Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
M.S., August 1983.
Thesis supervised by Dr. Richard A. Parmelee entitled
"A Review of the Analysis of Seismic Soil-Structure Interaction."
Cabell Fellow in area of Structural Engineering.
Tufts University
Medford, MA
B.S. in Civil Engineering, May 1982.
Summa Cum Laude.
Tau Beta Pi, Fall 1980.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
February 1992 to August 1995.
Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Instructor for graduate-level course "Principles of Axiomatic Design"
for both Spring term and the Special Summer session.
Engineering Design Consultant
June 1992 to Present
Industrial consultant in the area of engineering design. Specialize
in the application of axiomatic design to industrial problems.
Stone & Webster Engineering Corp.
Boston, MA
September 1983 to August 1988
Staff Engineer, Engineering Mechanics Division.
Nuclear-industry related experience in the design and analysis of
piping supports, finite element analysis of local stresses in piping
weldments, numerical analysis of fluid transient phenomena, and seismic
qualification of equipment supports.
Special assignments included the design and development of anchor clamps
for small bore piping and field inspection of the historic Longfellow
Bridge in Boston, MA.
Bayside Engineering Associates
Boston, MA
June 1982 through August 1982.
Structural Engineer.
Responsibilities included field inspection and load rating of highway
bridges per AASHTO and Massachusetts Highway Department criteria.
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