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Paul StewartCandidate of the SOA

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Summary

I am a Civil Engineering graduate with a concentration in structures from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. I

have experience performing structural engineering tasks with Ysrael Seinuk, PC and Hardesty & Hanover LLP.

I also have an extensive background in architecture, management, graphic design, and music. I am currently

pursuing candidacy in the SOA while maintaining my own business.

ExperienceOwner at Paul's BoutiqueFebruary 2015 - Present (7 months)

I specialize in the buying, modifying, and selling of music equipment including guitars, amplifiers, and

effects units. www.paulsguitarboutique.com

Structural Engineer at Ysrael A. Seinuk P.C.April 2013 - June 2015 (2 years 3 months)

Ysrael A. Seinuk, P.C. is a respected name in the multi-disciplinary fields of structural and civil design, as

well as in transportation engineering. Founded by Professor Ysrael A. Seinuk, P.E. in 1977, the company has

performed structural and civil engineering services for projects worth billions of dollars in various locations

throughout the United States.

Student at Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteSeptember 2007 - May 2012 (4 years 9 months)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, or RPI, is a private research university located in Troy, New York. It

was founded in 1824 by Stephen van Rensselaer and Amos Eaton for the "application of science to the

common purposes of life." It is the oldest technological university in the English speaking world. Rensselaer

consistently ranks among the top 35 national universities as reported by "Business Insider" and features an

engineering program which ranks in the top 5 according to "USA Today".

Civil Engineering Intern at Hardesty & Hanover, LLPMay 2011 - August 2011 (4 months)

Hardesty & Hanover is a full-service infrastructure engineering firm with more than 125 years of experience

steeped in solving complex engineering challenges. Consulting firms, contractors and infrastructure owners

count on us when innovative design and intricate engineering solutions are required. Our specialty lies in

the ability to manage the entire life cycle of engineering services and support. We employ teams of superior

engineers that bring a forward thinking approach using the world’s latest project management, design, and

support innovations. As a result, your projects are brought in on time, on budget, and are engineered to the

highest standards in design, durability, safety, and aesthetic value.

1 recommendation available upon request

Administrative Assistant at Claims Training ServicesJune 2010 - August 2010 (3 months)

Organized and developed contact sheets on ACT database to send merge letters and workbooks. Developed

and binded "Successful Subrogation I" and "Successful Subrogation II" manuals.

Senior Guard at Normandy BeachJune 2005 - August 2010 (5 years 3 months)

I was a senior guard at Normandy Beach and performed all proper surveillance duties and was certified for

CPR and first aid. I participated in lifeguard tournaments and won several.

1 recommendation available upon request

Lifeguard at Jackson Green ApartmentsJune 2004 - August 2004 (3 months)

CertificationsFirestop Trained3M May 2013Open Water Rescue SwimmingOcean County YMCA January 2005 to December 2012First AidOcean County YMCA January 2006 to December 2012Airborne IllnessesOcean County YMCA January 2006 to December 2012CPROcean County YMCA January 2006 to December 2012

OrganizationsAmerican Society of Civil EngineersOctober 2010 to Present

Delta Chapter of Theta ChiClass of 2011 President

December 2010 to May 2011

Rensselaer Varsity Swim TeamSeptember 2007 to January 2008

Delta Chapter of Theta ChiSecretary

January 2012 to December 2013

Recording all of the lovely meeting minutes with a humorous, monotone flare!

ProjectsIntroduction To Engineering DesignSeptember 2010 to December 2010

Members:Paul Stewart, Andrew Rogers, Thomas Stefanini EIT, Bryan Gomes, Albert Tom, Michael Rutherford

The main concept of this project was conservation. There were many example projects to choose from, but

our group decided to develop a unit that locks into a gutter system of a house and turns running rainwater

into mechanical energy by spinning a turbine and ultimately to electrical energy by powering an attached

motor. The energy was then able to be stored in batteries and saved for later use.Capstone ProjectFebruary 2012 to May 2012

Members:Paul Stewart, Mathew White, Charles Ohrin, Ian Marinaccio, Patrick Lowe, Ben Levitz, Brandon

Kennedy

The Civil Engineering students are first broken into teams. There are building teams with structural engineers

and geotechnical engineers and then there are teams of environmental engineers and transportation engineers.

