SEAoNY: Structural Engineers Association of New York




			President Christopher Cerino, P.E., is an Associate Principal with DeSimone. He earned his Bachelor or Architectural Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1995, with an emphasis in structures and minor in architecture. With 12 years of experience, he has significant experience managing large-scale complex projects, as well as significant expertise in computer modeling and analysis. His project experience includes awardwinning projects such as the Fisher Center at Bard College and the Conde Nast Employee Cafeteria. These structures have stretched modern construction limitations for the materials of glass, concrete and steel and have utilized the latest software in 3D computer modeling and analysis. Mr. Cerino has also managed the design of several high-rise residential structures, including the Magellan, the Metropolitan and the Milan. Mr. Cerino was the co-author of the Modern Steel Construction and Structure texts in addition to a RISA-3D product feature highlighting the Fisher Center. ccerino@seaony.org

			President-Elect Kevin Poulin, Ph.D., P.E., is Senior Project Manager with the NYC office of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH), a firm that designs, investigates, and rehabilitates structures and building enclosures of all types. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from M.I.T. and a Masters of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics, both from Columbia University. After his bachelor’s degree, he spent two years in the Peace Corps as an engineer in Nepal. He is a registered professional engineer in New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and Maine. Dr. Poulin has over 17 years of experience in both new design and adaptive reuse of existing buildings. His notable projects include the New Museum of Contemporary Art, the Sports Museum of America, Walt Whitman Visitors Center, Roger Vivier Flagship Store, MetLife Plaza, Temple Emmanuel, New York University School of Law, and the Lofts of Greene Street. kpoulin@seaony.org

			Secretary Scott Hughes, P.E., is an Associate at Robert Silman Associates. He received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley and his Master of Science in Structural Engineering from the University of Minnesota. He has over thirteen years of experience and has been with Robert Silman Associates since 1997 where he has worked on a wide range of project types, including educational, resi wtdential, institutional and commercial. His projects include the Whitehall Ferry Terminal, the Morgan Library Expansion, the Common Ground Community at Hoyt-Schermerhorn and the Metal Shutter Houses on West 19th St. He has also worked on numerous public projects for the City of New York, including the FDNY, the School Construction Authority (SCA), and the Department of Homeless Services. shughes@seaony.org

			Treasurer Benjamin Wisniewski, P.E., a Senior Structural Engineer at Parsons, has experience in a wide range of projects including new construction, forensic investigation, historic preservation, renovations and peer reviews. Mr. Wisniewski is currently involved in the design of the new transportation hub at the World Trade Center and leads the structural engineering effort for the first phase of the permanent structure. In addition to developing construction documents, he has provided extensive project scheduling, cost estimating, construction staging and construction logistics support. Mr. Wisniewski is also serving as lead structural engineer for various structural mitigation improvements for the New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority. Prior to joining Parsons, Mr. Wisniewski primarily performed structural investigations and renovations. Over the last seven years Mr. Wisniewski has been actively involved in nearly every SEAoNY committee. He currently serves on the Board of Directors and chairs the new Awards Committee. Mr. Wisniewski holds a Bachelor and Masters of Science in Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. bwisniewski@seaony.org

			Past-President Michael Squarzini, P.E., is Vice President at Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers. He has nearly 15 years experience in the structural analysis, design and review of a variety of building types, including sports facilities, office/commercial, transportation and educational buildings, in both steel and concrete. His responsibility includes all phases of design from schematic through construction administration phases. Some recent projects include New York Presbyterian Hospital's Cardiovascular Center of Excellence and 68th Street Lobby Renovation, and the Yale Engineering and Research Building. Currently, he serves on the Structural Foundation Committee for the NYC Model Code Program. Mr. Squarzini attained his master's degree in structural engineering from the University of Minnesota as a recipient of the Sommerfeld Fellowship and his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from Manhattan College. msquarzini@seaony.org

			Directors

			Cristobal Correa, P.E., has been a New Yorker for the past ten years andpracticing Structural Engineer for the last twenty. After completing bachelors and masters degrees at the Universidad de Chile and MIT, he worked for a number of years in Boston and Seattle, Washington (where he got his first P.E. license). He then worked five years for engineering consultancies in London and Paris before moving to New York in 1998 to help open the New York office of Buro Happold. Currently, he is an Associate Principal of the firm and has been a SEAoNY member for the last several years. ccorrea@seaony.org

			Deborah McGuinness, P.E., is an Associate with the NYC office of Robert Silman Associates. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering from Villanova University. She has worked on a variety of projects over the past 16 years ranging from new construction to renovations, historic preservation and high end residential. Her recent work includes the Laboratory of Ornithology at Cornell University, J.C. Davis Nanotechnology Laboratory at Cornell University, Nanoscale Microscopy Laboratory at Princeton University, the New Greenwich Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Laboratories Addition and Renovation, the Ralph Lauren Cancer Center; new libraries, primary and secondary education facilities in Long Island, New York City and Westchester; and new high end residential projects in Southampton, East Hampton, Sagaponack, Millbrook, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and Greenwich. Ms. McGuinness is the past president of the Young Members Forum of the Metropolitan Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers and is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of New York.

			Karl J. Rubenacker, P.E., S.E., is a partner at New York City based structural engineering firm Gilsanz Murray Steficek, LLP. Karl holds a BE in Civil Engineering from Cooper Union and an MS in Civil Engineering from Caltech. He has eighteen years of structural engineering experience designing a broad array of structures from new construction to renovations. His experience includes high rise, commercial, residential, and educational buildings. He has also designed auto and rail bridges, aqueducts, parking garages, arenas, treatment plants and pumping stations. He participated in the SEAoNY IBC-NYC code comparison study, chairing the inspection subcommittee, and has been active in the NYC model code program, on the steel subcommittee. krubenacker@seaony.org

			Joe Savalli, P.E., joined DeSimone in 1997 and is an Associate Principal in the firm's New York office. With over 19 years of experience, his work for the firm focuses primarily on the design and peer review of new structures. He also has considerable experience with renovation, investigation of structural failures and structural integrity. Mr. Savalli specializes in concrete buildings and has extensive past experience with high-rise buildings. Past reinforced concrete experience includes the Four Seasons Hotel and Tower in Miami, an 800-foot-tall mixed-use tower. His recent work includes Yale University Health Service Center, 50 West Street in New City, Hayward Place in Boston, and 161 Maiden Lane, a 580-foot-tall concrete building with an aspect ratio of 17:1. Other projects include Trump SOHO, The Visionaire, and Chrystie Place. Mr. Savalli received a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering, a Master of Science in Structural Engineering and his Master of Science in Engineering Management, all from Brooklyn Polytechnic University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of New York. jsavalli@seaony.org

			Constadino "Gus" Sirakis, P.E., joined Buildings in August 2006 as Project Engineer, and helped draft the New NYC Construction Codes. Mr. Sirakis has 10 years of engineering experience in the designing and rehabilitating building structures. Sirakis recently became Deputy Director of The Office of Technical Certification and Research (OTCR) and is responsible for implementing and administering several new provisions stemming from the New NYC Construction Codes enactment. Sirakis was a member of the International Building Code-Structural Committee for the 2007/2008 Code Cycle. Prior to joining Buildings, Mr. Sirakis worked for nine years as a structural engineer and project manager in an architectural and engineering consulting firm. Mr. Sirakis holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, NY. gsirakis@seaony.org

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