BUEHLER ENGINEERING - Key Persons
Al's hard working and optimistic personality has been a part of Buehler since 2002. He is meticulous and pays close attention to detail which has allowed him to lead cutting edge projects such as the LAX Midfield Satellite Concourse. He is skilled in taking complex problems and providing elegant solutions so that the entire project team can work efficiently to get the job done. Al's efficiency and responsiveness are appreciated by clients, and he strives to connect with them on a personal level to make every project an enjoyable experience.
Bill is passionate about integrating exposed structure as an honest expression of the architectural form. He leverages new technologies and tools, including Lean design principles, to develop creative, cost effective and constructible solutions for challenging building structures. His areas of special expertise include structural design of large steel, concrete and timber framed buildings in high seismic regions, seismic evaluation and retrofit of existing and historic buildings including unreinforced masonry, peer review and constructability reviews, and architecturally exposed structural steel.
Surprise skill
Refinishing antique furniture
#1 bucket list item
Heli-skiing in the Canadian Rockies
Biggest accomplishment
Partnering with my wife to raise three girls who are now amazing young adults
Is known for
Collaborative, can-do spirit, analytical and patient
Motto to live by
People don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care
Proudest professional accomplishment
Serving on the AISC Code of Standard Practice Committee for over 16 years
Bill credits his achievements to his passion for collaborating with design and construction team members on projects. He believes that the success of his projects is achieved by creating a great group atmosphere and enjoyable project experience. In addition to his own success on projects, he enjoys watching others grow and mature both professionally and in their design skills. Many of the engineers he has mentored are among the leaders at Buehler today. Bill's personal motto is to never ask anyone to do something that you would not do yourself; for him, that means that everyone can participate and contribute at some level.
Joined Buehler
1984
Childhood dream job
Architect
Biggest accomplishment
Seeing someone that he trained and mentored succeed
Dream vacation destination
Disney World
Is known for
Reciting movie quotes
Top of your playlist
Rush
Job Titles:
- Executive Director of Engineering
Brian is focused on collaborating with colleagues and clients to ensure the success of a project. He has a unique ability to see the big picture and incorporates efficient solutions while considering impacts of the structural design on all disciplines. He is hands-on, backed by skillful engineering, and will work diligently to verify the intent of the design is met. As Director of Engineering, Brian works with the engineering staff to ensure high quality work is produced and manages the scheduling of projects for the company. He helps clients with constructability questions and coordination, and strives for continual improvement. Outside of the office, he enjoys family time and coaching baseball, and has visited all 30 MLB stadiums. He strives to be a positive person and a good mentor who leads by example and with integrity.
Brian is an energetic leader who believes that a successful career can be measured by both your clients and your projects. He feels that the success of a project comes from a good team rather than the grandiosity of the project. He is a big picture thinker who is patient and adheres to the commitments he makes to clients. A recent professional accomplishment was being the lead project engineer on Roseville City Hall Annex, the first USRC Platinum rated building in the country. Brian always tries to consider each project in its entirety, not just the structure, to ensure the project's overall success.
Joined Buehler
2014
Childhood dream job
Despite my athletic deficiencies, I dreamed of being in the NBA or MLB
Biggest accomplishment
This last year has been watching the re-construction of the almost 150-year-old Bridgeport Bridge
Ride or die sports team
Golden State Warriors
Top of your playlist
I've been enjoying Tyler Childers and Rainbow Kitten Surprise as of late - my rotation changes somewhat frequently
Is known for
Being tall
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Regional Director
Carrie is known for taking the road less traveled by collaborating and detailing with an artistic eye. She believes that working through a detail can help the team discuss issues and solve complications before they arise. She wants people to think of her as someone who left a positive contribution, both as a compassionate individual and as a responsible engineer serving the communities around her. Carrie is focused on creating safe structures that people can utilize, and she keeps this at the forefront of her mind in her designs.
Joined Buehler
2016
Childhood dream job
News Anchor
Proudest professional accomplishment
Working on the pedestrian bridge of the Moscone Center
Dream vacation destination
Seville
Is known for
Being a good friend
Top of your playlist
John Legend
Colin is known throughout the design and construction industry for the energy and innovation he brings to all projects. Building trusted relationships have been paramount to Colin's success as has his goal of finding the best total project solutions by collaborating with full design teams. As a young teenager, Colin became fascinated with both design and construction and was fortunate enough to have four years of specialized architectural design in high school before realizing his true calling - structural engineering. Colin would like others to think of him as a design partner who is willing to collaborate and continually search for design alternatives which put the owner's vision and project goals first.