The goal of each building team is to develop a structure in its entirety, ours being a hotel. Analysis of

zoning codes for our plot of land was the first element researched before even thinking about loads. A full

analysis of the live and dead loads to be expected in a hotel were to be calculated and allowed us to find

and locate where the steel skeleton beams and columns should go. This project required a lot of teamwork

and cooperation as the transportation teams were designing the roads and parking lots for the hotel and

the environmental team did site analysis. Finally, after the loads were known and the steel columns and

beams had been sized, the geotechnical portion of our team developed the foundation. We utilized computer

programs such as RISA 3D, Revit, and Robot Structural Analysis to aid us in the design.Architectural SpringsSeptember 2007 to December 2007

Members:Paul Stewart, Christianna Bennett, James Wisniewski, Tim Kim, Sean Dempsey, James Rigano

Without getting too architectural with the language, the project was simply about making secure connections.

We were told to go dumpster diving and find old recycled materials and break them down into connectable

modules. The recycled material I chose were bed mattresses. I cut them down until I just had the spring bed,

and then further cut apart each individual spring. I found that these spring connect beautifully in sheets by

intertwining them in each other and produce a lot of gradient visual qualities.Route 52, Ocean CityMay 2011 to August 2011

Members:Paul Stewart, Hardesty & Hanover

The Route 52 Causeway reconstruction project in Ocean City, NJ involves the replacement of existing

bridges supported on combination of timber and pre-cast reinforced concrete piles.Bass RiverMay 2011 to August 2011

Members:Paul Stewart, Hardesty & Hanover

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority prepared a major Coastal Permit to widen nearly 50 miles of Garden

State Parkway between Milepost 30 and Milepost 80. This includes replacement of the Bass River Bridge.Tetris House Case StudySeptember 2009 to November 2009

Members:Paul Stewart

This case study was an exploration of drawing plans and sections in Adobe Illustrator and importing them

into Rhinoceros Nurbs modeling software. Once the plans and sections were completed in Illustrator, they

were extruded in Rhino to create a three-dimensional model of the building. The model of the building was

then rendered using VRay.Trellis StudyJanuary 2008 to March 2008

Members:Paul Stewart, Jeff Betts, Aaron Vinsel, Jenni Wilga

This project is based around the design of a trellis system on the edge of a solid plain. The trellis is

constructed out of lightweight stress-skin panels. The stress-skin panels are constructed out of foam

laminated wood. Each stress-skin panel acts as a single module and is attached at slowly increasing angles

via an L-bracket and a steel dowel pin connection. The system of panels also slowly begins to bend upwards

to exemplify it's lightweight nature. This allows light to filter through in an increasingly dramatic fashion.

The trellis is supported by a solid steel column and a cambered steel beam.Beam/Column StudyJanuary 2008 to March 2008

Members:Paul Stewart, Aaron Vinsel

A simple analysis of the physical loading of model basswood columns, beams, and trusses.The Materials HandbookJanuary 2008 to May 2008

Members:Paul Stewart, Materials + Design Class

This publishing is a compilation of materials research developed by the ARCH 2150, Materials and Design,

Spring 2008 class at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, School of Architecture. It is intended to serve as a

manual help early architecture students with the understanding of materials and their implementation in

design. The 14 materials divided into 4 categories are formatted in a manner that would tell a designer

everything they need to know to make informed decisions.Bronx Mental Health RedevelopmentApril 2013 to Present

Members:Paul Stewart, Ysrael Seinuk

The new psychiatric center will be LEED Silver certified with state of the art facilities. The major building

pieces will include a new 78 bed children’s facility, a new 96 bed Transitional Living Residence, a new 24

bed CRISIS residence, a new 20 bed CRISIS stabilization center, 48 studio bed residences (SRO) and a new

156 bed adult facility. The existing public features will remain as unchanged as possible while the existing

baseball field will be relocated during construction.

The Church of Latter Day Saints - Jersey CityMay 2013 to Present

Members:Paul Stewart, YAS

YAS has performed concept studies to determine the most economical and feasible structural system for the

Jersey City LDS Church. 3 story 14,175 square foot Jersey City LDS Church has a total elevation height

of 146.5 ft and is located at 220 Hopkins Avenue in Jersey City, NJ. In our study we considered poured in

place concrete structural systems, bearing wall and plank systems and structural steel with metal deck and

concrete systems. We discovered that both poured in place concrete and bearing wall and plank systems are

not the best selections due to irregular shape of the church and offer much heavier structures compared with

steel and metal deck system. The steel and metal deck system is very flexible in addressing the structure

irregularities and offers lighter structure and in turn smaller foundation footings. Also any future alterations

or changes to the system can be achieved much easier with this system.LaGuardia Community College Library RenovationMay 2013 to Present


LaGuardia Community College is expanding its library to include a new, technologically-advanced second

floor and nearly double the student seating.The library, currently one floor, will expand to two floors, and

the second floor will include a reading room, media lab, open study space and 11 group study rooms. One of

the many difficult tasks in executing this renovation is the design and implementation of a mezzanine level

supported by hangers suspended from above. The mezzanine level will use existing posts from bookshelves

below as additional support and will require the demolition of an existing concrete slab. Apartment Complex - Long Island City, NYMembers:Paul Stewart, YAS

10,000 sf apartment complex located in Long Island City, New York. Will comprise of 12 dwelling units, two

of which are duplex apartments with roof gardens. The building is an arrangement of pure geometric forms

easily discernible and pleasing to the eye without the use of ostentatious ornamentation.Union Baptist Church - New Rochelle, NYJune 2013 to Present


Union Baptist Church is a historic house of worship located in Downtown New Rochelle, in Westchester

County, New York. The church was added to Westchester Inventory of Historic Places in 1994, chosen for

its cultural and historical characteristics as well as for its Neo-Romanesque edifice and unique architectural

details. This problem involves the checking of the reinforcement of a concrete restrained retaining wall on

the perimeter of the ground level.245 Hillturn Lane, Roslyn Heights NYJuly 2013 to Present


This renovation to an existing two story, timber residential house involved the demolition of a portion of the

existing structure and the sizing of new columns to be eccentrically embedded in existing concrete piers to

meet architectural requirements. Tributary areas were calculated as well as corresponding live and dead loads

to be exerted axially on each of the columns. After calculation and design, it appeared that HSS4x4x1/4#

steel columns spanning both floors would suffice the maximum applied force of 13kips.SUNY Buffalo CanopyJuly 2013 to Present


This project involved the design of a canopy varying in span from 16 feet to 10 feet above the first floor of

the SUNY Buffalo campus. The design was comprised of 5 custom cantilever beams framing into an HSS

beam across a span of 31.5 feet between existing columns and contained a surface area of approximately 500

square feet. Analysis of snow ground loading conditions and drift loading conditions were examined and

applied as bending moments to the custom cantilever beams and as both torsional and bending moments to

the HSS beam.SUNY Buffalo StairsAugust 2013 to Present


The stairs for this building on the SUNY Buffalo campus consisted of a mono stringer spanning a maximum

total length of 44 feet. Small HSS tubes were welded to the stringer to attach to a 5#-8# bent plate which

made the stairs tread. The bent plate had 2# flaps on both sides to increase its rigidity as deflection was one

of the governing design parameters. A massive W24x370 steel I-beam was utilized for the stringer with

welded plates on both sides. A partial fixity connection was used for the stair to floor connection making this

design possible.Con Edison Signage - Astoria, NYJune 2013 to Present


This project involved the design and embedment of various size signs at the Con Edison facility in Astoria,

