Experience

Haselton Baker Risk Group, Creators of SP3

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Research Engineer

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  Working on numerous aspects of building-specific seismic performance assessment including updating the SP3 risk model for the seismic assessment of older wood light-frame structures. Developing, calibrating and analyzing nonlinear models for numerous structure types including steel moment-resisting frame with supplemental viscous damping and buckling-restrained brace frame.

• Senior Research Engineer

  • May 2020 - Nov 2020

  Assisted in conducting seismic risk analysis of a large base isolated structure with and without supplemental viscous damping. Developed nonlinear analysis models using OpenSees.



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post-Doctoral Researcher

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2020

  Working as an analyst within an multi-university project headed by the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER, UC Berkeley) and funded by the California Earthquake Authority (CEA). The PEER-CEA project aims to evaluate the benefits of seismic retrofitting of single family wood dwellings with known structural deficiencies. Major responsibilities revolve around the development of numerical models to simulate the seismic behavior of existing and retrofitted homes (backed by experimental testing) while collaborating with other teams in order to produce viable results from seismic hazard to eventual seismic loss estimates. Show less



Applied Technology Council

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Jul 2014 - Jun 2018

  • Lead analyst for a pilot study within the ATC-110 project looking at retrofit options of timber cripple walls for residential homes common in California. • Work aims to assess the effectiveness of various practical retrofit options suggested by the ATC-110 practitioner committee. • Archetype timber buildings are analyzed using specialized finite element software to allow consideration of physical behaviour associated with timber structures • Lead analyst for a pilot study within the ATC-110 project looking at retrofit options of timber cripple walls for residential homes common in California. • Work aims to assess the effectiveness of various practical retrofit options suggested by the ATC-110 practitioner committee. • Archetype timber buildings are analyzed using specialized finite element software to allow consideration of physical behaviour associated with timber structures



University of Canterbury

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Apr 2017 - Apr 2017

  Teaching assistant for the course "Seismic Performance of Non-Structural Elements". Prepared tutorials for conducting nonlinear analysis using the program RUAUMOKO. Assisted students and practitioners in understanding analysis methods available for the seismic design and assessment of various nonstructural typologies. Teaching assistant for the course "Seismic Performance of Non-Structural Elements". Prepared tutorials for conducting nonlinear analysis using the program RUAUMOKO. Assisted students and practitioners in understanding analysis methods available for the seismic design and assessment of various nonstructural typologies.



Graduate School of Understanding and Managing Extremes (UME School)

• Earthquake Engineer/ Doctoral Researcher

  • Sep 2012 - Dec 2016

  - Doctoral dissertation: "Non-Structural Element Considerations for Contemporary Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering"- Worked as a researcher on a multi-university project in Italy (RELUIS). Investigated trends in probabilistic uncertainty due to ground motion variability associated with various types of reinforced concrete (RC) frame buildings, with a focus on frames with sub-standard detailing with respect to modern seismic codes- Contributed to the "Displacement-Based Design of Steel Moment-Resisting Frame Structures" (DiSTEEL) project funded by the European Union. Show less

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  Teaching assistant for the course "Seismic Isolation and Dissipation". Prepared tutorials for conducting nonlinear analysis using the program RUAUMOKO and assisted with management of large data sets using MATLAB. Aided students in understanding theory, design and modeling methods associated with various modern retrofit strategies. Topics included added damping (hysteretic and viscous) as well as seismic base isolation.



Graduate School for Understanding and Managing Extremes (UME School)

• Pavia, Italy

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

  Graduate teaching assistant for the course "Seismic Design of Nonstructural Building Components". Conducted tutorials for conducting nonlinear analysis using the program RUAUMOKO. Assisted students in understanding and implementing analysis methods available for various nonstructural typologies. Graduate teaching assistant for the course "Seismic Design of Nonstructural Building Components". Conducted tutorials for conducting nonlinear analysis using the program RUAUMOKO. Assisted students in understanding and implementing analysis methods available for various nonstructural typologies.



Structural Engineering and Earthquake Simulation Laboratory (SEESL)

• Buffalo, NY

• Research Assistant

  • Nov 2009 - Aug 2010

  • Worked on a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) accelerated bridge construction project • Assisted in the preparation and calibration of instrumentation • Performed post-processing of test data as needed including modal identification • Worked on a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) accelerated bridge construction project • Assisted in the preparation and calibration of instrumentation • Performed post-processing of test data as needed including modal identification