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Licensed professional engineer with over twenty-seven years of structural design and deliverables production experience for Industrial, Commercial, Residential and Transportation projects using hot rolled steel, cold form steel, concrete, engineered wood products, aluminum components, and composites. Technical Software Systems Developer with expertise in PDMS, AutoCAD, Autodesk ADT, STAAD, RISA, STRUCAD, and other engineering packages and interfaces.
Education:
May, 1991 to May, 1994 Duke University, Ph.D. Program, graduated with Ph.D., specialization in nonlinear dynamics.
August, 1981 to August, 1982 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Masters Program, graduated with MSCE, specialization in structures.
September, 1979 to August, 1981 University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Bachelors Program, graduated with honors BSCE.
Work Experience:
September 2007 to Present
Structural Engineer/Designer/Software Developer for NHWL Engineering Tallahassee, Florida, but working from home (Sebastian, Florida) using VPN, Skype, and Remote Administrator. Projects included domestic and international industrial plants (both green field and expansions). Extensive AutoCAD and PDMS development for structural and mechanical disciplines. PDMS developlemnet included custom ADP for piping and structural deliverables, pipe supports (modeling and deliverables), structural modeling, data interfaces between PDMS, AutoCad, STAAD Pro 2007, and Excel. Used MS Visual Studio to develop standalone applications for both PDMS Design and Draft modules. Extensive structural and pipe catalogue building.
September 2003 to June 2007
Manager of Engineering Technology for Mercedes Homes, Inc. in Melbourne Florida. Responsible for creating and implementing systems and processes for developing, maintaining, and issuing engineering and architectural deliverables for single family residences and townhouses.
June 2001 to September 2003
President of CAD Development Inc., a company providing structural engineering and technical software development to local and national firms. Projects included custom single family residences (CMU, concrete, pilings, light gauge framing on walls and trusses), churches, commercial strip centers, and component design.
August 1998 to May 2001
Senior software developer with Universal Personnel, New Orleans, LA. Contracted to Shell Deepwater Development Systems, Inc. Programming environment was HP-Unix OS with C, C++, SQL, Autolisp, and PML2 programming. Worked closely with engineers, designers, and PDMS designers to increase productivity. Some of the software projects worked on include (used on Brutus, Bonga, and Nakika Projects) (all projects used imperial and metric steel shapes):
* Wrote most of Shell's Annotation Placement Engine ("APE") in PML, PML2, C, and C++
* Rewrote from scratch Shell's Vessel Trim Drawing Application ("Easystreet") in PML2 and C++
* Rewrote from scratch Shell's Pipe Support Drawing Application ("Smack") in PML, PML2, and C
* Developed from scratch Shell's E&I Impact Drawing Application in PML2 and C++ (including totally new GUI)
* Rewrote from scratch Shell's Structural Impact Drawing Application in PML2 and C++
* Developed from scratch Shell's Structural Handrail and Grating Application ("SHAG") in PML2 and C++
* Developed numerous macros, programs, applications, and interfaces for PDMS DESIGN, PDMS DRAFT, AutoCAD, and StruCad for both the mechanical and structural disciplines. Also provided training to both Shell direct and contract PDMS users.
April 1997 to July 1998
Principal Structural Engineer with Kvaerner Process, Greenville, SC. Areas of responsibility were computer technology, software developer, lead structural PDMS designer and engineer, and PDMS trainer. Worked at PDMS modeling and drawing production in the Greenville and Bridgewater offices. Primary computer environment was SGI-Unix and NT. Programming included PML, AutoCAD, Access, and V-Basic. PDMS modeling/drawing production projects included:
* Several Industrial Buildings
* 7500 Metric Tons of Steel Iron-ore Reduction Plant
* Several Chemical Plants
* Several Pre-cast Concrete Structures
* Structural Cats and Specs Work for Joints and Fittings
Some of the software developments included:
* Two-way interfaces between PDMS and STAAD, RISA3D, and SDNF
* Linking PDMS Draft to external Access Database
* Linking PDMS Draft to PDMS Design to show view volumes
* Automatically Annotating Structural and Mechanical GAs
August 1994 to April 1997
Senior structural engineer with Norman, Hough, Wilkie and Lane, Engineering, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida. Areas of responsibility were senior structural engineer and in-house IT consultant. Multiple OS environment included DOS, Windows, NT and SGI-Unix. Programming in C, Visual Basic, PML, and Autolisp. PDMS modeling/drawing production projects included:
* Several Industrial Buildings
Some of the software developments included:
* Application to model rectangular to circular duct transition elements
* Intelligent and Modifiable Stair, Ladder, and Handrail Hierarchies
* AutoCAD to PDMS Draft Interfaces
May 1991 to May 1994
Research and teaching assistant at Duke University, Durham, NC. Enrolled as full time Ph.D. student in structural engineering (nonlinear dynamics). Worked as a structural engineer for Gardner, McDaniels and Stewart, Durham, NC during the summer of 1992.
January 1987 to May 1991
Manatee County Bridge Engineer, Bradenton, Florida. Responsibilities included design and inspection of new bridges and drainage structures, formulation and implementation of bridge management system and preparing five-year capital improvement plans for replacing/building bridges and drainage structures. Worked closely with civil engineers and contractors during design and construction phases.
July 1982 to April 1997
Worked at several positions in Florida. Worked for A.L. Van Buskirk, Engineers and Planners, North Port, Florida as a civil engineer (August, 1985 to July, 1986) working on structural and civil projects. Engaged in own consulting structural engineering business (July, 1986 to April, 1997) primarily for Architects in Sarasota, Florida. Was the Plans Engineer for the Sarasota County Building Department (December, 1984 to August, 1985). Associate engineer for Bodo and Associates, Inc., Gainesville, Florida (December, 1983 to December, 1984). Engineer for Barrett, Daffin and Carlan, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida (July, 1982 to November, 1983).
Research:
May 1991 to April 1994
Research on Ph.D. topic, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University. Primary research area was computational and experimental nonlinear structural dynamics.
January 1981 to July 1982 and July 1984 to December 1984
Consultant to the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Florida, on the Florida Department of Transportation Bridge Evaluation Project.
Publications:
"Chaotic Behavior of Nonlinear Loose Structures", James F. Wilson, Eric G. Callis, Daniel J. Strong, Proc. 2nd Int. Conf. Nonlinear Mech., Chien Wei-zang, ed., 1993, pp. 611-614
"Precast Panel Composite Bridge Decks", F. E. Fagundo, H. Tabatabai, K. Soongswang, J. M. Richardson, E. G. Callis, May 1985;'Concrete International'
"Study of Cracking of Composite Deck Bridge Over Peace River", E. G. Callis, C. O. Hays, F. E. Fagundo, Spring, 1983; National Transportation Research Board
Professional Registration:
State of Florida - PE No. 36957 (1986)
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