Project Experience

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(Structural Engineering Projects done with other firms.)

TRANSPORTATION/INDUSTRIAL

Project Structural Engineer; Caltrans, Inland Empire Transportation Management Center (IETMC), Fontana, CA (2007-2009)

2-Story 43,000 square foot LEED-Gold building. Construction Costs: $24 million. This “essential services” facility serves San Bernardino and Riverside counties, and it consolidated the operations of the Caltrans District 8 Transportation Management Center and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Inland Division Dispatch. The IETMC won numerous awards from several agencies including the Structural Engineers Association of Southern California. This is a base isolated structure with viscous fluid dampers on seismic fault-line. Jeremy was the project structural engineer for the IETMC from schematic design through construction documents. Jeremy designed and detailed the composite decks and vertical load carrying members for vibration and deflection. He also designed the retaining wall & foundations for the displaced building when it moves on the base isolators. Jeremy performed all tasks required for construction administration including submittal reviews, RFI’s, and construction observations.

Project Structural Engineer; Metro, Emergency Security Operations Center (ESOC), Los Angeles, CA (2016-2017)

The 4-story 100,000 square feet building @ 410 Center St, Los Angeles. The original design was intended to serve as the Emergency Operations Center and central location for Metro security operations and emergency coordination. In follow-up phase(s), it was to integrate Metro Rail and Bus Operations Centers into a consolidated operations center for more effective management of Metro’s expanding rail and bus networks. The original design included data servers, wide open workspaces, and grade level parking under the building. Jeremy provided structural engineering preliminary design up to 30% level. The design was significantly modified after this phase was completed.

Project Structural Engineer; San Joaquin Regional Transit District (RTD), Regional Transportation Center (RTC), Stockton, CA (2010-2012) & Monterey-Salinas Transit, Operations & Maintenance Facility (2010-2012)

The RTC is a 136,000-square-foot centralized facility that consolidates the operations, maintenance, and administrative functions of the growing San Joaquin Regional Transit District’s (RTD) fleet of buses and service vehicles. Jeremy provided identical services for Monterey-Salinas where their new campus was very similar to the RTC project. Jeremy designed a split diaphragm on the largest building (100,000 sq.ft.; U-shape) to avoid horizontal structural irregularities. Jeremy utilized truss braced frames to avoid structural interference with the operations in the bus maintenance area. The projects required extensive coordination between mechanical and plumbing engineering disciplines as the buildings included basement level repair pits, hydraulic bus lifts, paint booths, suspended air & oil hose reels, sensitive mechanical & environmental equipment, man lifts, sump pits, bridge cranes, monorails, jib cranes, and large skylights.

Project Structural Engineer; Port of Los Angeles (POLA), Marine Operations Building, Los Angeles, CA (2014)

2-story 12,000 sq. ft. Marine Operations Building for the Port of Los Angeles. The building is on a wharf of the port and required over 40 prestressed concrete piles driven 90ft into the subterranean rock dike. Jeremy designed the entire building from concept to completion. The primary structural framing system is a structural steel frame consisting of wide flange steel beams, interior tube steel columns, and exterior concrete walls. Steel roof and floor beams bear on the concrete walls at the exterior. The lateral load resisting systems for the building is comprised of rigid floor and roof diaphragms (both are light weight concrete filled metal deck) and concrete bearing shear walls.

Project Structural Engineer; Port of Long Beach (POLB), Battery Exchange Building, Long Beach, CA (2014)

The 3-story 14,600 sq. ft Battery Exchange Building is the largest battery exchange building in the world. facility that charges up to 70 batteries at a time for a fleet of battery powered Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV). The building won numerous awards from agencies including Metropolitan Los Angeles Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers and ACEC of CA. Jeremy completed the design of the entire building after taking over for another engineer. Jeremy designed a 42” thick mat slab foundation to provide uniform soil bearing resistance over soils vulnerable to extreme settlement despite the deep dynamic compaction for the soils.

Assistant Project Structural Engineer; Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), BART’s Earthquake Safety Program, Bay Area, (2007-2008)

Seismic upgrade to secondary structural elements at 6 BART Stations. Construction Costs: $24 million. Project is part of the 2008 allocation of the California voter-approved Proposition 1B, which enacted the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006. Jeremy assisted the Lead Structural Engineer in designing solutions to allow secondary structural elements to be displaced in the event of a major earthquake.

