Ryan Beck
Forecasting Program Coordinator at Metaculus- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Professional Engineer (PE)
Nebraska Board of Engineers and ArchitectsJun, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Metaculus
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Forecasting Program Coordinator
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Aug 2022 - Present
Managing projects for partner organizations, converting partner needs into forecasting questions, managing forecasting tournaments, and communicating resulting information. Additional responsibilities include engaging with the forecasting community to answer questions and manage the content and appropriate resolution of forecasting questions on the site, as well as facilitating virtual meetups. Managing projects for partner organizations, converting partner needs into forecasting questions, managing forecasting tournaments, and communicating resulting information. Additional responsibilities include engaging with the forecasting community to answer questions and manage the content and appropriate resolution of forecasting questions on the site, as well as facilitating virtual meetups.
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INFER Public
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United States
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Pro Forecaster
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Apr 2021 - Present
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Bridge Engineer
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Sep 2015 - Jul 2022
Highway bridge design and analysis. Design of steel and concrete girder superstructures, piers, and abutments. Inspection and rating of girder and steel truss bridges. Frequent use of LARSA, FBMultipier, and LEAP Bridge Precast/Prestressed Girder for design and MicroStation for CAD. Highway bridge design and analysis. Design of steel and concrete girder superstructures, piers, and abutments. Inspection and rating of girder and steel truss bridges. Frequent use of LARSA, FBMultipier, and LEAP Bridge Precast/Prestressed Girder for design and MicroStation for CAD.
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Structural Engineer
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2015
Design of steel towers and catwalks for the agricultural industry. Computer aided structural analysis using RISA-3D. Design of steel towers and catwalks for the agricultural industry. Computer aided structural analysis using RISA-3D.
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Research Assistant
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Dec 2012 - May 2014
Analyzing hollow reinforced concrete columns using OpenSees fiber-based analysis software, developing and constructing small scale hollow concrete columns, and designing steel load frame to test specimens. Analyzing hollow reinforced concrete columns using OpenSees fiber-based analysis software, developing and constructing small scale hollow concrete columns, and designing steel load frame to test specimens.
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Education
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Iowa State University
Master of Science (M.S.), Structural Engineering -
Iowa State University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Civil Engineering