SEAoNY: Structural Engineers Association of New York



			President Robert K. Otani, P.E. is an Associate at Thornton Tomasetti. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Rutgers University and a Master of Science degree in Structural Engineering from Penn State University. He has extensive structural design experience involving commercial buildings, blast analysis and mitigation, building structural renovations, sports stadiums, airport terminals, and infrastructure transit facilities. Mr. Otani's notable projects include Terminal One at JFK Airport, American Airlines Arena, Gucci Building at 685 Fifth Avenue, Christie's Auction House at Rockefeller Center, Random House Building at 1739 Broadway,Westchester 9/11 Memorial “The Rising” and the Champlain US Land Port of Entry complex. Mr. Otani has co-authored articles on blast analysis and long span structures and has served as a technical member of the Existing Building Technical Committee of the NYC Model Code Program. rotani@seaony.org

			President-Elect Michael Squarzini, P.E. is Vice President at Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers. He has over 12 years of extensive experience in the structural analysis, design and review of a variety of building types, including sports facilities, office/commercial, transportation and educational buildings, in both steel and concrete. His responsibility includes all phases of design from schematic through construction administration phases. Some recent projects include New York Presbyterian Hospital's Cardiovascular Center of Excellence and 68th Street Lobby Renovation, and the Yale Engineering and Research Building. Currently, he serves on the Structural Foundation Committee for the NYC Model Code Program. Mr. Squarzini attained his master's degree in structural engineering from the University of Minnesota as a recipient of the Sommerfeld Fellowship and his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Manhattan College. msquarzini@seaony.org

			Secretary Fortunado Orlando, P.E. received a MSCE from La Sapienza University in Rome, Italy. He joined Severud Associates as a Design Engineer in 1996, and was promoted to Associate in 2000 and Associate Principal in 2006. His projects include the design of commercial, institutional, and residential structures, and he has extensive experience in high-rise, long span, alteration, and security engineering. Mr. Orlando manages projects nationwide, as well as abroad in France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom. He is licensed in the State of New York and Italy. forlando@seaony.org

			Treasurer Alastair C. Elliott, P.E. is an Associate at Robert Silman Associates, where he has worked for the past eleven years. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture in the Graduate School of Architecture Planning and Preservation at Columbia University. He received his B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Miami and M.Eng. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Elliott is LEED accredited and has worked on a wide range of projects from new construction to renovations, historic preservation and adaptive reuse. Recent projects include Carnegie Hall's Judy and Arthur Zankel Hall and New York's Irish Hunger Memorial. aelliott@seaony.org

			Executive Director Sally A. Handley, FSMPS, is President of Sally Handley Inc., a marketing consulting, training and staffing firm specializing in professional services marketing and professional association management. Sally has been working with structural engineering firms for over 25 years. Recipient of the SMPS Chapter President of the Year Award, Sally has extensive experience in managing a professional association. She recently published Marketing Metrics De-Mystified: Methods for Measuring ROI and Evaluating Your Marketing Effort. In 2007, Sally was selected by the SMPS Foundation to author a white paper based on original research on the topic of Knowledge Management in the AEC industry which was presented at the SMPS National Conference in Washington, DC in August 2007. execdir@seaony.org

			Directors

			Juan Estévez, P.E. is the Structural Project Manager at Tishman Construction for the Freedom Tower Project. He received his BSCE from Virginia Tech and his MS in Structural Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. Between his degrees he worked for four years in Madrid and Barcelona on the structural design and maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants. He has worked as a structural design engineer in New York for a total of seven years where he was in charge of the design of several steel and concrete buildings primarily in New York and Florida. Since then he has been at Tishman Construction working as the Structural Pre-construction Director of several building projects and is currently working at the Freedom Tower site in charge of construction aspects of the building structure. Mr. Estévez brings extensive industry contacts to SEAoNY. Juan is actively involved in the SEAoNY Membership and SEAoNY Sponsorship Committees. jestevez@seaony.org

			Erleen Hatfield, P.E., a Principal of Thornton Tomasetti, has over a decade of experience in the structural design of a variety of building types, including sports facilities, office and commercial buildings, and educational facilities. She has been involved in all phases of a design project including complete analysis and design of steel and concrete structures, development of construction documents including specifications, coordination with the client and other trades, and review of contractors’ shop drawings. Some of her most notable projects include Ford Field in Detroit, Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards Development and the New York Times Building in New York. Ms. Hatfield is an active member of the Structural Engineers Association of New York as well as the American Institute of Architects. In addition, she has lectured at New York University, Pratt University, and Yale University. Ms. Hatfield obtained her Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Nebraska in 1991 and her Master of Science in Civil Engineering from University of Nebraska in 1996. She is a registered professional engineer in New York and Nebraska. ehatfield@seaony.org

			Erik Madsen, P.E. is a Senior Project Engineer at DeSimone Consulting Engineers in New York City. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign and his M.S. in Structural Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. Between degrees Mr. Madsen worked in Chicago designing bridges for Bowman, Barrett & Associates. In California, he worked at the Department of Buildings in Berkeley, developing a new seismic response program for assessing local soft-story structures. Mr. Madsen's experience in New York includes a wide range of renovation projects and new residential construction. His current projects include several luxury residential structures as well as a new high end Hotel in the Meatpacking District, which will span over the Highline railroad. Mr. Madsen is also currently an adjunct assistant professor in the architecture department at NYIT. emadsen@seaony.org

			Kevin Poulin, Ph.D., P.E. is Senior Project Manager with the NYC office of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH), a firm that designs, investigates, and rehabilitates structures and building enclosures of all types. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from M.I.T. and a Masters of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics, both from Columbia University. After his bachelor’s degree, he spent two years in the Peace Corps as an engineer in Nepal. He is a registered professional engineer in New York, New Hampshire, and Maine. Dr. Poulin has over 17 years of experience in both new design and structural renovation of existing buildings. His notable projects include the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Sports Museum of America, Roger Vivier Flagship Store, MetLife Plaza, Temple Emmanuel, New York University School of Law, and the Lofts of Greene Street. He has co-authored articles on vibration control of structures and has taught a course on structural design at Columbia. Dr. Poulin is currently working to further SGH’s expertise in structural glass design. kpoulin@seaony.org

			Benjamin Wisniewski, P.E. is a Senior Structural Engineer at Parsons. Prior to joining Parsons in 2004, Mr. Wisniewski was a Project Director with LZA Technology. He received his Bachelor and Master's of Science in Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. He has experience on a wide range of projects including new construction, forensic investigation, historic preservation, renovations, and peer reviews. He is currently working on the new Transportation HUB at the World Trade Center site. He has been actively involved in various SEAoNY committees since 2002. bwisniewski@seaony.org

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