Project Structural Engineer (shared role); Dayton Airport, Traffic Control Tower Base Building, Dayton, OH (2005)

Air traffic control tower with base building. Jeremy shared responsibilities as the project structural engineer for the steel braced frame base building housing the essential equipment for air traffic control tower operations. His design included the structural framing system, link building and its connections to the tower, retaining wall, and foundations for a truck loading dock.

Federal

Project Structural Engineer; NASA, Collaborative Support Facility N232, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA (2009-2010)

LEED Platinum certified radial 2-story 50,000 square foot office buildings. Construction Costs: $25 million. The N232 building won numerous awards from several green agencies as it showcases NASA technologies and serves as a test-bed for innovations in environmental design and operations. Many various innovative sustainability features were incorporated including on-site energy generation including rooftop solar photovoltaics, a solid oxide fuel cell, and solar thermal to supplement domestic hot water. Jeremy designed the structure with a braced frame exoskeleton structure for resisting lateral loads in the transverse direction and special moment frames in the longitudinal direction. Jeremy also designed the steel connector building and interior bridge spanning between the two structures. Jeremy designed the interior of the building with no columns for an ultimately flexible workspace.

Defense

Assistant Project Structural Engineer (shared role); National Security Agency, Joint Operations Center (JOC), Fort Meade, Maryland (2015)

The JOC will be built at Fort Meade on the East Campus adjacent to the existing National Security Agency Headquarters (NSA). The JOC is considered a Mission Critical Facility and will provide 24 hour / 7 days a week operations. Project consists of two new buildings with a common basement with 5 and 3 stories respectively.

Jeremy assisted the project structural engineer for the JOC Tower and Operations building to meet Antiterrorism-Force Protection standards for occupancy category IV including progressive collapse analysis using alternate load path method in conjunction with Tie-force method.

Project Structural Engineer; Department of Defense, Aerospace Southwest Data Facility (ADF-SW), White Sands Missile Range, NM (2014)

Aerospace Data Facility-Southwest is one of three satellite ground stations operated by the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) in the continental United States. Located within White Sands Missile Range in southern New Mexico, the facility is responsible for the command and control of reconnaissance satellites involved in the collection of intelligence information and for the dissemination of that intelligence to other U.S. government agencies. Jeremy shared responsibilities as project structural engineer & leader of structural engineering team for a 2-story main central plant building. Jeremy utilized several steel braced frames and moment frames at several seismic separation joints, hanging pipes & mechanical equipment, underground vaults, and the central corridor. Jeremy provided significant structural engineering solutions for the highly technical electrical and mechanical engineering requirements.

State/Local Government

Project Structural Engineer; Lake County, Lake County Courthouse, Chicago area, IL (2014-2016)

9-story 200,000 square feet courthouse building with an enclosed mechanical penthouse, a basement level, and a tunnel level below the basement. Construction Costs: $110 million. Jeremy took over the project engineering responsibilities at the 50% phase of design and worked on the project throughout the construction phase. Jeremy designed the gravity and lateral structural systems of the building with steel framing under composite concrete filled metal deck diaphragms and reinforced concrete shear walls, respectively. Jeremy designed the entire basement and separate basement tunnel to the jails at the adjacent properties as reinforced concrete structures using advanced finite-element analysis modeling to achieve hyper efficient use of materials.

Project Structural Engineer; Laurel County, Laurel County Justice Center, London, KY (2008-2009)

4-story county courthouse with subterranean secret parking for judges. Construction Costs: $24 million. Jeremy took over the project engineering responsibilities to complete the engineering and worked on the project through construction. Jeremy designed the concrete shear walls and conventional steel framing with concrete metal deck. Jeremy provided designs for the concrete retaining walls forming a basement area allowing secure access for judges and prisoners to enter the building. Jeremy engineered the basement and foundation system for the varying soil conditions. Jeremy designed for the structurally challenging architectural court features including the tall Corinthian columns.

