Val Ericson has extensive experience in the management and design of structural engineering projects. He joined our firm in 1985 and became a principal in 1986. His leadership of the structural engineering team and role as technical advisor and quality reviewer of the structural design and products of service has contributed greatly to the success of the firm. As the project's Principal-in-Charge, Mr. Ericson will be involved with meeting the client's expectations as to schedule, budget and quality, from the schematic design through to completed construction.

Projects for which Mr. Ericson served as Principal-In-Charge:

• 1251 Avenue of the Americas, Tenant Fit-Up Projects, New York, NY
• Scott's Ridge Middle School, Ridgefield, CT
• Save The Children, Investigation, Alterations and Restructuring of Buildings, Westport, CT
• Federal Express Distribution Facilities, Islip, NY and Windsor Locks, CT
• Miss Halls School Additions and Modifications, Pittsfield, MA
• New School of Law Library, Hartford campus, UCONN
• Medical Center Expansion, Castle Point, NY, Veterans Administration
• Middlesex Hospital Structural Review, Middletown, CT
• Wayne Medical Center, Wayne, NJ
• Saxe Middle School Additions, New Canaan, CT

Mr. Ericson serves as the Chairman of the Risk Management Program of the Coalition of American Structural Engineers, on the Board of Directors of the Construction Institute of the University of Hartford and as the Chairman of the Public Relations Committee/BPAD/Structural Engineering Institute. He is past president of the Board of Directors of the American Council of Engineering Companies of Connecticut (ACEC/CT). He is past president of Connecticut's Structural Engineers Coalition and has served on that organization's Board of Directors. He is an active Peer Reviewer for the American Council of Engineering Companies, has performed many firm peer review for the Structural Engineers Risk Management Council and has reviewed and advised over forty firms across the country with regard to improving both the practice of structural engineering and the management of engineering firms.

Project Responsibility:
Principal-in-Charge

Education:
BSCE, Polytechnic University Brooklyn, NY 1972

Registration:
New York 1975;
Connecticut 1975;
Massachusetts 1988;
Rhode Island 1995;
Vermont 1998;
Pennsylvania 2004;
Virginia 2004

Professional Membership: