Experience

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  Bechtel power corporation

  Feb 1972 - Apr 1973

  Engineer

  Structural Design Engineer for the Greenwood Energy Coal Fired Power Plant located in Michigan (7 mos.). Structural Design Engineer for the Grand Gulf Nuclear Power Stationl in Mississippi (8 mos.).

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  Dewberry & davis (now known as dewberry)

  Apr 1973 - Apr 1978

  Department head, structural engineering

  After obtaining licensure as a Professional Engineer, Mr. Funkhouser was responsible for establishing the structural engineering department for this large land development engineering firm in 1974. Before he joined the firm, structural engineering services were subcontracted to various consultants. Under his guidance, Mr. Funkhouser and the firm gained experience in office buildings, schools, shopping centers, churches, bridges, field houses, water and wastewater treatment facilities, and pumping stations for both public and private entities. Show less

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  Kce structural engineers

  Apr 1978 - Feb 1979

  Chief engineer

  Served as Chief Engineer for a 25 person Structural Engineering Consulting Firm. Was responsible for technical direction for all structural designs performed by the firm. Became involved in significant forensic engineering assignments involving construction issues ultimately serving as an Expert Witness for several arbitration and litigation proceedings.

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  Funkhouser associates consulting structural engineers

  Feb 1979 - Nov 1990

  Owner

  Work included structural design and construction services for office buildings, schools, churches, bridges, field houses, water and waste-water treatment facilities for both public and private entities. Responsible for business development, contracts, execution, negotiations, for a 10 person firm providing Consulting Structural Engineering Services.

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  Bechtel national inc

  Nov 1990 - Feb 2017

  Retired
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  Bechtel power corporation

  Nov 1990 - Feb 2017

  Senior engineer/group supervisor/project engineer

  Project Engineer responsible for Modularization, implementation of the project Modularization Plan, and the development of standard project procedures, engineering instructions, design guides, schedules, and integration of the modularization effort for a modularized Nuclear Power Plant.Assistant Project Engineer responsible for coordination of a Solar Receiver Steam Generator and Solar Tower. Work involves coordination of boiler supplier, solar tower subcontract engineering, heavy lift subcontractor, and Bechtel engineering and construction.Group Supervisor responsible for execution of a 750 Mw (net) PC-fired, supercritical boiler power plant. Developed precast concrete walls for cooling tower basin to permit critical path construction for new cooling tower to serve the existing plant.Civil/Structural Group Supervisor responsible for executing all Civil and Structural engineering tasks for the Balance-of-Plant portion of a 2 Unit Nuclear Power Facility located 120 Km Southwest of Shanghai China. Responsible Engineer for analysis and design of Turbine Building foundations and steel superstructure, Administration Building foundations and steel superstructure, Water treatment Building foundations and structural steel superstructure, various masonry buildings. Responsible for overall supervision of design of boiler building structural steel and mat foundations, cooling tower and forebay designs, transformer foundations, fuel transport (conveyor) foundations, fuel unloading facility, fuel stacker foundations, and pile design. Developed application of “strand-lift” system to erect steam and mud drums from ground and lift into place. Application extended to portions of boiler pressure vessel.Senior Structural Engineer responsible for analysis and design for Intake and Discharge Structures and Cofferdams, Pipe Rack, and other miscellaneous structures and vaults. Senior reviewer for Admin/Control Building and other structures designed by others on project. Show less

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  Bechtel national

  Jun 2014 - Feb 2017

  Structural engineering group supervisor

  Responsible for all structural steel work for a major building project for the DOE. Currently supervising 20+ engineers and 12+ designers.

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  Long & foster companies

  May 2021 - now

  Real estate agent

  Donald (Don) Funkhouser is a Licensed Real Estate Agent in Maryland and an active member of the Greater Capitol Area Association of Realtors (GCAAR) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Don believes that the purchase and sale of real estate should be a positive, profitable and enjoyable experience. His mission is to provide world class real estate services by applying his time, knowledge, negotiation and marketing skills to maximize clients profit and satisfaction. I handle all of the details in your real estate transaction. I want each customer and client to be satisfied and feel compelled to share their success story with friends, families and acquaintances to be my customers for life.Don is a native Marylander. Graduated from Maryland University with both Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters Degree specializing in Structural Engineering. Don spent over 45 years in the land development, commercial, residential, and governmental building structures all over the world. Don has worked on projects ranging from "back porch additions" to a $6.5B (that's billions) Nuclear Processing Facility at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, that's currently under construction.Real Estate is a logical progression of Don's career, and he hopes to help many customers fulfill their dream of home ownership. Please give Don a call to discuss your real estate needs. Show less