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Neil R. Baer, P.E. Engineer: Structural, Civil |
Property Loss Claims Consultation
Technical Investigations
Failure Analysis
Structural Analysis
E.I.F.S. Examination and Analysis
Water Intrusion, Mold Causation
Education
| 1976 | Master of Business
Administration Clemson/Furman MBA Program |
| 1969 | Bachelor of Science in
Civil Engineering Clemson University |
Experience
September 1997 to Present
Summit Engineering, L.L.P., Columbia, South Carolina.
Consulting Engineer performing specialized consulting in the areas of: Property
Loss Claims Consultation: cause of the loss, code compliance, repair
or replacement analysis, scope of damage, estimate of repair, actual cash value,
salvage value, and time to repair; Failure Analysis: analysis and
evaluation of designs, determination of cause of failure, standards and code
compliance; Accident Evaluation: structural damage evaluation, code
compliance; Structural Analysis: analysis of existing structures
for load carrying capacity and code compliance; E.I.F.S. Examination: identification
of defects in EIFS and related building systems, scope of damage determination,
estimate of repair costs.
August 1996 to August 1997
Special Projects Manager, SMI Joist, S.C. of Cayce, South Carolina. Responsible for feasibility study for consolidation of two manufacturing plants, design of concrete foundations and steel superstructure for plant additions and improvements including design of overhead crane bridge beams, column repair and replacement, and land surveys.
November 1994 to August 1996
Plant Manager for SMI Owen Joist of Cayce, South Carolina. Responsibilities included safety, quality control, and production for two manufacturing plants, design of column replacement system in existing plant, supervision of new assembly line construction, structural analysis of steel building structure for overhead crane additions, design of concrete containment structures for paint tanks.
June 1992 to November 1994
Vice President and General Manager for Owen Joist of Cayce, South Carolina. Responsibilities included safety, quality control and production improvements for three manufacturing plants, assembly line modifications and additions, design and construction supervision of a paint system for joists, and supervision of modifications and upgrades on a robotics joist machine.
April 1986 to June 1992
Vice President-Sales for South Carolina Steel Corporation of Greenville, South Carolina. Responsibilities included estimating, selling, and managing design-build structural steel and reinforcing steel projects, supervision of sales personnel, analysis of subcontractor bids, and coordination and planning of corporate sales efforts. Managing each project included detailed coordination with the steel erector and other trades, job site trouble shooting, and determination of causes and solutions for field problems.
April 1984 to April 1986
Manager of Structural Steel Sales for South Carolina Steel Corporation of Greenville, South Carolina. Responsibilities included estimating, selling, and managing design-build structural steel and reinforcing steel projects, supervision of sales personnel, analysis of subcontractor bids, and coordination and planning of corporate sales efforts. Managing each project included detailed coordination with the steel erector and other trades, job site trouble shooting, and determination of causes and solutions for field problems.
January 1975 to April 1986
Engineer, Estimator, Project Manager for South Carolina Steel Corporation of Greenville, South Carolina. Responsibilities included estimating, selling, and managing design-build structural steel and reinforcing steel projects and analysis of subcontractor bids. Managing each project included detailed coordination with the steel erector and other trades, job site trouble shooting, and determination of causes and solutions for field problems.
August 1973 to January 1975
Structural Engineer with J. E. Sirrine Co. of Greenville, South Carolina. Responsibilities included structural analysis and design of steel and concrete structures.
April 1971 to August 1973
Project Manager and Estimator for Yeargin Construction Co. of Greenville, South Carolina. Responsibilities included managing the construction of two office buildings including coordinating subcontractor’s schedule and performance standards, dispute resolution, field inspection, trouble shooting, and problem resolution. Estimating responsibilities included material take-offs, subcontract price solicitation and coordination and scheduling.
April 1970 to April 1971
Office Engineer for Yeargin Construction Co. at an industrial job site in North Carolina. Responsibilities included estimating and obtaining approval for over three hundred change orders, coordinating drawing revisions with the Architect/Engineer and all trades on-site, and assisting the Project Manager in material procurement and scheduling.
September 1969 to April 1970
Estimator for Yeargin Construction Co. of Greenville, South Carolina. Responsibilities included material take-offs, subcontractor’s price solicitation, and bid compilation for industrial and commercial turnkey projects.
June 1969 to September 1969
Field engineer for Yeargin Construction Co. at an industrial project in South Carolina. Responsibilities included setting and checking elevations and locations of forms for concrete pours, verification of dimensions of structures to assure adherence to plans and specifications.
June through August 1967, 1968
Rodman for J. R. McCrone Surveying in Annapolis, Maryland. The duties in this summer job included being part of a surveying crew performing property boundary surveys for private residences and commercial establishments.
June through August 1964, 1965
Laborer for Powell Marine Construction Co. in Edgewater, Maryland. Responsibilities in this summer job included assisting with the operation of a floating pile driver in the construction of bulkheads and piers.
Professional Organizations
American
Concrete Institute
American
Society of Civil Engineers
Southern Building code Congress, International
Registration
Registered Professional Engineer in South Carolina,
(#5696)
Registered Professional Engineer in North Carolina, (#023149)
Registered Professional Engineer in Georgia (#24277)
Registered Professional Engineer in Virginia (#032129)
Continuing Education
June- August 1980 - Design of Concrete Structures,
Greenville Technical College
1986 - CRSI reinforcing bar seminar
1988 - AISC Bolt Seminar
1988 - LRFD introduction seminar
August 1989 - Earthquake Loads in Buildings
December 1989 - Allowable Stress Design in Steel
1990 - Seminar on Causes of cracking of structural steel
shapes receiving hot-dipped galvanizing.
1991 - Study project on the effects of reinforcing in concrete slabs on grade with the Construction Specifications Institute.
March 1991 - Practical Steel Design Using LRFD
April 1996 - Effects of Vibration on a Joist Floor
System
September 1997 - Brick Veneer Seminar
June 1998 - Structural Condition Assessment of Existing Structures
July 1998 - Lightning 101
July 1999 - NEHRP Guidelines for the Seismic Rehabilitation of Buildings
March 2000 - Foundation
Design Overview, Seismic Retrofit and Mapping
September 2000 - Masonry Design Software Seminar
September 2000 - ASCE Technical Seminars
March 2001 - Law for Design
Professionals, status of E.I.F.S. Claims
March 2001 - Surveying in the Flood Plain
April 2001 - E.I.F.S. Inspector Certification Course
October 2001 - National
Mold symposium, Charlotte, North Carolina
March 2002 - High Strength Bolts - Design and Installation
March 2002 - Force Protection
March 2002 - Design solutions for Engineered Wood
June 2002 - Solving Water Intrusion and Mold Problems in South Carolina
October 2002 - ASCE Geotechnical Seminar
March 2003 - ASCE Seminars: Steel Framing and Erection; Soil Properties and Excavation Stability
March 2003 - Advances In Environmental Mold Issues
(Rev. 05/08/2003)
For additional information, please
email Neil R. Baer, P.E.
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