• Ph.D., Structural Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2022
• M.S., Structural Engineering, University of California, Davis, 2019
• B.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, German University in Cairo, Egypt, 2017

Little Known Fact

Obsessed with problem solving, teaching, and (in the remaining time) CrossFit.

Apple or Samsung?

Apple

Little Known Fact

I had my finger fully cut off in 2nd grade and the doctors put it back together. I also never took physics or calculus in high school, so my first few years of undergraduate were interesting.

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

If time and money weren't an issue, I would travel the world.

• PhD, Stanford University, Stanford, 2022
• MS, Stanford University, Stanford, 2016
• B.Eng. Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (ESPOL), Guayaquil-Ecuador, 2011

Why I entered engineering?

I always loved the math and physics behind engineering projects.

Little Known Fact

I was part of the club swim team at Stanford.

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

Live on the beach, play video games, Netflix and chill, and travel the world

• B.S., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2017
• M.S., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2019

Why did you go into the AEC industry?

I wanted to go into a field that was technically challenging but also allowed me an opportunity to positively contribute to society. People interact with structures every day, and I want to do what I can working in structural engineering to make sure that structures are safe against earthquakes and other natural disasters.

Little Known Fact

I can play guitar and drums - not at the same time of course. Simultaneously would be much more impressive.

What’s your favorite band?

The answer changes all the time for me, though right now its Anderson .Paak. It usually lies somewhere between Hip-Hop, John Mayer, and Thrash Metal.

• B.S., Civil Engineering, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico, 2017
• M.S., Structural Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico, Current

Little Known Fact

Before Degenkolb, I worked as a professor, and while I was giving a test, I played Yu-Gi-Oh! with my cousin. One eye on the students and the other on the board game.

What would you have studied instead of structural engineering?

I have always been passionate about physics, specifically cosmology. I love general relativity!

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

I would love to learn how to play the violin.

• M.S., Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2018
• B.S., Civil Engineering, University of South Florida, 2016

• CA, Civil Engineer, License No. 91382

Why did you go into the AEC industry?

A love of legos, drawing, and planning initially piqued my curiosity of engineering. Though I have many interests, the intersection of math and design, along with drawing production, ultimately pulled me into the structural engineering field.

Little Known Fact

I grew up as a military child⁠—I lived and hopped between 4 different states and several parts of Germany growing up!

What’s your favorite way to get to work?

If it's not reading on my Kindle on the bus, it's cruising down Market Street on my road bike!

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

I'd get my private pilot license.

• B.S., Civil Engineering, Seattle University, 2015

• WA, Professional Engineer

Why did you go into Engineering?

I come from a family of structural engineers, and they heavily influenced my decision to go into structural engineering. Also, I've always wanted to become a natural disaster first responder volunteer!

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

To have a recreational pilot license!

What were you going to be when you grew up?

Architect, graphic designer, or the devil in the Devil Wears Prada.

• B.S., Structural Engineering, University of California, San Diego 2018
• M.S., Structural Engineering, San Diego State University, 2020

• CA, Professional Engineer, License No.95025

Why did you go into Engineering?

I always loved architecture, but my "creativity" was too limited by reality. That and I loved solving math problems too much.

What’s your favorite way to get to work?

Walking :)