Schaefer Operations Leader | Principal Doug Steimle is presenting Mass Timber Basics at Indiana Structural Engineers Association (ISEA) Spring Conference on March 5, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Also attending (+ leading) the event will be Schaefer Senior Project Manager Benjamin Wagner, current ISEA president.

Indiana Structural Engineers Association, a part of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA), is an organization that serves as a structural engineering community + educational vehicle for professionals in the state. The annual conference is an opportunity to learn from + connect with professionals across + from outside of the state.

About the presenter | Doug Steimle, PE

Doug Steimle, PE is one of Schaefer’s senior level engineers with 25+ years of experience. He is recognized in the design of tall wood + hybrid-frame buildings both for mixed-use + multi-residential, and has shared his knowledge through presentations to architects + engineers across the country through Woodworks, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and the Structural Engineers Association of Ohio annual conference. Doug is passionate about the future of the wood industry and has emerged as a heavy timber advocate; he has designed 40+ mass timber projects, including the first two cross-laminated timber hotels in the United States.

Doug earned his Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and is a licensed engineer in Ohio, Kentucky, South Carolina, Florida + New York.