Joined Buehler
2016
Motto to live by
Trust your instincts
Biggest pet peeve
Poorly or ill-conceived structural systems
Ride or die sports team
Minnesota Vikings
#1 bucket list item
African Safari
First job
Working at McDonald's
Dan first learned about building and construction from his father who is a contractor, and enjoyed visiting job sites as a child and learning how structures were built. Naturally, he now enjoys working with contractors to develop economical solutions to design challenges. He is also passionate about computer programming, and structural engineering allows him the opportunity to leverage his programming abilities. Dan manages Buehler's Phoenix office, and combines his technical knowledge with his background in construction to provide solutions for clients to ensure projects run smoothly.
Joined Buehler
2013
Motto to live by
Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice
Biggest pet peeve
Books with the note "This Page Intentionally Left Blank" on a few of the pages
Ride or die sports team
Arizona State Sun Devils
#1 bucket list item
Vacationing in New Zealand
First job
Framer for a construction company
Dave has dedicated his professional career to seeing Buehler achieve its current success. His strong leadership skills and drive to always exceed expectations have allowed him to guide Buehler from a four person firm to what it is today. He has the ability to work well under pressure and solve problems rapidly, which help him to gain the trust of those he leads both in the office and in the industry. He strives to keep commitments and exceed expectations while working creatively to allow client concepts to become a reality. Dave's attention to detail extends to all aspects of his life both in and out of the office. He values the importance of a work life balance, and enjoys being a husband and father. He would like people to view him as a creative thinker and someone who others are happy to have around.
Joined Buehler
1977
Favorite movie
Blazing Saddles & Caddyshack
Biggest accomplishment
Guiding Buehler to what it is today
Ride or die sports team
Oakland Raiders
Favorite activity outside of work
Golf
First job
Paper route
David is genuinely passionate about helping others. He works with his clients to ensure that he understands their goals and constraints while striving to develop appropriate, thoughtful, and coordinated designs for every project. He is complimented on his attention to detail, creative solutions and involvement throughout the life of his projects. Outside of the office, David enjoys cooking for family and friends in his wood-fired pizza oven. He is skilled at roasting coffee and telling awesome dad jokes, especially to his wife and two children. He wants people to think of him as caring and helpful.
Joined Buehler
2019
Favorite movie
It's a Wonderful Life, Isle of Dogs
First job
Cabinet Shop Worker
Top of your playlist
Lauren Daigle, Mercy Me, for King & Country
#1 bucket list item
Going on a cooking tour in Italy
Proudest professional accomplishment
Becoming a trusted advisor to long standing clients
Drew builds trust with his clients by exceeding their expectations and providing high quality documents. He has an innate skill at collaborating with clients and ensuring their ideas and concerns are heard. He enjoys working on complex projects without a preconceived notion of how the structural design should integrate into the overall design, but rather works through different solutions with his clients to integrate multiple systems seamlessly. Outside of work, he is passionate about his family and environmental responsibility. He feels his biggest personal accomplishment has been raising his kids. Professionally, Drew strives to achieve excellence in all his projects and pursuits, and want his clients to view him as the structural engineer they want to work with.
Joined Buehler
1995
Favorite movie
The Breakfast Club
Biggest accomplishment
Being SEOR on the Kaiser Roseville Hospital project
Ride or die sports team
Sacramento Kings
Favorite activity outside of work
Playing music
First job
Working in construction
Eric is passionate about taking something old and making it new, whether that be through renovating existing buildings, or providing elegant solutions to complex problems. He is often complimented on how his finished products are complete and thorough, focused on providing the most efficient answers to client questions. In his spare time, he enjoys being outdoors, hiking, restoring old homes, and repurposing old wood into something beautiful. He aims to leave an impression on others as someone who is passionate about the art of engineering, and someone who never forgets to take a moment to enjoy life.
Joined Buehler
1989
Childhood dream job
Constructing things other people can use
Biggest accomplishment
Rising to be a Principal within Buehler
Dream vacation destination
New York
Is known for
His handwriting
Top of your playlist
(70's) Doobie Brothers, (80's) U2, (90's) The The, (00's) Dave Brubeck & Miles Davis
Harry started with Buehler as a drafter and rose to become the company's IT Manager. He is passionate about the firm and everything involved with keeping Buehler efficient and running smoothly. He consistently keeps us at the forefront of technology and is able to explain complicated technical topics to non-technical people. He works in a calm and considerate manner to fix bugs and keep everything up and running, thus often being called an IT magician. He has built his career on his natural skills and passions, and always proves to be a friendly and reliable person, looking for improvement everyday.
