Paul Anthony Roppa, P.E., M.SEAoNY, Chair
Director of Bid Process Management and Computational Analysis, NYC Department of Design+Construction (NYCDDC), Infrastructure Division, Bureau of Program Administration, 30-30 Thomson Ave, 3rd. Floor, LIC, NY 11101

Previously, Engineer at NYCDOT, and Senior Engineering Mechanics Engineer in the Engineering Mechanics Division of Stone & Webster Engineering Corporation's New York Office - applied engineering in finite element methods, fatigue/stress analysis, structural design, analysis, inspection, construction of nuclear power plant station structures & components involving high pressures and temperatures of both pressurized water reactors (PWR's) and boiling water reactors (BWR's), complex structural design analyses of the reactor control rod drive mechanisms (CRD's), nuclear steam supply (NSSS) piping, feedwater piping analysis including impacts of stratified flow phenomenon, recirculation piping, instrumentation tubing, including OBE and DBE seismic, dynamic/transient/pipe whip fluid forces/forcing function, reactor cycle analyses, pool swell.

Structural Analysis of large Cyclone Structures for Thermal and Mechanical Pulp (TMP) & Paper Mill processing plant.

Since 1995 - Managing Editor of The Municipal Engineers Journal for the non-profit professional Society of The Municipal Engineers of the City of New York, established in 1903.

Phone: (718) 391-2313
Mobile: (215) 200-7684
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FORENSIC SYMPOSIUM STEERING COMMITTEE

Robert T. Ratay, Ph.D., P.E., Chair
Consulting Engineer
Adjunct Professor - Columbia University
280 Riverside Drive, #11H, NY, NY 10025
Phone & Fax: (212) 866-2703
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David B. Peraza, P.E., Vice-Chair
Principal Engineer, Exponent, Inc.
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1740
New York, NY 10170
Phone: (212) 895-8103
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Dan Eschanesy, P.E.
Chief Structural Engineer
NYC Department of Buildings
280 Broadway, Room 419
New York, NY 10007
Phone: (212) 566-3845
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James Cohen, P.E.
Associate Principal, ARUP
77 Water Street
New York, NY 10005
Phone: (212) 896-3000
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Robert Smilowitz, Ph.D., P.E.
Adjunct Professor - The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and
Principal - Weidlinger Associates, Inc.
375 Hudson Street, 12th. Floor
New York, NY 10014-3656
Phone: (212) 367-3090
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Nathaniel B. Smith, P.E., Secretary
Senior Structural Engineer
Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
19 West 34th Street, Suite 1000
New York, NY 10001
Phone: (212) 271-7000

Ibrahim Erdem, Ph.D., P.E., Treasurer
Senior Structural Engineer
Exponent, Inc.
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1740
New York, NY 10170
Phone: (212) 895-8112

Domenico Antonelli, P.E.
Principal Engineer- Forensic Engineering, Israel Berger Architects

Alim Baycora, P.E.
Associate Vice President, AECOM

Kimball J. Beasley, P.E.
Senior Principal, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., (WJE) Engineers, Architects, Material Scientists

Naweed A. Chaudhri, P.E.
Principal Engineer - Forensic Engineering Unit, NYC Department of Buildings

Daniel A. Cuoco, P.E.
President & Chief Executive Officer, Thornton Tomasetti

John C. Deerkowski, P.E.
Senior Associate/Vice President, TranSystems

Anthony M. Dolhon, P.E.
Managing Engineer, Exponent, Inc.

Omar A. Elsherif, Ph.D, P.E.
Senior Structural Engineer, STV Incorporated, (Adjunct Professor - NYU:Poly - Forensic Engineering)

James W. Feuerborn Jr., P.E.
Principal, Thornton Tomasetti

Romeo Fraccaroli, P.E.
Principal Structural Engineer,
FAI Engineers, FAIGROUP Companies

Beatrice E. Hunt, P.E.
Principal Hydraulic Engineer, STV Incorporated

Joseph Lieber, P.E.
Principal Structural Engineer, Axis Design Group International, LLC.

Timothy Lynch, P.E.
Executive Director- Forensic Engineering Unit, NYC Department of Buildings

Gary P. Mancini, P.E., LEED, AP
Senior Principal, Thornton Tomasetti

Neil McClelland, P.E.
Principal, ARUP

Stephen Morse, P.E., LEED, AP
Principal Structural Engineer, The Louis Berger Group, Inc.

Faisal Muhammed, P.E.
Principal Engineer- Forensic Engineering Unit, NYC Department of Buildings

Edward Nachtmann, P.E., S.E.
Senior Structural Engineer, Dewberry & Davis, LLC (Senior Consultant to FEMA)

Horia Necula, P.E.
Principal Structural Engineer, MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR)

Andy Ouzoonian, P.E.
Principal, Weidlinger Associates, Inc.

David Rackmales, P.E.
Principal Structural Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - NY District, CENAN-EN-DC-S

Craig Ruyle, P.E
Area Construction Supervisor, New York State Dept. of Transportation (NYSDOT)

James Triano, P.E.
Principal, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., (WJE) Engineers, Architects, Material Scientists