Project Structural Engineer/Manager; City of Laguna Niguel, Crown Valley Community Center, Laguna Niguel, CA (2017)

3-story 48,000 square foot multi-use facility with a very contemporary architectural design. It features a dedicated art room, fitness and dance room, collaborative tech room, multi-purpose room with a 217-person dining capacity, a catering kitchen, and several multi-purpose classrooms. Construction Costs: $32 million. Jeremy provided structural engineering design services from concept to completion. Jeremy utilized several caisson adjacent to an older creekbed on the south side of the building to prevent localized slope creep. This design decision initially came as a surprise to the geotechnical engineers who overlooked the localized slope instability. Jeremy and his engineering team designed several split level diaphragms and unique structural systems to accommodate the varying levels of the floors and roofs.

Project Structural Engineer/Manager; Orange County Fire Authority, Fire Station #61, Buena Park, CA (2017)

18,000 square foot station on 1.25 acre site. Construction costs were at $9.4 million. Jeremy utilized a pre-engineered steel building framework that will extend the station’s life and result in construction savings of approximately $1 million. Jeremy designed the mat foundation to maximum efficiency underneath the steel structure to support the loads over very compressible soils at this site.

Project Structural Engineer (shared role); California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Riverside County Regional Detention Center, Cabazon, CA (2009-2010)

3 buildings (concrete tilt-up & pre-engineered metal buildings) on the new county jail campus. Jeremy designed the facilities for future expansion including anticipating temporary holding cell growth. Jeremy provided special structural engineering solutions for the extensive jail security requirements & operational restraints.

Corporate

Project Structural Engineer; CKE Enterprises, Headquarters Building, Anaheim, CA (2007)

3-story 30,000 square foot office building housing the Carl’s Jr Headquarters administrative offices. Estimated Construction Costs: $25 million. Jeremy designed and detailed the composite floor and roof deck vertical load carrying members for vibration and deflection. Jeremy designed and detailed the concrete diaphragm and tilt-up wall panel system for lateral load resistance designing for the wide and frequent large openings and thin piers.

Project Structural Engineer/Manager; Edwards Life-Sciences, Parking Structure #3, Irvine, CA (2017)

5-story 30,000 square foot parking structure (with an additional subterranean level). Estimated Construction Costs: $40 million. Jeremy designed the integrated structural system: concrete special moment frames, pile foundations, retaining walls, and a free standing concrete walled stair tower.

Project Structural Engineer/Manager; TGS, Corporate Office, Irvine, CA (2018)

3-story 10,000 square foot corporate office building with subterranean parking. Estimated Construction Costs: $25 million. Project features a rooftop employee lounge deck and large offices. Jeremy designed the gravity and lateral structural systems to be integrated with concrete shear walls, concrete moment frames, concrete columns, and concrete slab. Jeremy designed the slabs to cantilever 16ft by analyzing the slab for short term and long term deflections using advanced finite element analysis methods that consider secondary effects. The design of the slab could not deflect too much as that would have a negative impact on the floor to ceiling windows.

Themed Entertainment

Project Structural Engineer/Manager; Universal Studios, ‘Fast and Furious’ Attraction/Ride, Hollywood, CA (2012-2014)

$150 million, 60,000 square foot ‘Fast and Furious’ attraction ride. Challenging show features include: hydraulic equipment, moving platforms providing the ride experience, a bridge to transport the passenger vehicles within, a 45ft tall liquid nitrogen LN2 tank, multi-layered hanging and cantilevered catwalks, and large hanging projector rooms. Jeremy designed into the building 2 seismic joints to accommodate the expected high expansion/contraction. Each structural frame was then designed to drift uninhibited according to its natural frequency without impacting the other during the very high seismic events expected at this site. Jeremy designed 96inch deep tapered steel girders to span 100ft across the Act 2 clear space to support a heavy concrete filled metal deck roof over a 60ft clear height above the Act 2 show floor. Jeremy used advanced finite element analysis to design a shared foundation capable of resisting the large seismic uplift forces. All this was done under a very tight schedule.

Structural Engineer; Disneyland Resorts, Time-Share Building, Anaheim, CA (2008)

Building exhibiting time share rooms available for interested guests. The wood house-like structure and attached gazebo is equipped all the luxuries of the timeshare experience. Jeremy designed and detailed foundations for several nearby semi-permanent trailer offices used for consultation with serious customers.

Structural Engineer; Shanghai Disneyland Resort, Attraction Structures at Adventure Isle, Shanghai, China (2012)

Jeremy provided structural analysis of complicated steel framing and connections for several of the Adventure Isle structures including several rock work structures. Jeremy provided quality reviews, sketches and detailing corrections for Adventure Isle structural drawings from the LDI’s.

Education

Project Structural Engineer/Manager; Cypress College, Science-Engineering-Math Building, Cypress, CA (2017)

106,000 sq. ft. 3 story steel eccentric braced frame building. Jeremy designed the structural system of the lab rooms to accommodate 4,000 micro-inches per second velocity amplitude based on the AISC Design Guide #11. The foundation system utilized 225 piles. Jeremy and his team of engineers designed the entire building from concept to completion.

Project Structural Engineer; Liberia International College, Ganta, Liberia (2009)

Several 2-story concrete buildings for a new college campus in the inland region of post-war Liberia. The college will serve as a training facility for future leaders of the nation. Jeremy worked directly with the college’s board of directors for the most sustainable and economical solution that met the functional needs of the college and community. This included incorporating into the design cultural spaces, local building methods & materials, and regional aesthetics. Jeremy also collaborated with the architectural team to master plan the campus for phased construction. Jeremy designed the buildings from concept to 75% design level and the local engineers in Liberia took over from there. Jeremy designed reinforced concrete beams, columns, and shear walls on continuous or spread footings.

Project Structural Engineer; JTS Construction, Portable Modular Classrooms & Portable Large Multipurpose Rooms, Various Locations, CA (2004-2005)

Portable modular steel moment frame classrooms. Jeremy designed the classrooms to be used anywhere in California which necessitated a structural design capable of resisting the maximum seismic demand forces. These high lateral loads were transmitted through C channels into HSS columns by advanced moment connections. For the multipurpose buildings, Jeremy designed some classrooms with no longitudinal walls allowing up to 14 modular units to be connected at the sides forming an expansive multipurpose space. Jeremy designed the roof top moment frame pagodas at the center of the diaphragm for an aesthetic appeal of a permanent multipurpose building and to provide above roof window openings for natural day light & ventilation.

Project Structural Engineer; California Division of the State Architect, Los Angeles Unified School District Plan Check, Los Angeles, CA (2009)

Plan check services for 2 Los Angeles high schools as a DSA representative.

Waste Management

Project Structural Engineer (shared role); City of Phoenix, Phoenix North Transfer Station, Phoenix, AZ (2004)

Transfer stations temporarily house all of the trash from Phoenix in preparation for hauling the materials to the landfill. 193,000 square foot transfer station and materials recovery facility (MRF). The 43 acre site includes the transfer and MRF building, administrative offices, visitor areas, a driver assembly building, and scale houses. Jeremy shared responsibilities as the project structural engineer for the main building and several smaller buildings for this solid waste transportation facility and complex. Jeremy designed 4 masonry support buildings, the large pre-engineered metal building with concrete tilt-up wall panels, and the load-out port tunnel with elevated structural slab supporting wheel loaders during solid waste loading.

Assistant Project Structural Engineer; City of Chandler, Chandler Transfer Station, Chandler, AZ (2005)

Transfer station. Jeremy assisted the project structural engineer for the design of the new tunnel structural slab at the existing site. Jeremy designed the new elevated slab with large openings, columns, and foundations. Jeremy provided the structural analysis of the existing 17’ retaining walls for the additional loading of the new tunnel lids. Jeremy also led the construction administration effort.

Assistant Project Structural Engineer; City of Fremont, Fremont Transfer Station, Fremont, CA (2006)

100,000 sq. ft. transfer station. Jeremy assisted the project structural engineer for the 3-D structural modeling and analysis of the solid waste and recyclables processing conveyor system. Jeremy provided the structural analysis of a conglomeration of 15 interlinked steel braced framed structures supporting heavy conveyors and storage units.

Healthcare

OSHPD

Mr Livermore provided TI’s for surgery rooms and other equipment yard upgrades at existing hospitals.

Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, Salinas, CA

Mr. Livermore was the assistant project structural engineer for the energy building and tunnel. He provided calculations for various components of the overall project including stairs, equipment anchorage, tunnel, pipe supports, roof framing design, and underground tank supports.

Chino Medical Office Building, Chino, CA*

Mr. Livermore was the project structural engineer for the construction administration for a 30,000 sq.ft. 2-story wood framed shear wall building.

Cohen Medical Office Building, Ontario CA*

Mr. Livermore was the project structural engineer for a 2 story 20,000 sq. ft. medical office building. He designed the wood framed building with panelized shear walls on spread footings.

UCI Hospital, Orange, CA*

Mr. Livermore was the peer reviewer for the architectural elements & components of the new Hospital. He provided pre-plan OSHPD review of calculations and details for aluminum reinforced window glazing systems, louvers, and attachments to the structure.

CONDITION ASSESMENT FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS

Halaco Engineering Company PEMB – Structural Evaluation Report, Oxnard, CA

Mr. Livermore was the structural engineer for the evaluation of 4 pre-1960 pre-engineered metal buildings for structural stability and adequacy. The project included writing a report to the EPA of the findings. The buildings were located on a beach front property in California where they were subjected to intense corrosion causing severe decay of several elements of the structural system.

ITT Poway Building – Structural Evaluation Report, Poway, CA

Mr. Livermore was the structural engineer for the evaluation of this concrete tilt-up building for current code seismic requirements. He observed the structure and provided a structural analysis to determine if the connections of the roof diaphragm and the lateral load resisting system could withstand current code prescribed forces. He provided a written report of the findings and recommendations to the client.

Cal Am Reservoirs Seismic Evaluation, Thousand Oaks, CA

Mr. Livermore was the structural engineer for the seismic evaluation of 4 existing reservoirs containing a sum total of 10 million gallons of water. He provided observations, structural engineering analysis, design recommendations, and cost estimates. His report will be utilized by the water authority to determine whether or not to retrofit or replace the existing reservoirs.

Artesia Warehouse Building Seismic Retrofit & T.I., Artesia, CA*

Mr. Livermore was the structural engineer for the seismic retrofit of the existing pre-1960’s warehouse and interior office conversion. He provided the design for the buildings seismic upgrade to withstand current code prescribed seismic forces. The project retrofit included a 2-story interior office area structural redesign that met the new tenant’s office-warehouse functional requirements. Portions of the interior office were demolished for these improvements.

Weber Metals Masonry Building Seismic Retrofit & Evaluation Report, Artesia, CA*

Mr. Livermore was the structural engineer for a seismic retrofit of a pre-1960 masonry & steel machinery building. The building’s walls cracked over 1” in places during past seismic events. In addition, he provided the design for the connections of the diaphragm, framing members, and operating crane beam which required strengthening upgrades. He wrote the engineering report evaluating the seismic capacity of the existing building’s lateral resisting system and connections.

2700 Saturn St. Tilt-up Building Seismic Retrofit & T.I., Brea, CA*

Mr. Livermore was the project structural engineer for the seismic retrofit of the existing building and interior conversion to a new office. He performed the structural analysis of the entire building and connections. He designed retrofit connection details for building upgrade.

WATER

Powell Butte Reservoir, Portland, OR

Mr. Livermore was the assistant project structural engineer for the 50 million gallon reservoir. He provided calculation verifications for the finite element structural analysis model.

Raymond Avenue Pump Station, Fullerton, CA

Mr. Livermore was the project structural engineer for the underground vault and above ground building. He provided the design of the 35 foot deep reinforced concrete vault to withstand soil, earthquake, and the gravity loads of the building above.

Heil Avenue Pump Station, Huntington Beach, CA

Mr. Livermore was the project structural engineer for the underground vault and above ground building. He provided the design of the 17 foot deep reinforced concrete vault to withstand soil, earthquake, and the gravity loads of the building above.

Santa Cruz Reservoir Mechanical Space, Santa Cruz, CA

Mr. Livermore was the project structural engineer for the mechanical building located on the reservoir site. He designed the concrete shear wall building with a basement which opened up to the 1st floor. He designed the concrete structure for a truck loading and chemical containment.