Joined Buehler
1986
Childhood dream job
Fighter pilot
Biggest accomplishment
Being a self taught IT professional, keeping multiple offices running smoothly
Dream vacation destination
Any and all beaches
Is known for
Smiling
Top of your playlist
ZZ Top & Van Halen
At Buehler, it is our responsibility as engineers to uphold the aspirations of great design and Architecture. We are compelled to develop elegant, constructible, and cost effective solutions; this is the practice of engineering at the highest level.
Jason's professional passion is working with complex architectures. He wants his clients to think of him as someone who is driven by the challenge to provide innovative solutions, and who smoothly integrates structure into their vision. As Chair of the Buehler in-house Software Committee, he focuses his interest in software analysis tools to enhance office-wide project productivity. He has also taken a lead role in implementing integrated structural steel design and delivery services, and serves as project manager for IPD projects where ISSD has been implemented. Outside of the office, Jason enjoys travel, a midtown bike ride with his son, and is known to be an excellent dancer.
John's success comes from the combination of his technical background and his outgoing attitude. He is a big picture thinker who seeks to explore the limits of the status quo, and develop new approaches to enhance overall value and development. This optimistic and determined demeanor empowered him to open Buehler's now vibrant San Francisco office and lead the Buehler Parking Studio, formally known as Watry Buehler Collaborative, which focuses on parking structure design. He is known for his magnetic and engaging personality among his co-workers and clients. John wants to work together with a team of engaged individuals to create the much sought after "wow factor" in every project.
Keith enjoys taking on challenges both inside the office as an engineer on multiple landmark projects and outside of the office as a finisher of the 100-mile Western States Endurance Run through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. His passion for finding solutions is founded in his never being satisfied and always striving for the best. He does not shy away from complex projects, but rather tackles them head on and works hard to ensure that a client's vision comes to life. He wants to be recognized as someone who gives it his all in every aspect of life while having fun doing it.
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Member of Buehler since Her Start
Krista has been an engaged member of Buehler since her start with the company. She pushes for continual advancement for the company and ongoing improvement in how we serve and deliver projects to our clients. One of her biggest professional achievements has been opening up Buehler's office in Los Angeles and overseeing its continued success. Her personal goal is to have great relationships with the clients and engineers she works with, as well as encouraging young engineers to be engaged and excited about the structural engineering industry. Krista wants to be remembered as someone who inspires others, and she works towards accomplishing this by giving it her all everyday.
Joined Buehler
2004
Childhood dream job
Dancer or Structural Engineer
Biggest accomplishment
Opening the Los Angeles office and overseeing its success
Dream vacation destination
Riviera Maya, Mexico
Is known for
Great hair
Top of your playlist
Adele and Michael Buble
Larry's creative approach to solving urgent challenges is a defining attribute throughout his professional career. He wants clients to know that they are in the trustworthy hands of an engineer who works well with any team and has a drive to meet the project goals. He works with excitement; his enthusiasm on projects is contagious. As an avid outdoorsman and mountaineer, he strives to find projects that integrate his technical skills with his love for historic landmarks, public use buildings, and parks projects. He has been known to rappel off of bridges in order to complete inspections.
Joined Buehler
1982
Childhood dream job
Architect
Biggest accomplishment
Retrofitting the historic Bridgeport Covered Bridge originally built in 1862, Lincoln Plaza, Pudding Creek Trestle, K2, Capitol Square, Sacramento Convention Center Expansion
Dream vacation destination
Italy
Is known for
Being active with any outdoor or sports activities
Top of your playlist
Tom Petty, Deep Purple, Machine Head and Led Zeppelin
Larry is always looking for creative solutions to break down barriers between different partners in the industry, and is passionate about changing the way people work together to bring teams closer together. He creates close relationships by making client goals his own goals, and by finding the fun in achieving the seemingly impossible. Larry enjoys being bold and innovative and takes the initiative to find opportunities to make the structural engineering system enhance a client's building design. He has taken on an active role in developing and refining our BIM and LEAN processes and standards, and encourages others to appreciate the value that structural engineering brings to the building process.
Joined Buehler
1989
Childhood dream job
Veterinarian
Biggest accomplishment
Developing office wide Revit, BIM, & LEAN standards
Dream vacation destination
Disneyland
Is known for
Revit training and LEAN development
Top of your playlist
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lee is passionate about digging into complex engineering challenges to find practical, efficient, and buildable solutions. He enjoys working collaboratively with contractors and architects to find real-time solutions while projects are in construction. His greatest professional accomplishment has been managing a 1.25 million square foot parking garage project at SFO with concrete ductile moment frames and post-tension slabs. He is a natural leader and mentor, and is complimented on his ability to explain concepts to others in a way that makes the ideas understandable to each individual person, regardless of their experience or background. Lee is a true team player who is willing to go above and beyond to make sure every project is successful.
