University of Cincinnati

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering

Team leader | people manager of an engineering team

Has designed 100+ industrial structures

Specializes in tilt-up concrete construction

Tilt-Up Concrete Association’s Technical Committee | chair

Mentors Schaefer structural engineers

Joined Schaefer as a co-op student in 2009

Tilt-Up Concrete Association

Structural Engineers Association of Ohio

When I was a kid, I thought castles were cool and decided I wanted to build one for myself – complete with multi-level towers, secret passages, and a moat. When I got older, I realized the moat was impractical, but the rest, I could do. So then the question became – structural engineering or architecture? When a high school teacher casually addressed structural engineering as “the math side of architecture,” I was set. Structural engineering was for me, and I haven’t looked back since.

Cincinnati is so diverse. The weather constantly changes, the local food is fantastic, and there’s so much to do, whether it’s picking apples in a nearby orchard or riding roller coasters at Kings Island, perusing the zoo’s Festival of Lights or cheering on the Reds/Cyclones/Bearcats/FCC. The city is renovating itself into a hip, downtown atmosphere with plenty of rural and suburban activities for the younger families and outdoorsy folk. All of that with a cool German history and awesome Italian architecture. I love this city; there’s no where else like it.