionally reinforced concrete,
post-tensioned concrete, and structural steel and cold formed steel
projects.
Post-tensioned slab-on-ground foundation design and drawings for
residential buildings.
Conventional reinforced slab design and drawings for residential
buildings.
Pier and beam foundation design and drawings for residential and
retail buildings.
Flat slabs for commercial buildings.
Wood framing design for multi-family residences in coordination with
project architects and contractors.
Framing inspections and recommendations in coordination with
builders.
Cold formed steel design, drawings and inspections for residential
buildings.
Reconstruction and repair design of existing buildings.
Structural design, drawings of steel framed retail buildings.
Post-tension elevated slabs stress loss calculations and shop
drawings for variety of commercial buildings.
EDUCATION: M.S. Civil Engineering (1987-1992)
Kursk Polytechnic University, Kursk Russia
CERTIFICATIONS Texas Professional Engineer
AND LICENSES:
Washington State Professional Engineer
SOFTWARE: ETabs, PTData, RISA, RAM Concept, LGBeamer, RSG, Woodworks, AutoCAD,
MS Office: Word, Excel
REFERENCES: Available upon request
PERSONAL: Bilingual (English, Russian)
List of projects DCI Engineers:
Capstone Office Building, Maple Valley, WA. Served as a project manager.
Provided steel gravity system design, foundations and retaining wall
design, construction support and coordination.
Fawcet Condominiums, Tacoma, WA. Served as project manager. Provided
construction support and coordination.
David Barton Gym, Bellevue, WA. Served as project manager for tenant
improvement work.
Louis Vuitton Store, Bellevue, WA. Served as project manager for tenant
improvement work.
The Bravern, Bellevue, WA - 1,200,000 sf office, retail and residential
complex. Provided analysis and design of roof top structure, precast
support, CSS for Towers I and II, in-line retail, etc.
The High Streets, Issaquah, WA - shopping center. Provided lateral analysis
of elevated p-t slabs for parking garages A, B and C. Designed and detailed
moment braced frame.
The North Creek Shopping Center, Bothell, WA and Lacey Crossroads Shopping
Center, Lacey, WA - designed gravity system, foundations, CMU shear walls
and wood roof diaphragm.
Lake Hills Center, Bellevue, WA - retail, public and residential complex.
Provided lateral analysis of podium p-t slab, designed concrete shear
walls.
Bellewood Aegis, Bellevue, WA - retirement living facility. Provided
gravity design of structural steel and cold formed stud system,
construction support and coordination.
MCMC Wellness Center, The Dalles, OR - medical, rehabilitation center.
Provided gravity and lateral design of structural steel and engineered wood
system, foundations and retaining walls, CMU shear walls.
List of projects Truswal Systems/SpaceJoist TE:
Cherry Hill Apartments - Ivanhoe, MI; Casa Grande Family Apartments -
Coachella, CA; Hilton Garden Inn - Napa, CA; Holiday Inn Express - Garden
Grove, CA; Leigh Senior Housing - Hughson, CA; Tamarack Residential
development - Tulsa, OK; Mountain View Apartments - Scottsdale, AZ; Platte
View Farm Apartments - Brighton, CO; Lowry North Apartments - Denver, CO;
Charleston Place Apartments - Ladera Ranch, CA; Olive Street Student
Housing - Davis City, CA; Franciscan Brothers Monastery - Centerport, NY;
Darnell Residence - Kansas City, MO; Davis Residence - Lufkin, TX; Amber
Oak Townhomes - Royal Oak, MI; McArthur Triplex Apartments - Oakland, CA;
Spring Hollow Apartments - Denver, CO; Lincoln Manor Apartments -
Placerville, CA; First Creek Condominiums - Aurora, CO; Wallingford
Townhomes - Seattle, WA; Meadow Glen Duplex- Waco, TX; Waterford
Condominiums - Waterford, MI.
List of projects D & E Structures:
Tile and Marble Clearing House - Lewisville, Texas;
Parker International Plaza Office Building II - Plano, Texas; Church Of God
- Edgewood, Texas; private helicopter hangar - Sunnyvale, Texas; pier-and-
beam foundations (mostly for single-family residences): Loch Braeland
Estates - Heath, Texas; Lakeridge - Cedar Hill, Texas; Lake Ridge - Grand
Prairie, Texas; Highland Park, Texas; post-tensioned slab-on-ground
foundations for First Texas Homes, Ryland Homes, Goodman/Diamond Homes
located in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex; post tensioning concrete floor
systems shop drawings and details: Hampton Inn Hotel and Conference Center
- Mesquite, Texas, Tulane University Medical Center Student Housing -New
Orleans, Louisiana, WestPoint Office Building - Irving, Texas, Crest Park
Phase I Office Building - Dallas, Texas, National Teachers Association -
Addison, Texas, Research Park Building II - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
Parkway Center Office Building -Plano, Texas.