Education

M.S., Structural Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1991

B.S., Civil Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1988

Registration

CA, Structural Engineer, License No. 3933

CA, Civil Engineer, License No. 47347

Why did you go into structural engineering?

I had an ‘aha’ moment in a second year mechanics of materials class taught by Mr. Robert Craig in the Civil Engineering Department at Cal Poly.  It was a challenging class, but the way he taught it from a practicing engineer perspective forced me to really understand the fundamentals, and more importantly, for the first time in my academics the technical material was directly linked to real life situations.  That was inspiring and drove my curiosity in the direction towards structural engineering.

Little Known Fact:

I was born in Norway.  After graduation from University of Oslo, my father brought the family of four for a three week vacation and we never left.  I have brought my family of five to visit relatives several times over the years and we thoroughly enjoy the natural beauty of the country, family traditions, and boat trips to the islands on long summer nights.  It’s amazing how connected we can be while so far away.

Question of the Day

What hobby would you go into if time and money weren’t an issue?

Travel and garden.  With our third child now in his second year at UCSB, Mary and I are empty nesters and have much more available time.  We took advantage last summer and traveled to Prague, Florence and Rome for the first time.  We will still focus our fall on water polo enjoying the camaraderie with other parents travelling to support UCSB.  Go Gauchos!!

Education

MBA, University of Utah
B.S., Business Management, Brigham Young University

Why did you go into the AEC profession?

I was offered a job.

Little Known Fact

My favorite candy is black licorice, Dutch salted black licorice especially.

Question of the Day

What’s your favorite way to get to work?

BART.

Education

B.S., Architectural Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 2004
M.S., Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego, 2005

Registration

CA, Structural Engineer, License No. 5569
CA, Civil Engineer, License No. 71576
LEED Accredited Professional, 2008
Assoc. DBIA™ Professional, 2014
DBIA™ Professional, 2017

Why did you go into structural engineering?

I enjoy building things, and understanding how they work. I also come from multiple generations of contractors that had me growing up in the construction industry.

Little Known Fact

Although my last name sounds German it is actually English. The name has direct ties back to the 1400’s from a small town in southwest England called Buck Mills.

Question of the Day

What’s your favorite team?

Steelers.

Education

B.S., Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1991
M.S., Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1993

Registration

WA, Professional Engineer Civil and Structural, License No. 34640
OR, Professional Engineer, License No. 19551 PE
CA, Structural Engineer, License No. S 4293
UT, Professional Structural Engineer, License No. 6005934-2203

Why did you go into structural engineering?

As a young child and teenager I was always interested in building things and enjoyed the fact that you could see and touch structural engineering. In my early childhood I worked with my father and brother to build a little cabin in Northern Wisconsin. I guess that experience always stuck with me and created a desire to build bigger buildings. I now spend more of my time on business issues than actually designing and building buildings but in my personal life I am still very hands on and enjoy doing my own small scale construction projects.

Little Known Fact

Just like any other good cheese head (I hail from Green Bay), I am a die-hard Packers fan.

Question of the Day

What’s your favorite way to get to work?

By airplane of course. Alaska airlines appreciates my business. My primary residence and family are in Seattle but I travel extensively to all of the Degenkolb offices.