The American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) received a Research Grant from the Charles Pankow Foundation in the amount of $150,000, for the development, writing and publishing of ASCE’s SEI Pre-Standard for Performance-Based Design for Wind (Pre-Standard). The Research Grant Agreement was signed on March 15.
 

Please join PCS Structural Solutions in welcoming their newest staff members: Paige Jones, Ellen Williams, Shadow Woodfork, Hai Lin, Chris Jeseritz, Sunny Siddhu, Sharon Mika Sweney, Bryce Floyd, Steven Farmer Jr., Marv Fucal, Katya Finegold, Hee Jin Byun, and Daniel Hollar.
 
Paige Jones joins PCS as the Human Resources Manager in the Tacoma office. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Business from Washington State University and has over 20 years of HR experience in the construction, financial, and healthcare industries.
 

PCS Structural Solutions is proud to announce the opening of its third office in Portland, Oregon. With more than 50 years of experience as a collaboration-focused, single-discipline structural engineering firm based in the Northwest, PCS is excited to better serve its clients in Oregon. The state of Oregon has been increasing its priority of seismic resiliency in education and healthcare facilities—two valued, core components of PCS Structural Solutions’ portfolio.

Please join us in congratulating six of our staff members for their promotions and expanding leadership roles in our Tacoma and Seattle offices.
 
Luke Heath has been with PCS for 15 years and has been promoted from Associate to Principal. A great team player, Luke is one who is willing to put in the hard work “behind the scenes” to make a project successful. Luke is currently working on the WSU Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center, Centralia High School, and Madison Elementary School in Mount Vernon.