Joined Buehler
2016
Motto to live by
Don't let yourself regret lost opportunities
Biggest pet peeve
Ending a sentence with a preposition
Ride or die sports team
Stanford Cardinal
#1 bucket list item
Climb to the base camp of Mt. Everest
First job
Newspaper delivery boy
Matt believes motivation leads to success and success leads to motivation. His drive empowered him to become a reliable and trustworthy engineer. He is a person who values his team and community and will always lend a hand in both his personal and professional life. He is passionate about designing structures that help bring people together. He utilizes his 3-D modeling skills to create details and solve coordination issues between trades. Matt is determined to be an organized, collaborative and reliable source for all of his clients.
Joined Buehler
2016
Childhood dream job
Doctor
Proudest professional accomplishment
Passing the PE and SE exams on the first attempt
Dream vacation destination
Maldives
Is known for
Being a twin
Top of your playlist
Anything country
Michelle's passion for engineering began at a young age "helping" her dad with bid take-offs and tagging along to the office and job sites. She has always loved buildings and how things go together. Her appreciation for the architectural aspects of structural design grew while working for an architectural firm on her summer breaks from Cal Poly. Her thoroughness and attention to detail, along with her collaborative spirit and technical skills, are the backbone to her approach to engineering. Along with her engineering skills, Michelle is also adept at technical writing and proofreading, as well as being pretty handy with power tools and a sewing machine. Outside the office, she considers her biggest accomplishment to be raising her two daughters to be intelligent, independent, and caring young ladies.
Joined Buehler
2017
Motto to live by
Measure twice - cut once
Biggest pet peeve
Bad drivers
Ride or die sports team
San Francisco Giants
#1 bucket list item
Visit all the Disney resorts worldwide
First job
Sales associate at a clothing store
Paul is skilled at creative detailing which allows the structure to integrate into the design and keep the architectural vision intact. He is able to understand others' perspectives, and is often complimented on his thoroughness and reliability. He is passionate about designing engaging structures for the benefit of the people and communities around him, and his biggest professional accomplishment to date has been designing the Crocker Art Museum expansion. Outside of the office, he enjoys playing soccer and spending quality time with family and friends. Paul strives to make a positive impact on the lives of the people around him.
Joined Buehler
2015
Favorite movie
The Graduate
Biggest accomplishment
MLS stadium
Ride or die sports team
Colorado Buffaloes
Favorite activity outside of work
Soccer
First job
Paper route
Ron's success stems from his passion for design-build projects and the integration of the Lean design process into projects. He has the ability to educate coworkers and clients on the benefits of integrated project delivery, and leads project teams effectively and collaboratively to reach the desired goals. Ron hopes to transform the construction industry into one that is much more integrated, and is proud of how Buehler has been a leading firm in that effort. He has great communication and listening skills which allow him to fully understand client needs and develop different structural options to support an architectural design. Ron wants people to think of him as a Lean leader who works collaboratively with others to change the construction industry.
Joined Buehler
1979
Childhood dream job
Architect
Biggest accomplishment
Being the SEOR for a full city block in downtown Sacramento
Dream vacation destination
Hawaii, New York, New Orleans
Is known for
Being a wine connoisseur
Top of your playlist
Rolling Stones
Job Titles:
- President
- Senior Principal
Committed to service, Scott believes the true measurement of achievement is earning the trust of our clients and our Buehler team. As President, Scott develops and implements the strategic vision of Buehler; he is devoted to continuously evolving the firm to ensure Buehler elevates the experience of structural engineering. He is a tenacious and collaborative leader with a relentless drive for the success of our projects, clients and our people. He is genuinely grateful for his industry friendships and the future we are building. Whether at the office, riding bikes, or spending time with his family and friends, Scott is all in.
Todd grew up on a farm, and at a young age was groomed to take over the family business; however he had one early career goal, "not to be a farmer". He discovered his passion for design and his aptitude for engineering, and he fostered that interest into becoming one of Buehler's leading structural engineers. After starting at Buehler, he helped the firm grow from a small crop of engineers to the bustling company it is today. He has a knack for working on intricate projects with complex geometries such as hyperbolic paraboloid roof structures. His solid business sense combined with his analytical skills also make him a master developer of complicated integrated Excel spreadsheets to track a multitude of metrics.
Joined Buehler
1980
Childhood dream job
Not a farmer
Biggest accomplishment
Working on the Frank Gehry/Stanley Tigerman designed Herman Miller facility in Rocklin & the Orfalea College of Business Building on campus at Cal Poly SLO
Dream vacation destination
Paris
Is known for
Always having Ghirardelli chocolate at his desk
Top of your playlist
Led Zeppelin & Frank Zappa
Job Titles:
- Deep Purple, Machine Head and Led Zeppelin