Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Master of Science, Structural Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Mining Engineering

Structural Engineers Association of Ohio | board member

Structural Engineers Association of Ohio | continuing education committee chair

In my experience, it’s rare that a company can offer Schaefer’s combination of creative, fun people to work with, really interesting projects to work on, and the opportunity to make an impact both in project work and on the firm.

I enjoy the challenges of wood design – it can demand much more attention to detail than many other materials, but requires the least amount of skill from a framing crew. You have to be at the top of your engineering game, but shoot straight enough that anyone can pick up the plans and build the structure. Walking the line between simple solutions on-site and the complexity required of modern, multi-story wood design is where we strive to shine.