Wanchao Zhao (PE)
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
** *****' professional experience in structural design and construction of
petrochemical plant/refinery and nuclear power plants, including preparing
calculations, drawings, specifications, reviewing bidding documents, and
vendor's and shop drawings, and response client's comments. Solid
background in structural analysis and design, and safety related standards
& codes.
EXPERTISE
Seismic/Missile/Tornado analysis
Steel & reinforced concrete design (building, non-building structures,
platforms, foundations, piles)
Finite element analysis method and software
Cost estimate Vendor and shop drawing review
Specification White paper
EDUCATION
M. S., Computer Visualistic, Magdeburg University, Germany, 01/2003
B.S., Civil and Industrial Architecture, Luoyang University, China,
07/1987
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Engineer 5, URS Cooperation, Nuclear Power Group, Fort Mill, SC
9/2011~Present
Responsibilities
Structural analysis and design
Prepare calculations, drawings, specifications, white papers, and design
reports
Review and verify other engineers' works
Coordinate with other discipline engineers and designers
Work with designers for structural modeling and drawing
Engineer 4, Shaw Power Group, Nuclear Division, Charlotte, NC 12/07 ~
9/2011
Responsibilities
Structural analysis and design
Prepare calculations, specifications, and white papers
Review and verify other engineers' work
Coordinate with other discipline engineers and designers
Work with designers for structural modeling and drawing
Cost estimate
Project scheduling
Structural Engineer, LEAP Associate International, INC, Tampa, FL 08/04
~11/07
Responsibilities
Structural analysis and design
Prepare calculations
Detailing with AutoCAD
Structural Engineer, McQuarter Concept, INC, Tampa, FL 02/04 ~08/04
Responsibilities
Structural analysis and design
Prepare calculations
Structural Engineer, Luoyang Petrochemical Engineering Corporation/SINOPEC,
China, 07/87 ~09/99
Responsibilities
Structural analysis and design
Prepare calculations
Detailing with AutoCAD
Site supervision
Bidding and managing subcontractor
Site Supervisor, Shuaiba Refinery, Kuwait/SINOPEC, 06/97 ~09/98
Responsibilities
Cost estimate
Bidding and managing subcontractor
Cost and schedule control
Site supervision
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:
GTSTRUDL STAAD RISA AutoCAD MathCAD DeconWIN DeconBRACE Presto
(LEAPsoftware) ANSYS LPILE Risa 3D
SPECIALIZED CODES, STANDARDS, AND SPEIFICATIONS
ACI AISC ASME IBC AWS API ASCE
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
PE (Civil/Structural)