NY. Wind load considerations were vital as this was the main force impacting the supporting structural

systems. Each sign was connected to HSS3x3x1/4 steel tubes via bent plate channels. Some of them were

embedded straight into the ground, and some were placed into concrete frustums with embedment lengths

and radii being functions of sign size.SUNY Buffalo BridgeOctober 2013 to Present


This 86-foot long pedestrian sky-bridge connecting the new SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and

Biomedical Sciences to the adjacent hospital was designed with live load and dead load considerations as

well as wind considerations. The bridge is constructed of two W14x109 top chords and three W14x145

bottom chords with HSS6x6 lateral members supporting a glass facade as well as 15-foot long W14x68 and

W14x61 beams supporting the floor and roof.

CoursesBachelor of Science (BS), Civil EngineeringRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteSteel Design CIVL 4070Concrete Design CIVL 4080Construction Management CIVL 4270Professional Practice CIVL 2040Modeling and Analysis of Uncertainty ENGR 2600Thermal and Fluids Engineering ENGR 2250Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering CIVL 2630Introduction to Transportation Engineering CIVL 2030Introduction to Environmental Engineering ENVE 2110Introduction to Structural Engineering CIVL 2670

................................................................................................................................................................. StudentRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteArchitecture Design Studio ARCH 2200Architecture Design Studio II ARCH 2220Materials and Design ARCH 2510Building and Thinking of Architecture ARCH 2110Building and Thinking of Architecture II ARCH 2120Design, Humanity, and Society IHSS 1970Physical Principles of Design PHYS 1050Structures I ARCH 2330Introduction to Visual Communication COMM 2610

LanguagesSpanish (Limited working proficiency)English (Native or bilingual proficiency)

Skills & ExpertiseEngineering AnalysisStructural AnalysisPhysicsUncertainty AnalysisEngineering StatisticsEngineering Economics

Applied ProbabilityProbability TheoryAnalyticsGraphic DesignWeb DesignConstruction ManagementSteel DesignReinforced Concrete DesignAutoCADAutodesk RevitRISA 3D Structural AnalysisBentley STAADBentley RAMAutodesk Robot Structural AnalysisAdobe Creative SuiteMaxwell RenderComputer MaintenanceWindowsOSXProfessional CommunicationTechnical WritingContract NegotiationsGame Theory

EducationRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteBachelor of Science (BS), Civil Engineering, 2007 - 2012Activities and Societies: American Society of Civil Engineers, Theta Chi Fraternity, Varsity Swimming for 1 yearMonsignor Donovan High SchoolHigh school diploma, Physics, 2003 - 2007Activities and Societies: Varsity swimming 4 years, Swim team captain 1 year, Varsity track 2 years, Physics club president, Chess club, Participant in the regional Physics Olympics

Honors and AwardsTheta Chi Dusty Rhodes Scholarship Rensselaer Leadership Scholarship Architectural work featured in Albany

Art Gallery Graduated in top 5% of high school class High school medalist in Physics, Art, and Spanish

Interestsnetworking, music, guitar, sound design, trumpet, drawing, painting, running, swimming

Paul StewartCandidate of the SOA

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2 people have recommended Paul

"Paul is a detiled orinted Engineer with a great potential. I highly recommended him for any design projects.

Ray Mankbadi"

— Raymond Mankbadi, Director of Geotechnical engineering Department And PrincpalAssociate, Hardesty&Hanover, managed Paul at Hardesty & Hanover, LLP

"Paul reported to me as a Senior Lifeguard at Normandy Beach from June 2005 – August 2010. During that

time Paul was an excellent ocean lifeguard; he was prompt, professional, and trustworthy. Paul was always

attentive and prepared when on duty. He maintained special certifications in Open Water Lifeguarding, CPR,

First Aid, and Defibrillation. As a first responder he regularly assisted law enforcement and other emergency

service personnel in a professional and timely manner."

— Jason Cox, Lifeguard, Sergeant, Normandy Beach Improvement Association, managed Paul at NormandyBeach

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